2012 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists released

2012 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists released
by NSCAA
August 13, 2012

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Aug. 13, 2012)- Forty-two men and 38 women have been identified as players to follow this season, as these individuals have been named to the Missouri Athletic Club’s (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch Lists for 2012.

The MAC Herman Trophy is the highest individual award in intercollegiate soccer presented annually in January during a banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.

Each list will be narrowed down by NSCAA members from Division I programs to 15 semifinalists by November 29. Member coaches and fans will then vote for their top three choices and the finalists will be announced December 6. The winners will be announced at the awards’ banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club on Friday, Jan. 11.

Fifty-seven NCAA Division I schools throughout the United States are represented on this year’s Watch Lists. The two groups also include 13 semifinalists from the 2011 MAC Hermann Awards.

Iona leads the men’s Watch List with four players. Connecticut, Coastal Carolina, Memphis, Old Dominion, Furman, Maryland and New Mexico each have two players on the list.

The men’s list also includes four 2011 semifinalists: senior forward Ashton Bennett (Coastal Carolina/Claredon, Jamaica), junior forward Mark Sherrod (Memphis/Knoxville, Tenn.), senior forward Yannick Smith (Old Dominion/Hillsborough, N.J.), and junior forward Gyasi Zardes (CSU Bakersfield/Hawthorne, Calif.).

On the women’s side, there are nine schools with at least two players listed. This year’s list also includes 2011 finalist Maya Hayes (West Orange, N.J.), a junior forward at Penn State.

The other eight 2011 semifinalists include: junior defender Natasha Anasi (Duke/Arlington, Texas), sophomore midfielder Morgan Brian (Virginia/St. Simon’s Island, Ga.), senior goalkeeper Adrianna Franch (Oklahoma State/Salina, Kan.), senior defender Ines Jaurena (Florida State/Charenton Ie Pont, France), junior midfielder Julie Johnston (Santa Clara/Mesa, Ariz.), senior forward Tiffany McCarty (Florida State/Laurel, Md.), junior forward Katie Stengel (Wake Forest/Melbourne, Fla.), and senior midfielder Mallory Schaffer (William & Mary/Allison Park, Pa.).

About the NSCAA
Based in Kansas City, Kan., the National Soccer Coaches Association of America is the largest soccer coaches' organization in the world.

Since its founding in 1941, the NSCAA has grown to include more than 30,000 members who coach both genders at all levels of the sport. In addition to a national rankings program for colleges and high schools, NSCAA offers an extensive recognition program that presents nearly 10,000 individual awards every year. The NSCAA fulfills its mission of coaching education through a nationwide program of clinics and week-long courses, teaching more than 7,000 soccer coaches each year. For more information, visit www.NSCAA.com. 

About the Missouri Athletic Club
The Missouri Athletic Club has been presenting college soccer’s players of the year awards since 1986. The MAC was established in 1903 as an athletic, dining and social club. It has a “Platinum Club of America” status, which is awarded to the top private clubs in the country. To learn more about the Missouri Athletic Club, go to www.mac-stl.org.

 

2012 NSCAA Men's MAC Hermann Award Watch List

Player

Class

Pos.

School

Hometown

Sammy Adjei

Jr.

F

Iona

Newark, N.J.

Carlos Alvarez

Sr.

M

Connecticut

Los Angeles

Borja Barbero

So.

GK

Iona

Valladolid, Spain

Will Bates

Sr.

F

Virginia

Chester, Va.

Nathaniel Bekoe

Jr.

M

Fordham

Accra, Ghana

Ashton Bennett*

Sr.

F

Coastal Carolina

Claredon, Jamaica

Andrew Blake

So.

GK

Connecticut

May Pen, Jamaica

Brendon Burgdorf

Sr.

F

Bucknell

Westfield, N.J.

Scott Caldwell

Sr.

M

Akron

Braintree, Mass.

Franklin Castellanos

Jr.

M

Iona

Dover, N.J.

Marvcello Castro

Sr.

D

Sacred Heart

Parana, Brazil

Marc Cintron

Sr.

M

Providence

Piscataway, N.J.

Ryan Clark

Sr.

M

Monmouth

Freehold, N.J.

Liam Collins

Jr.

M

Memphis

Skibbereen, Ireland

Leonardo Fernandes

Sr.

M

Stony Brook

North Babylon, N.Y.

Shaun Foster

Jr.

D

Hofstra

Southport, England

Victor Francoz

Sr.

GK

Old Dominion

Fleurieu Sur Saone, France

Tyler Gibson

Jr.

M

Charlotte

Knoxville, Tenn.

Simon Gomez

Jr.

F

Dusquesne

Manizales, Colombia

Nick Hagglund

Jr.

D

Xavier

Cincinnati

Chris Hegngi

Sr.

F

Ohio State

Silver Spring, Md.

Coleton Henning

Sr.

M

Furman

Shawnee, Kan.

Taylor Kemp

Sr.

D

Maryland

Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Jonathan Mendoza

Sr.

M

Stetson

Altamonte Springs, Fla.

Steve Neumann

Jr.

F

Georgetown

New Hope, Pa.

Oscar Otto

Sr.

F

Iona

Willingshore, N.J.

James Price

Sr.

D

Saint Francis (Pa.)

Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonny Raj

Sr.

D

Fairfield

Auckland, New Zealand

Pedro Ribeiro

Jr.

M

Coastal Carolina

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Devon Sandoval

Sr.

F

New Mexico

Albuquerque, N.M.

Eric Schoenle

Sr.

D

West Virginia

Yardley, Pa.

Mark Sherrod*

Jr.

F

Memphis

Knoxville, Tenn.

Patrick Slogic

Jr.

D

Cornell

Colorado Springs, Colo.

Yannick Smith*

Sr.

F

Old Dominion

Hillsborough, N.J.

John Stertzer

Sr.

M

Maryland

Oakton, Va.

Kyle Venter

Sr.

D

New Mexico

Aurora, Colo.

Lee Williams

Sr.

D

Appalachian State

Liverpool, England

Reece Wilson

Sr.

F

Central Connecticut

London, England

Paul Wyatt

Sr.

M

James Madison

Modbury, England

Gyasi Zardes*

Jr.

F

CSU Bakersfield

Hawthorne, Calif.

Eriq Zaveleta

So.

F

Indiana

Westfield, Ind.

Walker Zimmerman

So.

D

Furman

Lawrenceville, Ga.

* 2011 Hermann Award Semifinalist

 

2012 NSCAA Women's MAC Hermann Award Watch List

Player

Class

Pos.

School

Hometown

Caitlin Alves

Sr.

M

Hartford

Ludlow, Mass.

Natasha Anasi*

Jr.

D

Duke

Arlington, Texas

Audrey Bledsoe

Jr.

GK

Wake Forest

Cincinnati

Morgan Brian*

So.

M

Virginia

St. Simon's Island, Ga.

Chelsea Buckland

Sr.

F

Oregon State

Vancouver, British Columbia

Zakiya Bywaters

Sr.

M

UCLA

Las Vegas

Abigail Dahlkemper

So.

D

UCLA

Menlo Park, Calif.

Vanessa DiBernardo

Jr.

M

Illinois

Naperville, Ill.

Crystal Dunn

Jr.

M

North Carolina

Rockville Center, N.Y.

Christine Exeter

Jr.

F

Louisville

Pickering, Ontario

Adrianna Franch*

Sr.

GK

Oklahoma State

Salina, Kan.

Kelsey Haycook

So.

F

LaSalle

Point Pleasant, N.J.

Maya Hayes#

Jr.

F

Penn State

West Orange, N.J.

Ines Jaurena*

Sr.

D

Florida State

Charenton-le-Pont, France

Tishia Jewell

Sr.

F

Central Florida

Satellite Beach, Fla.

Julie Johnston*

Jr.

M

Santa Clara

Mesa, Ariz.

Maegan Kelly

Jr.

M/F

Marquette

Kansas City, Mo.

Kaitlyn Kerr

Jr.

M

Duke

Bensalem, Pa.

Nadia Link

Sr.

F

Long Beach State

Walnut, Calif.

Lindsi Lisonbee

Sr.

D

Brigham Young

Park City, Utah

Bry McCarthy

Sr.

D

West Virginia

Ajax, Ontario

Tiffany McCarty*

Sr.

F

Florida State

Laurel, Md.

Kristen Mewis

Sr.

M

Boston College

Hanson, Mass.

Caroline Miller

Sr.

F

Virginia

Rockville, Md.

Kelley Monogue

So.

F

Texas A&M

McKinney, Texas

Christine Nairn

Sr.

M

Penn State

Arnold, Md.

Alexa Newfield

Jr.

M

Georgia

Atlanta

Christabel Oduro

Jr.

F

Memphis

Brampton, Ontario

Emily Oliver

Jr.

GK

Stanford

Flossmoor, Ill.

Michelle Pao

Jr.

D

Pepperdine

Cupertino, Calif.

Erin Quinlan

Jr.

GK

Hartford

Saugus, Mass.

Katie Stengel*

Jr.

F

Wake Forest

Melbourne, Fla.

Mallory Schaffer*

Sr.

M

William & Mary

Allison Park, Pa.

Erika Tymrak

Sr.

M

Florida

Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

Becca Wann

Jr.

F

Richmond

Chesterfield, Va.

Renee Washington

Jr.

M

LaSalle

Ewing, N.J.

Colleen Williams

Sr.

F

Dayton

Titusville, N.J.

Kathryn Williamson

Sr.

D

Florida

McKinney, Texas

* 2011 Hermann Award Semifinalist
# 2011 Hermann Award Finalist

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