LACEY, Wash. – The 2019 season for Saint Martin's men's soccer was one for the record books. Brandon Madsen, the first All-American in program history, helped the Saints to their first winning season since 2010.
 
The season began with high expectations, placing third in the GNAC Preseason Poll. Saint Martin's opened up the year on fire, winning five of their first seven matches, and drawing one. SMU tied with Regis to start, then proceeded to light up Adams State and Pacific. After a tough 1-0 loss to CSU Dominguez Hills, the Saints rattled off three straight victories over Academy of Art, Stanislaus State, and Lubbock Christian.
 
In GNAC action, the Saints sweep the Cavaliers of Concordia, taking both matches, and had victories over Montana State Billings, and Northwest Nazarene. In the match against NNU, the Saints scored in the 99th minute to secure the 3-2 overtime victory.
 
Madsen capped off his hall of fame career with the greatest season in Saint Martin's men's soccer history. The senior broke his own school record for most goals scored in a single season with 18, and finished with four assists for a total of 40 points. His efforts were recognized at all levels. Madsen was first recognized at the GNAC, being named Player of the Year, and first team All-Conference. He was then voted to the D2CCA first team All-Region, and United Soccer Coaches third team All-Region. At the highest level, Madsen continued to stand out, earning the D2CCA second team All-American award. Madsen concluded his career with 47 goals, nine assists, and 103 points in just three seasons. He finished second all-time in GNAC in goals scored.
 
Oscar Aguilar and Jason Fairhurst emerged as excellent secondary offensive pieces, scoring five goals each, and five assists each. The two combined for 30 points, and three game-winning goals. The two scored at an impressive rate, with 10 goals coming on only 29 shots on goal.
 
Sebastian Navarro eclipsed the school record for assists in a career with 25, notching four more in the 2019 season. Navarro finished second all-time in GNAC history in assists. He also added two more goals like playing in all 19 matches for the Saints. Jose Marquez netted three goals from the back line, along with one assist, including a critical goal in the Saints' draw against Regis.
 
Adding their names to the scoring ledger on the year was Amri Mwenyeheri, Cole Mattson, Cayman John, Collin LaBranche, Erik De Anda, and Brandon Kam. The Saints led the GNAC with their 39 goals and 106 points on the year.
 
In goal for the Saints this season was senior Dylan Shaw, along with appearances from Hunter Askland and Gunnar Morehead. Shaw took 16 of the Saints' 19 starts, finishing 56 saves, with a 7-7-2 record, and combined for one shutout. Askland and Morehead saw over 350 minutes of action combined, and tallied 10 saves with three combined shutouts.
 
The Saints saw five players honored to the GNAC All-Conference teams for their efforts on the field, led by aforementioned Madsen. Navarro was selected to his second consecutive second team, while Aguilar, Fairhurst, and Marquez were honorable mention nods.
 
Saint Martin's also conquered in the classroom, with seven Saints earning All-Academic honors. Shaw led the way with his third appearance, and was joined by LaBranche, Treyson Ramos, Navarro, Nick Phillips, Fairhurst, and Iovani Rodriguez-Perez.
 
The Saints said goodbye to seven seniors in 2019, but return 17 players, and have already signed nine players for 2020.