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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aly Wagner, Alecko Eskandarian Win Missouri Athletic Club's
Hermann Trophy
Dec. 12, 2002
ST. LOUIS, MO. -
(December 12, 2002) - Senior midfielder Aly Wagner of Santa Clara
University and junior forward Alecko Eskandarian of the University of
Virginia are the winners of the 2002 Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy,
presented to the top male and female players in NCAA Division I soccer. The
winners were decided by a vote of current National Soccer Coaches Association of
America members at the NCAA Division I level.
This year’s honorees have the distinction of being the first
to receive the newly-unified award. This summer’s announcement of the
unification of the M.A.C. Award and Hermann Trophy completed the merging of NCAA
Division I soccer’s three top honors. In 1999, the M.A.C. and NSCAA came
together to create a single award recognizing the top Division I players.
Wagner won the award convincingly. Christie Welsh of
Penn State, winner of the 2001 Hermann Trophy and the Missouri Athletic Club
Player of the Year award, was the runner-up, followed by Catherine Reddick
of North Carolina and Christine Sinclair of Portland.
Wagner, a senior midfielder from San Jose, California, helped
lead Santa Clara to the finals of the 2002 College Cup where they lost to
Portland 2-1. She missed seven games this season while competing for the U.S.
Women’s National Team in the Gold Cup. Wagner’s rise to college soccer’s top
honor has not been a meteoric one. She has battled through several injuries
throughout her career and persevered.
Wagner is the second player from Santa Clara to win Player of
the Year honors. Mandy Clemens captured the Hermann Trophy and M.A.C. award in
1999. Wagner was a finalist for both the M.A.C. and Hermann Awards in 2000 and
2001.
Last season, Wagner helped lead Santa Clara to their first
national championship. She scored the lone goal in the championship game to give
the Broncos a 1-0 victory over North Carolina.
For More Information Contact:
Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy
405 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO 63102
Tel: 314-539-4488
FAX: 314-539-4435
Internet:
macaward@mac-stl.org
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