United Soccer Coaches announced Friday the men’s and women’s finalists for the 2017 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy.

The award is based on voting by NCAA Division I soccer coaches.

The three men’s finalists are Wake Forest University senior forward Jon Bakero (Stiges, Spain), Stanford University senior defender Tomas Hilliard-Arce (Matthews, N.C.) and Indiana University senior defender Grant Lillard (Hinsdale, Ill.).

Hilliard-Arce and Lillard led their teams to Friday night’s College Cup semifinals, while Bakero’s 16 goals and 14 assists each rank second in NCAA Division I men’s soccer this season.

The three women’s finalists are UCLA sophomore midfielder Jessie Fleming (London, Ont.), University of South Carolina senior forward Savannah McCaskill (Chapin, S.C.) and Stanford University senior midfielder Andi Sullivan (Lorton, Va.).

Fleming and Sullivan each scored in this year’s NCAA Division I women’s soccer national championship, while McCaskill is a three-time All-American and a finalist for U.S. Soccer’s Young Female Player of the Year.

The MAC Hermann Trophy, the most coveted individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer, has been awarded annually since 1967. This year’s winners will be announced Jan. 5 in conjunction with the 2017 MAC Hermann Trophy Banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.