Aug. 19, 2008
Boston College All-American Alejandro Bedoya is among 48 players named to the Missouri Athletic Club's 2008 Hermann Trophy Watch List.
The Weston, Fla., resident registered 26 points - eight goals and 10 assists - in 21 games last fall. He was a consensus All-America first-team honoree last fall, earning the accolade from the National Soccer Coaches Association, College Soccer News and Soccer America. He was one of 15 semifinalists for the 2007 Hermann Trophy.
Bedoya also earned Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year and All-Conference first-team recognition in 2007. He finished atop the league's regular-season standings in several offensive categories (league games only), including points (15), points per game (1.88), goals (five) and game-winning goals (three).
Considered the highest individual honor in intercollegiate soccer, the recipients of the Hermann Trophy are selected by Division I head coaches who are current members of the NSCAA.
A list of 15 semifinalists is selected by a coaches committee in November, with three finalists announced in early December.
Boston College, the 2007 ACC regular-season and tournament champion which finished its season with a 15-5-1 overall record, begins its season on Friday, Aug. 29 at home against Boston University. Game time is set for 5 p.m.