SAN DIEGO – The Southwestern Lacrosse Conference (SLC) has released its Divis ion II all-conference and major award winners for the 2023 season.

Cal State San Marcos pole Coby Cernetic is the SLC Defensive Player of the Year and leads a huge contingent of eight first team all-conference selections for the Cougars.

CSUSM head man Wyatt Ehrhardt is the Coach of the Year.

UC San Diego’s attackman Austin Ortel is the Offensive Player of the Year, and is one of two Tritons on the first team.

Northern Arizona also had two first-teamers while San Diego’s John Culley – also a first team pick – is the Freshman of the Year.

2023 SLC Division II All-Conference Teams

First Team
A – Austin Ortel, UC San Diego
A – Jason Thibeault, Cal State San Marcos
A – John Culley, San Diego
M – Kobe Brown, Cal State San Marcos
M – Finn Reid, UC San Diego
M – Maguire Dinnan, Northern Arizona
SSDM – Davis Hancock, Cal State San Marcos
FO – James Ventura, Cal State San Marcos
LSM – Shea Peters, Cal State San Marcos
D – Jacob Torres, Northern Arizona
D – Coby Cernetic, Cal State San Marcos
D – Gavin Herrera, Cal State San Marcos
G – Easton Bates, Cal State San Marcos

Second Team
A – Ben Brandenburger, Northern Arizona
A – Brandon Donatelli, Cal State San Marcos
A – Alex Franz, UC San Diego
M – Lucas Burgoyne (UCI)
M – Nick Pages, Cal State San Marcos
M – Brendan Harley (UCI)
SSDM – Connor Farrell, Northern Arizona
FO – Joseph LaFortune, Northern Arizona
LSM – Brandon Miller, UC San Diego
D – Liam Mather, UC San Diego
D – Bryce Harper, Northern Arizona
D – Cameron Parsa, UC San Diego
G – Louis Penaflor, Northern Arizona

Honorable Mention
A – Jordan Jenab, Loyola Marymount
A – Jakob Hudson, Cal State San Marcos
A – Jack Arendts, Northern Arizona
M – Santiago Zachman, UC San Diego
M – Henry Beck, Biola
M – Henry Frandsen, Loyola Marymount
SSDM – Henri Shultz, UC San Diego
SSDM – Will Corrigan, Loyola Marymount
FO – Noah Weule, Cal State Fullerton
LSM – Chris Cherberg, Loyola Marymount
D – Brandan Wamsley, Cal State San Marcos
D – Trevor Redford, UC San Diego
G – Anthony Steele, Loyola Marymount

All-Freshman Team
A – John Culley, San Diego
A – Jakob Hudson, Cal State San Marcos
A – Marshall Nakada, UC San Diego
M – Martin Trejo, Long Beach State
M – Sean Ussery, Loyola Marymount
M – Caden Leedy, Biola
SSDM – Blake Zimmerman, UC San Diego
FO – James Ventura, Cal State San Marcos
LSM – Aidan Scott, Northern Arizona
D – Gavin Herrera, Cal State San Marcos
D – Conner Kittredge Long Beach State
D – William Mack, UC San Diego
G – Andrew Vigil, Cal State San Marcos

Offensive Player of the Year: Austin Ortel, UC San Diego
Defensive Player of the Year: Coby Cernetic, Cal State San Marcos
Freshman of the Year: John Culley, San Diego
Coach of the Year: Wyatt Ehrhardt, Cal State San Marcos