Christine Sinclair becomes just the third player in women’s soccer history to claim consecutive trophies
ST. LOUIS, MO. --- The amazing year continues for Portland Pilot senior forward Christine Sinclair as she was awarded her second straight Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy on Friday afternoon in St. Louis, Mo. Sinclair joins Mia Hamm and Cindy Parlow as the only three players to claim consecutive trophies. Sinclair is also the first to win both the Hermann and be awarded the NSCAA Scholar All-American of the Year in the same season.
The M.A.C. Hermann Trophy is regarded as college soccer’s version of the Heisman Trophy and over the years has honored some of American soccer’s biggest stars like Hamm, Claudio Reyna, Kristine Lilly, Tony Meola and Alexi Lalas. The award recipient is based on a vote of Division I coaches who are current members of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Their selections were announced live to a national television audience on ESPNews.
Sinclair, who helped lead the Pilots to the 2005 NCAA Championship for Portland’s second title in four years, Notre Dame’s Katie Thorlakson and Penn State’s Tiffany Weimer were the three finalists for the women’s award. Maryland’s Jason Garey was awarded the men’s Hermann Trophy.
Sinclair led the nation in scoring and set an NCAA single-season record with 39 goals and 88 points in 2005, while claiming College Cup MVP honors. She has already been named the Academic All-American of the Year and the Honda Award winner, as well as being named the Player of the Year by Soccer Buzz, Soccer Times and Soccer America.
