Men’s and women’s soccer candidates announced for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award
September 03, 2015
Download in PDF formatOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (September 3, 2015) – 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 2015 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.
Of the 60 candidates, 25 have grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher, four are returning All-Americans and eight are on the preseason watch list for the Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy, which recognizes the top player in collegiate soccer. Outside of academics and athletics, all candidates also have been consistently involved in community service on their campus or in their communities.
Each of the two 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 exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. ?
The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2015 NCAA Men’s and Women’s College Cup® championships in December.
Women’s Soccer 2015 Candidates
Name | Position | School |
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Kristi Abbate | Midfield | George Washington University |
Tara Ballay | Midfielder | Rider |
Sierra Bonham | Goalkeeper | North Dakota State University |
Ashley Campbell | Forward | University of Dayton |
Caroline Casey | Goalkeeper | William & Mary |
Jess Coates | Midfielder | Nicholls State University |
Janae Cousineau | Midfielder | Texas A&M |
Kelly Culicerto | Midfielder | Marshall University |
Caroline Dwyer | Defender | University of Pennsylvania |
Claire Emslie | Forward | Florida Atlantic University |
Cali Farquharson | Forward | Arizona State University |
Jackie Hall | Defender | University at Buffalo |
Amanda Hill | Midfield | West Virginia University |
Katie Holder | Forward | Army West Point |
Jacie Jermier | Defender | Marquette |
Elise Krieghoff | Forward | Cal Poly |
Laura Liedle | Defender | Stanford |
Livi Logan-Wood | Forward | Saint Louis University |
Blake Martin | Defender/Midfielder | Houston Baptist University |
Madison Mercado | Forward/Midfielder | Oklahoma State |
Paige Nielsen | Defender | North Carolina |
Madison Oyer | Midfielder | Ball State University |
Brianne Reed | Defense | Rutgers University |
Cari Roccaro | Midfielder/Defender | University of Notre Dame |
Isabella Schmid | Midfielder | Florida State University |
Erica Skroski | Defense | Rutgers University |
Abby Smith | Goalkeeper | The University of Texas, Austin |
Allie Stephenson | Midfielder | Oklahoma State |
Nicole Waters | Midfielder | University of Dayton |
Rebecca Wilson | Forward | Cal State Fullerton |
Men’s Soccer 2015 Candidates
Name | Position | School |
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Amass Amankona | Midfielder | University of Dayton |
Colin Bonner | Forward | UNCW |
Bradley Bourgeois | Defender | The University of Tulsa |
Biko Bradnock-Brennan | Defender | Charlotte |
Jonathan Campbell | Defender | North Carolina |
Mike Casey | Forward | Rhode Island |
Mael Corboz | Midfielder | University of Maryland |
Tyler David | Defender | Saint Louis Univeristy |
Christian Duarte | Midfielder | CSU Bakersfield |
Nick Edginton | Defender/Midfielder | Marshall University |
Jack Gorab | Midfield | Brown University |
Clint Hoffar | Defender | IUPUI |
Femi Hollinger-Janzen | Forward/Midfield | Indiana University |
Ryan James | Midfielder | Bowling Green State University |
Vincent Keller | Defender | Creighton |
Jesse Klug | Forward | Bucknell |
Kyle MacDonald | Midfielder | Penn State University |
Zach Mason | Midfield | The Ohio State University |
Joshua Mercer | Forward | NJIT |
Jamie Merriam | Midfielder | West Virginia |
Chase Minter | Midfielder | Cal Poly |
Trevor Morley | Defender/Centerback | CSUN |
Cameron Niccum | Defender | Army West Point |
Matt Pacifici | Goalkeeper | Davidson College |
Philip Piper | Defense | Yale |
Timo Pitter | Midfielder | Creighton |
Nathan Steinwascher | Goalkeeper | University of Detroit Mercy |
Scott Thomsen | Midfielder/Defender | Virginia |
Brandon Vincent | Defender | Stanford |
Todd Wharton | Midfielder | Virginia |