LACEY, Wash. – The Saint Martin's men's soccer team received 13 selections to the GNAC Men's Soccer All-Academic team presented by Barnes & Noble College on Wednesday.
 
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Out of the 13 selections, three were two-time selections including midfielder Cole Mattson, and goalies Hunter Askland and Bryce Porter. Mattson, a sophomore business major from Yakima, Washington, earned his honor with a 3.79 GPA. Askland, a sophomore business major from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and Porter, a sophomore business major from Graham, Washington, earned 3.38 and 3.49 GPA respectively.
 
Ten Saints earned their first selection to the conference All-Academic team. Jason Fairhurst, a senior civil engineering major from Snohomish, Washington received the nod with a 3.20 GPA. Hayden Gaunder, a freshman business major from Richmond, British Columbia, and Arjun Gill, a freshman business major from Lynnwood, Washington, earned selections with a 3.84 and 3.54 GPA respectively.
 
Christian Gordon, a junior mechanical engineering major from Yakima, Washington, finished with a 3.91 GPA. Seth Kobata, a freshman exercise & sport science major from Renton, Washington was perfect with a 4.00 GPA.
 
Brian Licona, a junior education major from Sunnyside, Washington, and Caden Martin, a freshman accounting major from Valleyford, Washington, and Nathan McLellan, a freshman civil engineering major from Nine Miles Falls, Washington, made the team with 3.50 and 3.31 GPAs respectively.
 
Jay Mendoza, a junior business major from Prosser, Washington, and Stephen Murray, a senior receiving a master's of business from Bonney Lake, Washington, rounded out the selections with a 3.37 and 3.28 GPA respectively.
 
To qualify for the GNAC All-Academic Teams, presented by Barnes & Noble College, nominees must be of sophomore eligibility or greater, have a minimum cumulative GPA or 3.20 or greater, be a letterwinner on their team and must be in their second year at the nominating institution. 

Thanks to eligibility waivers provided by the NCAA due to the cancellation of the 2020 season, players who continue to hold freshman eligibility but are in their second season of competition at the nominating institution were eligible for selection to the GNAC All-Academic Team.