2016 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season

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The 2013 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season is the eighth season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The conference first sponsored the sport in 1996, but after eight schools split from the WAC in 1999 to form the Mountain West Conference (MW), the WAC only played the 1999 season before disbanding its men's soccer league.[1]

LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust, 2016 – November, 2016
Teams10
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2016 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust, 2016 – November, 2016
Teams10
2017 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickKyle Bjornethun, Seattle U
Picked bySeattle Sounders FC, 88th overall
Regular season
Season championsUtah Valley
  Runners-upSeattle U
Season MVPOffensive: Niki Jackson
Defensive: Kyle Bjornethun
Tournament
ChampionsUNLV
  Runners-upAir Force
Western Athletic Conference men's soccer seasons
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2016 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah Valley8–1–115–4–1
Seattle7–1–211–6–2
Air Force6–3–114–7–1
UNLV ‡5–4–110–12–2
Grand Canyon #4–3–37–10–3
UTRGV4–4–24–6–8
Cal St. Bakersfield4–6–06–13–0
San Jose State3–6–14–13–2
Incarnate Word #2–5–34–9–4
Houston Baptist3–7–05–11–1
UMKC1–7–22–12–2
As of 21 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
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Changes from 2015

  • None

Teams

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Air Force Falcons Colorado Springs, Colorado Air Force Soccer Stadium 1,000
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners Bakersfield, California CSUB Main Soccer Field 2,500
Grand Canyon Antelopes Phoenix, Arizona GCU Soccer Field 1,000
Houston Baptist Huskies Houston, Texas Sorrells Field 1,250
Incarnate Word Cardinals San Antonio, Texas Benson Stadium 6,000
San Jose State Spartans San Jose, California Spartan Stadium 30,456
Seattle Redhawks Seattle, Washington Seattle University Soccer Stadium 3,000
Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Edinburg, Texas UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex 2,050
UMKC Kangaroos Kansas City, Missouri Stanley H. Durwood Soccer Stadium 850
UNLV Rebels Paradise, Nevada Johann Memorial Field 2,500
Utah Valley Wolverines Orem, Utah Clyde Field 700
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  • Chicago State is planning to sponsor men's soccer in the foreseeable future. New Mexico State does not sponsor men's soccer. Air Force, Houston Baptist, Incarnate Word, UNLV and San Jose State are affiliate members.[2]

Regular season

Rankings

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  Not ranked previous week
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll
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Air Force C RV NR
Cal State Bakersfield C
Grand Canyon C
Houston Baptist C
Incarnate Word C
San Jose State C
Seattle C 14 16 RV NR RV RV RV
UMKC C
UNLV C
UTRGV C
Utah Valley C RV 18 12 19 18 21 RV RV 21 21 19 23 RV RV
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Postseason

WAC tournament

Main article: 2016 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament
First round
November 10 		Semifinals
November 11 		Championship
November 13
1 Utah Valley 0
4 UNLV 3 4 UNLV 1
5 UTRGV 2 4 UNLV 2
3 Air Force 1
2 Seattle U 1
3 Air Force 2 3 Air Force 2
6 CSU Bakersfield 0

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
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Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
N/a 2 UNLV T, 1–1 W, 6–5 pen. vs. San Diego State – (San Diego) L, 0–3 vs. #6 Denver – (Denver)
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All-WAC awards and teams

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2016 WAC Men's Soccer Individual Awards[17]
Award Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year Niki Jackson, Jr., F, Grand Canyon
Coach of the Year Greg Maas, Utah Valley
Defensive Player of the Year Kyle Bjornethun, Sr., D, Seattle U
Freshman of the Year Timo Mehlich, Fr., MF, UNLV
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2016 WAC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[17]
First Team Second Team

Niki Jackson, Jr., F GCU
Danny Musovski, Jr., F, UNLV
Skyler Milne, Sr., F, UVU
Paul Hoffmeister, Jr., MF, UVU
Alex Roldan, Jr., MF, SU
Sergio Rivas, So., MF, SU
Tucker Bone, So., MF, USAFA
Kyle Bjornethun, Sr., D, SU
Alex Neff, Sr., D, UVU
Cameron Duley, Sr., D, USAFA
Mitch Jensen, Jr., GK, UVU

Ben Conway, Sr, F, UIW
Austin Dewing, So., F, USAFA
Karson Payton, Jr., F, UVU
Aaron Meyer, So., MF, UVU
Jonathan Colunga, Sr., MF, SJSU
Timo Mehlich, Fr., MF, UNLV
Sam Langston, Sr., D, SU
Hector Montalvo, Fr., D, GCU
Nathan Aune, So., D, SU
Frederik Frankman, Jr., D, UTRGV
John Wendt, Jr., GK, USAFA

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