The HERO of the Year award honors the most outstanding player in D1 Women's Soccer each year. This watch list identifies, based on previous seasons' performance, the top-tier of players who will likely be in the running for the award at the end of the 2016 season. These are the players we expect to be in the running when it's time to choose the award, and the players we will keep an eye on. We encourage you to do the same.
| Name | School | Position | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Campbell | Stanford | GK | SR |
| Kailen Sheridan | Clemson | GK | SR |
| Kadeisha Buchanan | West Virginia | DEF | SR |
| Kayla Mills | USC | DEF | SR |
| Maddie Bauer | Stanford | DEF | SR |
| Christina Gibbons | Duke | DEF | SR |
| Rebecca Quinn | Duke | DEF | SR |
| Andi Sullivan | Stanford | MF | JR |
| Megan Connolly | Florida State | MF | SO |
| Rose Lavelle | Wisconsin | MF | SR |
| Alexis Shaffer | Virginia | MF | SR |
| Morgan Andrews | USC | MF | SR |
| Savannah Jordan | Florida | FW | SR |
| Rachel Hill | UConn | FW | SR |
| McKenzie Meehan | Boston College | FW | SR |
