ST. LOUIS -- Wake Forest midfielder Ian Harkes has won the Hermann Trophy as the top male college soccer player in the United States. West Virginia defender Kadeisha Buchanan was the top woman.
Ian Harkes' father, John Harkes, was selected as the best college player in 1987. They are the first father and son to be so honored by the Missouri Athletic Club.
Ian Harkes' overtime goal advanced Wake Forest to the 2016 NCAA final, where it lost to Stanford on penalty kicks. Harkes, Wake Forest's captain, finished his college career with nine goals and 18 assists.