KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Aug. 15, 2023) – United Soccer Coaches has announced the Forwards on its NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Players to Watch lists for the 2023 intercollegiate season.The lists are comprised of 34 women and 32 men, led by eight total returning All-Americans. The six returning women’s All-Americans include Jody Brown (Florida State), Trinity Byars (Texas), Rebecca Cooke (Penn State), Brecken Mozingo (BYU), Anna Podojil (Arkansas), and Brittany Raphino (Brown). The two returning All-Americans on the men’s side include Stas Korzeniowski (UPenn) and Tyrese Spicer (Lipscomb).The lists are being released 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 2022, who are scheduled to return for the 2023 season.Today marks the final position announcement of the fall:
August 4 – Goalkeepers
August 8 – Defenders
August 11 – Midfielders
August 15 – Forwards
2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Players to Watch – Forwards
| Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| Vivian Akyirem | So. | Northeastern University | Kumasi, Ghana |
| Amanda Attanasi | Jr. | James Madison University | Washington Township, N.J. |
| Catherine Barry | Sr. | University of South Carolina | Hingham, Mass. |
| Kelli Beiler | GR5 | Lipscomb University | Mount Pleasant Mills, Pa. |
| Jody Brown | Sr. | Florida State University | St. Ann, Jamaica |
| Trinity Byars | Jr. | University of Texas | Richardson, Texas |
| Hailey Chambliss | So. | Missouri State University | Eureka, Mo. |
| Nia Christopher | Sr. | Towson University | Devonshire, Bermuda |
| Rebecca Cooke | Sr. | Penn State University | Dublin, Ireland |
| Cariel Ellis | GR5 | Lamar University | Madison, Miss. |
| Leslie Fregoso | Sr | University of California, Davis | Live Oak, Calif. |
| Itala Gemelli | Jr. | University of Alabama | Rochester, Mich. |
| Gianna Gourley | Sr. | Grand Canyon University | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Jasmine Greene | GR5 | University of South Alabama | Birmingham, Ala. |
| Maya Hansen | GR5 | South Dakota State University | Savage, Minn. |
| Simone Jackson | Jr. | University of Southern California | Redondo Beach, Calif. |
| Caroline Kelly | Sr | Saint Louis University | Kearney, Mo. |
| Delaney Lappin | Sr. | Drexel University | Corbin City, N.J. |
| Brecken Mozingo | Sr. | Brigham Young University | Sandy, Utah |
| Karli Nyland | So. | Utah Tech University | Highland, Utah |
| Ioanna Papatheodorou | Jr. | University of Washington | Nea Erithraia, Greece |
| Avery Patterson | Jr. | University of North Carolina | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Anna Podojil | GR5 | University of Arkansas | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Brittany Raphino | Sr. | Brown University | Randolph, Mass. |
| Ava Seelenfreund | Sr. | Brown University | Truckee, Calif. |
| Kiran Singh | Sr. | Kansas State | Cypress, Texas |
| Chloe Smith | Sr. | Tennessee Tech University | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jaida Thomas | Sr. | University of Tennessee | Dallas, Texas |
| Riley Tiernan | Jr. | Rutgers University | Voorhees, N.J. |
| Reilyn Turner | Sr. | UCLA | Aliso Viejo, Calif. |
| Faith Webber | Jr. | Utah Valley University | Grand Blanc, Mich. |
| Sarah Weber | Jr. | University of Nebraska | Gretna, Neb. |
| Kennedy White | GR5 | Mississippi State University | Canton, Mich. |
| Tatum Wynalda | So. | Pepperdine University | Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Players to Watch – Forwards
| Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| Leo Afonso | Sr. | University of Virginia | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Palmer Ault | So. | Butler University | Noblesville, Ind. |
| Finn Ballard McBride | GR5 | University of Kentucky | Sydney, Australia |
| Matthew Bell | So. | Marshall University | Kingston, Jamaica |
| David Bercedo | GR5 | University of North Carolina | Madrid, Spain |
| Taylor Calheira | Sr. | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | Towson, Md. |
| Simon Carlson | Sr. | Georgia State University | Kennesaw, Ga. |
| Ryan Carmichael | Sr. | Hofstra University | Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Jelldrik Dalmann | GR5 | Southern Methodist University | Kuhstedt, Germany |
| Thad Dewing | Sr. | United States Air Force Academy | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| Ignacio Diaz | So. | University of Evansville | Almeria, Spain |
| Lucca Dourado | Sr. | University of Central Florida | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| AJ Franklin | GR5 | Drake University | Elgin, Ill. |
| Eli Goldman | GR5 | University of New Hampshire | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Josemir Gomez | So. | IUPUI | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Gage Guerra | Jr. | University of Louisville | Houston, Texas |
| Maxi Hopfer | Jr. | Duquesne University | Styria, Austria |
| Alec Hughes | Sr. | University of Massachusetts | Glastonbury, Conn. |
| Emil Jaaskelainen | Sr. | Long Island University | Bolton, England |
| Bojan Kolevski | Sr. | Cleveland State University | Skopje, North Macedonia |
| Stas Korzeniowski | Jr. | University of Pennsylvania | Stillman, N.J. |
| Peter Mangione | Sr. | Penn State University | Hunt Valley, Md. |
| Alex Meinhard | Sr. | Clemson University | Tartu, Estonia |
| Brandon Morales | GR5 | University of North Carolina Charlotte | Pharr, Texas |
| Alexander Petraeus | So. | Southern Methodist University | Hvidovre, Denmark |
| Jamar Ricketts | Jr. | California State University, Northridge | Montclair, N.J. |
| Charlie Sharp | GR5 | Western Michigan University | Brighton, Mich. |
| Jason Shokalook | Jr. | University of Akron | Erie, Pa. |
| Tyrese Spicer | Sr. | Lipscomb University | Trincity, Trinidad & Tobago |
| Ousmane Sylla | Sr. | Clemson University | Dakar, Senegal |
| Mouhameth Thiam | GR5 | University of Virginia | Dakar, Senegal |
| Hayes Wood | GR5 | Lipscomb University | Chattanooga, Tenn. |
*GR5 Indicates student-athletes exercising their extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19
These positional announcements also lead up to the 2023 watch lists for the prestigious Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy on the official start date for regular season games on August 17 (women) and August 24 (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 2023 recipients will be announced on January 5, 2024, in St. Louis, Mo.