2008 Men's Hermann Trophy Watch List Released
Posted by on Aug 19, 2008 0 Comments
Returning recipient O'Brian White of the University of Connecticut headlines 48 of the best men's Division I intercollegiate soccer players that comprise the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy Watch List for 2008.
White, a senior forward, elected to stay at UConn instead of turning professional and now has the opportunity to become the first men's player to repeat as a Hermann Trophy winner since Virginia's Mike Fisher received the award in 1995 and 1996. Only three players have earned the Hermann in consecutive seasons: Fisher and Saint Louis University products Mike Seerey (1971-72) and Al Trost (1969-70).
Connecticut and Saint Louis each have three players on the list, as does reigning national champion Wake Forest. Four other schools have two players recognized: Central Connecticut State, Creighton, Harvard and Loyola (Md.).
Considered the highest individual honor in intercollegiate soccer, the recipients of the MAC's Hermann Trophy are selected by Division I head coaches who are current members of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. A list of 15 semifinalists is selected by a coaches committee in November, with three finalists announced in early December. They will invited to the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, Mo., for a news conference on Jan. 9, 2009, where the winner will be announced, with a presentation banquet following.
2008 Men's Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List
White, a senior forward, elected to stay at UConn instead of turning professional and now has the opportunity to become the first men's player to repeat as a Hermann Trophy winner since Virginia's Mike Fisher received the award in 1995 and 1996. Only three players have earned the Hermann in consecutive seasons: Fisher and Saint Louis University products Mike Seerey (1971-72) and Al Trost (1969-70).
Connecticut and Saint Louis each have three players on the list, as does reigning national champion Wake Forest. Four other schools have two players recognized: Central Connecticut State, Creighton, Harvard and Loyola (Md.).
Considered the highest individual honor in intercollegiate soccer, the recipients of the MAC's Hermann Trophy are selected by Division I head coaches who are current members of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. A list of 15 semifinalists is selected by a coaches committee in November, with three finalists announced in early December. They will invited to the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, Mo., for a news conference on Jan. 9, 2009, where the winner will be announced, with a presentation banquet following.
2008 Men's Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List
| Name | Pos. | Yr. | School | Hometown |
| Andre Akpan | F | Jr. | Harvard | Grand Prairie, Texas |
| Calum Angus | D | Sr. | Saint Louis | Portsmouth, England |
| Cody Arnoux | F | Jr. | Wake Forest | Wilmington, N.C. |
| Alejandro Bedoya | M | Sr. | Boston College | Weston, Fla. |
| Rhett Bernstein | D | Sr. | Brown | San Diego, Calif. |
| Joshua Boateng | M | Sr. | Liberty | Accra, Ghana |
| Graciano Brito | F | Sr. | Quinnipiac | Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde |
| Jovan Bubonja | K | Jr. | Illinois-Chicago | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Nick Cardenas | D | Jr. | San Diego State | Thornton, Colo. |
| Chris Clements | D | Sr. | Tulsa | Allen, Texas |
| Sam Cronin | M | Sr. | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, N.C. |
| Byron Dacy | F | Jr. | Creighton | Omaha, Neb. |
| Chris DeAbreau | M | Sr. | St. Peter's | Pickering, Ontario |
| Kyle Evans | F | Jr. | Lehigh | Seaville, N.J. |
| Michael Ferguson | F | Jr. | Loyola-Chicago | Overland Park, Kan. |
| Stefan Frei | K | Jr. | California | Widnau, Switzerland |
| Michael Fucito | F | Sr. | Harvard | Westford, Mass. |
| Omar Gonzalez | D | Jr. | Maryland | Dallas, Texas |
| Andrei Gotsmanov | M | Sr. | Creighton | Eagan, Minn. |
| Mike Grella | F | Sr. | Duke | Glen Cove, N.Y. |
| George John | M | Sr. | Washington | Shoreline, Wash. |
| Cameron Keith | F | Jr. | Binghamton | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Yan Klukowski | M | Sr. | Central Connecticut State | Wiltshire, England |
| Milos Kocic | K | Jr. | Loyola (Md.) | Leskovac, Serbia |
| Stephen McCarthy | M | Jr. | Santa Clara | Colleyville, Texas |
| Tennant McVea | D | Jr. | Loyola (Md.) | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Patrick Murray | M | Sr. | Furman | Peachtree City, Ga. |
| Kyle Nakazawa | M | Jr. | UCLA | Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. |
| Kevon Neaves | D | Sr. | South Florida | Petit Valley, Trinidad |
| Conor O'Brien | M | Jr. | Bucknell | Mt. Sinai, N.Y. |
| John Pardini | D | Sr. | Fordham | Smithtown, N.Y. |
| Liam Parrington | D | Sr. | Hartwick | Woking, England |
| Kyle Patterson | M | Sr. | Saint Louis | Birmingham, England |
| Brad Peters | F | Sr. | Eastern Illinois | St. Peters, Mo. |
| Chris Pontius | F | Sr. | UC-Santa Barbara | Yorba Linda, Calif. |
| Akeem Priestley | M | Sr. | Connecticut | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Daniel Revivo | F | Sr. | Winthrop | Richmond Hill, Ontario |
| Barry Rice | D | Jr. | Kentucky | Parma, Ohio |
| Brad Ring | M | Jr. | Indiana | Rockford, Ill. |
| Toni Stahl | M | Sr. | Connecticut | Tuusula, Finland |
| Eric Sweetin | M | Sr. | Saint Louis | Overland Park, Kan. |
| Alex Torda | M | Jr. | Dayton | Dallas, Texas |
| Marcus Tracy | F | Sr. | Wake Forest | Newtown, Conn. |
| David Tyrie | D | Sr. | Central Connecticut State | Norwich-Norfolk, England |
| Collen Warner | M | Jr. | Portland | Denver, Colo. |
| O'Brian White | F | Sr. | Connecticut | Scarborough, Ontario |
| Kareem Yearwood | F | Jr. | College of Charleston | Sou Sou Lands, Tobago |
| Steve Zakuani | F | So. | Akron | London, England |
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