Hanks Wins Hermann...Again

Michael Rothstein

The Journal Gazette

Kerri Hanks said Thursday she didn't think she'd win the Hermann Trophy, college soccer's equivalent to the Heisman Trophy, for the second time.

Turns out, Hanks was wrong.

The former Notre Dame forward won the award for the second time in three years, becoming only the fourth woman to win the Hermann twice in her career, joining Mia Hamm, Cindy Parlow and Christine Sinclair.

Hanks finished her Notre Dame career in December holding or tying 67 school records and is the only women's soccer player in Division I history to have at least 73 goals and 73 assists in her career.

The Allen, Texas native beat out North Carolina's Casey Nogueira, who Hanks thought would win the award, and UCLA's Christina DiMartino.

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The Journal Gazette's Assistant Sports Editor Tony Krausz covers The University of Notre Dame. Krausz, a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and a native of St. Louis, has been assistant sports editor since October 2005. Prior to joining the JG, he worked at two papers in Mississippi covering high school and college athletics.