Notre Dame forward
Joseph Lapira, the 2006 winner of the Men's Hermann Trophy, is among the 29 players who are included in the 2007 Men's Hermann Trophy
watch list released by the NSCAA.
Lapira, a senior forward who played for Ireland's national team in the offseason, was part of last season's landmark sweep of the men's and women's
awards by Notre Dame, joining
Kerri Hanks, also a forward for the Fighting Irish.
Reigning NCAA Division I national champion UC Santa Barbara --
Andy Iro and
Eric Avila -- and Creighton --
Matt Allen and
Byron Dacy -- were the only two schools to have multiple players on the watch list.
In November, the list will be narrowed to 15 semifinalists. Three
finalists will be named in early December in conjunction with the NCAA Division I College Cup and will be invited to the Missouri Athletic Club on Jan. 11, 2008.
MEN'S HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LIST: Pos. Name Class School Hometown G Matt Allen Sr.
Creighton Omaha, Neb.
M Eric Avila Jr. UCSB Encinitas, Calif.
D Rhett Bernstein Jr. Brown San Diego, Calif.
D Eric
Brunner Sr. Ohio State Dublin, Ohio
F Byron Dacy Jr. Creighton Omaha, Neb.
F Patrick Figueiredo Jr. Adelphi Compinas,
Brazil
F Kevin Forrest Sr. Washington Edmonds, Wash.
F Juan Gavaria Sr. St. Peter's Elizabeth, N.J.
M Tom Gray Sr.
Monmouth Middletown, N.J.
M Bruno Guarda Jr. SMU Piracicaba, Brazil
D David Horst Sr. Old Dominion Pine Grove, Pa.
D Andy
Iro Sr. UCSB Liverpool, England
F Saidi Isaac Sr. Winthrop Eldoret, Kenya
M Dejan Jakovic Jr. UAB Etobicoke, Ont.
D Julius James Sr. Connecticut Maloney Gardens, Trinidad
F George Josten Sr. Gonzaga Idaho Falls, Idaho
M Stephen King
Sr. Maryland Medford, N.J.
F Joseph Lapira Sr. Notre Dame Lake Charles, La.
M Peter Lowry Sr. Santa Clara Fair Oaks, Calif.
M Travis MacKenzie Sr. Duquesne Carnegie, Pa.
M Ryan Maduro Sr. Providence Bristol, R.I.
F Patrick Nyarko Jr. Virginia
Tech Kumasi, Ghana
F Yannick Reyering Jr. Virginia Mettingen, Germany
M David Roth Sr. Northwestern St. Louis, Mo.
D Andre
Sherard Sr. North Carolina Greenville, N.C.
M Eric Sweetin Jr. Saint Louis Kansas City, Mo.
D Julian Valentin Sr. Wake
Forest Lancaster, Pa.
D Rob Valentino Sr. San Francisco Cave Creek, Ariz.
M Michael Videira Sr. Duke Milford, Mass.