By: Jeff Evans, Assistant AD for Athletic Communications
BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Western Washington University men's soccer team had eight players earn all-conference honors landing a spot on the 2025 All-GNAC Team.
Senior defender
Joar Tidblom highlighted the Vikings selections as a first-team pick leading the Vikings during the regular season with eight goals to rank third in the GNAC.
Senior defender
Sebastiano Silvetti became a three-time All-GNAC selection earning second-team honors and senior winger
Albin Jonsson earned his fourth all-conference award as a second team pick. Junior goalkeeper
Charlie Dyer added his name to the list as the third second-team pick for the Vikings.
Senior defender
Diego Lopez, junior midfielder
Edgar Serrano, sophomore midfielder
Reiley Buri-Brown and freshman winger
Jose Perez all received votes to earn honorable mention all-conference honors. Buri-Brown heads into the postseason tied for the GNAC lead with seven assists, a mark that is tied for 8th-most in single-season program history. Serrano earned his third consecutive All-GNAC award as an honorable mention selection.
WWU All-GNAC Players:
Yahir Ocamp Navarro of Western Oregon was selected as the GNAC Player of the Year, Kian Proctor of Simon Fraser and Harper Neubeck of Western Oregon shared Defensive Player of the Year honors, Derek Johnson of Northwest Nazarene was voted the Newcomer of the Year, Victor Cabanas of Seattle Pacific took home the Freshman of the Year award and Seattle Pacific's Kevin Sakuda was voted the Coach of the Year.
Western Oregon, the No. 1 seed in the GNAC Championships after sharing regular-season title honors with SPU, led the way with seven players selected to the first or second team. SPU and WOU both had eight players earn All-GNAC honors including honorable mention honors.
The Vikings completed the regular season with an 8-7-3 overall record, turning their season around going 8-3-1 in the final 12 games after starting the season 0-4-2. WWU is the No. 3 seed in the inaugural GNAC Championships opening postseason play Thursday against No. 2 seed Seattle Pacific at 11 am in Burnaby, B.C.
The complete rundown of the 2025 GNAC Men's Soccer All-Conference team can be viewed online at
GNACSports.com.
UP NEXT
The Vikings (8-7-3, 6-3-1 GNAC) turn their attention to the postseason with the inaugural GNAC Men's Soccer Championships hosted by Simon Fraser this week in Burnaby, B.C. WWU plays in the semifinal game Thursday against Seattle Pacific with kickoff scheduled for 11 am at Terry Fox Field at SFU Stadium. More information on the GNAC Tournament can be found online at
GNACSports.com.
