Program for the MAC Hermann Awards Banquet

1. Hermann Trophy
MAC Hermann Trophy Banquet
January 9 , 2015
MISSOURI ATHLETIC CLUB’S

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COACHES AND FANS DETERMINE MAC HERMANN TROPHY WINNERS
Voting for the
Missouri Athletic
Club’s Hermann
Trophy is done by a
vote of current head
coaches at the NCAA
Division I level who
are members of the
National Soccer
Coaches Association of
America. Ballots with
the names of the top 15
men and top 15 women
are sent to the coaches.
The official ballot is an
open ballot. Coaches select their top three players, with 3
points going to a player for a first place vote, 2 points for a
second place vote and 1 point for a third place vote.
BILL MCDERMOTT, MASTER OF CEREMONIES
‘Mr. Soccer’ has been broadcasting soccer longer than any current U.S. announcer
The title of longest running U.S. soccer broadcaster
belongs to St. Louisan Bill McDermott. With the
retirement of the legendary Seamus Malin, McDermott, who
is in his 44th year behind the microphone, has now been
broadcasting soccer longer than any current U.S. announcer.
“Soccer has been a part of my life for many years and has
provided me with great opportunities, both as a player and
an announcer,” said McDermott. “I’ve been very fortunate
to work with all the people I’ve encountered along the
way, and I’ve taken a lot from each of them. It’s shaped the
commentator I am today. Even after 40 years, I feel very
fortunate and honored to still love what I do.”
After playing soccer for most of his life, McDermott began
covering the sport as a reporter in 1970 when he attended the
FIFA World Cup in Mexico and provided reports for KMOX
radio in St. Louis. In 1972, he began his career announcing
games in the North American Soccer League, providing color
analysis for St. Louis Stars away games on KPLR-TV in St.
Louis.
In addition to providing commentary for the first soccer
game televised on ESPN in 1979, highlights to his career
include:
• Color commentator for the inaugural season of MLS soccer
for ESPN and ESPN2
• Play-by-play and color analysis for NASL, MISL, and MLS
teams in addition to teams on the collegiate lever
• Morning host of FIFA World Cup Today, XM radio’s daily
coverage of the 2006 tournament in Germany.
• Reported on all FIFA World Cups since 1970.
In January of 2009, McDermott was inducted into the
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame as part of the St. Louis
University Men’s Soccer teams that won
NCAA Championships in 1967 and 1969 and in
recognition of SLU’s 50 Years of Soccer. “They don’t call Bill
‘Mr. Soccer’ for nothing. He is steeped in the history of the
game, while also staying current. He knows it strategically,
technically, and historically,” said NBC sportscaster
Bob Costas. “As a one-time excellent player himself, his
commentary carries additional credibility. Plus he’s a
universally well liked guy – easy to work with, easy to be
around – unless you object to his propensity for recycling the
same dozen or so jokes and routines for the entire 35 years
I’ve known him.”
Brian McBride and Bill McDermott at the 2011 MAC Hermann
Trophy Banquet.
A fan voting
component is
also incorporated
into the selection
process. Soccer
fans from across
the country cast
votes on the
MAC Hermann
website through
LockerDome. The
collective fan vote
was the equivalent
of one coach’s
vote. To keep up
with the latest MAC Hermann Trophy news throughout
the year, visit machermanntrophy.lockerdome.com

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PAST MAC HERMANN TROPHY AWARD WINNERS - MEN
In 1986, the Missouri Athletic Club established the Collegiate Soccer Players of the Year
Award. In 2002, the MAC award and the Hermann Trophy merged. The following are all the
winners presented at the Missouri Athletic Club.
Patrick Mullins, 2013, Forward, Maryland
Patrick Mullins, 2012, Forward, Maryland
Andrew Wenger, 2011, Midfielder, Duke
Darlington Nagbe, 2010, Forward, Akron
Teal Burbury, 2009, Forward, Akron
Marcus Tracy, 2008, Forward, Wake Forest
O’Brian White, 2007, Forward, U Conn
Joseph Lapira, 2006, Forward, Notre Dame
Jason Garey, 2005, Forward, Maryland
Danny O’Rourke, 2004, Midfielder, Indiana
Chris Wingert, 2003, Defender, St. John’s
Alecko Eskandarian, 2002, Forward, University of Virginia
Luchi Gonzalez, 2001, Forward, SMU
Ali Curtis, 2000, Forward, Duke University
Sasha Victorine, 1999, Forward, UCLA
Jay Heaps, 1998, Midfielder, Duke University
Johnny Torres, 1997, Forward, Creighton University
Mike Fisher, 1996, Forward, University of Virginia
Matt McKeon, 1995, Midfielder, Saint Louis University
Todd Yeagley, 1994, Midfielder, Indiana University
Claudio Reyna, 1992 & 93, Midfielder, University of Virginia
Alexi Lalas, 1991, Defender, Rutgers University
Tony Meola, 1989, Goalkeeper, University of Virginia
John Harkes, 1987, Midfielder, University of Virginia
Ken Snow, 1988, 1990, Forward, Indiana University
John Kerr, 1986, Forward, Duke University
PAST MAC HERMANN TROPHY AWARD WINNERS - WOMEN
Morgan Brian, 2013, Midfielder, Virginia
Crystal Dunn, 2012, Midfielder, North Carolina
Teresa Noyola, 2011, Midfielder, Stanford
Christen Press, 2010, Forward, Stanford
Kelley O’Hara, 2009, Forward, Stanford
Kerri Hanks, 2008, Forward, Notre Dame
Mami Yamaguchi, 2007, Forward, Florida State
Kerri Hanks, 2006, Forward, Notre Dame
Christine Sinclair, 2004 & 05, Forward, Portland
Catherine Reddick, 2003, Defender, North Carolina
Aly Wagner, 2002, Midfielder, Santa Clara University
Christie Welsh, 2001, Forward, Penn State
Anne Makinen, 2000, Forward, Notre Dame
Mandy Clemens, 1999, Forward, Santa Clara University
Cindy Parlow, 1997 & 98, Forward, University of North Carolina
Cindy Daws, 1996, Midfielder, Notre Dame
Shannon MacMillan, 1995, Forward, University of Portland
Tisha Venturini, 1994, Midfielder, University of North Carolina
Mia Hamm, 1992 & 93, Forward, University of North Carolina
Kristine Lilly, 1991 Midfielder, University of North Carolina
John Harkes
Claudio Reyna
Kristine Lilly
Cindy Parlow
HERMANN TROPHY
WINNERS
The Hermann Trophy was
established in 1967. The following
are some notable winners prior to
the merger with the MAC Player of
the Year Award.
Dov Markus, 1967,
Long Island U.
Al Trost, 1969 & 70,
St. Louis U.
Mike Seerey, 1971 & 72,
St. Louis U.
Dan Counce, 1973,
St. Louis U.
Angelo DiBernardo, 1978,
Indiana
Michelle Akers, 1988,
Central Florida
Brad Friedel, 1992,
UCLA

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Dagny Brynjarsdottir, Florida State • Senior, Midfielder • Hella, Iceland
Sam Mewis, ucla • Senior, Midfielder • Hanson, Mass.
Mewis had a dominating 2014 season, earning or
being nominated for nearly every conceivable award,
including being named the National Player of the Year
by espnW... She was also named a first-team NSCAA
All-American, first-team Academic All-American,
Pac-12 Player of the Year, a MAC Hermann Trophy
finalist and a Honda Award winner... A two-year team
captain, Mewis led UCLA to a school-record 44-game
unbeaten streak from Sept. 8, 2013 to Nov. 23, 2014
and to the 2014 and 2013 Pac-12 titles and 2013
NCAA title, UCLA’s first-ever... She recorded career-
best and Pac-12 leading totals of 16 goals, 13 assists,
seven game-winning goals and 45 points in 2014...
She shot up UCLA’s career charts, finishing second
all-time in career assists (32), sixth in points (94) and
ninth in goals (31)... Mewis, who is currently training
with the U.S. Women’s National Team, was also a
finalist for U.S. Soccer’s 2014 Young Female Athlete of
the Year award... She was recently honored as a first-
team CoSIDA Academic All-American and a first-team
NSCAA Scholar All-American.
Dagny Brynjarsdottir finished the 2014 campaign
leading the Seminoles in points (38), goals (16) and
shots (87) and tied for the team lead with five game-
winning goals… She is just the second Seminole to be
named a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy and the
first since Mami Yamaguchi won the award in 2007…
In 2014, the senior captain garnered NSCAA first team
All-America, TopDrawerSoccer Best XI first-team, ACC
Offensive Player of the Year, first-team All-ACC and
ACC Tournament MVP accolades…She wrapped up
the season with a team-high six multi-point games…
Brynjarsdottir, who led the Seminoles to their first
national title in program history at the 2014 NCAA
Women’s College Cup, earned a spot on the College
Cup All-Tournament Team after tallying seven points
on two goals and three assists in six matches during
FSU’s postseason run… Over her four-year career
at Florida State, Brynjarsdottir ranks first all-time in
career game-winning goals (19) and second in career
points (111), goals (44) and shots (232)… She led the
Seminoles to four College Cup appearances (2011-
14), three ACC titles (2011, 2013-14), two ACC regular
season championships (2012, 2014) and a berth in
back-to-back NCAA finals (2013-14).

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Morgan
Brian
University of Virginia midfielder Morgan Brian is
the repeat winner of the Missouri Athletic Club’s
Hermann Trophy. She is the eigth overall player to win
college soccer’s top honor in back-to-back seasons and the
first female player to accomplish the feat since Portland’s
Christine Sinclair (2004 & 05). Other players to pull off
consecutive awards include Olympic gold medalist Cindy
Parlow (1997 & 98) and the legendary Mia Hamm (1992
& 93).
This past season, Brian helped lead the Cavaliers to
the Women’s College Cup final for the first time in school
history. The senior from St. Simons Island, Ga. was the
leading scorer in this year’s tournament with four goals
and nine assists, including tying the NCAA Tournament
single-game record with five assists in Virginia’s 8-0 first
round victory over High Point.
In her 18 appearances for UVa, Brian scored 10 goals
and added 14 assists. She was named 2014 U.S. Soccer
Young Female Athlete of the Year.
Scoring Midfielder Nets College
Soccer’s top Honor Again
Brian also pulled double duty this fall, representing the
U.S. in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying tournament
in October. She was the only current collegiate player on
the U.S. Women’s National Team. Following tonight’s
banquet, Brian will return to Los Angeles to train to with
the National Team as they prepare for the 2015 Women’s
World Cup.
2014 Highlights
Brian became the first three-time
NSCAA First Team All-American
in Virginia history... Named Top
Drawer Soccer’s Women’s Player
of the Year... Brian is projected to
be the No. 1 overall pick in the up-
coming National Women’s Soccer
League draft on Jan. 16.

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THE MAC HERMANN TROPHY GETS ITS KICKS HONORING SOCCER’S BEST
College Soccer’s Version of the Heisman Trophy Annually Honors the Top Male and Female Players
For more than a century, the Missouri
Athletic Club has celebrated outstanding
athletic achievement. During that same time, St.
Louis built a reputation as the soccer capital of
the United States. In 1986, those two traditions
merged with the creation of the Missouri Athletic
Club’s Collegiate Soccer Player of the Year.
For more than two decades, the Missouri
Athletic Club has been able to establish college
soccer’s version of the Heisman Trophy. The
MAC has honored some of the biggest names
in American soccer history. Tony Meola, John
Harkes, Claudio Reyna and Alexi Lalas are a few
of the past winners to visit the MAC to claim the
prestigious crystal soccer ball trophy.
In 1991, a women’s award was created. The
legendary Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly and
Tisha Venturini, who all helped grow the
popularity of women’s soccer in the U.S.,
have won the MAC Award.
A new generation of American female
soccer stars has recently passed through
the MAC on their way to success on the
international stage. Hermann Trophy
winner Kelley O’Hara (2010) along with
finalists Alex Morgan, Lauren Cheney,
Tobin Heath and Heather O’Reilly formed
the backbone of the women’s national team
that captured Olympic Gold in London last
summer.
“The MAC Award is a confidence booster and has become
synonymous with the No. 1 player in college soccer,” said
Meola. “The award continues to grow, and now it’s something
that every player strives for.”
For Alexi Lalas, the 1991 winner, the MAC Award was an
important boost heading into the start of his professional
career. “It made me feel good to leave college with that type of
award. My being named the top college player really helped
me prepare for my role with the U.S. National Team.”
The MAC hosts an annual banquet to honor the winners. In
recent years, the format has expanded to include the top three
finalists.
“The MAC has created the perfect formula for presenting
college soccer’s national awards,” said Bruce Arena, the most
successful coach in U.S. National Team history. “The MAC
does an excellent job bringing in the players, their families
and coaches to St. Louis for the national press conference and
the prestigious awards program.”
The annual awards banquet brings soccer fans coming back.
The event is always a sellout, and a key has been the quality of
personalities from around the sports world the event has been
able to attract. Chris Berman, Dan Dierdorf, Bruce Arena,
Brandi Chastain, Bob Ley, Brian McBride, Eric Wynalda and
Mia Hamm are just a few of the featured speakers who have
helped make the awards banquet an event to remember.
“The MAC Award is
a confidence booster
and has become
synonymous with the
No. 1 player in college
soccer. The award
continues to grow, and
now it’s something that
every player strives for.”
-Tony Meola, 1989 MAC
Hermann Trophy winner
Past MAC Hermann winners Cindy Parlow, Mia Hamm, Kristine
Lilly, Shannon MacMillan and Tisha Venturini formed the nucleus of
the U.S. Women’s National team that captured the 1999 World Cup.
The three finalists for the 2009 MAC Hermann Trophy, Kelley
O’Hara, Tobin Heath and Lauren Cheney, helped the U.S. win
Olympic gold at the 2012 London Olympics.
The 1997 MAC Player of the Year winners Cindy Parlow and Johnny Torres with
1991 winner Alexi Lalas.
The annual press conference announcing the winners has attracted the national
spotlight of prominent media outlets including ESPN and Fox Soccer Channel.

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Twenty years ago, Indiana University midfielder Toddy
Yeagley visited the Missouri Athletic Club to receive the
crystal soccer ball trophy in recognition of being voted to the
top player in college soccer. Tonight, Yeagley returns to the
MAC as one of the top coaches in college soccer, having made
his mark at his alma mater.
As a player, Yeagley was coached by his father, the
legendary Jerry Yeagley. He was a four-time All-American at
Indiana (1991-94). During his stint as a student-athlete in
Bloomington, Yeagley was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten
honoree. He led the Hoosiers to three Big Ten titles (1991,
1992, 1994) and a 79-9-5 overall record.
Following his collegiate career, Yegley enjoyed a successful
seven-year career in Major League Soccer playing for the
Columbus Crew. He helped Columbus advance to the MLS
Playoffs five times and win the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in
2002.
He began coaching as an assistant at Indiana before being
named head coach at Wisconsin. Following one season with
the Badgers, he was named Indiana’s head coach on Dec. 18,
2009. Yeagley’s first year in 2010 was a memorable one as he led
Indiana to its first Big Ten regular season title since 2007, as
well as its third-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament
round of 16. He earned his first Big Ten Coach of the Year
Award.
In just his third season as head coach, Yeagley led Indiana
to the 2012 NCAA title, the eighth championship in IU
history. The Hoosiers became the first No. 16 seed to win the
championship,
Yeagley was named 2012 Soccer America Coach of the Year
as he and his father Jerry became the only father-son duo to
have won Division I men’s soccer championships.
Since returning to his alma mater, Yeagley has produced
eight Major League Soccer Draft picks, 25 All-Big Ten
honorees (10 first-team selections) and four Big Ten Player
of the Year selections, including 2010 MAC Hermann Trophy
runner-up Will Bruin.
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Yeagley was named the National Coach of the Year in 2012.
Above, Yeagley was a four-time All-
American at Indiana.
Left, Yeagley, with the MAC Player of
the Year trophy, was honored at halftime
of an Indiana basketball game.

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Ranked in the top 10 in every career goalkeeping
category at Syracuse including: goals-against average
(1st - 0.80), shutouts (2nd - 30), wins (2nd - 39), min-
utes played (4th - 3,468), save percentage (5th - .807)
and saves (8th - 201). ACC Defensive Player of the Year
… All-ACC First Team … NSCAA All-South Region
First Team … Started all 21 games and posted a record
of 16-4-1with 67 saves … Set the Orange single-season
records for goals-against average (0.55), shutouts (12)
and minutes played (1,949) … His 12 shutouts led the
ACC … Bono’s 16 wins is second on Syracuse’s single-
season record list, while his .848 save percentage ranks
seventh … He led the ACC and ranked seventh in the
NCAA in both goals-against average and save percent-
age … Backstopped an Orange defense that was third
nationally in goals-against average (0.55), fifth in save
percentage (.848) and fourth in shutout percentage
(.570, 12 shutouts in 21 games) … Recorded two streaks
of more than 400 consecutive scoreless minutes, includ-
ing a school-record stretch of 537:34 from Sept. 13 to
Oct. 7 without conceding a goal.
Alex Bono, Syracuse • Junior, Goalkeeper • Baldwinsville, N.Y.
andy cRAVEN, UNC • Senior, Forward • St. Simons Island, Ga.
2014 NSCAA First Team All-America … 2014 First
Team All-ACC selection … 2014 NSCAA All-South
Region first team honoree … Led all Division I play-
ers with eight game-winning goals and 35 total points
during the 2014 season … Tied for first in the country
with 15 goals … Named National Player of the Week on
three different occasions this season by three different
media outlets: College Soccer News (9/8), the NSCAA
(10/14) and Top Drawer Soccer (11/25) … Also named
to the CSN Team of the Week three times and the TDS
Team of the Week four times … Scored three goals
and an assist in the 6-0 win over James Madison in the
NCAA Championship first round … Also scored three
goals against Georgia Southern during the regular sea-
son … Tied the game at 3-3 in the NCAA Quarterfinal
match at second-seeded UCLA... He missed the entire
2013 season to a foot injury that required surgery...
Craven began his collegiate career at the College of
Charleston where he was named the Southern Confer-
ence Freshman of the Year.

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Leo
Stolz
After being named a finalist for the MAC Hermann
Trophy last season, Leo Stolz captured claimed
college soccer’s top individual honor for the 2014 season.
The native of Munich is the second UCLA player to
receive the crystal soccer ball trophy, following forward
Sasho Victorine who won the award in 1999.
A team captain for the second straight season, Stolz
played a key role in leading the Bruins to the College Cup
final, where UCLA fell to Virginia on penalty-kicks. He
scored two goals and added two assists in five postseason
matches.
Stolz started all 24 games for UCLA, logging a total of
2,054 minutes. The senior midfielder led the Bruins in
goals (9) and points (24) while tying for the lead in assists
(6).
Stolz began his collegiate career at George Mason
before transferring to UCLA for his sophomore season.
He was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year during his
junior season. Following tonight’s banquet, Stolz will head
to the Major League Soccer Combine to prepare for the
upcoming draft.
Midfielder from Germany Delivers
in the Clutch for UCLA
2014 Highlights
First team NSCAA All-American for the second-
straight season ... first team All-Pac-12 selection
for the third-straight season ... honorable mention
Pac-12 All-Academic selection for the second-
straight season ... first team NSCAA All-Far West
selection for the second-straight season … rated
as the No. 1 player in the nation by Top Drawer
Soccer … named to the TDS Team of the Week
four times … scored two goals, including the
overtime game-winner in the NCAA second

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Boys
Class 1 - Barstow
Class 2 - Perryville
Class 3 - Webster
Class 4 - Lee Summit
Girls
Class 1 - Duchesne
Class 2 - Visitation Academy
Class 3 - St. Joseph Academy
Congratulations to the 2014
Missouri State High School Soccer Champs!

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Throughout the last 111 years, the Missouri Athletic
Club has built a tradition of excellence unmatched by
any city club in the United States. For the MAC’s prestigious
membership, which reads like a “who’s who in Missouri,”
the Club has become a way of life, offering the finest in
athletic facilities, plus gourmet dining and elegant guest
accommodations.
When the Club first opened in September 1903, just months
before the St. Louis World’s Fair of 1904, the athletic tradition
of the MAC was quickly established. Club members officiated
the Olympic games held in conjunction with the World’s Fair,
and a full team of athletes representing the MAC also competed
in the Games.
Other events helped shape the early athletic involvement of
the MAC, including monthly amateur boxing matches at the
Club and the debut of water polo in St. Louis. Club athletes and
teams excelled in local and national Amateur Athletic Union
competitions.
The MAC’s proud history of celebrating athletic excellence
was enhanced in 1970 when MAC member Jack Buck created
the Sports Personality of the Year Banquet to honor the top
local sports figure. Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Joe Torre, Jackie
Joyner Kersee, Brett Hull, Tony LaRussa, Ozzie Smith, Marshall
Faulk, Kurt Warner and Albert Pujols are among the sports
legends who have come to the MAC to receive the prestigious
award. In 1986, the Club took another major step in enhancing
its athletic reputation by creating the MAC Collegiate Soccer
Player of the Year Award.
The MAC celebrates a proud past, but always has an eye
on the future. In 1995, the MAC purchased the former Town
HISTORY OF THE MISSOURI ATHLETIC CLUB
Lance Berkman, 2011 Sports
Personality of the Year.
The MAC
Olympic Track
Team in 1904.
and Country Racquet Club in suburban West St. Louis county,
becoming one of the first private clubs in the country to offer
its members two locations. The MAC also developed reciprocal
arrangements with some of the finest private golf clubs in St.
Louis and around the country.
The Missouri Athletic Club is
recognized as a Platinum Club of
America, a distinction which puts the
MAC in the top 3% of private clubs in
America. In May of 2007, the MAC was
again recognized for its prestige and
history when the Downtown Clubhouse
was added to the National Register of
Historic Places.
Today, the MAC remains the premier
athletic, social and dining club in St.
Louis. The MAC way of life is a proud
one. As Club members continue that
heritage, they ensure the MAC remains
a vital institution well into the future.

15. CONGRATULATIONS
WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY
CONGRATULATES THE
HERMANN TROPHY
FINALISTS