Thirty-eight NCAA men’s soccer players named to 2022 Hermann Trophy Watch List

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches announced the 38 NCAA Men’s Division I college soccer players named to the 2022 Hermann Trophy Watch List.

Leading this year’s watch list is University of New Hampshire junior midfielder Yannick Bright, the only 2021 Hermann semi-finalist returning to play this fall.

A total of 11 of the players on the list earned previous All-America recognition from United Soccer Coaches: University of Tulsa senior defender Mariano Fazio, Indiana senior defender Daniel Munie, West Virginia junior defender Bjarne Thiesen, University of New Hampshire junior midfielder Yannick Bright, Loyola Marymount senior midfielder Noel Caliskan, Hofstra fifth-year senior midfielder Hendrik Hebbeker, University of Vermont fifth-year senior midfielder Alex Nagy, University of Pittsburgh senior midfielder Valentin Noel, Duke junior midfielder Peter Stroud, Missouri State senior midfielder Kian Yari, and University of New Hampshire fifth-year senior forward Tola Showunmi.

Hebbeker, Nagy, and Showunmi are all taking advantage of the NCAA decision granting an additional season of competition for student-athletes following the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic during the 2020-21 academic year.

The Hermann Trophy, presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club, is the nation’s highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by the voting of Division I coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches.

The 2022 Women’s Hermann Trophy Watch List was announced on Thursday, Aug. 18. Fifteen men’s players and 15 women’s players become Hermann Trophy semifinalists on Nov. 30 following completion of Division I All-America voting following the fall season. Then on Dec. 7, the top three players from a final round of voting are the 2021 finalists. The 2022 winner is revealed on Jan. 6, 2023, at a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, Mo.

United Soccer Coaches
2022 Men’s Hermann Trophy Watch List

Pos	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Sam Fowler	Sr.	University of Washington	Issaquah, Wash.
K	Jassem Koleilat	Sr.	University of New Hampshire	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
K	Wessel Speel	Jr.	Hofstra University	Utrecht, The Netherlands
D	Noah Egan	Sr.	University of Vermont	Irvine, Calif.
D	Mariano Fazio	Sr.	University of Tulsa	Sevilla, Spain
D	Pietro Grassi	So.	UCLA	Milan, Italy
D	Luis Grassow	Sr.	University of Kentucky	Munich, Germany
D	Noah Gulden	GR5	Lipscomb University	Drammen, Norway
D	Michael Hong	GR5	Loyola University Chicago	Vernon Hills, Ill.
D	Moses Mensah	Sr.	Campbell University	Cape Coast, Ghana
D	Daniel Munie	Sr.	Indiana University	Maryland Heights, Mo.
D	Ramzi Qawasmy	GR5	Providence College	Lansdale, Pa.
D	Alberto Suarez	GR5	Saint Louis University	Zaragosa, Spain
D	Bjarne Thiesen	Jr.	West Virginia University	Kiel, Germany
D	Til Zinnhardt	Sr.	University of North Carolina	Konigstein, Germany
M	Yannick Bright	Jr.	University of New Hampshire	Milan, Italy
M	Noel Caliskan	Sr.	Loyola Marymount University	Cologne, Germany
M	Karim Diao	Sr.	University of Central Arkansas	Bordeaux, France
M	Rory O’Driscoll	GR5	University of New Hampshire	Minneapolis, Minn.
M	Luis Garcia	Sr.	Providence College	Gran Canaria, Spain
M	Hendrik Hebbeker	GR5	Hofstra University	Cologne, Germany
M	Alex Nagy	GR5	University of Vermont	Bow, N.H.
M	Valentin Noel	Sr.	University of Pittsburgh	Niort, France
M	Peter Stroud	Jr.	Duke University	Chester, N.J.
M	Kian Yari	Sr.	Missouri State University	Manchester, England
F	Steven Afrifa	Jr.	Florida International University	Toronto, Ont.
F	Patrick Agyemang	Sr.	University of Rhode Island	East Hartford, Conn.
F	Aadne Bruseth	GR5	Missouri State University	Batnfjordsora, Norway
F	Wilmer Cabrera, Jr.	Sr.	Butler University	Bogota, Colombia
F	Ryan Carmichael	Jr.	Hofstra University	Armagh, Northern Ireland
F	Billy Hency	GR5	Loyola University Chicago	Fenton, Mo.
F	Emil Jaaskelainen	Jr.	Long Island University	Bolton, England
F	Levonte Johnson	Sr.	Syracuse University	Brampton, Ont.
F	John Klein	GR5	Saint Louis University	Columbia, Mo.
F	Peter Mangione	Jr.	Penn State University	Hunt Valley, Md.
F	Alex Meinhard	Jr.	University of Tulsa	Tartu, Estonia
F	Tola Showunmi	GR5	University of New Hampshire	Enfield, England
F	Oladayo Thomas	GR5	Santa Clara University	Lagos, Nigeria