The 2009 "Hermann Trophy Watch List" has been released by the Missouri Athletic Club. The men and women on the lists are considered the top college soccer players in the United States. Some of these stars will be coming through Seattle this fall as their clubs take on the University of Washington Huskies.
Tony Tchani and the Virginia Cavaliers will face the Washington Huskies on September 6th at the Nike Portland Invitational. (Camfoot.com photo)
Hermann Trophy Watch List: The Men
In the Pac-10, male players from UCLA, California and Stanford made the list and will take on the 'Soccer Dawgs.' In addition, the Huskies will host Creighton and play Virginia in Portland. This means UW will face Hermann Trophy hopefuls Byron Dacy, Chris Schuler, Seth Sinovic (Creighton), Tony Tchani (Virginia), Kyle Nakazawa, Michael Stephens (UCLA), Bobby Warshaw (Stanford) and Andrew Wiedeman (Cal) this season. No local player made the Men's watch lists.
(See Huskies Men's 2009 schedule here).
On the Women's watch list Katherine Reynolds (Medina, WA) made the list for Santa Clara.
Hermann Trophy Watch List: The Women (UW Huskies Women's Schedule)
The Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy honors the top male and female Division I college soccer players in the United States. The award is college soccer’s version of the Heisman Trophy and represents the highest level of individual achievement in the sport. Over the years, the award has honored some of the biggest names in U.S. soccer. Kristine Lilly, Mia Hamm, Shannon MacMillan, Claudio Reyna, Alexi Lalas and Tony Meola are just a few of the players who won the award prior to achieving success on the international stage.
The winners of the award are selected through voting by the members of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Each January, the winners are honored at an annual banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club, located in downtown St. Louis. The Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy is on exhibition at the National Soccer Hall of Fame Museum in Oneonta, NY.
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