Thirty men and 28 women from NCAA Division I schools around the country have been marked as potential contenders for the 2015 Missouri Athletic Club’s (MAC) Hermann Trophy.

The MAC Hermann Trophy is the most prestigious individual award in college soccer presented annually to one male and one female athlete. The winners will be announced Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at the trophy presentation banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.

The lists are compiled by the NSCAA Men’s and Women’s NCAA Division I All-America Committees, based on analysis of returning All-America and All-Region players, as well as any prominent newcomers.

A total of 13 men’s players that earned 2014 NSCAA All-America nods were named to this year’s Watch List. Additionally, six of those All-Americans appeared as 2014 MAC Hermann semifinalists: Creighton junior Fabian Herbers (Ahaus, Germany); Notre Dame senior Patrick Hodan (Brookfield, Wis.); Stanford junior Jordan Morris (Mercer Island, Wash.); Charlotte senior Kyle Parker (Marvin, N.C.); Indiana junior Tanner Thompson (Loomis, Calif.); and Georgetown junior Joshua Yaro (Santa Barbara, Calif.).

On the women’s side, 13 NSCAA All-Americans from 2014 are also on this Watch List, including four who were named 2014 semifinalists. Texas Tech forward Janine Beckie (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), West Virginia junior Kadeisha Buchanan (Brampton, Ontario), Virginia senior Makenzy Doniak (Chino Hills, Calif.), and Florida junior Savannah Jordan (Fayetteville, Ga.) are returning familiar faces.

Near the end of the collegiate regular season, NCAA Division I coaches whose programs are current NSCAA College Services members will vote on their top choices and the lists will be narrowed down to the top 15 players. College soccer fans will also have the opportunity to participate in the selection process, by voting for their favorite semifinalist in November at the MAC Hermann Trophy website, managed by LockerDome.

From that pool of 30, six finalists (three men, three women) will be chosen for the award. The winners will be announced in January.

For more information about the history of the MAC Hermann Trophy and a list of past winners, visit the MAC Hermann Trophy information page at the NSCAA website.

For more information about the history of the MAC Hermann Trophy, and news and video from previous MAC Hermann presentations, visit machermanntrophy.org.

* - 2014 MAC Hermann Semifinalist
# - 2014 NSCAA All-American

2015 Men’s MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List

Name	Class	Pos.	Institution	Hometown
Brandon Allen - #	Sr.	F	Georgetown	Old Bridge, N.J.
Michael Amick - #	Jr.	D	UCLA	Sunnyvale, Calif.
Mathew Aurednik	Jr.	F	Wofford	Lexington, S.C.
Neco Brett	Sr.	F	Robert Morris	Kingston, Jamaica
Brandt Bronico	Jr.	M	Charlotte	High Point, N.C.
Cory Brown	So.	D	Xavier	Nelson, New Zealand
Francis De Vries - #	Jr.	D	Saint Francis (PA)(m)	Christchurch, New Zealand
Guillermo Delgado - #	Jr.	M	Delaware	Tres Cantos, Spain
Christian Duarte	Sr.	M	CSU Bakersfield	Houston, Texas
Jamie Dubyoski	Sr.	F	Navy	Catonsville, Md.
Wuilito Fernandes	Jr.	M	Massachusetts-Lowell	Praia, Cape Verde
Pat Flynn	Jr.	F	Bowling Green	Naperville, Ill.
Rodrigo Fuentes	Sr.	M	UNLV	San Diego, Calif.
Fabien Herbers -*#	Jr.	F	Creighton	Ahaus, Germany
Patrick Hodan - *#	Sr.	M	Notre Dame	Brookfield, Wis.
Callum Irving - #	Sr.	K	Kentucky	Vancouver, B.C.
Napo Matsoso	Jr.	M	Kentucky	Louisville, Ky.
Chase Minter	Sr.	M	Cal Poly	Heath, Texas
Robert Moewes	Jr.	K	Binghamton	Dortmund, Germany
Jordan Morris - *#	Jr.	F	Stanford	Mercer Island, Wash.
Adam Najem	Jr.	M	Akron	Clifton, N.J.
Kyle Parker - *#	Sr.	F	Charlotte	Marvin, N.C.
Timo Pitter - #	Sr.	M	Creighton	Oberschwarzak, Germany
Freddy Ruiz	Sr.	F	UAB	Fort Payne, Ala.
Tanner Thompson -*#	Jr.	M	Indiana	Loomis, Calif.
Chris Thorsheim	Sr.	M	Bucknell	Manalapan, N.J.
Brandon Vincent - #	Sr.	D	Stanford	Valencia, Calif.
Christopher Wehan	Jr.	M	New Mexico	Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Joshua Yaro - *#	Jr.	D	Georgetown	Santa Barbara, Calif.
Julian Zamora	So.	F	CSU Bakersfield	Bakersfield, Calif.

2015 Women’s MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List

Name	Class	Pos.	Institution	Hometown
Janine Beckie - *#	Jr.	F	Texas Tech	Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Katie Bowen	Sr.	M	North Carolina	Auckland, New Zealand
Kadeisha Buchanan - *#	Jr.	D	West Virginia	Brampton, Ontario
Jane Campbell	Jr.	K	Stanford	Kennesaw, Ga.
Raquel Rodriguez Cedeno	Sr.	M	Penn State	San Jose, Costa Rica
Rita Craven - #	Sr.	M	Valparaiso	Frankfort, Ill.
Rachel Daly	Sr.	F	St. John's	Harrogate, England
Makenzy Doniak - *#	Sr.	F	Virginia	Chino Hills, Calif.
Janelle Flaws - #	Sr.	F	Illinois	Glenview, Ill.
Jackie Hall - #	Sr.	D	Buffalo	Brunswick, Ohio
Mikaela Harvey	So.	M	Texas A&M	Libderty Hill, Texas
Ashley Hatch - #	Jr.	F	BYU	Gilbert, Ariz.
Savannah Jordan - *#	Jr.	F	Florida	Fayetteville, Ga.
Rose Lavelle - #	Jr.	M	Wisconsin	Cincinnati
Ashley Lawrence	Jr.	M	West Virginia	Toronto, Ontario
McKenzie Meehan	Jr.	F	Boston College	Glocester, R.I.
Margaret Purce	Jr.	F	Harvard	Olney, Md.
Brianne Reed - #	Sr.	D	Rutgers	Tinton Falls, N.J.
Cari Roccaro	Sr.	M	Notre Dame	East Islip, N.Y.
Liana Salazar - #	Sr.	M	Kansas	Bogota, Colombia
Isabella Schmid	Sr.	M	Florida State	Wangen, Germany
Taylor Smith	Sr.	F	UCLA	Fort Worth, Texas
Emily Sonnett - #	Sr.	D	Virginia	Marietta, Ga.
Andi Sullivan	So.	M	Stanford	Lorton, Va.
Murielle Tiernan	Jr.	F	Virginia Tech	Ashburn, Va.
Christen Westphal	Sr.	D	Florida	Brecksville, Ohio
Hannah Wilkinson	Sr.	F	Tennessee	Whangarei, New Zealand
Cheyna Williams - #	Sr.	F	Florida State	Hampton, Ga.

The Missouri Athletic Club has been presenting college soccer’s player 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 mac-stl.org.

About the NSCAA

Founded in 1941 and based in Kansas City, Mo., the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) is a non-profit organization with a mission to educate coaches, encourage excellence and serve the soccer community.

The NSCAA is the world’s largest soccer coaches’ organization with members at every level of the game. The membership is primarily made up of coaches, but also includes administrators, referees and others in the soccer industry. The NSCAA provides its members ways to enhance the game of soccer by providing a national education program, interaction and networking opportunities, and membership benefits.

For more information about the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, visit NSCAA.com.