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ST. LOUIS, MO. - (Jan. 9, 2004) - Senior defender Catherine Reddick of the University of North Carolina and senior defender Chris Wingert of St. John’s University are the winners of the 2003 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.
    Reddick (Birmingham, Ala.) spent part of the collegiate season with the U.S. Women’s National Team, where she was a starting defender in the 2003 Women’s World Cup. She returned to UNC following the World Cup to score six goals and dish out five assists for 17 points in 13 matches. The senior defender was a key part of Carolina’s historic season in which the Tar Heels went 27-0, the best record ever in women’s college soccer.
    Reddick keyed a dominant UNC defense which did not allow a goal in NCAA Tournament play. She was named Defensive MVP of the NCAA Tournament. North Carolina posted a 6-0 shutout over Connecticut in the finals to capture the school’s 18^th national championship.
    Reddick becomes the 6^th women’s player from the University of North Carolina to earn college soccer’s top honor: Shannon Higgins, 1989, Hermann; Kristine Lilly, 1991, M.A.C. & Hermann; Mia Hamm, 1992 & 93, M.A.C. & Hermann; Tisha Venturini, 1994, M.A.C. & Hermann; Cindy Parlow, 1997 & 98, M.A.C. & Hermann.
    The top runner-up vote getters were University of North Carolina sophomore forward Lindsay Tarpley (Kalamazoo, Mich.) and Penn State senior forward Joanna Lohman (Silver Spring, Md.).
      Wingert (Babylon, N.Y.) caps off a tremendous season by winning college soccer’s top honor. In 2003, he helped lead St. John’s to the NCAA title game, where the Red Storm lost 2-1 to Indiana. The Red Storm finished the regular season ranked No. 2 in the final rankings from the National Soccer Coaches Association.
    Wingert scored 5 goals and added 5 assists during the 2003 season and earned several honors. He was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season. Wingert also earned 1^st Team All-America honors from the NSCAA for the second consecutive season. He is a member of the United States U-23 National Team.
    Wingert has not only excelled on the field, but in the classroom as well. He won the NSCAA/adidas Scholar Athlete of the Year, becoming the first player to win both National Player of the Year and Scholar Athlete of the Year in the same year. Wingert also becomes the first player from St. John’s to win National Player of the Year honors.
    The top two runner-up vote getters were University of Maryland senior midfielder Sumed Ibrahim (Tamale, Ghana) and Coastal Carolina senior forward Joseph Ngwenya (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe).
    An exhibition dedicated to the Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy featuring all former recipients of both the M.A.C. and Hermann trophies, the current winners, a replica of the Irish crystal trophy and the original Hermann Trophy is on display at the National Soccer Museum in Oneonta, N.Y. Additional information about the soccer Hall of Fame can be found at www.soccerhall.org.

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