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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two days after earning First Team Scholar All-West Region honors, goalkeeper Wallis Lapsley earned Scholar All-America Second Team distinction when the United Soccer Coaches released this year's Men's NCAA Division I teams.
 
The Seattle native, who majored in global disease biology, is the first Aggie academic All-American since Mustafa Chopan received Second Team honors in 2012. With Wednesday's announcement, Lapsley is the first member of the program to earn NCAA Division I academic All-District and All-America awards in the same season.
 
This week's academic accolades are the latest for the two-time Big West Conference All-Academic Team selection, was named Big West Scholar-Athlete of the Year by conference officials last spring. Following the 2018 season, he also collected CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII First Team recognition for the first time as an Aggie.
 
The United Soccer Coaches also released its final national poll of the 2019 season, and it included UC Davis in its top 25. By finishing with a 13-5-2 overall record, combined with the team's strength of schedule and RPI, the Aggies ended the season ranked No. 25 in the country.
 
In addition to its national ranking, no Big West team earned a higher Far West Region ranking than the Aggies, who finished No. 4.

Washington and Stanford finished No. 1 and No. 2 in the region, followed by Seattle University. Other league schools that finished in the top 10 — further proof that the Big West is one of the toughest conferences in the country outside the Power Five — were UCSB (No. 5), Cal State Fullerton (No. 6 and CSUN (No. 10).
 
In 2019, UC Davis won its third regular season title, inaugural Big West Tournament championship and earned a First Round bye in this year's NCAA playoff's as the event's No. 14 seed. For the first time in program history, UC Davis hosted a Division I NCAA Tournament Second Round game when Louisville visited Aggie Soccer Field. That matchup marked the second time in team history that the Aggies advanced to the second round.
 
 
 
AGGIE EVO
Established during the 2017-18 academic year, the Aggie EVO System is UC Davis Athletics' investment in the primary mission of preparing student-athletes for a successful "launch" after graduation.
 
Thanks to a collaboration of alumni, university resources, corporate partners, coaches and Student-Athlete Outcomes staff, all Aggies are guided over four years to acquire the skills, knowledge, opportunities and tools to better know and navigate the "World of Work" after graduating from UC Davis.
 
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ABOUT UC DAVIS
Providing a small-town community feel while providing a world-class academic experience, UC Davis is home to more than 37,000 students and centrally located between San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, and the Napa Valley.
 
The No. 5-ranked public university in the nation, according to the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education, offers nearly 100 graduate programs and more than 100 academic majors across four colleges and six professional schools, ranking among the world and nation's best in numerous disciplines, including veterinary science, agriculture, and plant and animal programs.