Michael Adedokun and Kate Faasse Awarded College Soccer’s Top Honor

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Jan. 3, 2025) – Ohio State senior midfielder Michael Adedokun and North Carolina junior

forward Kate Faasse were named the winners of the 2024 Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy,

on Friday at the MAC’s annual banquet. Adedokun (Erwua, Nigeria) led the Buckeyes and the Big Ten

Conference with 33 points, 11 goals and 11 assists as Ohio State advanced to the College Cup semifinals

and Faasse (Phoenix, Ariz.) led the Tar Heels with 44 points behind her nation-leading 20 goals and four

assists as North Carolina captured its 23rd NCAA National Championship and first national title since

2012.

Adedokun, the 2024 Big Ten Midfielder of the Year, paced the Buckeyes to a 16-2-4 record. He was named

a United Soccer Coaches First Team All-America selection. In the 2024 MLS Super Draft, Adedokun was

selected in the first round by FC Montreal. Runners-up for the men’s award were University of Denver

senior defender Sam Bassett (Littleton, Colo.) and University of Akron graduate forward Emil

Jaaskelainen (Bolton, England).

Faasse had four goals and three assists during the NCAA Tournament. She netted the game-winner in the

quarterfinals and semifinals while dishing out the game-winning assist in the third round while picking up

United Soccer Coaches First Team All-America honors. This year’s runners up for the women’s award

were Duke University graduate forward Maggie Graham (Atlanta, Ga.) and Wake Forest University junior

forward Caiya Hanks (Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i).

The MAC Hermann Trophy, a 10-pound crystal soccer ball awarded annually since 1967, honors the

United Soccer Coaches National Players of the Year in NCAA Division I men’s and women’s soccer based

on voting conducted by member coaches.

Previous winners of this prestigious award can be found on the MAC Hermann Trophy website.

About the Missouri Athletic Club

Established in 1903, the Missouri Athletic Club is a private social, business, athletic, and dining club with

locations in Downtown St. Louis and Town and Country in West St. Louis County. The MAC is a Platinum

Club of America, an honor bestowed on the top 3% of private clubs in the United States.