ST. LOUIS – Freshman midfielder Pepijn van Vliet has been named this year's recipient of the Pat Hogan Memorial Scholarship. van Vliet was honored before the start of the Tritons' game against Drury on Sunday.

Hogan played at UMSL from 1973-76 and was a member of the 1973 NCAA Division II National Championship team, which finished with an 11-0-3 record. During his four-year career, UMSL produced a 34-17-9 record and competed in four NCAA Tournaments. As a senior on the 1976 team, he earned all-region honors after helping the team to a 9-8-1 record and a berth in the NCAA Tournament semifinals.

After being inducted into the 2010 UMSL Sports Hall of Fame, Hogan talked about his desire to create a scholarship opportunity for a player like himself – a student with the love and passion for soccer and the desire to play at the college level. Hogan lost a courageous battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, in March 2010. In his honor, an endowed scholarship was created.

Members of the Hogan family presented a $1,500 scholarship to van Vliet.

Previous Recipients
2024 – Endi Rizvic and Roman Ryabchenko
2023 – Emir Mustajbegovic
2022 – JT Goldstein
2021 – Blaine King and Chris Harris
2019 – John Geerling
2018 – Oscar Gordillo and Max Wootten
2017 – Oscat Gordillo and Max Wootten
2016 – Evan Garrad and Jake Meyerkord
2015 – Evan Garrad and Jake Meyerkord
2014 – Evan Garrad and Connor Carnduff
2013 – Evan Garrad
2012 – Jeremiah Cooper
2011 – Bill Lacy