Men’s and women’s soccer candidates announced for the 2012 Senior CLASS Award
September 18, 2012
OVERLAND PARK, KS – Sixty NCAA® men’s and women’s soccer student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were selected as candidates today for the 2012 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate soccer. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
The 2012 candidate class includes 14 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Americans from last season. More than half of the 60 have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better. Seven of the candidates were recognized by the College Sports Information Directors of America as 2011 Capital One Academic All-Americans. Five student-athletes participated in the 2011 NCAA Men’s or Women’s College Cups®. The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2012 NCAA Men’s and Women’s College Cup championships. The Women’s College Cup will take place November 30 and December 2 in San Diego, while the Men’s College Cup will take place December 7 and 9 in Hoover, Ala.
Each of the 30 candidate classes will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplify excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
DI Women’s Soccer 2012 Candidates
Name | Position | School |
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Caitlin Alves | Midfielder | Hartford |
Alex Balcer | Defender | Long Beach State |
Mallory Baum | Midfielder | Southern Methodist |
Bailey Brandon | Defender/Midfielder | Central Michigan |
Amber Brooks | Midfielder | North Carolina |
Tara Campbell | Goalkeeper | Duke |
Allie Chandler | Midfielder | Arkansas |
Anina Cicerone | Midfielder | Western Michigan |
Lauren Costa | Defender | Montana |
Abi Cottam | Forward | Rider |
Adrianna “AD” Franch | Goalkeeper | Oklahoma State |
Natalia Gaitan | Defender | Toledo |
Cynthia Jacobo | Goalkeeper | Cal State Northridge |
Tishia Jewell | Forward | UCF |
Scout Libke | Defender | Oregon |
Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall | Defender | Brigham Young |
Kylie Louw | Midfielder | Stephen F. Austin State |
Caroline Miller | Forward | Virginia |
Ally Miller | Defender | Marquette |
Mariah Nogueira | Midfielder | Stanford |
Natalie Norris | Defender | Utah State |
Mallory Schaffer | Midfielder | William and Mary |
Sarah Schaidle | Midfielder | College of Charleston |
Nichole Schiro | Forward | Loyola - Maryland |
Lauren Smedley | Goalkeeper | Lafayette |
Clare Stachel | Midfielder/Forward | Michigan |
Erika Tymrak | Midfielder | Florida |
Beth West | Midfielder | Texas A&M |
Colleen Williams | Forward | Dayton |
Kathryn Williamson | Defender | Florida |
DI Men’s Soccer 2012 Candidates
Name | Position | School |
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Carlos Alvarez | Midfielder | Connecticut |
James Belshaw | Goalkeeper | Duke |
Ashton Bennett | Forward | Coastal Carolina |
Steven Birnbaum | Defender | California, Berkeley |
Scott Caldwell | Midfielder | Akron |
Machael David | Midfielder | UC Santa Barbara |
Johnny Dreshaj | Midfielder/Forward | Oakland |
Shawn Ferguson | Defender | College of Charleston |
Peyton Ford | Goalkeeper | North Carolina, Greensboro |
Scott Goodwin | Goalkeeper | North Carolina |
Anthony Hobbs | Defender | Florida International |
Ryan Hollingshead | Midfielder/Forward | UCLA |
Deion Jones | Defender | Florida Gulf Coast |
Taylor Kemp | Defender | Maryland |
Ryan McDuff | Defender | Brown |
Brian McGue | Midfielder | Davidson |
Peter McKeown | Goalkeeper | Loyola, Chicago |
Luis Ocejo | Defender | Stetson |
Cameron Omsberg | Defender | Lehigh |
Jannis Opalka | Defender | Siena |
Liam Paddock | Defender | UMBC |
Everett Pitts | Defender | UC Irvine |
Dillon Powers | Midfielder | Notre Dame |
Eric Schoenle | Defender | West Virginia |
Yannick Smith | Forward | Old Dominion |
Donnie Smith | Forward | Charlotte |
Blake Smith | Foward/Midfielder | New Mexico |
Bobby Thalman | Goalkeeper | Yale |
Grant Van De Casteele | Defender | Notre Dame |
Kyle Zobeck | Goalkeeper | Valparaiso |