M.A.C HERMANNY TROPHY HISTORY
PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER AND THE M.A.C. HERMANN TROPHY In its first 15 years, the Penn State women’s soccer program has put its name on the collegiate soccer map and underlined it with the likes of great players such as Christie Welsh, Joanna Lohman and Tiffany Weimer. All three were finalists for the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy, awarded to the top collegiate soccer player in the country, with Welsh becoming the first Lion to bring home the honor in 2001. Six of the past nine years, a Nittany Lion has either won the award or been named the runner-up, an amazing accomplishment for such a young program. All told, three Nittany Lions have been finalists for the award, while nearly half a dozen have been on the watchlist or among the semifinalists for the award, including semifinalists Erin McLeod in 2005 and Ali Krieger in 2006.
Above: Penn State’s Christie Welsh was the 2001 Hermann Trophy winner as well as the runner-up for the player of the year award in 2000 and 2002. One of Penn State’s most decorated athletes, Welsh is still the Big Ten’s all-time leading scorer.
the 2003 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Banquet in St. SIX OF THE PAST 10 AtLouis, Mo., runner-up Joanna Lohman and Penn State Director of Athletics Tim Curley. YEARS, A NITTANY LION HAS EITHER WON OR BEEN RUNNER-UP FOR THE M.A.C. HERMANN TROPHY
ALL-TIME PENN STATE M.A.C. HERMANN TROPHY FINALISTS
2009 2006 2005
2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Katie Schoepfer Ali Krieger Tiffany Weimer Erin McLeod Tiffany Weimer Joanna Lohman Tiffany Weimer Christie Welsh Christie Welsh Christie Welsh
Semifinalist Semifinalist Runner-Up Semifinalist Runner-Up Runner-up Semifinalist Runner-up Winner Runner-up
Left: The 2004 men’s and women’s M.A.C. Hermann Trophy finalists, including Penn State’s Tiffany Weimer (second from left), await the televised announcement. Above: Weimer signs an autograph for a young fan while the finalists wait for the 2005 announcement at the Missouri Athletic Club, which was televised by ESPNews for the second consecutive year.
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