KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Aug. 11, 2023) – United Soccer Coaches has announced the Midfielders on its NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Players to Watch lists for the 2023 intercollegiate season.
The lists are comprised of 38 women and 25 men, led by 15 total returning All-Americans. The 11 returning women’s All-Americans include Hannah Bebar (Harvard), Croix Bethune (Georgia, transfer from USC), Gracie Brian (TCU), Maya Doms (Stanford), Lia Godfrey (Virginia), Taylor Huff (Florida State), Emma Jaskaniec (Wisconsin), Felicia Knox (Alabama), Sam Meza (North Carolina), Abbie Miller (Saint Louis), and Jamie Shepherd (BYU). The four returners on the men’s side include Yanick Bright (New Hampshire), Dyson Clapier (Akron), Eliot Goldthorp (Hofstra), and Laurence Wootton (Ohio State).
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.
Here is the schedule for all of the position announcements this fall:
August 5 – Goalkeepers
August 9 – Defenders
August 12 – Midfielders
August 16 – Forwards
2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Players to Watch – Midfielders
| Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| Jasmine Aikey | So. | Stanford University | Palo Alto, Calif. |
| Anna Bagley | Sr. | Virginia Commonwealth University | Charlton, Mass. |
| Colby Barnett | Jr | Santa Clara University | Los Alamitos, Calif. |
| Hannah Bebar | Jr. | Harvard University | Naperville, Ill. |
| Croix Bethune | GR5 | University of Georgia | Alpharetta, Ga. |
| Meg Boade | Sr. | Northwestern University | Lone Tree, Colo. |
| Lourdes Bosch | GR5 | California Baptist University | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Gracie Brian | GR5 | Texas Christian University | Frisco, Texas |
| Shelby Craft | Sr. | Lipscomb University | Frisco, Texas |
| Maya Dean | Sr. | Bowling Green State University | Traverse City, Mich. |
| Maya Doms | GR5 | Stanford University | Davis, Calif. |
| Sunshine Fontes | GR5 | UCLA | Wahiawa, Hawaii |
| Justina Gaynor | Sr. | Michigan State University | Shelby Township, Mich. |
| Lia Godfrey | Sr. | University of Virginia | Fleming Island, Fla. |
| Josefine Hasbo | Jr. | Harvard University | Runstad Kyst, Denmark |
| Camber Hayes | Sr. | Miami University | Bowie, Md. |
| Hal Hershfelt | GR5 | Clemson University | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Macey Hodge | Sr. | Mississippi State University | Douglasville, Ga. |
| Saydie Holland | Gr5 | Liberty University | Waverly, Tenn. |
| Taylor Huff | Jr. | Florida State University | Mansfield, Ohio |
| Emma Jaskaniec | Sr. | University of Wisconsin | Menomonee Falls, Wis. |
| Mya Jones | Sr. | University of Memphis | Calgary, Alb. |
| Annie Karich | So. | Santa Clara University | Surfside, Calif. |
| Felicia Knox | Sr. | University of Alabama | Kansas City, Mo. |
| Ashley Labbe | Jr. | Florida Gulf Coast University | Lake Worth, Fla. |
| Alexis Legowski | Sr. | Northeastern University | South Hadley, Mass. |
| Ally Lemos | So. | UCLA | Glendora, Calif. |
| Sally Menti | Jr | Santa Clara University | Seattle, Wash. |
| Sam Meza | Sr. | University of North Carolina | Dallas, Texas |
| Abbie Miller | GR5 | Saint Louis University | St. Charles, Mo. |
| Lexi Missimo | Jr. | University of Texas | Southlake, Texas |
| Grace O’Keefe | Jr. | Missouri State University | Overland Park, Kan. |
| Annalena O’Reilly | Sr. | Drexel University | Ardmore, Pa. |
| Isela Ramirez | Jr. | Lamar University | Pflugerville, Texas |
| Jamie Shepherd | Sr. | Brigham Young University | American Fork, Utah |
| Heather Stainbrook | Sr. | Utah Valley University | South Jordan, Utah |
| Anna Sutter | Jr. | University of South Florida | Herisau, Switzerland |
| Leah Wengender | Sr. | University at Buffalo | Rochester, N.Y. |
2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Players to Watch – Midfielders
| Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| Brage Aasen | GR5 | Quinnipiac University | Frogner, Norway |
| Alessandro Arlotti | Jr. | Harvard University | Monaco |
| Jesus Barea | Sr. | Missouri State University | Cadiz, Spain |
| Yannick Bright | Sr. | University of New Hampshire | Milan, Italy |
| Dyson Clapier | Jr. | University of Akron | Layton, Utah |
| Jack Denton | GR5 | Missouri State University | London, England |
| Willem Ebbinge | Sr. | Harvard University | Queenstown, New Zealand |
| Dylan Gaither | GR5 | Mercer University | Lilburn, Ga. |
| Joran Gerbet | Jr. | Clemson University | Valence, France |
| Eliot Goldthorp | Jr. | Hofstra University | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| David Jackson | Sr. | United States Naval Academy | Cypress, Texas |
| Kalani Kossa-Rienzi | Sr. | University of Washington | Berkeley, Calif. |
| Alexander Levengood | GR5 | San Diego State University | Richmond, Va. |
| Filip Mirkovic | Sr. | University of Pittsburgh | Manhattan, N.Y. |
| Sebastian Nava | Jr. | University of Portland | Wilmington, Calif. |
| Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos | Jr. | University of Memphis | Rio de Janiero, Brazil |
| Sander Roed | Jr. | University of Louisville | Tranby, Norway |
| Ben Smith | Sr. | University of Denver | Centennial, Colo. |
| Christian Soto | GR5 | University of Washington | Des Moines, Wash. |
| Marc Torellas | Sr. | Loyola University Chicago | Barcelona, Spain |
| Mason Tunbridge | GR5 | University of San Diego | London, England |
| Basit Umar | So. | University of Dayton | Kumasi, Ghana |
| Scott Vatne | Jr. | Elon University | Klepp, Norway |
| Laurence Wootton | Sr. | Ohio State University | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Kian Yari | GR5 | Missouri State University | Manchester, England |
*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.