Aug. 19, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Wake Forest men's soccer players Cody Arnoux, Sam Cronin and Marcus Tracy were named to the 2008 Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy Watch List, released Tuesday morning. The Deacons are one of three teams, along with Connecticut and Saint Louis, to have three players on the watch list.

This is the second straight year that Wake Forest has had a player on the Hermann Trophy Watch List. In 2007, Julian Valentin was named to the watch list and was one of 15 semifinalists for the award.

A junior from Wilmington, N.C., Arnoux led the Demon Deacons in goals (15) and points (38) in 2007. Arnoux was named a third-team All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and also was All-ACC First Team last season.

Cronin has started all 74 games for the Demon Deacons since his freshman year. In 2007, the Winston-Salem native scored three goals and added eight assists for the Deacons. The senior midfielder was named 2007 NSCAA Second Team All-American and a Soccer America First Team MVP.

Senior forward Marcus Tracy is the third Wake Forest player on the Hermann Trophy Watch List. Tracy was second on the team in goals (11), assists (9) and points (31) in 2007. The Newtown, Conn., native was named Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the 2007 College Cup after scoring three goals, including two in the NCAA semifinal against Ohio State.

The Hermann Trophy Watch List consists of 48 players, including the 2007 winner, Connecticut's O'Brian White. White is looking to become the first player to repeat as Hermann Trophy winner since 1995 and 1996. A total of six players from the Atlantic Coast Conference are included on the watch list.

Considered the highest individual honor in college soccer, the recipients of the Hermann Trophy are selected by Division I head coaches who are current members of the NSCAA. The 48 players on the watch list will be narrowed down to 15 semifinalists in November, and the three finalists will be selected in early December. The winner of the Hermann Trophy will be announced on January 9, 2009, in St. Louis, Mo.

2008 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List
Andre Akpan, Harvard
Calum Angus, Saint Louis
Cody Arnoux, Wake Forest
Alejandro Bedoya, Boston College
Rhett Bernstein, Brown
Joshua Boateng, Liberty
Graciano Brito, Quinnipiac
Jovan Bubonja, Illinois-Chicago
Nick Cardenas, San Diego State
Chris Clements, Tulsa
Sam Cronin, Wake Forest
Byron Dacy, Creighton
Chris DeAbreau, St. Peter's
Kyle Evans, Lehigh
Michael Ferguson, Loyola-Chicago
Stefan Frei, California
Michael Fucito, Harvard
Omar Gonzalez, Maryland
Andrei Gotsmanov, Creighton
Mike Grella, Duke
George John, Washington
Cameron Keith, Binghamton
Yan Klukowski, Central Connecticut State
Milos Kocic, Loyola (Md.)
Stephen McCarthy, Santa Clara
Tennant McVea, Loyola (Md.)
Patrick Murray, Furman
Kyle Nakazawa, UCLA
Kevon Neaves, South Florida
Conor O'Brien, Bucknell
John Pardini, Fordham
Liam Parrington, Hartwick
Kyle Patterson, Saint Louis
Brad Peters, Eastern Illinois
Chris Pontius, UC-Santa Barbara
Akeem Priestley, Connecticut
Daniel Revivo, Winthrop
Barry Rice, Kentucky
Brad Ring, Indiana
Toni Stahl, Connecticut
Eric Sweetin, Saint Louis
Alex Torda, Dayton
Marcus Tracy, Wake Forest
David Tyrie, Central Connecticut State
Collen Warner, Portland
O'Brian White, Connecticut
Kareem Yearwood, College of Charleston
Steve Zakuani, Akron

-WakeForestSports.com-