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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Aug. 13, 2012)- Forty-two men and 38 women have been identified as players to follow this season, as these individuals have been named to the Missouri Athletic Club’s (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch Lists for 2012.
The MAC Herman Trophy is the highest individual award in intercollegiate soccer presented annually in January during a banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
Each list will be narrowed down by NSCAA members from Division I programs to 15 semifinalists by November 29. Member coaches and fans will then vote for their top three choices and the finalists will be announced December 6. The winners will be announced at the awards’ banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club on Friday, Jan. 11.
Fifty-seven NCAA Division I schools throughout the United States are represented on this year’s Watch Lists. The two groups also include 13 semifinalists from the 2011 MAC Hermann Awards.
Iona leads the men’s Watch List with four players. Connecticut, Coastal Carolina, Memphis, Old Dominion, Furman, Maryland and New Mexico each have two players on the list.
The men’s list also includes four 2011 semifinalists: senior forward Ashton Bennett (Coastal Carolina/Claredon, Jamaica), junior forward Mark Sherrod (Memphis/Knoxville, Tenn.), senior forward Yannick Smith (Old Dominion/Hillsborough, N.J.), and junior forward Gyasi Zardes (CSU Bakersfield/Hawthorne, Calif.).
On the women’s side, there are nine schools with at least two players listed. This year’s list also includes 2011 finalist Maya Hayes (West Orange, N.J.), a junior forward at Penn State.
The other eight 2011 semifinalists include: junior defender Natasha Anasi (Duke/Arlington, Texas), sophomore midfielder Morgan Brian (Virginia/St. Simon’s Island, Ga.), senior goalkeeper Adrianna Franch (Oklahoma State/Salina, Kan.), senior defender Ines Jaurena (Florida State/Charenton Ie Pont, France), junior midfielder Julie Johnston (Santa Clara/Mesa, Ariz.), senior forward Tiffany McCarty (Florida State/Laurel, Md.), junior forward Katie Stengel (Wake Forest/Melbourne, Fla.), and senior midfielder Mallory Schaffer (William & Mary/Allison Park, Pa.).
About the NSCAA
Based in Kansas City, Kan., the National Soccer Coaches Association of America is the largest soccer coaches' organization in the world.
Since its founding in 1941, the NSCAA has grown to include more than 30,000 members who coach both genders at all levels of the sport. In addition to a national rankings program for colleges and high schools, NSCAA offers an extensive recognition program that presents nearly 10,000 individual awards every year. The NSCAA fulfills its mission of coaching education through a nationwide program of clinics and week-long courses, teaching more than 7,000 soccer coaches each year. For more information, visit www.NSCAA.com.
About the Missouri Athletic Club
The Missouri Athletic Club has been presenting college soccer’s players 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 www.mac-stl.org.
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2012 NSCAA Men's MAC Hermann Award Watch List
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Player
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Class
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Pos.
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School
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Hometown
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Sammy Adjei
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Jr.
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F
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Iona
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Newark, N.J.
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Carlos Alvarez
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Sr.
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M
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Connecticut
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Los Angeles
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Borja Barbero
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So.
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GK
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Iona
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Valladolid, Spain
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Will Bates
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Sr.
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F
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Virginia
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Chester, Va.
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Nathaniel Bekoe
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Jr.
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M
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Fordham
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Accra, Ghana
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Ashton Bennett*
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Sr.
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F
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Coastal Carolina
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Claredon, Jamaica
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Andrew Blake
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So.
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GK
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Connecticut
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May Pen, Jamaica
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Brendon Burgdorf
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Sr.
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F
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Bucknell
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Westfield, N.J.
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Scott Caldwell
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Sr.
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M
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Akron
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Braintree, Mass.
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Franklin Castellanos
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Jr.
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M
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Iona
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Dover, N.J.
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Marvcello Castro
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Sr.
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D
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Sacred Heart
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Parana, Brazil
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Marc Cintron
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Sr.
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M
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Providence
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Piscataway, N.J.
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Ryan Clark
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Sr.
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M
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Monmouth
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Freehold, N.J.
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Liam Collins
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Jr.
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M
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Memphis
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Skibbereen, Ireland
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Leonardo Fernandes
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Sr.
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M
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Stony Brook
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North Babylon, N.Y.
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Shaun Foster
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Jr.
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D
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Hofstra
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Southport, England
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Victor Francoz
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Sr.
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GK
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Old Dominion
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Fleurieu Sur Saone, France
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Tyler Gibson
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Jr.
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M
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Charlotte
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Knoxville, Tenn.
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Simon Gomez
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Jr.
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F
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Dusquesne
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Manizales, Colombia
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Nick Hagglund
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Jr.
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D
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Xavier
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Cincinnati
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Chris Hegngi
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Sr.
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F
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Ohio State
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Silver Spring, Md.
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Coleton Henning
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Sr.
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M
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Furman
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Shawnee, Kan.
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Taylor Kemp
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Sr.
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D
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Maryland
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Highlands Ranch, Colo.
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Jonathan Mendoza
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Sr.
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M
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Stetson
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Altamonte Springs, Fla.
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Steve Neumann
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Jr.
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F
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Georgetown
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New Hope, Pa.
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Oscar Otto
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Sr.
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F
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Iona
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Willingshore, N.J.
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James Price
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Sr.
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D
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Saint Francis (Pa.)
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Christchurch, New Zealand
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Jonny Raj
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Sr.
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D
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Fairfield
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Pedro Ribeiro
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Jr.
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M
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Coastal Carolina
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Devon Sandoval
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Sr.
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F
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New Mexico
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Albuquerque, N.M.
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Eric Schoenle
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Sr.
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D
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West Virginia
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Yardley, Pa.
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Mark Sherrod*
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Jr.
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F
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Memphis
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Knoxville, Tenn.
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Patrick Slogic
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Jr.
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D
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Cornell
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Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Yannick Smith*
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Sr.
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F
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Old Dominion
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Hillsborough, N.J.
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John Stertzer
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Sr.
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M
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Maryland
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Oakton, Va.
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Kyle Venter
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Sr.
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D
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New Mexico
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Aurora, Colo.
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Lee Williams
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Sr.
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D
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Appalachian State
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Liverpool, England
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Reece Wilson
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Sr.
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F
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Central Connecticut
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London, England
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Paul Wyatt
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Sr.
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M
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James Madison
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Modbury, England
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Gyasi Zardes*
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Jr.
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F
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CSU Bakersfield
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Hawthorne, Calif.
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Eriq Zaveleta
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So.
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F
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Indiana
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Westfield, Ind.
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Walker Zimmerman
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So.
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D
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Furman
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Lawrenceville, Ga.
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* 2011 Hermann Award Semifinalist
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2012 NSCAA Women's MAC Hermann Award Watch List
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Player
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Class
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Pos.
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School
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Hometown
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Caitlin Alves
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Sr.
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M
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Hartford
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Ludlow, Mass.
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Natasha Anasi*
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Jr.
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D
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Duke
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Arlington, Texas
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Audrey Bledsoe
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Jr.
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GK
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Wake Forest
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Cincinnati
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Morgan Brian*
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So.
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M
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Virginia
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St. Simon's Island, Ga.
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Chelsea Buckland
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Sr.
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F
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Oregon State
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Vancouver, British Columbia
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Zakiya Bywaters
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Sr.
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M
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UCLA
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Las Vegas
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Abigail Dahlkemper
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So.
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D
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UCLA
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Menlo Park, Calif.
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Vanessa DiBernardo
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Jr.
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M
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Illinois
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Naperville, Ill.
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Crystal Dunn
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Jr.
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M
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North Carolina
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Rockville Center, N.Y.
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Christine Exeter
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Jr.
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F
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Louisville
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Pickering, Ontario
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Adrianna Franch*
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Sr.
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GK
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Oklahoma State
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Salina, Kan.
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Kelsey Haycook
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So.
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F
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LaSalle
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Point Pleasant, N.J.
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Maya Hayes#
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Jr.
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F
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Penn State
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West Orange, N.J.
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Ines Jaurena*
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Sr.
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D
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Florida State
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Charenton-le-Pont, France
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Tishia Jewell
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Sr.
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F
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Central Florida
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Satellite Beach, Fla.
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Julie Johnston*
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Jr.
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M
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Santa Clara
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Mesa, Ariz.
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Maegan Kelly
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Jr.
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M/F
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Marquette
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Kansas City, Mo.
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Kaitlyn Kerr
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Jr.
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M
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Duke
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Bensalem, Pa.
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Nadia Link
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Sr.
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F
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Long Beach State
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Walnut, Calif.
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Lindsi Lisonbee
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Sr.
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D
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Brigham Young
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Park City, Utah
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Bry McCarthy
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Sr.
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D
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West Virginia
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Ajax, Ontario
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Tiffany McCarty*
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Sr.
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F
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Florida State
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Laurel, Md.
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Kristen Mewis
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Sr.
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M
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Boston College
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Hanson, Mass.
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Caroline Miller
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Sr.
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F
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Virginia
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Rockville, Md.
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Kelley Monogue
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So.
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F
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Texas A&M
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McKinney, Texas
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Christine Nairn
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Sr.
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M
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Penn State
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Arnold, Md.
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Alexa Newfield
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Jr.
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M
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Georgia
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Atlanta
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Christabel Oduro
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Jr.
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F
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Memphis
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Brampton, Ontario
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Emily Oliver
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Jr.
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GK
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Stanford
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Flossmoor, Ill.
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Michelle Pao
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Jr.
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D
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Pepperdine
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Cupertino, Calif.
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Erin Quinlan
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Jr.
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GK
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Hartford
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Saugus, Mass.
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Katie Stengel*
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Jr.
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F
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Wake Forest
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Melbourne, Fla.
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Mallory Schaffer*
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Sr.
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M
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William & Mary
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Allison Park, Pa.
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Erika Tymrak
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Sr.
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M
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Florida
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Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
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Becca Wann
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Jr.
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F
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Richmond
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Chesterfield, Va.
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Renee Washington
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Jr.
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M
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LaSalle
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Ewing, N.J.
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Colleen Williams
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Sr.
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F
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Dayton
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Titusville, N.J.
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Kathryn Williamson
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Sr.
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D
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Florida
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McKinney, Texas
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* 2011 Hermann Award Semifinalist
# 2011 Hermann Award Finalist
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