KANSAS CITY, KS – Three Tar Heels are up for the title of best college soccer player in the 2013 season.
The No. 1 Carolina women’s team was afforded a pair of senior representatives as Kealia Ohai and Crystal Dunn were named candidates for the prestigious Hermann Trophy by the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC).
Dunn will be looking to grab the honor for the second year in a row, having received the award at the close of the Tar Heels’ national championship season.
As for the men, junior Boyd Okwuonu has been tabbed as the one to watch this 2013 campaign. Last year, Okwuonu was a standout defender for a Carolina unit that surrendered a mere seven goals all season.
The MAC Hermann Trophy is the highest individual award in college soccer presented annually to one male and one female athlete. The winners will be announced in January at the trophy presentation banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
2013 Men’s MAC Hermann Watch List
NAME | CLASS | POS. | SCHOOL | HOMETOWN |
Andre Blake | Jr. | K | Connecticut | May Pen, Jamaica |
John McCarthy | Sr. | K | La Salle | Cinnaminson, N.J. |
Tyler Miller | Jr. | K | Northwestern | Woodbury, N.J. |
Spencer Richey | Sr. | K | Washington | Seattle |
Nick Hagglund | Sr. | D | Xavier | Cincinnati |
Sebastien Ibeagha | Jr. | D | Duke | Missouri City, Texas |
Anthony Manning | Jr. | D | Saint Louis | Mesquite, Texas |
Boyd Okwuonu | Jr. | D | North Carolina | Edmond, Okla. |
Tim Parker | Jr. | D | St. John’s | Hicksville, N.Y. |
Matt Polster | Jr. | D | SIUE | Las Vegas |
Patrick Slogic | Sr. | D | Cornell | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
Cristobal Soto | Sr. | D | American | Santiago, Chile |
Nicholas Walker | Sr. | D | Fairleigh Dickinson | Port of Spain, Trinidad |
Kyle Venter | Sr. | D | New Mexico | Aurora, Colo. |
Romena Bowie | Sr. | M | Virginia Commonwealth | St. Mary’s, Jamaica |
Omar Mata | Sr. | M | Tulsa | Tulsa, Okla. |
Pedro Ribeiro | Sr. | M | Coastal Carolina | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
Joseph Schmid | Sr. | M | Monmouth | Kingston, Pa. |
Jared Watts | Sr. | M | Wake Forest | Statesville, N.C. |
Liam Collins | Sr. | M | Memphis | Skibbereen, Ireland |
Tyler Gibson | Sr. | M | Charlotte | Knoxville, Tenn. |
Gideon Asante | Sr. | F | Old Dominion | Sunyani, Ghana |
Reinaldo Brenes | Sr. | F | Akron | Ciudad Colon, Puerto Rico |
Mamadou Diouf* | Sr. | F | Connecticut | Dakar, Senegal |
David Geno | Sr. | F | East Tennessee State | Kingsport, Tenn. |
Giuseppe Gentile | Jr. | F | Charlotte | Charlotte, N.C. |
Robbie Kristo* | Jr. | F | Saint Louis | St. Louis |
Cristian Mata | So. | F | Tulsa | Tulsa, Okla. |
Patrick Mullins# | Sr. | F | Maryland | New Orleans |
Steve Neumann* | Sr. | F | Georgetown | New Hope, Pa. |
Makenzie Pridham | Sr. | F | Cal Poly | Toronto |
Mark Sherrod | Jr. | F | Memphis | Knoxville, Tenn. |
Christian Volesky | Jr. | F | SIUE | Las Vegas |
Reed Williams | Sr. | F | UCLA | Newport Beach, Calif. |
2013 Women’s MAC Hermann Watch List
NAME |
CLASS |
POS |
SCHOOL | HOMETOWN |
Kelsey Wys |
Sr. |
K |
Florida State | Coral Springs, Fla. |
Aubrey Bledsoe |
Sr. |
K |
Wake Forest | Cincinnati |
Elizabeth Hoerner |
Sr. |
K |
Navy | Lititz, Pa. |
Whitney Church |
Jr. |
D |
Penn State | Ashburn, Va. |
Abigail Dahlkemper |
Jr. |
D |
UCLA | Menlo Park, Calif. |
Marissa Diggs |
Sr. |
D |
UCF | Rowlett, Texas |
Arin Gilliland |
Jr. |
D |
Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. |
Emily Menges |
Sr. |
D |
Georgetown | Garden City, N.Y. |
Jade Seabrook |
Jr. |
D |
Navy | St. Paris, Ohio |
Natasha Anasi* |
Sr. |
D |
Duke | Arlington, Texas |
Jessie Ayers |
Jr. |
M |
Colorado College | Seattle |
Dagny Brynjarsdottir |
Jr. |
M |
Florida State | Hella, Iceland |
Daphne Corboz* |
Jr. |
M |
Georgetown | Greenbrook, N.J. |
Vanessa DiBernardo |
Sr. |
M |
Illinois | Naperville, Ill. |
Crystal Dunn# |
Sr. |
M |
North Carolina | Rockville Centre, N.Y. |
Julie Johnston* |
Sr. |
M |
Santa Clara | Mesa, Ariz. |
Cari Roccaro |
So. |
M |
Notre Dame | East Islip, N.Y. |
Meghan Streight |
Jr. |
M |
Texas A&M | McKinney, Texas |
Janine Beckie |
So. |
F |
Texas Tech | Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
Jonelle Filigno |
Sr. |
F |
Rutgers | Mississauga, Ontario |
Amanda Frisbie |
Sr. |
F |
Portland | McKinney, Texas |
Kristen Hamilton |
Sr. |
F |
Denver | Littleton, Colo. |
Maya Hayes* |
Sr. |
F |
Penn State | West Orange, N.J. |
Morgan Marlborough |
Sr. |
F |
Santa Clara | Lee’s Summit, Mo. |
Tesa McKibben |
Sr. |
F |
Saint Francis (Pa.) | Cogan Station, Pa. |
Kealia Ohai* |
Sr. |
F |
North Carolina | Draper, Utah |
Ifeoma Onumonu |
So. |
F |
California | Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. |
Katie Stengel |
Sr. |
F |
Wake Forest | Melbourne, Fla. |
Taylor Uhl |
Jr. |
F |
Stanford | Eden Prairie, Minn. |
Hannah Wilkinson |
Jr. |
F |
Tennessee | Whangarei, New Zealand |
Lynn Williams |
Jr. |
F |
Pepperdine | Fresno, Calif. |
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