SAN FRANCISCO – The Western Collegiate Lacrosse League (WCLL) has released its Division I all-conference teams and major award winners for the 2023 campaign.

UC Santa Barbara junior attackman Lucas Menendez is the conference Offensive Player of the Year and is one of five players on the WCLL first team.

California goalie Zach Blake is the Defensive Player of the Year, leading a pair of Golden Bears on the first team.

Sonoma State’s Ben Hewitt was tabbed the Coach of the Year in the WCLL after leading the Seawolves to the tournament semifinals.

2023 WCLL Division I All-Conference Teams

First Team
A – Lucas Menendez, UC Santa Barbara
A – Maxwell Pierce, Dominican
A – Ryan Sanders, Cal Poly
M – James Walker, Dominican
M – Camden Dwelly, UC Santa Barbara
M – Trey Kockler, UC Santa Barbara
SSDM – Ryan Fisk, UC Santa Barbara
FO – Kieran Fara, Sonoma State
LSM – Noah Gibson, Dominican
D – Ryan McAvoy, California
D – Ryan McJannet, Stanford
D – Jakob Gomez, UC Santa Barbara
G – Zach Blake, California

Second Team
A – Luke Mikolajewski, Cal Poly
A – Trent Jones, Sonoma State
A – Benen Powers, Sonoma State
M – Jacob Steensma, California
M – Jack Krammer, Cal Poly
M – Zachary Dickson, Dominican
SSDM – Dawson Hill, California
FO – Jake Brannon, UC Santa Barbara
LSM – Isaac Schultz, California
D – Will Rakoz, Cal Poly
D – Tanner Collins, Cal Poly
D – Ethan Pavlet, California
G – Lucas Chu, Cal Poly

Third Team
A – Liam Pakola, California
A – Henry Perkins, California
A – Kenny Seiler, Dominican
M – Tyler Sensiba, Sonoma State
M – Xander Murray Osborn, Cal Poly
M – Jack Ronan, California
SSDM – Adam Segal, Cal Poly
FO – Ty Wolber, California
LSM – Joe Johnsson, Cal Poly
D – Casey Hoops, Sonoma State
D – Miles Park, UC Santa Barbara
D – Travis Jones, Dominican
G – Zane Schwab, UC Santa Barbara

Honorable Mention
A – Mason Colaizzi, Sonoma State
A – Brennan Krebs, Dominican
A – Tommy Bingham, Santa Clara
M – Michael Maffezzolli, Stanford
M – Bijan Nahidi, Dominican
M – Thomas Honey, Santa Clara
SSDM – Addie Wilkins, Dominican
FO – Charles Daniels, Dominican
LSM – Luke Smiley, Nevada
D – Will Hoeller, Santa Clara
D – Keenan Mai, Dominican
D – Justin Fox, Dominican
G – Louis Harvey, Santa Clara

Offensive Player of the Year: Lucas Menendez, UC Santa Barbara
Defensive Player of the Year: Zach Blake, California
Coach of the Year: Ben Hewitt, Sonoma State