Metro Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=497483&cc=5901 Junior forward duo win Hermann Trophy awardESPNsoccernet news services Junior forward Mami Yamaguchi of Florida State University and junior forward O'Brian White of the University of Connecticut were named winners Friday of the 2007 Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy, presented to the top female and male players in NCAA Division I soccer. ... White, led all NCAA Division I men's scorers in points with 53 and goals with 23. He becomes the third player in UConn men's soccer history to win college soccer's top individual honor (Hermann Trophy winners: Joe Morrone, Jr., 1980; Chris Gbandi, 2000). White was named the 2007 Big East Offensive Player of the Year and earned NSCAA/adidas first-team All-America honors. White's phenomenal junior season attracted the interest of Major League Soccer clubs, but he has indicated he will return for his senior season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Similar story http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/293361 Toronto's White wins top honour Forward gets NCAA's highest individual award for exceptional season Jan 12, 2008 04:30 AM Star wire services Canadian soccer player O'Brian White has won the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy, the highest individual honour in NCAA soccer. The 21-year-old Toronto native, who is a junior forward at the University of Connecticut, took the Missouri Athletic Club trophy yesterday, alongside fellow junior forward Mami Yamaguchi of Florida State University. White led the NCAA Division I in scoring with 23 goals and 53 points. He was also named the Big East Conference offensive player of the year, earned first-team all-conference honours and led the Huskies to the NCAA quarter-finals, where they lost to Virginia Tech. White's phenomenal junior season attracted the interest of Major League Soccer clubs, but he has indicated he will return to Connecticut for his senior season. Yamaguchi, who hails from Tokyo, is the first Florida State player to claim the top individual honour in women's soccer. She led the country in points (66), while finishing second in goals (24) and assists (18). Christine Sinclair of Burnaby, B.C., a mainstay on the Canadian women's national team, won the award in 2004 and 2005 while at the University of Portland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Is it true that he's actually Canadian? I mean he's only had a cup o' coffee here in Canada (arriving in 2002). Born and raised in Jamaica and cap-tied to them. Can someone clarify if he's even a citizen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squid2 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 According to a contact at the Scarborough Soccer Association, he's not a Canadian citizen. He played against Canada in 2005. Final round of CONCACAF qualifying for the u20 WC. Canada 1, Jamaica 0. He started and played the full match. Canada went 3-0 while Jamaica went 0-3. His caps are limited to this event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPjr Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Squids info is bang on. He's not Canadian. He's a Jamaican international whose mother immigrated to Canada and settled in Scarborough. I think he lived in Toronto for only about 2 years before going to the US for school. He's not eligible for Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 That's what I figured. It seemed as if the papers were jumping to conclusions in calling him a Canadian when he's the furthest thing from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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