KANSAS CITY, Mo. — BYU women’s soccer junior Ellie Walbruch has been named to the 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Midseason Hermann Trophy Watch List, United Soccer Coaches announced Tuesday morning.
Walbruch joins 34 other women’s soccer players from around the country and is one of six players from the Big 12 Conference represented on the midseason list.
Starting every game so far, Walbruch leads the Cougars with five goals and 41 shots on the year. She has also added one assist for a total of 11 points.
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 midseason watch list was compiled by members of the Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List Committee 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 2 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.