With this being the 50th Anniversary for the College Cup, a combination of experts' opinions and fan voting named the 50th Anniversary Team. Among those named to the team was Saint Louis University alum Al Trost. Trost is one of the midfielders for the team. As a player, he won the Hermann Trophy twice, in 1969 and 1970.
Al descibed the honor as "very special, because so many tremendous players have come along in the last 50 years." With St. Louis winning 10 championships in its history and Trost being the sole SLU representative on he team, he said he felt proud to represent the St. Louis tradition.
The 50th Anniversary Team went to dinner with all of the players from the final four teams on Thursday, which Trost said he very much enjoyed. He described the NCAA's treatment of the team all weekend as "first class."
It is Trost's first time to visit Pizza Hut Park, and he said that it is a great facility for the MLS and that he can see how FC Dallas does so well in the standings. He said they have no similar venue in St. Louis, and he hopes that one day they might be able to.
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