Aug. 20, 2008

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Headlined by three Wake Forest student-athletes, the ACC placed six men’s soccer players on the 2008 Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy Watch List, released Tuesday. The top ranked Demon Deacons are one of only three teams, along with Connecticut and Saint Louis, to have three players on the watch list.

Considered the highest individual honor in college soccer, the recipients of the Hermann Trophy are selected by Division I head coaches who are current members of the NSCAA.

The ACC has registered at least six on the preseason watch list for three consecutive years, while the league has earned the national accolade a total of 13 times. The latest ACC winner, Maryland’s Jason Garey, guided his Terrapins in 2005 to the school’s first NCAA Championship since 1968, leading the nation in scoring with 22 goals.

The Hermann Trophy Watch List consists of 48 players, including the 2007 winner, Connecticut’s O’Brian White. White is looking to become the first player to repeat as Hermann Trophy winner since 1995 and 1996. The watch list will be narrowed down to 15 semifinalists in November, and the three finalists will be selected in early December. The winner of the Hermann Trophy will be announced on January 9, 2009, in St. Louis, Mo.

2008 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List
Andre Akpan, Harvard Calum Angus, Saint Louis Cody Arnoux, Wake Forest Alejandro Bedoya, Boston College Rhett Bernstein, Brown Joshua Boateng, Liberty Graciano Brito, Quinnipiac Jovan Bubonja, Illinois-Chicago Nick Cardenas, San Diego State Chris Clements, Tulsa Sam Cronin, Wake Forest Byron Dacy, Creighton Chris DeAbreau, St. Peter’s Kyle Evans, Lehigh Stefan Frei, California Michael Ferguson, Loyola-Chicago Michael Fucito, Harvard Omar Gonzalez, Maryland Andrei Gotsmanov, Creighton Mike Grella, Duke George John, Washington Cameron Keith, Binghamton Yan Klukowski, Central Connecticut State Milos Kocic, Loyola (Md.)	Stephen McCarthy, Santa Clara Tennant McVea, Loyola (Md.) Patrick Murray, Furman Kyle Nakazawa, UCLA Kevon Neaves, South Florida Conor O’Brien, Bucknell John Pardini, Fordham Liam Parrington, Hartwick Kyle Patterson, Saint Louis Brad Peters, Eastern Illinois Chris Pontius, UC-Santa Barbara Akeem Priestley, Connecticut Daniel Revivo, Winthrop Barry Rice, Kentucky Brad Ring, Indiana Toni Stahl, Connecticut Eric Sweetin, Saint Louis Alex Torda, Dayton Marcus Tracy, Wake Forest David Tyrie, Central Connecticut State Collen Warner, Portland O’Brian White, Connecticut Kareem Yearwood, College of Charleston Steve Zakuani, Akron
Bold denotes ACC Players