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University of New Hampshire Athletics
Yannick Bright Named America East Men’s Soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year
2/13/2024 3:14:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Bright earns the award for the second straight season.
BOSTON – University of New Hampshire senior midfielder Yannick Bright (Milan, Italy) has been named the 2023 America East Men's Soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year. This is the second straight year he has earned this honor.
This is the third straight year and seventh time in program history a Wildcat has won this award (Bright-2022 & 2023, Adam Savill-2021, Chris Wingate-2016, Colin O'Donnell-2009 & 2010 and Steve Baccari-1995).
Bright has a 3.56 GPA as a Finance major. He is a two-time member of the CSC Academic All-District Team (2022 & 2023 and a two-time member of the America East All-Academic Team (2022 & 2023). Bright was named to the 2023 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America First Team. He earned America East Commissioner's Honor Roll accolades twice (2021 & 2022) and was named to the America East Academic Honor Roll in 2020. Bright is a member of the National College Athlete Honor Society.
On Dec. 19, Bright was drafted in the first round by Inter Miami CF with the 15th overall pick in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft. He is the first player in program history to be a three-time All-American. Bright was named to the First Team in 2021 and 2023, while he was selected to the Third Team in 2022. Also this past season he was one of 15 semifinalists for the prestigious MAC Hermann Trophy given to the nation's top college soccer player. Bright, who was also a semifinalist in 2021, is the first player in program history to be named a semifinalist twice.
He won his third straight America East Midfielder of the Year Award this past season as he is only the second student-athlete to win the award three times. He was also named to the All-Conference First Team for the third straight season and to the All-Academic Team for the second straight year.
He had three goals and eight assists for 14 points during his career at UNH.
The Wildcats concluded the 2023 season with a 13-3-4 record and advanced to the Round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in program history. UNH was the No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament which was the highest seed in program history. The Wildcats defeated defending national champions Syracuse, 3-0, in the second round and then fell to No. 9 seed and eventual national champions Clemson, 1-0, in the first-ever Round of 16 game played at Wildcat Stadium.
This is the third straight year and seventh time in program history a Wildcat has won this award (Bright-2022 & 2023, Adam Savill-2021, Chris Wingate-2016, Colin O'Donnell-2009 & 2010 and Steve Baccari-1995).
Bright has a 3.56 GPA as a Finance major. He is a two-time member of the CSC Academic All-District Team (2022 & 2023 and a two-time member of the America East All-Academic Team (2022 & 2023). Bright was named to the 2023 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America First Team. He earned America East Commissioner's Honor Roll accolades twice (2021 & 2022) and was named to the America East Academic Honor Roll in 2020. Bright is a member of the National College Athlete Honor Society.
On Dec. 19, Bright was drafted in the first round by Inter Miami CF with the 15th overall pick in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft. He is the first player in program history to be a three-time All-American. Bright was named to the First Team in 2021 and 2023, while he was selected to the Third Team in 2022. Also this past season he was one of 15 semifinalists for the prestigious MAC Hermann Trophy given to the nation's top college soccer player. Bright, who was also a semifinalist in 2021, is the first player in program history to be named a semifinalist twice.
He won his third straight America East Midfielder of the Year Award this past season as he is only the second student-athlete to win the award three times. He was also named to the All-Conference First Team for the third straight season and to the All-Academic Team for the second straight year.
He had three goals and eight assists for 14 points during his career at UNH.
The Wildcats concluded the 2023 season with a 13-3-4 record and advanced to the Round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in program history. UNH was the No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament which was the highest seed in program history. The Wildcats defeated defending national champions Syracuse, 3-0, in the second round and then fell to No. 9 seed and eventual national champions Clemson, 1-0, in the first-ever Round of 16 game played at Wildcat Stadium.
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