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MAC Hermann Trophy BanquetJanuary 6, 2012

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Voting for the Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann

Trophy is done by a vote of current head coaches at the NCAA Division I level who are members of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Ballots with the names of the top 15 men are sent to the mens’ head coaches, and ballots with the names of the top 15 women are sent to the womens’ head coaches.

The official ballot is an open ballot. Any player who meets the requirements of the award can receive votes for the Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy. Ballots were sent to coaches via e-mail from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Coaches’ Vote Determines MAC Hermann Trophy

Winners

Larry L. ThompsonGeneral Manager

Thomas C. AlbusPresident

Steve KrauseMAC Soccer Chairman

The title of longest running U.S. soccer broadcaster belongs to

St. Louisan Bill McDermott. With the retirement of the legendary Seamus Malin, McDermott, who is in his 39th year behind the microphone, has now been broadcasting soccer longer than any current U.S. announcer.

“Soccer has been a part of my life for many years and has provided me with great opportunities, both as a player and an announcer,” said McDermott. “I’ve been very fortunate to work with all the people I’ve encountered along the way, and I’ve taken a lot from each of them. It’s shaped the commentator I am today. Even after 39 years, I feel very fortunate and honored to still love what I do.”

After playing soccer for most of his life, McDermott began covering the sport as a reporter in 1970 when he attended the FIFA World Cup in Mexico and provided reports for KMOX radio in St. Louis. In 1972, he began his career announcing games

in the North American Soccer League, providing color analysis for St. Louis Stars away games on KPLR-TV in St. Louis.

In addition to providing commentary for the first soccer game televised on ESPN in 1979, highlights to his career include: • Color commentator for the inaugural season of MLS soccer for ESPN and ESPN2 • Play-by-play and color analysis for NASL, MISL, and MLS teams in addition to teams on the collegiate level • Morning host of FIFA World Cup Today, XM radio’s daily coverage of the 2006 tournament in Germany. • Reported on all FIFA World Cups since 1970.

In January of 2009, McDermott was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame as part of the St. Louis University Men’s Soccer teams that won NCAA Championships in 1967 and 1969 and in recognition of SLU’s 50 Years of Soccer. “They don’t call

Bill McDermott Master of Ceremonies

Bill ‘Mr. Soccer’ for nothing. He is steeped in the history of the game, while also staying current. He knows it strategically, technically, and historically,” said NBC sportscaster Bob Costas. “As a one-time excellent player himself, his commentary carries additional credibility. Plus he’s a universally well liked guy – easy to work with, easy to be around - unless you object to his propensity for recycling the same dozen or so jokes and routines for the entire 35 years I’ve known him.”

Brian McBride and Bill McDermott at last year's MAC Hermann Trophy Banquet.

The Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy

Honoring the top collegiate soccer players in the United States since 1986.

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Men1967: Dov Markus, Long Island University

1968: Manuel Hernandez, San Jose State

1969: Al Trost, St. Louis University

1970: Al Trost, St. Louis University

1971: Mike Seerey, St. Louis University

1972: Mike Seerey, St. Louis University

1973: Dan Counce, St. Louis University

1974: Farrukh Quraishi, Oneonta State University

1975: Steve Ralbovsky, Brown University

1976: Glenn Myernick, Hartwick College

1977: Billy Gazonas, Hartwick College

1978: Angelo DiBernardo, Indiana University

1979: Jim Stamatis, Penn State University

1980: Joe Morrone, Jr., University of Connecticut

1981: Armando Betancourt, Indiana University

1982: Joe Ulrich, Duke University

1983: Mike Jeffries, Duke University

1984: Amr Aly, Columbia University

1985: Tom Kain, Duke University

1986: John Kerr, Duke University

1987: Bruce Murray, Clemson University

1988: Ken Snow, Indiana University

1989: Tony Meola, University of Virginia

1990: Ken Snow, Indiana University

1991: Alexi Lalas, Rutgers University

1992: Brad Friedel, UCLA

1993: Claudio Reyna, Virginia

1994: Brian Maisonneuve, Indiana

1995: Mike Fisher, University of Virginia

1996: Mike Fisher, University of Virginia

1997: Johnny Torres, Creighton 1998:

Wojtek Krakowiak, Clemson University

1999: Ali Curtis, Duke University

2000: Chris Gbandi, University

of Connecticut

2001: Luchi Gonzalez, Southern

Methodist University

Women1988: Michelle Akers, University of Central Florida

1989: Shannon Higgins, University of North Carolina

1990: April Kater, University of Massachusetts

1991: Kristine Lilly, University of North Carolina

1992: Mia Hamm, University of North Carolina

1993: Mia Hamm, University of North Carolina

1994: Tisha Venturini, University of North Carolina

1995: Shannon MacMillan, Portland University

1996: Cindy Daws, University of Notre Dame

1997: Cindy Parlow, University of North Carolina

1998: Cindy Parlow, University of North Carolina

1999: Mandy Clemens, Santa Clara University

2000: Anne Makinen, University of Notre Dame

2001: Christie Welsh, Penn State University

All-Time Hermann Trophy Award WinnersIn 2002, the MAC Award and the Hermann Trophy merged. The following are the Hermann Trophy winners prior to the merger.

Johnny Torres

Ali Curtis Luchi Gonzalez

Ken Snow

Mike Fisher

Anne Makinen Shannon MacMillan

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Darlington Nagbe, 2010Forward, Akron

Teal Bunbury, 2009Forward, Akron

Marcus Tracy, 2008Wake Forest, Midfielder

O'Brian White, 2007Forward, U Conn

Joseph Lapira, 2006Forward, Notre Dame

Jason Garey, 2005Forward, Maryland Danny O’Rourke, 2004Midfielder, Indiana Chris Wingert, 2003Defender, St. John’s Alecko Eskandarian, 2002Forward, University of Virginia Luchi Gonzalez, 2001Forward, SMU Ali Curtis, 2000Forward, Duke University Sasha Victorine, 1999Forward, UCLA

Christen Press, 2010Forward, Stanford

Kelly O'Hara, 2009Forward, Stanford

Kerri Hanks, 2008Notre Dame, Forward

Forward, Mami Yamaguchi, 2007Forward, Florida State

Kerri Hanks, 2006Forward, Notre Dame Christine Sinclair, 2004 & 05Forward, Portland Catherine Reddick, 2003Defender, North Carolina Aly Wagner, 2002Midfielder, Santa Clara University Christie Welsh, 2001Forward, Penn State

Past MAC Hermann Trophy Award Winners - Women

Past MAC Hermann Trophy Award Winners - Men

Jay Heaps, 1998Midfielder, Duke University

Johnny Torres, 1997Forward, Creighton University Mike Fisher, 1996Forward, University of Virginia Matt McKeon, 1995Midfielder, Saint Louis University Todd Yeagley, 1994Midfielder, Indiana University Claudio Reyna, 1992 & 93Midfielder, University of Virginia Alexi Lalas, 1991Defender, Rutgers University Tony Meola, 1989Goalkeeper, University of Virginia

John Harkes, 1987Midfielder, University of Virginia Ken Snow, 1988, 1990Forward, Indiana University John Kerr, 1986Forward, Duke University

Anne Makinen, 2000Forward, Notre Dame Mandy Clemens, 1999Forward, Santa Clara University Cindy Parlow, 1997 & 98Forward, University of North Carolina Cindy Daws, 1996Midfielder, Notre Dame

Shannon MacMilan, 1995Forward, University of Portland Tisha Venturini, 1994Midfielder, University of North Carolina Mia Hamm, 1992 & 93Forward, University of North Carolina Kristine Lilly, 1991Midfielder, University of North Carolina

John Harkes

Claudio Reyna

Alexi Lalas

Mia Hamm

Kristine Lilly

Cindy Parlow

In 1986, the Missouri Athletic Club established the Collegiate Soccer Players of the Year Award. In 2002, the MAC award and the Hermann Trophy merged. The following are all the winners presented at the Missouri Athletic Club.

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importance, scoring 12 goals in the final 13 matches of the season for the 25-0-1 Cardinal.

Twice over the course of the season Stanford trailed in the second half and rallied to win each time, against Notre Dame and Oregon State, with 2-1 victories. Taylor scored three of Stanford’s four goals in those matches.

And in the NCAA tournament, Taylor snuck a 25-yard free kick around the defensive wall and inside

the near post for the clincher in a 2-0 third-round victory over Boston College, and knocked in the overtime winner with a sliding first touch to beat Oklahoma State 2-1 in the quarterfinals.

Taylor attended Castilleja School in Palo Alto, just two blocks from the Stanford campus.

Taylor was a youth club teammate of 2011 MAC Hermann Trophy winner Teresa Noyola with the Mountain View-Los Altos Mercury under Albertin Montoya, now the U.S. women’s under-17 national team coach.

Lindsay Taylor, Stanford • Senior, Forward • Los Altos, California

Lindsay Taylor led Stanford and the Pac-12 Conference with 20 goals and

seven assists. She earned the 2011 Pac-12 Player of the Year Award. The two-time NSCAA first-team All-American (2008, 2011) was hampered during sophomore and junior years by a hip injury that required surgery, but she persevered to have her best season as a senior.

Taylor had seven game-winning goals and became the third different 20-goal scorer in as many years for the Cardinal. The previous two were MAC Hermann Trophy winners Kelley O’Hara (2009) and Christen Press (2010). Taylor helped lead the team to a 95-4-4 record in her four years, including 53-0-1 at home, and four College Cup berths, including the national championship this past year.

Taylor scored from short range and long, with her head and with her feet, both her left and her right. Though she excelled throughout the season, she was at her best as the matches grew in

Finalists

Penn State’s Maya Hayes seemingly came out of nowhere to become a

finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy. She was not on the preseason Watch List for the award.

During her freshman season in 2010, Hayes netted five goals in 21 games. In 2011, Hayes enjoyed a breakout campaign as she led the nation in goals (31) and points (70). She set new Penn State and Big Ten records for points in a single season.

Hayes kicked off her historic 2011 campaign with a hot start, scoring the first goal of the season vs. Nevada (8/21). The flurry of goals and honors continued throughout the season. She notched two goals vs. West Virginia (8/26) and added another against Richmond (8/28) earning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (8/29).

Hayes had a five-point game vs. North Carolina State (9/2), followed by a hat trick against Pittsburgh (9/4) to lead the Nittany Lions over Pittsburgh in the Pitt Soccer Classic, receiving the Tournament MVP along the way. She tallied two goals and

Maya Hayes, Penn State • Sophomore, Forward • West Orange, N.J.an assist at then-No. 7 Virginia and was selected to the Virginia Nike Soccer Classic

All-Tournament Team.When Big Ten Conference play

began, Hayes really kicked it into high gear. She scored two goals at home against Northwestern (9/23) and had all three assists, a career-high, in a comeback win vs. Ohio State (9/29). Hayes added three more goals to her season tally on

the road against Minnesota (10/2) and Indiana (10/9) earning her yet another Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week Award (10/10). Hayes scored four times, twice in each game at Michigan State (10/21) and Michigan (10/23). She scored two goals in the NCAA Second Round vs. No. 12 Marquette (11/18) and added two more tallies at No. 6 Wake Forest (11/20) in an NCAA Sweet Sixteen match.

Hayes is the first Nittany Lion since Tiffany Weimer in 2005 to be voted an MAC Hermann Trophy finalist. She is a member of the U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team and was a member of the team that won the 2010 CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championship.

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Teresa

During her four-year career at Stanford, Teresa Noyola has been a part of a lot

of winning. The Palo Alto native played an attacking midfield role, serving as the team’s playmaker. Noyola, along with MAC Hermann Trophy finalist Lindsay Taylor, helped build Stanford into a national power. Over the past four years the Cardinal went 95-4-4, including 53-0-1 at home, and reached four College Cups. But the national championship had eluded Stanford, until this year.

Noyola scored the winning goal in the 2011 NCAA College Cup, with a 53rd-minute header to beat Duke, 1-0 and capture Stanford’s first national championship in school history. She was named Offensive MVP of soccer’s final four. After capturing the ultimate team prize, Noyola caps off a memorable senior season by earning college soccer’s top individual honor, the MAC Hermann Trophy.

The 2011 Cardinal may be remembered as one of the greatest champions in collegiate women’s soccer history. Stanford became the first undefeated national champion in six years.

“The biggest factor for me was just experience,” Head Coach Paul Ratcliffe said. “The teams we had in the

Noyola

past were equally as strong, but experience played into things and really helped give us the edge to win the championship.”

Noyola is the third consecutive Stanford player to win the MAC Hermann Trophy, following in the footsteps of Christen Press (2010) and Kelley O’Hara (2009). Noyola scored nine goals, including five game-winners, and added 15 assists this season.

In her career, she totaled 31 goals and 40 assists (102 points) and has the ninth-highest point total in school history. Her career and single-season assist totals are each No. 2 in Cardinal history, one off the school records in each, held by Christen Press. She was named NSCAA first-team All-American three times (2008, 2010, 2011), the most for any Stanford

player since Julie Foudy received four such honors from 1989-92, and helped the Cardinal to three Pac-12 titles, all with a perfect conference record, and three consecutive unbeaten regular seasons.

Noyola also excelled in the classroom. She carries a 3.52 GPA in math and computational science and was named the 2011 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women’s soccer. Noyola was also named the NSCAA Scholar of the Year, adding to the accolades from an outstanding senior season.

Noyola prepped at Palo Alto High and was the 2008 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year. She was a teammate of Lindsay Taylor on the Mountain View-Los Altos Mercury youth club team. Noyola played for Mexico in 2011 World Cup and made two appearances as a reserve.

A Cardinal Three-peat... For the third year in a row, a Stanford player wins the MAC Hermann Trophy

Noyola helps Stanford capture first national

championship and was named NSCAA Scholar

Athlete of the Year

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For more than a century, the Missouri Athletic Club has celebrated outstanding athletic

achievement. During that same time, St. Louis built a reputation as the soccer capital of the United States. In 1986, those two traditions merged with the creation of the Missouri Athletic Club’s Collegiate Soccer Player of the Year.

For more than two decades, the Missouri Athletic Club has been able to establish college soccer’s version of the Heisman Trophy. The winners have led their teams to NCAA Division I titles and starred in international competition. The MAC has honored some of the biggest names in American soccer history.

Tony Meola, John Harkes, Cladio Reyna and Alexi Lalas are a few of the past winners to visit the MAC to claim the prestigious crystal soccer ball trophy.

In 1991, a women’s award was created. The legendary Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly and Tisha Venturini, who all helped grow the popularity of women’s soccer in the U.S., have won the MAC Award.

“The MAC Award is a confidence booster and has become synonymous with the No. 1 player in college soccer,” said Meola. “The award continues to grow, and now it’s something that every player strives for.”

For Alexi Lalas, the 1991 winner, the MAC Award was an important boost heading into the start of his professional career. “It made me feel good to

leave college with that type of award. My being named the top college player really helped me prepare for my role with the U.S. National Team and my career as a professional player.”

The MAC hosts an annual banquet to honor the winners. In recent years, the format has expanded to include the top three finalists. The player’s coaches and families are also invited to attend the awards banquet. “The MAC has created the perfect formula for presenting college soccer’s national awards,” said Bruce Arena, former men's in U.S. National Team coach. “The MAC does an excellent job bringing in the players, their families and coaches to St. Louis for the national press conference and the prestigious awards program.”

The annual awards banquet brings soccer fans coming back. The event is always a sellout, and a key has been the quality of personalities from around the sports world the event has been able to attract. Jack Buck, Chris Berman, Dan Dierdorf, Bruce Arena, Brandi Chastain, Tommy Lasorda, Bob Ley, and Eric Wynalda are just a few of the sports personalities who have helped make the awards banquet an event to remember.

“The vision of the founding Board of Governors who created this has been realized as the Awards are the most important collegiate award for both men and women,” said Steve Krause, MAC Soccer Chairman. “The MAC Hermann Trophy has risen to prominence as it caps off the end of the Division I season each year with the announcement of the three finalists at the College Cup and then with the press conference announcing the winners.”

1986 – The Missouri Athletic Club’s Collegiate Soccer Player of the Year Award was established. John Kerr of Duke University won the inaugural award. Dan Dierdorf served as master of ceremonies at the first banquet and Jack Buck was a guest speaker.

1987 – John Harkes of the University of Virginia wins the award. Harkes would go on to become one of the most accomplished players in U.S. soccer history.

MAC Hermann Trophy TimelineA look back at college soccer’s top individual award.

The MAC Hermann Trophy Gets Its Kicks Honoring Soccer’s Best

1990 – Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda is the featured speaker at the awards banquet.

1991 – The first women’s Player of the Year award is presented to Kristine Lilly from the University of North Carolina. Alexi Lalas wins the men’s award. Chris Berman from ESPN is the featured speaker at the banquet.

1992 & 93 – Claudio Reyna and Mia Hamm win the Player of the Year Award in back-to-back years. Reyna and Hamm would go on enjoy international stardom.

College Soccer’s Version of the Heisman Trophy Annually Honors the Top Male and Female Players

“The MAC Award is a confidence booster and has become synonymous with the No. 1 player in college soccer. The award continues to grow, and now it’s something that every player strives for.”

-Tony Meola, 1989 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy winner

Bruce Arena

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The MAC Hermann Trophy Gets Its Kicks Honoring Soccer’s BestThe MAC Hermann Trophy has

honored some of the biggest names in American Soccer history.

Hamm Reyna

Harkes

LillyLalas

2004 – The press conference announcing the MAC Hermann Trophy winners attracts live coverage on ESPNews.

1999 – Women’s soccer star Brandi Chastain visits the MAC for the banquet.

2000 – Tony Meola, the 1989 MAC Player of the Year and goalkeeper for the U.S. National team, returns to the Club as the banquet’s keynote speaker.

1995 – Matt KcKeon from Saint Louis University and DeSmet High School becomes the first local player to win the MAC Player of the Year Award.

2002 – The MAC Award merges with the Hermann Trophy giving soccer one definitive national collegiate soccer player of the year award.

2003 – For the first time in the history of the award, the top three finalists for the men’s and women’s award travel to St. Louis for a live press conference announcing the winners. Eric Wynalda is the featured speaker at the banquet.

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Finalists

What a difference a year makes for North Carolina’s Billy Schuler.

Just two games into his 2010 season, he suffered a season-ending injury. In 2011, he bounced back in a big way as he finished among the top 10 scorers in the country. His 16 goals will go down as a tie for the fourth most in school history. He also dished out five assist on the year for 37 points.

Schuler’s clutch play helped the Tar Heels capture the 2011 national championship. He scored the second equalizing goal for the Tar Heels in the semifinal against UCLA. In addition to being voted an MAC Hermann Trophy finalist, Schuler earned College Soccer News and NSCAA First Team All-America honors. He also earned ACC All-Tournament honors despite only playing the second half of the

Ethan Finlay, Creighton University • Senior, Forward • Marshfield, Wisc.

Billy Schuler, North Carolina • RS Junior, Forward • Allentown, N.J.

wins over Virginia and Boston College, thanks in large part to a game-winning goal against the Cavaliers and an assist

against the Eagles. Schuler started the 2011

season strong with four goals in his first three matches. Later, he netted a goal in four straight games from Sept. 30 - Oct. 14. He also found the back of the net in four straight from Oct. 25

- Nov. 11. Schuler led UNC with eight game winners, three of which came in overtime. He put nearly half of his shots on target with a .494 shot on goal percentage.

During his sophomore season in 2009, Schuler earned NSCAA Third Team All-America honors and was selected to the All-ACC First Team. In 2008, he was a Soccer America Freshman All-America selection.

In 2011, senior forward Ethan Finlay helped lead Creighton to the College

Cup for the first time since 2002. The NSCAA First-Team All-American led the Bluejays and Missouri Valley Conference with 14 goals and 34 points this season. The only two-time MVC Player of the Year in school history, he ranked 12th in the NCAA with 34 points and 13th in the country with 14 goals scored.

Finlay led the 21-2-1 Bluejays into their fourth College Cup appearance, scoring the game-winning goal in overtime in the quarterfinals to keep CU’s season alive. Finlay is the first Creighton player to finish in the top three in MAC Hermann Trophy voting since 1997 MAC Hermann Trophy winner and current CU assistant coach Johnny Torres. He is the third player in Creighton history to twice earn All-America honors from the NSCAA. In 2011, Finlay set a league record by earning MVC Offensive Player of the

Week honors five times.In his career, the Marshfield, Wis.,

native scored 43 goals and tallied 103 points, both ranking in the top-10 in school and league history. Finlay led the MVC in game-winning goals all four years of his career, as 20 of his 43 career goals were game-winners. He started all 79 matches played in his career.

In 2008, Finlay was named to the MVC All-Freshman Team. As a sophomore, he earned NSCAA First-Team All-Midwest Region and All-MVC First-Team honors. Last year during his junior season, Finlay was voted a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy.

Finlay also excelled in the classroom where he recently graduated from Creighton with a degree in finance, carried a 3.41 cumulative grade point average into his final semester. He was named the 2011 NSCAA Men’s Collegiate Scholar-Athlete of the Year,

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Andrew

In 1986, the Missouri Athletic Club created an award to honor the top collegiate soccer player

in the country. Duke University's John Kerr was the inaugural winner of the crystal soccer ball trophy.

Twenty-five years later John Kerr has again made his mark on the award. Now the head coach at Duke, Kerr becomes the first person to win an MAC Hermann Trophy and go on to coach a winner. Duke University midfielder Andrew Wenger is the 2011 MAC Hermann Trophy winner. Wenger is the fourth Duke Blue Devil to win college soccer’s top individual honor, following Kerr (1986), Jay Heaps (1998) and Ali Curtis (2000).

Wenger began his career as a standout defender, having earned ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors his first two seasons. In 2011, he made a seamless change to forward. It certainly helped to have a prolific goal-scorer like John Kerr as his head coach to help him make the transition.

Wenger, who recently signed a Generation adidas contract and will enter the Major League Soccer SuperDraft, headlined the Duke offense in 2011. He led the ACC with 17 goals and 42 points overall and ranked fourth nationally in total points and sixth in total goals. A starter in every game for Duke over the past three years, Wenger has reaped nearly every ACC award possible. He was selected as the 2011 ACC Offensive Player of the Year, completing the trifecta of ACC major awards after being named the ACC Rookie of the Year and ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010, respectively.

Wenger, a three-time All-ACC first team recipient, is the first player since Heaps to collect All-ACC first team honors in each of his first three seasons. His 17 tallies in 2011 are tied for the most in Duke single-season history, while the 42 points are fifth and the most since Brian Kelley had 43 in 1995.

In 2011, he registered at least one point in 11 games and twice had a career-best seven points. Wenger netted two hat tricks on the year and had five multiple-goal games.

Equally as successful in the classroom, Wenger became the second Blue Devil in program history to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America first team honors and has earned spots on both the All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll each of his three seasons. He most recently was named to the NSCAA Collegiate Scholar All-America first team, one of four juniors to be honored.

For his career, Wenger has started all 63 games, played all but 131 minutes in that span and registered 21 goals and 13 assists for 55 points. The Blue Devils finished the year with an 11-8-3 overall record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round for the third consecutive season. The Lititz, Pa., native was recently called up to play for the U.S. Under-23 National Team.

WengerFormer Defensive Standout Becomes Scoring Star

Wenger was coached by 1986 MAC Hermann Trophy winner

John Kerr

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The Missouri Athletic Club Salutes the 2011 Missouri State High School Boys

Soccer Champions

DeSmet - Class 3 BoysPriory - Class 2 Boys

Springfield Catholic - Class 1 Boys

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David A. Peacock is president of

Anheuser Busch, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev. As head of the U.S. business unit—the largest business unit and leading volume and profit provider for Anheuser-Busch InBev—Peacock is responsible for the commercial success of Anheuser-Busch and managing all U.S. operations for the company, including marketing, sales, wholesaler relations and other aspects of the U.S. market. Among the recent achievements of the company under his leadership includes Bud Light capturing the official beer sponsorship of the National Football League.

Peacock joined Anheuser-Busch in 1992 and has served many roles in management, planning and marketing. He previously served as vice president of marketing for Anheuser-Busch launching the successful Bud Light Lime brand among other innovations.

Peacock was recently named the new chair of the St. Louis Sports Commission. He will lead the volunteer board of the privately-funded nonprofit organization, whose mission is to make St. Louis a better place to live, visit, work and play through sports. In addition to bringing the best in sports to St. Louis, the Sports Commission operates the St. Louis Sports Foundation, its charitable affiliate. It focuses on promoting and encouraging sportsmanship, particularly at the youth level. The Sports Commission’s Sportsmanship Initiative seeks to make St. Louis a model community for good sportsmanship and create positive environments for kids to play sports so they remain active and lead healthier, happier lives.

A native of St. Louis, Peacock holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. He also holds a master’s degree in business administration from Washington University in St. Louis, from which he received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009. He lives in St. Louis with his wife and three children.

David A. PeacockPresident, Anheuser-Busch

Daniel T. FlynnCEO / Sec. General, U.S. Soccer

Dan Flynn learned about winning

soccer championships as a product of the famed St. Louis, Mo., soccer scene, eventually becoming a collegiate standout at St. Louis University and helping to guide the Billikens to a 1973 NCAA soccer championship.

As U.S. Soccer’s CEO / Secretary General since June 15, 2000, Flynn has taken his lessons learned from the field and applied them administratively at the sports highest level to help spur the United States Soccer Federation’s growth into one of the most respected national governing bodies in the country. Through his tireless efforts, Flynn has been responsible for instilling the groundwork for U.S. Soccer’s success in the new millennium.

In his ten-plus years as the organization’s CEO, Flynn has overhauled U.S. Soccer’s business framework, leading to among other things the development and construction of U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., which opened in June 2003. With a renewed focus on National Team and player development, as well as facility development, more and more opportunities are arising for youth players of all ages, highlighted by the addition of a number of Youth National Team programs, an increase to 40 players at the U-17 Men’s National Team’s residency program in Bradenton, Fla., and the creation of the Development Academy Program.

During the summer of 2003 Flynn served as the Chief Executive Officer of the FIFA Women’s World Cup USA 2003, putting his strong business background to work in preparing the framework to help the Local Organizing Committee successfully stage the tournament. With attendance peaking above 350,000 despite just four months to organize the event, the tournament was the most financially profitable Women’s World Cup ever.

Flynn’s career path has included both sports marketing and management positions at Anheuser-Busch, as well as more than 14 years of experience within the sport of soccer.

Brad Davis played at Chaminade and two years at St. Louis University,

where he was an NSCAA Second-Team All-American in 2001 after recording 10 goals and 14 assists. He played a role in SLU’s 18-2 record and Conference USA championship. After two years at SLU, Davis went pro.

He was selected as the third overall pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by the MetroStars. In his first MLS season, the midfielder scored four goals and had three assists. Davis was a finalist for the Rookie of the Year award. In 2003, Davis was traded to the Dallas Burn, where he was named MVP that season. He led Dallas in scoring with six goals and five assists, becoming only the third player in team history other than Jason Kreis to lead Dallas in scoring. Davis also set a career high in goals and assists in his 2003 season with the Burn.

Davis joined the San Jose Earthquakes in 2005. He was San Jose’s only All-Star that season. Following a year with the Earthquakes, the team moved to Houston and became the Houston Dynamo. In his 2006 season, Davis had a career high 11 assists and led Houston with three game-winning assists.

As the club’s all-time leader in games, starts and assists, the left-footed Davis has recorded 12 assists in each of the last two MLS season to earn team MVP honors. In 2011, Davis led MLS in assists and was a finalist for the MVP award.

Brad Davis

Featured Speakers

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Throughout the last 109 years, the Missouri Athletic Club has built a tradition of excellence unmatched

by any city club in the United States. For the MAC’s prestigious membership, which reads like a “who’s who in Missouri,” the Club has become a way of life, offering the finest in athletic facilities, plus gourmet dining and elegant guest accommodations.

When the Club first opened in September 1903, just months before the St. Louis World’s Fair of 1904, the athletic tradition of the MAC was quickly established. Club members officiated the Olympic games held in conjunction with the World’s Fair, and a full team of athletes representing the MAC also competed in the Games.

Other events helped shape the early athletic involvement of the MAC, including monthly amateur boxing matches at the Club and the debut of water polo in St. Louis. Club athletes and teams excelled in local and national Amateur Athletic Union competitions.

The MAC also has a rich history beyond athletics. The clubhouse was the site of the formation of the American Legion. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh was made a life-member of the MAC following his non-stop flight to Paris. The historic flight was financed by MAC members Harry Hall Knight and Harold MacMillan Bixby.

The MAC’s proud history of celebrating athletic excellence was enhanced in 1970 when MAC member Jack Buck created the Sports Personality of the Year Banquet to honor the top local sports figure. Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Joe Torre, Jackie Joyner Kersee, Brett Hull, Tony LaRussa, Ozzie Smith, Marshall Faulk and Kurt Warner are among the sports legends who have come to the MAC to receive the prestigious award. The banquet is broadcast every December on KMOX Radio.

In 1986, the Club took another major step in enhancing its athletic reputation by creating the MAC Collegiate Soccer Player of the Year Award. In 2002,

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the two premier awards in college soccer - the MAC Award and the Hermann Trophy - merged to form the MAC Hermann Trophy. The merger has increased the prestige and visibility of college soccer’s top honor. Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, John Harkes, Tony Meola and Alexi Lalas are among the distinguished group of players to receive the prestigious crystal soccer ball trophy.

The MAC celebrates a proud past, but always has an eye on the future. In 1995, the MAC purchased the former Town and Country Racquet Club in suburban West St. Louis county, becoming one of the first private clubs in the country to offer its members two locations. The MAC also developed reciprocal arrangements with some of the finest private golf clubs in the St. Louis area.

The Missouri Athletic Club is recognized as a Platinum Club of America, a distinction which puts the MAC in the top 3% of private clubs in America. In May of 2007, the MAC was again recognized for its prestige and history when the Downtown Clubhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Today, the MAC remains the premier athletic, social and dining club in St. Louis. The MAC way of life is a proud one. As Club members continue that heritage, they ensure that the MAC remains a vital institution well into the future.

More Than a Century of Athletic Excellence

Lance Berkman, 2011 Sports Personality of the Year.

1903 MAC Basketball Team.

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