March 3, 2003

Woodland, Calif. - Four members of Stanford's 2002 NCAA Championship team were selected to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Academic All-Conference team, announced MPSF Commissioner Al Beaird. 32 athletes from eight member schools were honored, including Stanford's Nick Ellis, Mike Derse, Greg Crum and Matt Moser.

Senior Nick Ellis (Santa Ana, CA/Foothill) finished his collegiate career in 2002 by helping the Cardinal to its second consecutive NCAA title. Ellis ranks third in all-time school history with 714 saves in his career. He graduated with a degree in Science, Technology and Society and will pursue graduate school in the fall.

Mike Derse (Ventura, CA/Ventura) posted a career-high 50 goals this season during his junior season on The Farm. Derse is pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Sophomores Greg Crum (San Pedro, CA/Chadwick) and Matt Moser (Sacramento, CA/El Camino) tabbed 19 and 11 goals for the Cardinal as they earned significant playing time this season. Crum is working towards a degree in Economics while Moser is pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering.

Complete List by School:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Nathan Allard, James Durley, Aaron Holloway

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
Attila Banhidy, Russell Bernstein, Peter Conte, Christopher Lathrop

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
Doug Finfrock, Philip Garcia

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Ted Peck

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
Douglas Arthur, Ian Christensen, Conor Coughlan, Chris French, Paul Helfer , Brady Norvall, Andrew Schoneberger

UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC
Robert Bjarke, Daniel Johnson, Christopher Lancellotti, William McLaughlinm, Jared Pendergrass, Edward Wisniewski

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
Scott Harvey, Michael Hausmann, Jordan Keitel, Morgan Matthies, Michael Soltis

STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Greg Crum, Mike Derse, Nick Ellis, Matt Moser