Hempstead, NY - Three Hofstra University men's soccer student-athletes - Hendrik Hebbeker, Ryan Carmichael, and Wessel Speel - have been named to the 2022 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List it was announced by the United Soccer Coaches Thursday.  The Hermann Trophy, presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club, is the nation's highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by the voting of Division I coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches.

Hebbeker, a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy last season, is coming off a breakout 2021 that saw him earn Second-Team All-America accolades and be named a First-Team All-Colonial Athletic Association and all-region selection. The 2022 CAA Preseason Player of the Year, Hebbeker, a fifth-year senior, tallied nine goals and 11 assists last season.

Carmichael, who was named to the Preseason All-CAA team, led the nation in scoring in 2021 with 39 points on 15 goals and nine assists. The junior was also a first-team all-region and All-CAA selection last season.

Speel, a junior, was a Preseason All-CAA pick, after recording 72 saves, a 0.90 goals against average, and eight solo shutouts last season. His play garnered him First-Team All-CAA and all-region honors as well.

The Hofstra trio are the only CAA men's soccer student-athletes to be named to the watch list.  
 
The 2022 Women's Hermann Trophy Watch List was announced on Thursday, Aug. 18. Fifteen men's players and 15 women's players become Hermann Trophy semifinalists on Nov. 30 following completion of Division I All-America voting following the fall season. Then on Dec. 7, the top three players from a final round of voting are the 2022 finalists. The 2022 winner is revealed on Jan. 6, 2023, at a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, Missouri.
   

Pos	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Sam Fowler	Sr.	University of Washington	Issaquah, Wash.
K	Jassem Koleilat	Sr.	University of New Hampshire	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
K	Wessel Speel	Jr.	Hofstra University	Utrecht, The Netherlands
D	Noah Egan	Sr.	University of Vermont	Irvine, Calif.
D	Mariano Fazio	Sr.	University of Tulsa	Sevilla, Spain
D	Pietro Grassi	So.	UCLA	Milan, Italy
D	Luis Grassow	Sr.	University of Kentucky	Munich, Germany
D	Noah Gulden	GR5	Lipscomb University	Drammen, Norway
D	Michael Hong	GR5	Loyola University Chicago	Vernon Hills, Ill.
D	Moses Mensah	Sr.	Campbell University	Cape Coast, Ghana
D	Daniel Munie	Sr.	Indiana University	Maryland Heights, Mo.
D	Ramzi Qawasmy	GR5	Providence College	Lansdale, Pa.
D	Alberto Suarez	GR5	Saint Louis University	Zaragosa, Spain
D	Bjarne Thiesen	Jr.	West Virginia University	Kiel, Germany
D	Til Zinnhardt	Sr.	University of North Carolina	Konigstein, Germany
M	Yannick Bright	Jr.	University of New Hampshire	Milan, Italy
M	Noel Caliskan	Sr.	Loyola Marymount University	Cologne, Germany
M	Karim Diao	Sr.	University of Central Arkansas	Bordeaux, France
M	Rory O'Driscoll	GR5	University of New Hampshire	Minneapolis, Minn.
M	Luis Garcia	Sr.	Providence College	Gran Canaria, Spain
M	Hendrik Hebbeker	GR5	Hofstra University	Cologne, Germany
M	Alex Nagy	GR5	University of Vermont	Bow, N.H.
M	Valentin Noel	Sr.	University of Pittsburgh	Niort, France
M	Peter Stroud	Jr.	Duke University	Chester, N.J.
M	Kian Yari	Sr.	Missouri State University	Manchester, England
F	Steven Afrifa	Jr.	Florida International University	Toronto, Ont.
F	Patrick Agyemang	Sr.	University of Rhode Island	East Hartford, Conn.
F	Aadne Bruseth	GR5	Missouri State University	Batnfjordsora, Norway
F	Wilmer Cabrera, Jr.	Sr.	Butler University	Bogota, Colombia
F	Ryan Carmichael	Jr.	Hofstra University	Armagh, Northern Ireland
F	Billy Hency	GR5	Loyola University Chicago	Fenton, Mo.
F	Emil Jaaskelainen	Jr.	Long Island University	Bolton, England
F	Levonte Johnson	Sr.	Syracuse University	Brampton, Ont.
F	John Klein	Jr.	Saint Louis University	Columbia, Mo.
F	Peter Mangione	Jr.	Penn State University	Hunt Valley, Md.
F	Alex Meinhard	Jr.	University of Tulsa	Tartu, Estonia
F	Tola Showunmi	GR5	University of New Hampshire	Enfield, England
F	Oladayo Thomas	GR5	Santa Clara University	Lagos, Nigeria

*GR5 Indicates student-athletes exercising their extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19
 
About the Missouri Athletic Club
Located in St. Louis, Missouri, 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.