GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) - For the second consecutive year, Florida State’s Jaelin Howell is the recipient of the prestigious MAC Hermann Trophy, presented to the top player in NCAA Division I soccer. Howell becomes the sixth student-athlete to garner the award in consecutive years and the fourth from the ACC.

The Lone Tree, Colorado, native joins North Carolina’s Mia Hamm (1992-93) and Cindy Parlow (1997-98), Portland’s Christine Sinclair (2004-05), Stanford’s Catarina Macario (2019-20) and Virginia’s Morgan Brian (2013-14) as the only student-athletes to win the award in consecutive years.

Howell also secured the 18th MAC Hermann Trophy for current ACC women’s soccer membership - the most of any conference.

The senior midfielder led Florida State to its third national championship and eighth ACC Championship title this season. Howell was tabbed the ACC Midfielder of the Year for the second consecutive season, becoming the first two-time winner since the award was established in 2014. The Seminoles’ team captain earned first-team All-ACC honors in each of the past three seasons (2019-21) and second team All-ACC in 2018.

Howell was named a United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American and TopDrawer Soccer Best XI First Team honoree following the 2021 season. She scored the game-winning goal in Florida State’s 1-0 semifinal win against Rutgers to advance to the national championship.

Howell played a vital role in the Seminoles’ success this season, directing the offense and defense from her midfield position. She scored three goals and tallied four assists.

The MAC Hermann Trophy, a 10-pound crystal soccer ball awarded annually since 1967, honors the United Soccer Coaches National Players of the Year in NCAA Division I men’s and women’s soccer based on voting conducted by member coaches.