Mac Hermann Watch List 2008

[professor]

http://www.nscaa.com/articles/20080816091934335.php

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 Sr. 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 Sr. 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, England
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 F Sr. 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

Most of these players will be dropped from the list by October, new players will be added each month. Its not an exact science, but it is about who rises to the challenge of being the best of the best.



http://www.nscaa.com/articles/20080816085651334.php

2008 Women's Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List

Name Pos Yr. School Hometown
Marisa Abegg D Sr. Stanford Lake Oswego, Ore.
Kristin Arnold K Sr. Texas A&M Centennial, Colo.
Yael Averbuch M Sr. North Carolina Upper Montclair, N.J.
Greer Barnes D Sr. West Virginia Rye, N.Y.
Brittany Bock F Sr. Notre Dame Naperville, Ill.
Kiki Bosio F Jr. Santa Clara Mission Viejo, Calif.
Zoe Bouchelle M Sr. Penn State Cockeysville, Md.
Jenny Bradfisch K Jr. Purdue Carmel, Ind.
Lauren Cheney F Jr. UCLA Indianapolis, Ind.
Amanda Cicchini M Sr. West Virginia Oakville, Ontario (Talented player - has a shot at this award)
Dani Collins M Sr. William and Mary Cream Ridge, N.J.
Amanda DaCosta M So. Florida State Katonah, N.Y.
Gina DiMartino F Jr. Boston College Massapequa Park, N.Y.
Christina DiMartino M Sr. UCLA Massapequa, N.Y.
Becky Edwards D Jr. Florida State Downingtown, Pa.
Michelle Enyeart F Jr. Portland Hernet, Calif.
Kim Germain M Sr. James Madison McLean, Va.
Kerri Hanks F Sr. Notre Dame Allen Texas
Tobin Heath M Jr. North Carolina Basking Ridge, N.J.
Lauren Hyde D Jr. Florida Carmel, Ind.
Jaimel Johnson K Sr. Tennessee Dayton, Ohio
Nikki Krzysik D Sr. Virginia Clifton, N.J.
Stephanie Labbe K Sr. Connecticut Stony Plain, Alberta
Katie Larkin F Sr. Brigham Young Draper, Utah
Kelly Lawrence D Jr. Indiana Chigwell, England
Stephanie Logterman D Sr. Texas Austin, Texas
Edel Malone M Sr. Hofstra Ennis, Ireland
Nikki Marshall D Jr. Colorado Mead, Colo.
Kasey Moore D Jr. Texas Mission Viejo, Calif.
Alyssa Naeher K Jr. Penn State Seymour, Conn.
Ashley Nick M Sr. Southern Cal Monrovia, Calif.
Casey Nogueira F Jr. North Carolina Raleigh, N.C.
Yolanda Odenyo M Sr. Oklahoma State Uppsala, Switzerland
Kelley O'Hara F Jr. Stanford Fayetteville, Ga.
Kristin Olsen K Jr. Southern Cal Lake Forest, Calif.
Carrie Patterson F Jr. Georgia Atlanta, Ga.
Lorraine Quinn M Sr. Duke Farmingdale, N.Y.
Elli Reed D So. Portland Park City, Utah
Amy Rodriguez F Sr. Southern Cal Lake Forest, Calif.
Kylee Rossi F Sr. Tennessee Pennington, N.J.
Malorie Rutledge M Jr. Louisiana State Sharpsburg, Ga.
Katie Schoepfer F Jr. Penn State Waterford, Conn.
Brittany Taylor D Sr. Connecticut Campbell Hall, N.Y.
Cate Tisinger F So. James Madison Clifton, Va.
Ingrid Wells M So. Georgetown Upper Montclair, N.J.
Claire Zimmeck F Sr. William and Mary Fairfax, Va.
Emily Zurrer D Sr. Illinois Vancouver, B.C.

[gus]

What, no comments! :noidea:

C'mon PhD, share some insight.
Thanks.



And before I forget, congratulations. I heard last night.
Gmail sent.

[UltraSuperMegaMo]

Wow, lots of foreign players on the list. Seems like European players (or at least English players) must be getting turned onto the idea of NCAA scholarships.

[DigzTFC!]

Hey Professor, can you organize those players into those conferences that produce "mls" ready players? I mean, looking at some of these school names, some of these guys will never be heard from again going into the draft.

[GabrielHurl]

Amanda Cicchini M Sr. West Virginia Oakville, Ontario (Talented player - has a shot at this award)

The new Allison Stokke by all accounts :D

[professor]

What, no comments! :noidea:

C'mon PhD, share some insight.
Thanks.



And before I forget, congratulations. I heard last night.
Gmail sent.

awright Gus, but I dunno

and thanks - but plz keep info to gmail ;)

here goes....
Cody Arnoux (if OW doesn't repeat, it might be because of this kid; also an early Gen A prospect)
Jovan Bubonja (if a Gkpr wins the Hermann, here he is; another Gen A candidate)
Sam Cronin
Kyle Patterson
Chris Pontius
Eric Sweetin
Marcus Tracy (MT will make it a tight selection)
O'Brian White (early favourite, UConn recruits so well)

Others not even on this list will be on the final list of 15

Steve Zakuani is probably another early Gen A candidate, rather than a Hermann prospect

A list of 15 semifinalists will be selected by a coaches committee in November, with three finalists announced in early December. They will then be invited to the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, Mo., for a news conference on Jan. 9, 2009, where the winner will be announced.

[professor]

Wow, lots of foreign players on the list. Seems like European players (or at least English players) must be getting turned onto the idea of NCAA scholarships.

Yep
huge!

[professor]

Hey Professor, can you organize those players into those conferences that produce "mls" ready players? I mean, looking at some of these school names, some of these guys will never be heard from again going into the draft.

I'll see what I can do to narrow the list down, maybe add colour codes

[professor]

The new Allison Stokke by all accounts :D

hmmmmm, ya

and depending on how UCLA deploys Kara Lang, she might work her way on to the short list too

[RealG-TFC]

awright Gus, but I dunno

and thanks - but plz keep info to gmail ;)

here goes....
Cody Arnoux (if OW doesn't repeat, it might be because of this kid; also an early Gen A prospect)
Jovan Bubonja (if a Gkpr wins the Hermann, here he is; another Gen A candidate)
Sam Cronin
Kyle Patterson
Chris Pontius
Eric Sweetin
Marcus Tracy (MT will make it a tight selection)
O'Brian White (early favourite, UConn recruits so well)

Others not even on this list will be on the final list of 15

Steve Zakuani is probably another early Gen A candidate, rather than a Hermann prospect

A list of 15 semifinalists will be selected by a coaches committee in November, with three finalists announced in early December. They will then be invited to the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, Mo., for a news conference on Jan. 9, 2009, where the winner will be announced.

O_o

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/wildboyz/images/chris-pontius-6.jpg

[professor]

I'm borrowing/posting results from a macro; it was in an email from an MLS contact. Looks accurate

4 changes - Keith & Whites' nationalities and Cardenas & Nakazawas' yrs

Player/Nat/Pos/Yr/School/Rank/Conference (NR = Not ranked top 25)

Andre Akpan (USA) F Jr. Harvard, NR, Ivy,
Calum Angus (Eng) D Sr. Saint Louis, 19, Atlantic 10,
Cody Arnoux (USA) F Jr. Wake Forest, 1, ACC
Alejandro Bedoya (USA) M Sr. Boston College, 4, ACC
Rhett Bernstein (USA) D Sr. Brown, 11, Ivy
Joshua Boateng (Gha) M Sr. Liberty, NR, Big South
Graciano Brito (Cape V)F Sr. Quinnipiac, NR, Northeast
Jovan Bubonja (Serb) K Jr. Illinois-Chicago, 16, Horizon
Nick Cardenas (USA) D Jr. San Diego State, NR, PAC 10
Chris Clements (USA) D Sr. Tulsa, 23, C-USA
Sam Cronin (USA) M Sr. Wake Forest,1, ACC
Byron Dacy (USA) F Sr. Creighton, 6, MVC
Chris DeAbreau (Can) M Sr. St. Peter's, NR, MAAC
Kyle Evans (USA) F Jr. Lehigh, NR, Patriot
Michael Ferguson (USA) F Jr. Loyola-Chicago, NR, Horizon
Stefan Frei (Swi) Jr. California, NR, PAC 10
Michael Fucito (USA) F Sr. Harvard, NR, Ivy
Omar Gonzalez (USA) D Jr. Maryland, 8, ACC
Andrei Gotsmanov (USA) M Sr. Creighton, 6, MVC
Mike Grella (USA) F Sr. Duke, NR, ACC
George John (USA) M Sr. Washington, PAC 10
Cameron Keith (Scot) F Jr. Binghamton, NR, America East
Yan Klukowski (Eng) M Sr. Central Connecticut, NR, Northeast
Milos Kocic (Serb) K Jr. Loyola (Md.), NR, MAAC
Stephen McCarthy (USA) M Jr. Santa Clara, 5, West Coast
Tennant McVea (N Ire)D Jr. Loyola (Md.), NR, MAAC
Patrick Murray (USA) M Sr. Furman, 25, Southern
Kyle Nakazawa (USA) F Jr. UCLA, 14, PAC 10
Kevon Neaves (T&T) D Sr. South Florida, 18, Big East (Red)
Conor O'Brien (USA) M Jr. Bucknell, NR, Patriot
John Pardini (USA) D Sr. Fordham, NR, Atlantic 10
Liam Parrington (Eng) D Sr. Hartwick, NR, MAC
Kyle Patterson (Eng) M Sr. Saint Louis, 19, Atlantic 10
Brad Peters (USA) F Sr. Eastern Illinois, NR, MVS
Chris Pontius (USA) F Sr. UC-Santa Barbara, 21, Big West
Akeem Priestley (Jam) M Sr. Connecticut, 2, Big East (Blue)
Daniel Revivo (Can) F Sr. Winthrop, NR, Big South
Barry Rice (USA) D Jr. Kentucky, NR, C-USA
Brad Ring (USA) M Jr. Indiana, 7, Big Ten
Toni Stahl (Fin) M Sr. Connecticut, 2, Big East (Blue)
Eric Sweetin (USA) M Sr. Saint Louis, 19, Atlantic 10
Alex Torda (USA) M Jr. Dayton, Atlantic 10
Marcus Tracy (USA) F Sr. Wake Forest, 1, ACC
David Tyrie (Eng) D Sr. Central Connecticut State, NR, Northeast
Collen Warner (USA) M Jr. Portland, NR, West Coast
O'Brian White (Jam) F Sr. Connecticut,2, Big East (Blue)
Kareem Yearwood (Tob) F Jr. College of Charleston, NR, Southern
Steve Zakuani (Eng) F So. Akron, 12, Mid American


NSCAA Pre-Season Poll
School/Conference/Players on Hermann
1 Wake Forest University, ACC - Cody Angus, Sam Cronin, Marcus Tracy,
2 Connecticut, University of, Big East (Blue) - Akeem Priestley, Toni Stahl, O'Brien White,
3 Notre Dame, Big East (Blue)
4 Boston College, ACC - Alejandro Bedoya
5 Santa Clara University, West Coast - Stephen McCarthy
6 Creighton University, MVC - Byron Darcy, Andrei Gotsmanov
7 Indiana University, Big Ten - Brad Ring
8 Maryland, University of, ACC - Omar Gonzalez,
9 Ohio State University, Big Ten
10 Virginia Tech, ACC
11 Brown University, Ivy - Rhett Bernstein
12 Akron, University of, Mid-American - Steve Zakuani
13 Massachusetts, University of, Atlantic 10
14 UCLA, PAC 10 - Kyle Nakazawa
15 West Virginia University, Big East (Blue) -
16 Illinois-Chicago, University of, Horizon - Jovan Bubonja
17 Southern Methodist University, C-USA,
18 South Florida, University of Big East (Red) - Kevon Neaves,
19 Saint Louis University, Atlantic 10 - Calum Angus,Eric Sweetin, Kyle Patterson
20 Northwestern University, Big Ten
21 Bradley University, MVC -
21 UC Santa Barbara, Big West - Chris Pontius
23 Tulsa, University of, C-USA,
24 North Carolina, University of, ACC
25 Furman University, Southern


Connferences - Schools/Players on Hermann
ACC
1. Wake Forest - Cody Arnoux, Sam Cronin, Marcus Tracy,
2. Maryland - Omar Gonzalez
3. Boston College - Alejandro Bedoya
4. North Carolina
5. Virginia Tech
6. Virginia
7. Duke - Mike Grella
8. Clemson
9. NC State

PAC 10
1. California - Stefan Frei
2. UCLA - Kyle Nakazawa
3. Stanford
4. Washington
5. San Diego State - Nick Cardenas
6. Oregon State

Big East Blue Division
Connecticut - Akeem Priestley, Toni Stahl, O'Brien White,
Notre Dame
Providence
West Virginia
Seton Hall
Georgetown
Marquette
Pittsburgh

Big East Red Division
USF - Kevon Neaves
Louisville
St. John's
DePaul
Rutgers
Cincinnati
Villanova
Syracuse

Conference USA
FIU
Kentucky - Barry Rice
Marshall
Memphis
SMU
South Carolina
Tulsa - Chris Clements
UAB
UCF

[Sullivan]

Who was the kid from the Quinnipiac & Harvard games?
Is he on the list?

[professor]

Who was the kid from the Quinnipiac & Harvard games?
Is he on the list?


hey RH

yes he is = Yan Klukowski, Central Connecticut, nice call,
I was going to add him in today
but don't get me started on that... I'm not going there

However, he's a perfect example of why MLS needs "Central Scouting"
Why he wasn't a Gen A target last year is beyond me - criminal
and I know the Revs are watching him, closely....
barring injury, he's combine material

the only drawback is he just might pull an Andy Wright (West Virginia) and go back to England when he graduates

YK is a better player. And from what I've heard, he won't sign with MLS for development wages
he has the options and it was his involvement in the Home Nations
and Schoolboy set-ups that kept him from furthering his involvement with
Bristol and Reading

He just keeps getting better and better. For a few, the NCAA is an excellent environment to improve and develop as a player - he's already an "above average" NCAA player. This season he should be part of that 1%.

from a TFC angle - bigger than Phelan, better ball skills than Phelan, better decision maker than Phelan. Not as physical as Phelan but does get stuck in.

btw,
White didn't "debut" on Hermann's list until the November release, and
neither did Lapira the year before, so don't be thinking that this year's winner is a lock or an obvious choice

[keem-o-sabi]

A lot of the Brit coaches are getting players that don't cut it to earn professional contracts to get into schools here in the States. For example: Portsmouth was working with one of Queen City FC's asst coaches to get their players over here, and a lot of other coaches I know have contacts with the clubs there to bring players over. I know our former QCFC coach was coaching at W.Va and Curbishley was talking with him a few years back to get players over here. That would be why you see a lot of brits.