Virginia senior midfielder Mike Fisher and Notre Dame senior midfielder Cindy Daws were named 1996 men’s and women’s winners of the Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year award Jan. 9 in St. Louis.
Here are the results of the voting:
Men
| Name | School | Points (First-Place votes) |
| Mike Fisher | Virginia | 732 (190) |
| Scott Coufal | Indiana | 289 (37) |
| Leo Cullen | Maryland | 153 (18) |
| Alberto Montoya | Santa Clara | 152 (16) |
| Daniel Hernandez | SMU | 140 (16) |
| Ross Paule | Creighton | 120 (13) |
| Billy Walsh | Virginia | 106 (12) |
| Jay Heaps | Duke | 97 (8) |
| Clint Mathis | South Carolina | 77 (5) |
| Tony Soto | South Carolina | 40 (4) |
Men’s Past Winners
- 1986 — John Kerr, Jr. (Duke)
- 1987 — John Harkes (Virginia)
- 1988 — Ken Snow (Indiana)
- 1989 — Tony Meola (Virginia)
- 1990 — Ken Snow (Indiana)
- 1991 — Alexi Lalas (Rutgers)
- 1992 — Claudio Reyna (Virginia)
- 1993 — Claudio Reyna (Virginia)
- 1994 — Todd Yeagley (Indiana)
- 1995 — Matt McKeon (Saint Louis)
Women
| Name | School | Points (First=Place votes) |
| Cindy Daws | Notre Dame | 399 (88) |
| Debbie Keller | North Carolina | 226 (38) |
| Cindy Parlow | North Carolina | 144 (24) |
| Jennifer Lalor | Santa Clara | 138 (21) |
| Holly Manthei | Notre Dame | 135 (18) |
| Sara Whalen | Connecticut | 121 (14) |
| Emily Stauffer | Harvard | 70 (10) |
| Erin Martin | Stanford | 48 (4) |
| Justi Baumgardt | Portland | 45 (7) |
| Bryn Blalack | Texas A&M | 43 (7) |
Women’s Past Winners
- 1991 — Kristine Lilly (North Carolina)
- 1992 — Mia Hamm (North Carolina)
- 1993 — Mia Hamm (North Carolina)
- 1994 — Tisha Venturini (North Carolina)
- 1995 — Shannon MacMillan (Portland)