University of North Carolina Athletics
Farfan, Schuler Named To Hermann Trophy Watch List
August 12, 2010 | Men's Soccer
Aug. 12, 2010
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The Missouri Athletic Club released its Hermann Trophy Watch List on Wednesday, a list that featured a pair of Tar Heels. Senior Michael Farfan and junior Billy Schuler were both on the list of 39 student-athletes vying for the National Player of the Year honor.
Farfan, an All-America a year ago, tallied five goals and four assists in 2009 from his midfield position. The Wildomar, Calif., native started all 22 games for the Tar Heels during their run to the College Cup and was also a first-team All-ACC selection.
Schuler led the squad with 23 points in 2009 as the Allentown, N.J., product netted nine goals and distributed five assists on the year. Schuler also earned All-America honors for his performance on the field as one of Carolina's main offensive weapons.
Voting for the MAC Hermann Trophy is conducted in late November, when a field of 15 semifinalists is reduced to three finalists. Those three will be invited to the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, where a news conference will be held to announce the winner, followed by a banquet to honor the three finalists.
| 2010 Men's Hermann Trophy Watch List | ||||
| Pos. | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| F | Issa Tall | So. | Adelphi | Mulhouse, France |
| M | Anthony Ampaipitakwong | Sr. | Akron | Carrollton, Texas |
| F | Darlington Nagbe | Jr. | Akron | Lakewood, Ohio |
| D | Kofi Sarkodie | Jr. | Akron | Huber Heights, Ohio |
| M | Ethan Finlay | Jr. | Creighton | Marshfield , Wis. |
| M | Daniel Keat | Sr. | Dartmouth | Wellington, New Zealand |
| F | Lucky Mkosana | Jr. | Dartmouth | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| D | Andrew Wenger | So. | Duke | Lititz, Pa. |
| K | Clint Irwin | Sr. | Elon | Charlotte, N.C. |
| K | Ryan Meara | Jr. | Fordham | Yonkers, N.Y. |
| M | Mario Rios | Sr. | Iona | Denville, N.J. |
| F | C.J. Sapong | Sr. | James Madison | Manassas, Va. |
| F | Colin Rolfe | Jr. | Louisville | Canton, Mich. |
| F | Jason Herrick | Sr. | Maryland | Elmhurst, Ill. |
| K | Zac MacMath | Jr. | Maryland | St. Petersburg, Fla. |
| M | Benjamin Arikian | Sr. | Massachusetts | Islip, N.Y. |
| K | Avery Steinlage | Sr. | Michigan State | Grand Haven, Mich. |
| K | Alex Riggs | Sr. | Missouri State | St. Peters, Mo. |
| M | Ryan Kinne | Sr. | Monmouth | Naugatuck, Conn. |
| K | Bryan Meredith | Sr. | Monmouth | Scotch Plains, N.J. |
| M | Michael Farfan | Sr. | North Carolina | Wildomar, Calif. |
| F | Billy Schuler | Jr. | North Carolina | Allentown, N.J. |
| D | Indy Smith | Sr. | UNC Wilmington | Black Mountain, N.C. |
| F | Matt Eliason | Sr. | Northwestern | Lombard, Ill. |
| F | Ernesto Carranza | Sr. | Sacramento State | Oakdale, Calif. |
| F | Michael Roach | Jr. | Saint Louis | St. Louis, Mo. |
| K | Jeffrey Attinella | Sr. | South Florida | Safety Harbor, Fla. |
| M | Bobby Warshaw | Sr. | Stanford | Mechanicsburg, Pa. |
| D | Justin Chavez | Jr. | Tulsa | Edmond, Okla. |
| F | Ashley McInnes | Sr. | Tulsa | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| F | Austin Neil | Jr. | Tulsa | Broken Arrow, Okla. |
| F | Spencer Thompson | Sr. | UC-Irvine | Ahwatukee, Ariz. |
| M | Andrew Bulls | Jr. | UMBC | Baltimore, Md. |
| M | John Bayron Sosa | Sr. | UMKC | St. Cloud, Fla. |
| F | Will Bates | So. | Virginia | Chester, Va. |
| D | Greg Monaco | Jr. | Virginia | Virginia Beach, Va. |
| D | Raymon Gaddis | Jr. | West Virginia | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| M | Nathaniel Baako | Sr. | William and Mary | Accra, Ghana |
| M | Tony Walls | Jr. | Wisc.-Green Bay | Wauwatosa, Wis. |
