Two-time defending national champion Indiana University demonstrated its depth of talent by placing three players among the 25 included on the 2005 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List. The list, announced by the Missouri Athletic Club, was compiled by a panel of coaches from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
Despite losing 2004 Hermann Trophy winner Danny O’Rourke to graduation, the Hoosier will reload with a solid lineup, led by junior Jacob Peterson (Portage, Mich.), who gained notice for his outstanding play with the U.S. Men’s National Team at the U-20 World Championships this summer. Joining Peterson from Indiana were classmate Jed Zayner (Overland Park, Ill.) and senior Brian Plotkin (Lisle, Ill.).
Another U-20 squad member who enjoyed a sterling performance at the world championships also made the list. Sophomore Marvell Wynne (Poway, Calif.) is one of two UCLA players, along with junior Patrick Ianni (Lodi, Calif.). The only others schools with multiple players among the 25 were Connecticut, North Carolina-Greensboro and national semifinalist Duke, with two players each. Senior Mpho Moloi (Soweto, South Africa) and sophomore Julius James (Maloney Gardens, Trinidad) represent the Huskies, while UNCG offered the junior tandem of Scott Jones (Dallas, Texas) and Randi Patterson (Hackensack, N.J.). The Blue Devils on the list are senior Blake Camp (Danielsville, Ga.) and sophomore Michael Vidiera (Milford, Mass.).
Two players from the 15 semifinalists last season also are on the Watch List: Maryland senior Jason Garey (Gonzales, La.) and St. John’s senior Matt Groenwald (Mt. Prospect, Ill.).
A list of 15 semifinalists for the award will be announced in early November, with the three finalists announced in December. The trio will be invited to St. Louis for a news conference and dinner held at the Missouri Athletic Club on Jan. 6, 2006, where the winner of the award will be revealed. The winner is determined through voting of NCAA Division I members of the NSCAA.
Men’s 2005 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List
Compiled by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America
Player, Class, School, Hometown
Gerardo Alvarez, Jr., Northwestern, Aurora, Ill.
Medhi Ballouchy, Jr., Santa Clara, Casablanca, Morocco
Blake Camp, Sr., Duke, Danielsville, Ga.
Greg Dalby, Jr., Notre Dame, Poway, Calif.
Leandro de Oliveira, Sr., UAB, Bryan, Texas
John DiRaimondo, Jr., Saint Louis, St. Louis, Mo.
Jason Garey, Sr., Maryland, Gonzales, La.
Matt Groenwald, Sr., St. John’s, Mt. Prospect, Ill.
Patrick Ianni, Jr., UCLA, Lodi, Calif.
Julius James, So., Connecticut, Maloney Gardens, Trinidad
Scott Jones, Jr., UNC-Greensboro, Dallas, Texas
Sacha Kljestan, Jr., Seton Hall, Huntington Beach, Calif.
Mpho Moloi, Sr., Connecticut, Soweto, South Africa
Justin Moose, Sr., Wake Forest, Statesville, N.C.
Dayton O'Brien, Sr., Memphis, Memphis, Tenn.
Dominic Oduro, Sr., Virginia Commonwealth, Accra, Ghana
Randi Patterson, Jr., UNC-Greensboro, Hackensack, N.J.
Jacob Peterson, Jr., Indiana, Portage, Mich.
Brian Plotkin, Sr., Indiana, Lisle, Ill.
Tyler Rosenlund, So., UC Santa Barbara, Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Jeff Rowland, Sr., New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M.
Nathan Sturgis, So., Clemson, St. Augustine, Fla.
Michael Videira, So., Duke, Milford, Mass.
Marvell Wynne, So., UCLA, Poway, Calif.
Jed Zayner, Jr., Indiana, Overland Park, Ill.
