LANGLEY, British Columbia - Trinity Western first-year forward Elijah Bean (Edmonton, Alta.) has been named to the 2026 Canada West All-Rookie team, the conference announced Monday.
 
Bean was one of 11 first-year players recognized across Canada West, with nine schools represented on the all-rookie team. The psychology student finished his first campaign playing in 14 total games, with 15 shots, two goals and two assists.
 
UBC led the conference with six all-stars, while Victoria had a conference-high four first-team selections.
 
Men's Soccer First Team All-Stars
Mateo Brazinha / Forward / Fraser Valley Cascades
Max Comsia / Forward / UBC Thunderbirds
Tao Hein / Forward / Saskatchewan Huskies
Evan Larson / Midfield / Victoria Vikes
Finn Marshall / Forward / Mount Royal Cougars
Tim Beckedahl / Midfield / Mount Royal Cougars
Eric Lajeunesse / Defender / UBC Thunderbirds
Joey Plenzik / Defender / Calgary Dinos
Archie Tugwell / Defender / Victoria Vikes
Fin Tugwell / Defender / Victoria Vikes
Callum Weir / Goalkeeper / Victoria Vikes
 
Men's Soccer Second Team All-Stars
Ethan Cabral / Midfield / Saskatchewan Huskies
Justin George / Midfield / Alberta Golden Bears
Luke Norman / Midfield / UBC Thunderbirds
Efe Udolu-Joshua / Forward / Calgary Dinos
Markus Rukavina / Forward / UBC Thunderbirds
Brennen Fuerst / Midfield / UBC Thunderbirds
Lucas Dasovic / Defender / UBC Thunderbirds
Joseph Green / Defender / Mount Royal Cougars
Jacob Hunter / Defender / Calgary Dinos
Patrick Kondraciuk / Defender / Alberta Golden Bears
Sjard Strauss / Goalkeeper / Mount Royal Cougars
 
Men's Soccer All-Rookies
Giorgio Artunduaga / Midfield / Alberta Golden Bears
Elijah Bean / Forward / Trinity Western Spartans
Josh Belbin / Midfield / Alberta Golden Bears
Luis Beck / Defender / UNBC Timberwolves
Amir Ghasemi / Midfield / Thompson Rivers WolfPack
Daniel Neves / Defender / Mount Royal Cougars
Griffin Leach / Midfield / Victoria Vikes
Julian Pearce / Midfield / Fraser Valley Cascades
Luis Rangel-Kataev / Forward / Calgary Dinos
Cornel Safsaf / Defender / Lethbridge Pronghorns
Josiah Walter / Forward / Calgary Dinos
 
2026 Selections By Team
1st Team / 2nd Team / All-Rookies = Total Selections
UBC: 2 / 4 / 0 = 6
Victoria: 4 / 0 / 1 = 5
Mount Royal: 2 / 2 / 1 = 5
Calgary: 1 / 2 / 2 = 5
Alberta: 0 / 2 / 2 = 4
Fraser Valley: 1 / 0 / 1 = 2
Saskatchewan: 1 / 1 / 0 = 2
Trinity Western: 0 / 0 / 1 = 1
UNBC: 0 / 0 / 1 = 1
Thompson Rivers: 0 / 0 / 1 = 1
Lethbridge: 0 / 0 / 1 = 1
 
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track and field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes independently in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since joining U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 15 U SPORTS team championships and 35 Canada West team championships.
 
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning and holds three Canada Research Chairs. Through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education, TWU offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate and adult degree-completion programs that equip leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
 
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