FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Men’s Finalists for M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Announced

Carson, Calif. - A three-time All-Big Ten player, the two-time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, and a two-time Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year comprise the three finalists for the men’s Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy, the highest individual honor in intercollegiate soccer. The finalists were determined in voting of Division I men’s soccer coaches who are members of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

Indiana’s Danny O’Rourke, Tulsa’s Ryan Pore and Virginia Commonwealth’s Gonzalo Segares are the three finalists for the award. The trio will be invited to the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis on Friday, Jan. 7, for a news conference where the winner of the award will be revealed. A banquet at the Club that evening will feature the formal presentation of the prestigious crystal soccer ball trophy to the winner.

O’Rourke, a senior midfielder from Columbus, Ohio, has started every game he’s played in during his four-year career at Indiana. This season, he was a unanimous choice in earning the third first team All-Big Ten accolade of his career. O’Rourke anchored the Hoosiers’ stingy defense which helped lead IU to a second consecutive College Cup appearance.

Pore, a junior forward from Mansfield, Ohio, led the Golden Hurricane in goals (22) and assists (11). He set the school’s single season record for goals. Pore helped Tulsa reach the NCAA quarterfinals and the best season in school history. He earned Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year honors for the second consecutive season.

Segares, a senior defender from San Jose, Costa Rica, played in and started every game for the Rams. He was a key part of a defense that recorded eight shutouts. Segares was named the Colonial Athletic Association’s Defensive Player of the Year for the second time. He scored four goals this season.

An exhibition featuring the current and the past recipients of the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy is on display at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, N.Y.

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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