KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Aug. 19, 2021) – Florida State’s Jaelin Howell, the reigning 2020-21 Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy winner this past spring, headlines the NCAA Women’s Division I college soccer players named to the 2021 Hermann Trophy Watch List. Today is the first official day of regular season play for the nation’s Division I women’s programs.
Howell, a senior midfielder from Lone Tree, Colo., is one of nine Hermann semi-finalists from last year to return to play this fall. Others highlighting the 59 players named to the watch list include forwards Amirah Ali (Rutgers University) and Mikayla Colohan (Brigham Young University). Ali and Colohan are both fifth-year seniors and three-time All-Americans returning to their schools after 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.
Other 2020-21 Hermann Trophy semi-finalists from last spring include University of Southern California forward Penelope Hocking; South Florida forward Sydny Nasello; Arkansas forward Anna Podojil; Hofstra midfielder Lucy Porter; Rice defender Mijke Roelfsema and Penn State forward Ally Schlegel. A total of 41 of the players on the list earned previous All-America recognition from United Soccer Coaches.
The Hermann Trophy, presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club, is the nation’s highest individual honor recognizing the nation’s National Player of the Year as determined by the voting of Division I coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches.
Fifteen players become Hermann Trophy semifinalists on Nov. 30 following completion of Division I All-America voting following the fall season. Then on Dec. 8, the top three players from a final round of voting are the 2021 finalists. The 2021 winner is revealed on Jan. 7, 2022, at a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, Mo.
United Soccer Coaches
2021 Women’s Hermann Trophy Watch List
| Name | Yr. | Pos. | School | Hometown |
| Murphy Agnew | Sr. | F | Harvard University | New Hope, Pa. |
| Amirah Ali | Grad | F | Rutgers University | Voorhees, N.J. |
| Joelle Anderson | Grad | M | Pepperdine University | San Jose, Calif. |
| Isabella D’Aquila | Jr. | F | Santa Clara University | Mission Viejo, Calif. |
| Marcy Barberic | Grad | F | University of Buffalo | Grand Island, N.Y. |
| Ambere Barnett | Sr. | M | Western Kentucky University | Rockport, Ind. |
| Ashley Barron | Jr. | D | University of Cincinnati | Toledo, Ohio |
| Natalie Beckman | Sr. | F | University of Denver | Denver, Colo. |
| Jordyn Bloomer | Grad | K | University of Wisconsin | Hartland, Wisc. |
| Megan Bornkamp | So. | D | Clemson University | Mooresville, N.C. |
| Tanya Boychuk | Sr. | F | University of Memphis | Edmonton, Alb. |
| Jordan Brewster | Sr. | D | West Virginia University | North Canton, Ohio |
| Lauren Brzykcy | Sr. | K | UCLA | San Clemente, Calif. |
| Daisy Cleverley | Grad | M | Georgetown University | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Sam Coffey | Grad | M | Penn State University | Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. |
| Grace Collins | Jr. | F | Texas Christian University | Houston, Texas |
| Mikayla Colohan | Grad | M | Brigham Young University | Kaysville, Utah |
| Savannah DeMelo | Grad | M | University of Southern California | Bellflower, Calif. |
| Claudia Dickey | Sr. | K | University of North Carolina | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Mia Fishel | Jr. | F | UCLA | San Diego, Calif. |
| Channing Foster | Grad | M | University of Mississippi | Murray, Ky. |
| Hannah Friedrich | Sr. | F | Saint Louis University | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Naomi Girma | Sr. | D | Stanford University | San Jose, Calif. |
| Lia Godfrey | So. | M | University of Virginia | Fleming Island, Fla. |
| Parker Goins | Grad | F | University of Arkansas | Broken Arrow, Okla. |
| Isabella Gutierrez | Sr. | M | Furman University | Statesboro, Ga. |
| Penelope Hocking | Sr. | F | University of Southern California | Anaheim, Calif. |
| Hailey Hopkins | Grad | F | University of Virginia | Newport Beach, Calif. |
| Jaelin Howell | Sr. | M | Florida State University | Lone Tree, Colo. |
| Sophie Jones | Jr. | M | Duke University | Menlo Park, Calif. |
| Rachel Jones | Sr. | F | University of North Carolina | Lawrenceville, Ga. |
| Julia Leas | Jr. | D | Georgetown University | Vienna, Va. |
| Kelly Ann Livingstone | Grad | D | Georgetown University | Glen Ridge, N.J. |
| Alex Loera | Grad | D | Santa Clara University | Thornton, Calif. |
| Emily Madril | Sr. | D | Florida State University | Navarre, Fla. |
| Alia Martin | Grad | D | University of Michigan | Carmel, Ind. |
| Sydney Martinez | Sr. | K | University of South Florida | Rincon, Ga. |
| Roma McLaughlin | Sr. | M | Central Connecticut State | Donegal, Ireland |
| Sydny Nasello | Sr. | F | University of South Florida | Land O’Lakes, Fla. |
| Megan Nemec | Jr. | F | Loyola University Chicago | Tinley Park, Ill. |
| Barbara Olivieri | So. | F | Texas A&M University | Katy, Texas |
| Ashley Orkus | Sr. | K | University of Mississippi | Vestavia Hills, Ala. |
| Brandi Peterson | Sr. | D | Texas Christian University | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Anna Podojil | Jr. | F | University of Arkansas | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Lucy Porter | Grad | M | Hofstra University | Birmingham, England |
| Thais Reiss | Grad | F | University of North Florida | Curitiba, Brazil |
| Izzy Rodriguez | Grad | D | Ohio State University | Canton, Mich. |
| Kim Rodriguez | Grad | D | Oklahoma State University | Porter, Texas |
| Mijke Roelfsema | Grad | D | Rice University | Den Haag, The Netherlands |
| Karlina Sample | Sr. | D | Texas A&M University | Frisco, Texas |
| Ally Schlegel | Jr. | F | Penn State University | Parker, Colo. |
| Delaney Schultz | Sr. | M | Rice University | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Alexa Spaanstra | Sr. | F | University of Virginia | Brighton, Mich. |
| Abby Swanson | Sr. | M | Loyola University Chicago | Downers Grove, Ill. |
| Frankie Tagliaferri | Grad | M | Rutgers University | Colts Neck, N.J. |
| Cameron Tucker | Grad | F | Brigham Young University | Highland, Utah |
| Kelsey Turnbow | Grad | F | Santa Clara University | Scottsdale, Ariz. |
| Summer Yates | Sr. | M | University of Washington | Pasco, Wash. |
| Yujie Zhao | Sr. | M | Florida State University | Shanghai, China |
About the Missouri Athletic Club
Located in St. Louis, Mo., the Missouri Athletic Club has been presenting college soccer’s player of the year awards since 1986. The MAC was established in 1903 as an athletic, dining and social club. It has a “Platinum Club of America” status, which is awarded to the top private clubs in the country. To learn more about the Missouri Athletic Club, go to mac-stl.org.