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Past Players of the Year
Past NCAA Division I Players of the Year
From 1967 through 2001, the Player of the Year was awarded the Hermann Trophy. In 1999, the NSCAA and the Missouri Athletic Club agreed to work cooperatively to name the NCAA Division I Players of the Year. In 2002, the NSCAA, Missouri Athletic Club and Hermann Trophy awards were unified into the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy, presented to the NCAA Division I Players of the Year.

* - Indicates M.A.C. Selection
! - Indicates Hermann Selection
% - Indicates M.A.C. and NSCAA Selection
$ - Indicates M.A.C., Hermann and NSCAA Selection


NCAA Division I Men
Year, Athlete, School
1967, Dan Markus, Long Island!
1968, Manuel Hernandez, San Jose State!
1969, Al Trost, Saint Louis!
1970, Al Trost, Saint Louis!
1971, Mike Seerey, Saint Louis!
1972, Mike Seerey, Saint Louis!
1973, Dan Counce, Saint Louis!
1974, Farrukh Quraishi, Oneonta State!
1975, Steve Raibovsky, Brown!
1976, Glenn Myernick, Hartwick!
1977, Bill Gazonas, Hartwick!
1978, Angelo DiBernardo, Indiana!
1979, Jim Stamatis, Penn State!
1980, Joseph Morrone Jr., Connecticut!
1981, Armando Betancourt, Indiana!
1982, Joseph Ulrich, Duke!
1983, Michael Jeffries, Duke!
1984, Amr Aly, Columbia!
1985, Thomas Kain, Duke!
1986, John Kerr, Duke!*
1987, Bruce Murray, Clemson!, and John Harkes, Virginia*
1988, Ken Snow, Indiana!*
1989, Tony Meola, Virginia!*
1990, Ken Snow, Indiana!*
1991, Alexi Lalas, Rutgers!*
1992, Brad Friedel, UCLA!, and Claudio Reyna, Virginia*
1993, Claudio Reyna, Virginia!*
1994, Brian Maisonneuve, Indiana!, and Todd Yeagley, Indiana*
1995, Mike Fisher, Virginia!, and Matt McKeon, Saint Louis*
1996, Mike Fisher, Virginia$
1997, Johnny Torres, Creighton!*, and Daniel Hernandez, SMU
1998, Wojtek Krakowiak, Clemson!; Jay Heaps, Duke*; and Dema Kovalenko, Indiana
1999, Ali Curtis, Duke!, and Sasha Victorine, UCLA%
2000, Chris Gbandi, Connecticut!, and Ali Curtis, Duke%
2001, Luchi Gonzalez, SMU$
2002, Alecko Eskandarian, Virginia
2003, Chris Wingert, St. John's
2004, Danny O'Rourke, Indiana
2005, Jason Garey, Maryland
2006, Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame
2007, O'Brian White, Connecticut
2008, Marcus Tracy, Wake Forest


NCAA Division I Women
Year, Athlete, School
1988, Michelle Akers, Central Florida!
1989, Shannon Higgins, North Carolina!
1990, April Kater, Massachusetts!
1991, Kristine Lilly, North Carolina!*
1992, Mia Hamm, North Carolina!*
1993, Mia Hamm, North Carolina!*
1994, Tisha Venturini, North Carolina!*
1995, Shannon MacMillan, Portland!*
1996, Cindy Daws, Notre Dame!*, and Jennifer Renola, Notre Dame
1997, Cindy Parlow, North Carolina!*, and Sara Whalen, Connecticut
1998, Cindy Parlow, North Carolina!*, and Danielle Fotopoulos, Florida
1999, Mandy Clemens, Santa Clara$
2000, Anne Makinen, Notre Dame$
2001, Christie Welsh, Penn State$
2002, Aly Wagner, Santa Clara
2003, Catherine Reddick, North Carolina
2004, Christine Sinclair, Portland
2005, Christine Sinclair, Portland
2006, Kerri Hanks, Notre Dame
2007, Mami Yamaguchi, Florida State
2008, Kerri Hanks, Notre Dame


Past NCAA Division II Players of the Year


NCAA Division II Men
Year, Athlete, School
1996, Rick Koczak, So. Connecticut St.
1997, Joe Munoz, Cal State-Bakersfield
1998, Gilbert Jean-Baptiste, So. Connecticut St.
1999, Assaf Dagai, So. Connecticut St.
2000, Juan Carlos Bolanos, CSU-Dominguez Hills
2001, Roy Fink, Tampa
2002, Mounir Tajiou Southern New Hampshire
2003, Ross Lumsden, Lynn
2004, Bobby McAlister, Seattle
2005, Christopher Joyce, Franklin Pierce
2006, Morten Jensen, Dowling
2007, James Thorpe, Franklin Pierce
2008, Kevin Gallaugher, Cal State Dominguez Hills

NCAA Division II Women
Year, Athlete, School
1996, Deshaunne Running, Denver
1997, Pauliina Auveri, Franklin Pierce
1998, Jannie Nicolaisen, Lynn
1999, Ruth Van’t Land, Cal Poly Pomona
2000, Cindy Dostalek, California-San Diego
2001, Missy Gregg, Christian Brothers
2002, Missy Gregg, Christian Brothers
2003, Laura Hislop, Franklin Pierce
2004, Ymara Guante, Metro State
2005, Shannon Lovejoy, Seattle Pacific
2006, Kylee Hanavan, Metro State
2007, Shannon Aitken, University of Tampa
2008, Meredith Teague, Seattle Pacific


Past NCAA Division III Players of the Year


NCAA Division III Men
Year, Athlete, School
1996, Brad Murray, Williams
1997, Jason Cairns, College of New Jersey
1998, Robert Mouw, Wheaton [Ill.]
1999, Dan Annan Jr., St. Lawrence
2000, Scott Deopere, Wisconsin-Oshkosh
2001, Alex Blake, Williams
2002, Hayden Woodworth, Messiah
2003, Josh Smith, Trinity [Texas]
2004, Patrick McGinnis, Colorado College
2005, David McClellan, Messiah
2006, Dana Leary, Williams
2007, Kai Kasiguran, Messiah
2008, J.D. Binger, Messiah

NCAA Division III Women
Year, Athlete, School
1996, Ele Johnson, California-San Diego
1997, Lauren Johnson, California-San Diego
1998, Tawni Epperson, Macalester
1999, Janine Harispe, California-San Diego
2000, Victoria Nusse, College of New Jersey
2001, Katy Sturtz, Ohio Wesleyan
2002, Leah Cornwell, William Smith
2003, Renee Neuner, Chicago
2004, Jessica Elsen, Wheaton [Ill.]
2005, Cortney Kjar, Puget Sound
2006, Laura Koontz, Wheaton [Ill.]
2007, Taryne Lee, Wheaton [Ill.]
2008, Amanda Naeher, Messiah


Past NAIA Players of the Year


Men
Year, Athlete, School
1996, Dwayne Demmin, Belhaven
1997, Tom Hardy, Seattle
1998, Orlando Bueso, Lindsey Wilson
1999, Thorsten Damm, Birmingham Southern
2000, Pablo Nassar, Life
2001, Boyzzz Khumalo, Lindsey Wilson
2002, Eric Ongao, Park
2003, Fabricio Codeceira, Fresno Pacific
2004, Ignacio Novas, Lindenwood
2005, Hjortur Hjartarsson, Auburn-Montgomery
2006, Hjortur Hjartarsson, Auburn-Montgomery
2007, Ricardo Pierre-Louis, Lee
2008, Eric Winblad, Azusa Pacific

Women
Year, Athlete, School
1996, Ami Green, Berry
1997, Nina Wathne, Mobile
1998, Kendra Payne, Azusa Pacific
1999, Katie Gardinier, Westmont
2000, Phebe Trotman, Simon Fraser
2001, Andrea Alfiler, Azusa Pacific
2002, Kristi Sullivan, Westmont
2003, Karin Sullivan, Westmont
2004, Caitie Davidson, Concordia [Ore.]
2005, Clare Sykes, Martin Methodist
2006, Hishamar Falconer, Lindsey Wilson
2007, Marcia Silva, Martin Methodist
2008, Jackie Pronovost, Concordia (Ore.)


Past Junior College Players of the Year


Division I Men
Year, Athlete, School
1996, Daniel Balaguero, Champlain
1997, Kevin Jeffrey, Yavapai
1998, Kelvin Jack, Yavapai
1999, Shawn Cairer, State Fair [Mo.]
2000, Andrew McLeod, Meridian
2001, Michael Ngonyani, Springfield [Ill.]
2002, Jordan McKee, Yavapai
2003, Ramon-Dee Bailey, Mercer County
2004, Dane Richards, San Jacinto
2005, Luis Campo, Georgia Perimeter
2006, Liam Parrington, Bryant & Stratton
2007, Roger Dacosta, Tyler
2008, Justin Meram, Yavapai

Division III Men
Year, Athlete, School
1996, Matthew Tanzini, Herkimer County
1997, Jason Robinson, Herkimer County
1998, Frank Savocchi, Nassau
1999, Andrew Davis, Herkimer County
2000, Ricky Quest, Herkimer County
2001, Ricky Quest, Herkimer County
2002, Eric Zegle, Dutchess
2003, Jesus Rodriguez, Richland
2004, Ismael Ibarra, Hartnell
2005, Dwight Barnett, Herkimer County
2006, Miguel Martinez, Herkimer County
2007, Karlos Gonzalez, Mount San Antonio
2008, Lee Martins, Herkimer County


Women
Year, Athlete, School
1996, Staci Dowdy, Lewis & Clark
1997, Bridget D’Arata, Brevard
1998, Joy Nsubuga, Brevard
1999, Angie Bode, Lewis & Clark
2000, Michele Bannister, Long Beach City
2001, Tenille Bennett, Dixie College [Utah
2002, Kimberly Jents, Long Beach City


Division I Women
Year, Athlete, School
2003, Nichole Anderson, Dixie State
2004, Melissa Hornfeck, Monroe County
2005, Melissa Hornfeck, Monroe County
2006, Megan Bruso, Young Harris
2007, Shaneka Gordon, CCBC-Catonsville
2008, Kaylee Neutzling, Lewis & Clark


Division III Women
Year, Athlete, School
2003, Ashley DeAlejandro, Long Beach City
2004, Kristen Childers, Long Beach
2005, Andrea Salvador, Solano
2006, Karina Davila, Richland
2007, Emily Dixon, Broome
2008, Corina Villegas, Cerritos

 

Past High School Players of the Year


Boys
1994    Jeffrey Knittel, Chittenango (N.Y.)
1995    Sasha Victorine, Rio Americano (Calif.)
1996    Nino DaSilva, St. Viator (Ill.)
1997    Taylor Twellman, Saint Louis (Mo.)
1998    Angelo Herrera, St. Pius X (N.M.)
1999    Nelson Akwari, Strake Jesuit (Texas)
2000    Ned Grabavoy, Lincoln-Way Central (Ill.)
2001    Joe Ducci, Lincoln-Way Central (Ill.)
2002    Zach Riffett, Brenham (Texas)
2003    Nicholas Colaluca, LaSalle Acad. (R.I.)
2004    Stephen Bickford, Green Hope, N.C.
2005    Eric Alexander, Portage, Mich.
2006    Andrew Duran, Lincoln-Way East (Ill.)
2007    Chris Agorsor, McDonogh School (Md.)
2008    Andrew Wenger, Warwick (Pa.)

Girls
1994    Tiffany Roberts, Concord Carondelet (Calif.)
1995    Laurie Schwoy, McDonough School (Md.)
1996    Meotis Erickson, Kamiakin (Md.)
1997    Abby Wambach, Our Lady of Mercy (N.Y.)
1998    Vanessa Pruzinsky, Trumball (Conn.)
1999    Aleisha Cramer, Green Mountain (Colo.)
2000    Jame Fabrizio, Carmel (Ind.)
2001    Kristen Weiss, Walsh Jesuit (Ohio)
2002    Heather O’Reilly, East Brunswick (N.J.)
2003    Kia McNeill, Avon (Conn.)
2004    Christina DiMartino, Massapequa, N.Y.
2005    Lauren Cheney, Indianapolis, Ind.
2006    Hannah Cerrone, Wappengers Falls, N.Y.
2007    Teresa Noyola, Palo Alto (Calif.)
2008    Bri Rodriguez, Waubonsie Valley (Ill.)

Past Youth Players of the Year


Boys
2003    Freddy Adu, Potomac, Md.
2004    Michael Grella, Glen Cove, N.Y.
2005    Ofori Sarkodie, Dayton, Ohio
2006    Corben Bone, Plano, Texas
2007    Mykell Bates, Roseville, Calif.
2008    Earl Edwards, San Diego, Calif.

Girls
2003    Ashlyn Harris, Satellite Beach, Fla.
2004    Alexa Orand, Orange, Calif.
2005    Lauren Cheney, Indianapolis, Ind.
2006    Teresa Noyola, Palo Alto, Calif.
2007    Melissa Henderson, Garland, Texas
2008    Kristen Mewis, Hanson, Mass.
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