KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches announced the 37 NCAA Men's Division I college soccer players named to the 2023 Hermann Trophy Watch List on Thursday. Included on the list is Butler sophomore Palmer Ault.
 
The Hermann Trophy, presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club, is the nation's highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by the voting of Division I coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches.
 
Ault, from Noblesville, Indiana, was recently named the 2023 Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year. The unanimous 2022 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year was also a member of the 2022 All-BIG EAST First Team and United Soccer Coaches All-East Region First Team. Starting all 19 matches as a freshman, Ault led the Bulldogs with 26 points, 10 goals and six assists in his first season at Butler. The forward ranked among the top-10 in multiple BIG EAST categories in 2022, including game-winning goals (1st), goals (2nd), points (3rd), assists (6th), shot accuracy (8th) and shots per game (10th). In the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinal against Providence, Ault advanced the Bulldogs to the semifinals with a two-goal performance.
 
Fifteen men's players will become Hermann Trophy semifinalists following completion of Division I All-America voting at the end of the fall season. On December 13th, the three finalists will be released. The 2023 winner is revealed on Jan. 5th, 2024, at a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, Mo.
 
Full Hermann Trophy Watch List