Eleven UCLA Players Named to All-Conference Team

The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation announced today its All-Federation teams, Player of the Year and Coaches of the Year. UCLA head coach Sigi Schmid was named Pacific Division Coach of the Year for the third straight year, while 11 of his players, including an MPSF record six on the first team, were named to the Pacific Division All-Federation team.

Schmid led the 1997 Bruins to their fourth MPSF Championship in just six years. In 18 years of coaching at UCLA, he hit a milestone this season, surpassing the 300 career-victory mark. He has a current career record of 301-59-33, and UCLA has continued its streak of 15 consecutive NCAA post-season appearances. Schmid's Bruins will face Washington at home in the second round of the NCAA playoffs Sunday, Nov. 30 at 2 pm on Spaulding Field.

Cal State Fullerton's Sheldon Thomas was named the MPSF Pacific Division Player of the Year for the second straight year, while Washington's Jason Boyce earned Mountain Division Player of the Year honors, also for the second straight year. Stanford head coach Bobby Clark was named Mountain Division Coach of the Year.

1997 MPSF Pacific Division All-Federation Team
Player, Team           Pos.  Yr.  Hometown
Seth George, UCLA        F   Jr.  Mission Viejo, CA
Charlie Lynch, CSUF      F   Sr.  Bakersfield, CA
Sheldon Thomas, CSUF     F   Sr.  Trinidad
Nick Theslof, UCLA       F   Sr.  Columbus, OH
Frederico Arroyo, CSUN  Mf   So.  Van Nuys, CA
Danny Mann, UCSB        Mf   Sr.  Riverside, CA
Pete Vagenas, UCLA      Mf   So.  Pasadena, CA
P.J. Woolridge, CPSLO   Mf   Jr.  San Jose, CA
Carlos Bocanegra, UCLA   D   Fr.  Alta Loma, CA
Kevin Coye, UCLA         D   Sr.  Huntington Beach, CA
Josh Keller, UCLA        D   Sr.  Laguna Niguel, CA
Greg Connell, CPSLO     Gk   Sr.  Los Gatos, CA

Honorable Mention: Walter Camargo, UCI; Tony Chowana-Bandhu, CPSLO; Daniel Hill, CPSLO; Scott Homes, CPSLO; Don Icardo, UCI; Pat Lee, UCI; Mark Mangiola, UCSB; Mike Mucino, UCI; Duncan Oughton, CSUF; Nick Paneno, UCLA; Tom Poltl, UCLA; Michael Preis, CSUN; Matt Reis, UCLA; Nick Rimando, UCLA; Chris Schwandt, UCSB; Steve Shak, UCLA; Brian Teter, UCI.