KANSAS CITY, Mo. (October 2, 2026) – United Soccer Coaches announced on Friday the 30 NCAA Men’s Division I college soccer players named to the 2026 Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List.
The Hermann Trophy is presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club and is the nation’s highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by voting of Division I head coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches. It is named in honor of the late Robert Hermann, the legendary St. Louis, Mo., businessman and soccer executive who founded the National Professional Soccer League, the first pro soccer league in the United States which became the North American Soccer League. He was inducted in the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012.
The 2026 midseason watch list was compiled by members of the Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List Committee. A total of 15 players will be named 2026 Hermann Trophy semifinalists on December 4 at the conclusion of NCAA Division I All-American voting. From that list, head coaches will cast votes, and three players will be named finalists. The 2026 recipient will be announced January 8, 2027, in a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis, Mo.
2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List
|
Position |
Name |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
|
K |
Jonathan Evans |
So. |
Southern Methodist University |
Collegeville, Pa. |
|
K |
Niklas Herceg |
Jr. |
University of Vermont |
Alsdorf, Germany |
|
K |
Andrew Samuels |
Sr. |
Princeton University |
Burlingame, Calif. |
|
D |
Harrison Bertos |
Sr. |
University of Washington |
Bedford, Mass. |
|
D |
Braden Dunham |
So. |
Furman University |
Peachtree City, Ga. |
|
D |
Dylan Groneveld |
Sr. |
Stanford University |
Coronado, Calif. |
|
D |
Noah Holmstrom |
Jr. |
Southern Methodist University |
Aalborg, Denmark |
|
D |
Tate Lampman |
Jr. |
Georgetown University |
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
|
D |
Shakir Nixon |
Jr. |
UCLA |
Cerritos, Calif. |
|
D |
Matthew Reed |
Sr. |
Creighton University |
Felton, Del. |
|
M |
Ransford Gyan |
Jr. |
Clemson University |
Sunyani, Ghana |
|
M |
Diego Hernandez |
Sr. |
Furman University |
Mesquite, Texas |
|
M |
Miles Merritt |
Sr. |
Michigan State University |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
|
M |
Connor Miller |
Sr. |
Cornell University |
Centennial, Colo. |
|
M |
Zach Ramsey |
Jr. |
University of Washington |
Redmond, Wash. |
|
M |
Alejandro Velazquez Lopez |
Jr. |
University of South Carolina |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
|
F |
Tomiwa Adewumi |
Fr. |
Marquette University |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
|
F |
Mitchell Baker |
Jr. |
Georgetown University |
Melbourne, Australia |
|
F |
Mariano Beunza |
GR-5 |
UMKC |
Pamplona, Spain |
|
F |
Isaiah Chisolm |
Sr. |
Ohio State University |
Yorktown, Va. |
|
F |
Oliver Moller-Jensen |
Sr. |
Indiana University |
Atlanta, Ga. |
|
F |
Daniel Lugo |
Sr. |
High Point University |
St. Petersburg, Fla. |
|
F |
David Ismail |
GR-5 |
University of Vermont |
Bayreuth, Germany |
|
F |
Andres Escudero Martin |
So. |
University of Louisville |
San Sebastian de los Reyes, Spain |
|
F |
Jaylin Mitchell |
Sr. |
Southern Methodist University |
La Mirada, Calif. |
|
F |
Pablo Pozos |
Sr. |
West Virginia University |
Madrid, Spain |
|
F |
Diego Real |
GR-5 |
Missouri State University |
Valencia, Spain |
|
F |
Lewis Rourke |
Sr. |
Old Dominion University |
Nottingham, England |
|
F |
Joschi Schelb |
Sr. |
University of North Carolina |
Freiburg, Germany |
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.
About United Soccer Coaches
Founded in 1941 and headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., United Soccer Coaches is the trusted and unifying voice, advocate and partner for coaches at all levels of the game. The largest community for soccer coaches in the world, we united coaches of all levels around the love of the game. For more information go to UnitedSoccerCoaches.org.