IRVINE, Calif. --- The Anteaters earned some recognition off the field this time with the inclusion of Bryan Breslin to the NSCAA All-Academic District 8 squad.
Breslin, a senior defender, posted a 3.36 GPA as an electrical engineering major, and was one of four defenders chosen for the squad along with Big West counterpart Brian Ford of UC Davis.
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The complete list of District 8 winners is shown below:
District 8 Winners
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NCAA Division I
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Goalkeeper
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Kendall McIntosh
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SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
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Jr.
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Santa Rosa Calif.
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3.72
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Finance
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Midfielder
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Max Oldham
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CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF
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Sr.
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Oakland, Calif.
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3.68
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Ethnic Studies
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Midfielder
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Connor Hallisey
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CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF
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Sr.
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Granite Bay, Calif.
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3.34
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Business Administration
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Midfielder
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Grady Howe
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CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF LOS ANGELES (UCLA)
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Jr.
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Newport Beach, Calif.
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3.79
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Business Economics
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Defender
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Julian Ringhof
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SAN DIEGO, UNIVERSITY OF
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Sr.
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Sexau, Germany
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3.95
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Mechanical Engineering
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Defender
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Kyle Mellies
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UNLV
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Sr.
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Las Vegas, Nev.
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3.80
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Civil Engineering
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Defender
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Bryan Breslin
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CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF IRVINE
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Sr.
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Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
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3.36
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Electrical Engineering
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Defender
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Brian Ford
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CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF AT DAVIS
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Sr.
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Newport Beach, Calif.
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3.60
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Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior
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Forward
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Omid Jalali
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CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF
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Sr.
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Irvine, Calif.
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3.86
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Business Administration
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Forward
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Zach Batteer
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STANFORD UNIVERSITY
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Sr.
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Pittsburgh, Pa.
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3.39
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Earth Systems
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Forward
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Eric Verso
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STANFORD UNIVERSITY
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Jr.
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La Canada, Calif.
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3.44
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Management Science and Engineering
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Breslin is the 10th Anteater to receive the honor, and first since Corey Attaway in 2010 scored the accolade for the second time. Attaway along with Saul Wolf in 2001 and David Szekeres in 1996 went on to make the Academic All-American squad.
Breslin and the 'Eaters are ranked No. 14 in the nation according to NSCAA with two matches remaining in the regular season starting with a trip to CSUN on Saturday, Nov. 1.
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