Women: Soccer Players, Sports

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Hermann Trophy

Women's College Player of the year. Voted on by Division I college coaches and selected sportswriters and first presented in 1988 in the name of Robert Hermann, one of the founders of the North American Soccer League.

Multiple winners: Mia Hamm and Cindy Parlow (2).

Year
1988 Michelle Akers, Central Fla.
1989 Shannon Higgins, N. Carolina
1990 April Kater, Massachusetts
1991 Kristine Lilly, N. Carolina
1992 Mia Hamm, N. Carolina
1993 Mia Hamm, N. Carolina
1994 Tisha Venturini, N. Carolina
1995Shannon McMillan, Portland
1996Cindy Daws, Notre Dame
1997Cindy Parlow, N. Carolina
1998Cindy Parlow, N. Carolina
1999Mandy Clemens, Santa Clara
2000Anne Makinen, Notre Dame
2001Christie Welsh, Penn St.
2002 Aly Wagner, Santa Clara
2003 Catherine Reddick, N. Carolina

Missouri Athletic Club Award

Women's College Player of the Year. Voted on by women's team coaches around the country from Division I to junior college level and first presented in 1991 by the Missouri Athletic Club of St. Louis.

Multiple winners: Mia Hamm and Cindy Parlow (2).

Year
1991 Kristine Lilly, N. Carolina
1992 Mia Hamm, N. Carolina
1993 Mia Hamm, N. Carolina
1994 Tisha Venturini, N. Carolina
1995Shannon McMillan, Portland
1996Cindy Daws, Notre Dame
1997Cindy Parlow, N. Carolina
1998Cindy Parlow, N. Carolina
1999Mandy Clemens, Santa Clara
2000Anne Makinen, Notre Dame
2001Christie Welsh, Penn St.
2002 merged with Hermann Trophy.

Coach of the Year

Women's Coach of the Year. Voted on by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. From 1982-87 all Senior College coaches were eligible. In 1988, the award was split into several divisions. The Division I Coach of the Year is listed since 1988.

Multiple winners: Anson Dorrance (3); Kalenkeni M. Banda and Chris Petrucelli (2).

Year
1982Anson Dorrance, N. Carolina
1983David Lombardo, Keene St.
1984Phillip Picince, Brown
1985Kalenkeni M. Banda, UMass
1986Anson Dorrance, N. Carolina
1987Kalenkeni M. Banda, UMass
1988Larry Gross, N.C. State
1989Austin Daniels, Hartford
1990Lauren Gregg, Virginia
1991Greg Ryan, Wisc-Madison
1992Bell Hempen, Duke
1993Jac Cicala, George Mason
1994Chris Petrucelli, Norte Dame
1995Chris Petrucelli, Norte Dame
1996John Walker, Nebraska
1997Len Tsantiris, Connecticut
1998Becky Burleigh, Florida
1999Patrick Farmer, Penn St.
2000Jillian Ellis, UCLA
2001Jerry Smith, Santa Clara
2002 Clive Charles, Portland
2003 Anson Dorrance, N. Carolina

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