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Cal Poly Pomona Athletics

2025 Men's Soccer Roster

Will G. MacNeil

25 Sam Lena

  • Position Forward
  • Height/Weight 5-9 / 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Santa Monica, CA
  • High School Santa Monica HS

Biography

Awards and Honors
  • D2CCA Academic All-District Team (2025)
  • All-CCAA Second Team (2024)
  • United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American Second Team (2024)
  • United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team (2024)
  • All-CCAA Honorable Mention (2024)
  • 3x CCAA All-Academic (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • CCAA Fall Academic Honor Roll (2023)
  • CSC Academic All-District (2024)
  2025   Senior | Cal Poly Pomona
  • All-CCAA Second Team
  • D2CCA Academic All-District Team

  2024 
 Junior | Cal Poly Pomona
  • United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American Second Team
  • United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team
  • Named All-CCAA Honorable Mention
  • Named CSC Academic All-District
  • Appeared in 19 matches, started 18 of them
  • Totaled 1140 minutes
  • Scored 1 goal and had 7 assists
  • CPP outscored opponents 41-17 in matches he appeared in
  • CCAA All-Academic

  2023 
 Sophomore | Cal Poly Pomona
  • Appeared in all 21 games for the Broncos, starting in two
  • Tallied 735 minutes played
  • Scored two goals and recorded three assists
  • Took 11 shots, two on goal with both going in
  • CPP outscored opponents 50-16 in matches he appeared in
  • CCAA Fall Academic Honor Roll
  • President's List
  • Dean's List

  2022 
 Freshman | Cal Poly Pomona
  • Appeared in 15 games, all off bench, for total of 326 minutes as a true freshman
  • Provided three total points from one goal and an assist, both coming in 2-0 win at rival Chico State (9/30) as he set up 44th-minute winner before scoring unassisted 71st-minute clincher
  • Made college debut in opener at Point Loma (8/25), coming on for final nine minutes
  • Three of five shots on target
  • President's List
  • Dean's List

High School
  • A 2022 graduate of Santa Monica High School
  • Won Regional CIF as a starter on varsity his junior year
  • Played club soccer for Beach FC ECNL in El Segundo

Personal
  • A Civil Engineering major
  • Son of Bonnie and David Lena
  • Has an older sister, Maggie, who played soccer at Marquette (2017-21) and West Chester (2021-22) as well as professionally
  • Aspires to play professional soccer or become a civil engineer
  • Favorite TV shows are The Office, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and The Flash
  • Favorite movies are Speed Racer, Good Will Hunting, and Sherlock Holmes
  • Favorite music artists are Chicago, Bruno Mars, and Charlie Puth
  • Favorite pro sports team is Real Madrid
  • Favorite pro athletes are Alphonso Davies and Ronny Rosenthal
  • Has been surfing since he was six years old and loves the ocean
  • Played the trumpet in a top band at his high school
  • Played in the 2021 Maccabi Games in Israel and won a silver medal

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2022Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'8" 170 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2023Sophomore

    Forward
    5'8" 170 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2024Junior

    Forward
    5'9" 165 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2025Senior

    Forward
    5'9" 170 lbs
    25