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Trace Terry Named to Hermann Trophy Watch List
August 21, 2025 | Men's Soccer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BGSU Strategic Communications) – Bowling Green State University men's soccer star Trace Terry has been named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List. The stellar senior striker is one of just 29 players in the nation to earn this honor, announced by United Soccer Coaches on Thursday morning (Aug. 21).
The Hermann Trophy is presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club and is the nation's highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by voting of Division I head coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches. It is named in honor of the late Robert Hermann, the legendary St. Louis, Mo., businessman and soccer executive who founded the National Professional Soccer League, the first pro soccer league in the United States which became the North American Soccer League. He was inducted in the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012.
The 2025 watch list was compiled by members of the Division I Men's All-America Council from a list of returning 2024 All-Americans and First Team All-Region players. A total of 15 players will be named 2025 Hermann Trophy semifinalists on December 9 at the conclusion of NCAA Division I All-American voting. From that list, head coaches will cast votes, and three players will be named finalists. The 2025 recipient will be announced January 9, 2026, in a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis, Mo.
Terry is just the second Falcon ever to be named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List, joining Pat Flynn (2015).
This is just the latest in a long list of accolades for Terry. Earlier this week, he was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Preseason Best XI (All-America) Third Team, and was also on that website's list of Men's College Preseason Top 100 Players, checking in at No. 25..
Last week, Terry was named to the United Soccer Coaches 2025 Preseason Forwards to Watch list. Terry was one of just 20 NCAA Division-I men's soccer forwards named to that list.
And, on Monday (Aug. 18), Terry was chosen to the Preseason All-Missouri Valley Conference Team by the league's head coaches.
Terry, a native of Bellbrook, Ohio (Bellbrook), also earned a veritable plethora of honors in 2024. He was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team, and earned Best XI (All-America) Third-Team accolades from TopDrawerSoccer.com. He also was voted to the All-MVC First Team, and landed on the MVC's All-Tournament Team as well.
The forward was a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First-Team selection, and also was named to the TDS Midseason and Postseason Top 100 lists, checking in at number 16 in mid-October and at number 30 in December.
Terry had totals of 12 goals and 29 points last season, ranking second on the Falcons in both categories. He also recorded five assists to rank fourth on the club. Terry played in 18 of BGSU's 20 matches, starting all 18, and had a team-leading five game-winning goals. He scored at least one point in 13 of his 18 matches.
Terry has scored 47 points in 51 matches in his BGSU career, with 18 goals and 11 assists. Seven of the goals have been game winners. He is ranked among the school's career leaders in goals (tied for 17th), GWG (tied for ninth) and points (tied for 26th).
On Dec. 20, 2024, Terry was selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the third round of the 2025 MLS SuperDraft. He became the second BGSU underclassman in the last three years to be chosen in the MLS SuperDraft.
BGSU finished the 2024 season with an overall record of 12-6-2, and the Falcons went 4-3-1 in their second season in the MVC, tying for third in the nine-team league. The Orange and Brown picked up wins over UIC and Drake to advance to the championship match of the MVC Tournament, before falling in overtime to Evansville.
The 2025 Falcons open the regular season on Thursday (Aug. 21), hosting IU Indy. The match, which is the second half of a Falcon soccer doubleheader at Cochrane Stadium, begins at 7:00 p.m., and admission is free.
For more information on the BGSU men's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter/X (@BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUMSoccer), Instagram (bgfalcons and bgsumsoccer) and Facebook (BGMensSoccer), and on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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The Hermann Trophy is presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club and is the nation's highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by voting of Division I head coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches. It is named in honor of the late Robert Hermann, the legendary St. Louis, Mo., businessman and soccer executive who founded the National Professional Soccer League, the first pro soccer league in the United States which became the North American Soccer League. He was inducted in the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012.
The 2025 watch list was compiled by members of the Division I Men's All-America Council from a list of returning 2024 All-Americans and First Team All-Region players. A total of 15 players will be named 2025 Hermann Trophy semifinalists on December 9 at the conclusion of NCAA Division I All-American voting. From that list, head coaches will cast votes, and three players will be named finalists. The 2025 recipient will be announced January 9, 2026, in a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis, Mo.
Terry is just the second Falcon ever to be named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List, joining Pat Flynn (2015).
This is just the latest in a long list of accolades for Terry. Earlier this week, he was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Preseason Best XI (All-America) Third Team, and was also on that website's list of Men's College Preseason Top 100 Players, checking in at No. 25..Last week, Terry was named to the United Soccer Coaches 2025 Preseason Forwards to Watch list. Terry was one of just 20 NCAA Division-I men's soccer forwards named to that list.
And, on Monday (Aug. 18), Terry was chosen to the Preseason All-Missouri Valley Conference Team by the league's head coaches.
Terry, a native of Bellbrook, Ohio (Bellbrook), also earned a veritable plethora of honors in 2024. He was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team, and earned Best XI (All-America) Third-Team accolades from TopDrawerSoccer.com. He also was voted to the All-MVC First Team, and landed on the MVC's All-Tournament Team as well.
The forward was a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First-Team selection, and also was named to the TDS Midseason and Postseason Top 100 lists, checking in at number 16 in mid-October and at number 30 in December.
Terry had totals of 12 goals and 29 points last season, ranking second on the Falcons in both categories. He also recorded five assists to rank fourth on the club. Terry played in 18 of BGSU's 20 matches, starting all 18, and had a team-leading five game-winning goals. He scored at least one point in 13 of his 18 matches.
Terry has scored 47 points in 51 matches in his BGSU career, with 18 goals and 11 assists. Seven of the goals have been game winners. He is ranked among the school's career leaders in goals (tied for 17th), GWG (tied for ninth) and points (tied for 26th).
On Dec. 20, 2024, Terry was selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the third round of the 2025 MLS SuperDraft. He became the second BGSU underclassman in the last three years to be chosen in the MLS SuperDraft.
BGSU finished the 2024 season with an overall record of 12-6-2, and the Falcons went 4-3-1 in their second season in the MVC, tying for third in the nine-team league. The Orange and Brown picked up wins over UIC and Drake to advance to the championship match of the MVC Tournament, before falling in overtime to Evansville.
The 2025 Falcons open the regular season on Thursday (Aug. 21), hosting IU Indy. The match, which is the second half of a Falcon soccer doubleheader at Cochrane Stadium, begins at 7:00 p.m., and admission is free.
For more information on the BGSU men's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter/X (@BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUMSoccer), Instagram (bgfalcons and bgsumsoccer) and Facebook (BGMensSoccer), and on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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