By: Jeff Evans, Assistant AD for Athletic Communications
BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Western Washington University men's soccer team had six players earn all-conference honors landing a spot on the 2026 All-GNAC Team.
Sophomore midfielder Landon Schulze highlighted the Vikings selections, unanimously earning a spot on the All-GNAC First Team. Shulze was tied for the second among conference players with eight goals, was second with seven assists and second in total points (23).
Sophomores Jose Perez and Tommy Carroll both earned second-team all-conference honors. Perez, a winger, appeared in all 19 games for the Vikings, making 17 starts, and tallied three goals with a pair of assists. Carroll, a forward, scored seven goals to rank second on the team and tied for fifth in the GNAC while appearing in all 19 games.
Senior Midfielder Edgar Serrano, junior midfielder Lunden Fenster and sophomore midfielder Irving Baca-Silva all earned honorable mention all-conference honors, rounding out the selections for the Vikings. Serrano earned his fourth consecutive honorable mention All-GNAC honor, while Fenster and Baca-Silva both earned the first of their careers.
Fenster appeared in all 19 games for the Vikings, contributing five goals and four assists for 14 points, and Serrano appeared in 18 of 19 games, contributing four goals and one assist. Baca-Silva also appeared in all 19 games for the Vikings.
2026 All-GNAC Selections:
Daniel Jackson of Simon Fraser was selected as the GNAC Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, Victor Cabanas of Seatle Pacific earned Defensive Player of the Year honors, Archie Dhima of Western Oregon 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 claiming their third consecutive regular-season title, led the way along with Seattle Pacific with both teams having eight players receiving all-conference honors. A complete listing of the 2026 GNAC Men's Soccer All-Conference team can be viewed online at GNACSports.com.
VIKINGS WRAP UP 2026 SEASON
The Vikings finished the 2026 season with an overall record of 9-8-2 overall and placed 5th in the GNAC with a 3-6-1 record (10 points). WWU opened the season with four consecutive wins for the first time in program history, rising to as high as No. 13 in the United Soccer Coaches Division II Poll.
