EDMONTON – The UBC Thunderbirds have a whopping ten selections to the Canada West All Star and All Rookie teams announced Wednesday.

Rookie phenom Thomas Gardner has been named to both the first All Star team as well as the All Rookie squad while third-year defender and team captain Connor Guilherme has also been named a first team All Star after earning a second team nod in 2017.

Forwards Caleb Clarke, Kristian Yli-Hietanen, and Sean Einarsson find themselves on the second All Star team along with third-year defender Riley Pang and fourth-year goalkeeper Jason Roberts.



Joining Gardner on the All Rookie team are midfielder Nick Fussell as well as defender Daniel Kaiser.

The all-star and all-rookie teams were selected by the conference's 13 men's soccer head coaches, who also vote on the conference's major awards, which will be released Thursday.

UBC went 13-1-2 during the regular season and will host this weekend's four-team conference tournament, where one team will earn the right to join the 'Birds as a CW representative at the U SPORTS national tournament. UBC is set to host that event November 8-11.



All together, the four teams at this weekend's Final Four had 16 players honoured Wednesday: UBC (10), Fraser Valley (4), Thompson Rivers (1), and Trinity Western (1).

TRU and TWU clash Friday at 4 p.m. PT in the first CW semi, while UBC takes on UFV in the second semi at 7 p.m. PT.

You can watch all the action from this weekend's CW MSOC Final Four by tuning in on Canada West TV. Post-season passes can be purchased by clicking here.




2018 CANADA WEST MEN'S SOCCER ALL-STARS - First Team
Position / Name / University / Eligibility / Hometown / Program

• GK / Connor James / Alberta / 5 / Edmonton, AB / Business
• D / Tammer Byrne / Fraser Valley / 5 / Abbotsford, BC / Kinesiology
• D / Noah Cunningham / Alberta / 3 / St. Albert, AB / Education
• D / Connor Guilherme / UBC / 3 / Thunder Bay, ON / Science
• D / Janko Vong / Alberta / 3 / Coquitlam, BC / Science
• D / Gordon Hall / UNBC / 5 / Chilliwack, BC / Forest Ecology & Management
• M / Thomas Gardner / UBC / 1 / North Vancouver, BC / Arts
• F / Ajeej Sarkaria / Alberta / 3 / Edmonton, AB / Business
• F / Gurmaan Jhaj / Fraser Valley / 4 / Aldergrove, BC / Qualifying Studies
• F / Easton Ongaro / Alberta / 2 / Edmonton, AB / Arts
• F / Joel Waterman / Trinity Western / 5 / Aldergrove, BC / Media & Communication

2018 CANADA WEST MEN'S SOCCER ALL-STARS - Second Team
Position / Name / University / Eligibility / Hometown / Program

• GK / Jason Roberts / UBC / 4 / Richmond, BC / Arts
• D / Jan Pirretas Glasmacher / Thompson Rivers / 2 / Barcelona, ESP / Business
• D / Ivan Borka / Alberta / 5 / Winnipeg, MB / Engineering
• D / Riley Pang / UBC / 3 / Richmond, BC / Arts
• D / Ryan Doering / Calgary / 5 / Calgary, AB / Science
• D / Daniel Harrison / Mount Royal / 3 / Calgary, AB / Arts
• F / Caleb Clarke / UBC / 5 / Vancouver, BC / Arts
• F / Nikolas Baikas / Saskatchewan / 1 / Saskatoon, SK / Arts & Science
• F / Kristian Yli-Hietanen / UBC / 4 / North Vancouver, BC / Arts
• F / Sean Einarsson / UBC / 4 / Surrey, BC / Unclassified
• F / Moe El Gandour / Mount Royal / 1 / Calgary, AB / Business

NOTE: The all-star teams consist of one goalkeeper, five defending players, and five attacking players.


2018 CANADA WEST MEN'S SOCCER ALL-ROOKIES
Position / Name / University / Hometown / Program

• D / Daniel Kaiser / UBC / Calgary, AB / Arts
• D / Sahib Sidhu / Fraser Valley / Surrey, BC / Kinesiology
• D / Morgan Graham / Alberta / Edmonton, AB / Open Studies
• M / Thomas Gardner / UBC / North Vancouver, BC / Arts
• M / Nick Fussell / UBC / Surrey, BC / Business
• F / Nikolas Baikus / Saskatchewan / Saskatoon, SK / Arts & Science
• F / Matteo Ventura / Victoria / Prince Rupert, BC / Humanities
• F / Everett Orgnero / MacEwan / Calgary, AB / Arts
• F / Moe El Gandour / Mount Royal / Calgary, AB / Business
• F / Derek Brust / Calgary / Calgary, AB / Engineering
• F / Andrew Peat / Fraser Valley / Coquitlam, BC / Qualifying Studies

NOTE: The all-rookie team consists of the top 11 first-year players, regardless of position.