KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Aug. 12, 2022) – United Soccer Coaches has announced the Midfielders on its NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Players to Watch lists for the 2022 intercollegiate season.The lists are comprised of 38 women and 26 men, led by four returning All-Americans on each list. The returning women’s All-Americans include Harvard’s Hannah Bebar, Southern Cal’s Croix Bethune, Stanford’s Maya Doms, and Virginia’s Lia Godfrey. On the men’s side, the returning All-Americans include Yannick Bright (New Hampshire), Hendrik Hebbeker (Hofstra), Peter Stroud (Duke) and Kian Yari (Missouri State).The lists are being released for the first time this season by the Division I All-America Committees to promote college soccer leading up to the official start date for the regular season later this month. The lists include United Soccer Coaches All-Americans and first or second team All-Region players from 2021, who are scheduled to return for the 2022 season.“United Soccer Coaches is pleased to be able to bring some additional focus to these outstanding student-athletes from our member schools as pre-season training gets underway,” said Ralph Polson, the Senior College All-America Administrator. “While other players will most certainly emerge, these previous honorees represent some of the best at their positions entering this season.”Here is the schedule for all of the position announcements this fall:
August 5 – Goalkeepers
August 9 – Defenders
August 12 – Midfielders
August 16 – Forwards
These positional announcements also lead up to the 2022 watch lists for the prestigious Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy on the official start date for regular season games on August 18 (women) and August 25 (men). The MAC Hermann Trophy is presented annually to the Division I National Players of the Year as voted by Division I College Coaches at the end of the regular season. The 2022 recipients will be announced on January 6, 2023, in St. Louis, Mo.
2022 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Players to Watch – Midfielders
2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Players to Watch – Midfielders
|
Name |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
|
Korbin Albert |
So. |
University of Notre Dame |
Grayslake, Ill. |
|
Hannah Bebar |
So. |
Harvard University |
Naperville, Ill. |
|
Croix Bethune |
Sr. |
University of Southern California |
Alpharetta, Ga. |
|
Sophia Boman |
Jr. |
University of Minnesota |
Edina, Minn. |
|
Abby Boyan |
GR5 |
University of Georgia |
Spring Lake, N.J. |
|
Gracie Brian |
Sr. |
Texas Christian University |
Frisco, Texas |
|
Shelby Craft |
Jr. |
Lipscomb University |
Frisco, Texas |
|
Maya Doms |
Sr. |
Stanford University |
Davis, Calif. |
|
Kiley Dugan |
Sr. |
Valparaiso University |
Irwin, Pa. |
|
Jadyn Edwards |
GR5 |
University of New Mexico |
Mill Creek, Wash. |
|
Sami Feller |
GR5 |
University of Denver |
Grand Junction, Colo. |
|
Nieva Gaither |
Jr. |
Furman University |
Lilburn, Ga. |
|
Jessica Garziano |
Sr. |
St. John’s University |
Melville, N.Y. |
|
Carlee Giammona |
GR5 |
Pepperdine University |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
|
Lia Godfrey |
Jr. |
University of Virginia |
Fleming Island, Fla. |
|
Anna Haddock |
Jr. |
Auburn University |
Bowling Green, Ky. |
|
Erin Healy |
Sr. |
Gonzaga University |
San Diego, Calif. |
|
Hal Hershfelt |
Sr. |
Clemson University |
Atlanta, Ga. |
|
Taylor Huff |
So. |
University of Tennessee |
Mansfield, Ohio |
|
Gi Krstec |
Sr. |
Florida Atlantic University |
Northport, Fla. |
|
Camille Lafaix |
Jr. |
Cal Poly |
Los Gatos, Calif. |
|
Julia Leas |
Jr. |
Georgetown University |
Vienna, Va. |
|
Sami Lopez |
GR5 |
Oakland University |
Sterling Heights, Mich. |
|
Destinee Manzo |
Sr. |
University of California-Irvine |
Santa Ana, Calif. |
|
Molly McLaughlin |
GR5 |
Xavier University |
Granger, Ind. |
|
Roma McLaughlin |
GR5 |
Central Connecticut State |
Greencastle, Ireland |
|
Sally Menti |
Jr. |
Santa Clara University |
Seattle, Wash. |
|
Sam Meza |
Jr. |
University of North Carolina |
Dallas, Texas |
|
Lexi Missimo |
So. |
University of Texas |
Southlake, Texas |
|
Delaney Schultz |
Sr. |
Rice University |
St. Louis, Mo. |
|
Courtney Sebazco |
GR5 |
Southern Methodist University |
Fort Worth, Texas |
|
Jamie Shepherd |
Jr. |
Brigham Young University |
American Fork, Utah |
|
Sydney Studer |
GR5 |
Washington State University |
Eastvale, Calif. |
|
Abby Swanson |
GR5 |
Loyola University Chicago |
Downers Grove, Ill. |
|
Ece Turkoglu |
Sr. |
Old Dominion University |
Istanbul, Turkey |
|
CeCe Wahlberg |
Sr. |
Indiana State University |
South Elgin, Ill. |
|
Gracie Wilson |
Sr. |
University of South Alabama |
Conyers, Ga. |
|
Grace Yochum |
GR5 |
Oklahoma State University |
Houston, Texas |
2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Players to Watch – Midfielders
|
Name |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
|
Knut Ahlander |
Sr. |
Southern Methodist University |
Notteroy, Norway |
|
Kemy Amiche |
So. |
Campbell University |
Goussainville, France |
|
Edvin Askelsen |
GR5 |
University of Rhode Island |
Oslo, Norway |
|
Yannick Bright |
Jr. |
University of New Hampshire |
Milan, Italy |
|
Noel Caliskan |
Sr. |
Loyola Marymount University |
Cologne, Germany |
|
Karim Diao |
Sr. |
University of Central Arkansas |
Bordeaux, France |
|
Luis Garcia |
Sr. |
Providence College |
Gran Canaria, Spain |
|
Joran Gerbet |
So. |
Oregon State University |
Valence, France |
|
Hendrik Hebbeker |
GR5 |
Hofstra University |
Cologne, Germany |
|
Tucker Lepley |
So. |
UCLA |
Charlotte, N.C. |
|
Alex Nagy |
GR5 |
University of Vermont |
Bow, N.H. |
|
Valentin Noel |
Sr. |
University of Pittsburgh |
Niort, France |
|
Rory O’Driscoll |
GR5 |
University of New Hampshire |
Mineapolis, Minn. |
|
Yazid Omri |
GR5 |
University of Pacific |
Paris, France |
|
Sebastian Schacht |
GR5 |
University of North Carolina |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
|
Jannis Schmidt |
GR5 |
Cleveland State University |
Gensingen, Germany |
|
Peter Stroud |
Jr. |
Duke University |
Chester, N.J. |
|
Ousmane Sylla |
Jr. |
Clemson University |
Dakar, Senegal |
|
Federico Tellez |
Jr. |
Northeastern University |
Miami, Florida |
|
Marc Torrellas |
Sr. |
Loyola University Chicago |
Barcelona, Spain |
|
Inigo Villaldea |
Jr. |
San Diego State University |
Gijon, Spain |
|
Gino Vivi |
Sr. |
University of Central Florida |
San Jose, Costa Rica |
|
Jackson Walti |
GR5 |
University of Pittsburgh |
Vevey, Switzerland |
|
Laurence Wootton |
Jr. |
Ohio State University |
Halstead, England |
|
Kian Yari |
Sr. |
Missouri State University |
Manchester, England |
|
Tyler Young |
Jr. |
Campbell University |
Troutman, N.C. |
*GR5 Indicates student-athletes exercising their extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19