IRVINE, Calif. – The Big West has revealed its men's soccer preseason poll and preseason All-Conference squad as determined by the conference's head coaches. As the Tritons head into their first year in the Big West, they were picked ninth with 30 points in the coaches poll.
This fall will mark the Tritons' first season competing in NCAA Division I and the Big West Conference after the 2020 campaign was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its final season as a Division II member in 2019, UC San Diego earned at at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament.
The
Tritons blanked Vanguard, 3-0, in an exhibition match on Monday night. UC San Diego will conclude its preseason on Saturday, hosting Cal State San Marcos. The Tritons open their season on Thursday, August 26 at Dixie State.
The complete 2021 Big West Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team follows:
2021 Big West Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll
| No. |
School |
Points |
First Place Votes |
| 1. |
UC Davis |
89 |
3 |
|
UC Santa Barbara |
89 |
3 |
| 3. |
UC Irvine |
72 |
1 |
| 4. |
Cal State Fullerton |
65 |
1 |
| 5. |
CSUN |
62 |
|
| 6. |
Sacramento State |
42 |
|
| 7. |
UC Riverside |
39 |
|
| 8. |
Cal Poly |
37 |
1 |
| 9. |
UC San Diego |
30 |
|
| 10. |
Cal State Bakersfield |
25 |
1 |
2021 Big West Men's Soccer Preseason All-Conference Team
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
| Giovanni Aguilar |
CSUN |
M |
Sr. |
| Max Arfstein |
UC Davis |
M |
So. |
| Eddy Berumen |
UC Irvine |
D |
So. |
| Oscar Cervantes |
UC Irvine |
M |
So. |
| Max Glasser |
UC Davis |
D |
Jr. |
| Oscar Govea |
Sacramento State |
M |
Jr. |
| Omar Grey |
CSUN |
M |
Sr. |
| Jake Haupt |
UC Davis |
D |
Sr. |
| Finn Ballard McBride |
UC Santa Barbara |
M |
Jr. |
| Andy Velazquez |
UC Davis |
M |
Sr. |
| Carson Vom Steeg |
UC Santa Barbara |
M |
Sr. |
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
