Men’s and Women’s Soccer Candidates Announced for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award
October 07, 2016
Download in PDF formatOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (October 7, 2016) – 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 2016 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, 29 have grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher, 13 are returning All-Americans and 12 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 2016 NCAA Men’s and Women’s College Cup® championships in December.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
Men’s Soccer 2016 Candidates
Name | Position | School |
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Lalas Abubakar | Defender | University of Dayton |
Oyvind Alseth | Midfielder | Syracuse |
Michael Amick | Defender | UCLA |
Brandt Bronico | Midfielder | Charlotte |
Udi Cohen | Midfielder | University of Hartford |
Paddy Foss | Midfielder/Defender | Virginia |
David Goldsmith | Forward | Butler |
Sam Hamilton | Defensive Midfielder | University of Denver |
Ian Harkes | Midfielder | Wake Forest University |
Jacori Hayes | Midfielder | Wake Forest University |
Joseph Holland | Midfielder | Hofstra |
Danny Jensen | Forward | Ohio State University |
Daniel Johnson | Midfielder | Louisville |
Tyler Kidwell | Defender | Ohio State University |
Darrin MacLeod | Goalkeeper | Drake University |
Sergio Manesio | Defender | Cleveland State University |
Simon Megally | Midfielder | DePaul University |
Skyler Milne | Forward | Utah Valley Univeristy |
Tyler Moorman | Forward | University of Detroit Mercy |
Mark Moulton | Midfielder | University of Nebraska Omaha |
Brian Nana-Sinkam | Defender | Stanford |
Alex Neff | Defender | Utah Valley Univeristy |
Colin O’Neil | Midfielder | Colgate |
Brad Ruhaak | Defender | University of Akron |
Carlos Ruiz | Midfielder | UMass Lowell |
Ben Sampson | Midfielder | University of Delaware |
Tanner Thompson | Midfielder | Indiana University |
Chris Wingate | Midfielder | University of New Hampshire |
Phil Woods | Midfielder | Missouri State University |
Justin Worley | Defender | Lehigh University |
Women’s Soccer 2016 Candidates
Name | Position | School |
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Maddie Bauer | Defender | Stanford |
Jenny Bitzer | Defender | Manhattan College |
Rachel Bloznalis | Defender | Boston University |
Kadeisha Buchanan | Defender | West Virginia University |
Kirsten Crowley | Defender | Florida State University |
Courtney Dike | Forward | Oklahoma State |
Meggie Dougherty Howard | Midfielder | University of Florida |
Mackenzie Dowd | Defender | Northeastern |
Natalie Fenske | Defender | North Dakota State University |
Mandy Freeman | Defender | USC |
Christina Gibbons | Defender/Midfielder | Duke University |
Darian Jenkins | Forward | UCLA |
Abby Jones | Midfielder | Clemson |
Savannah Jordan | Forward | University of Florida |
Serina Kashimoto | Midfielder | Butler University |
Simone Kolander | Forward | Minnesota |
Rose Lavelle | Midfielder | Wisconsin |
Ashley Lawrence | Midfielder | West Virginia University |
Clara Logsdon | Defender | William & Mary |
Paige Lombard | Defender | University of Pennsylvania |
Leah Mattingly | Defender | Ball State University |
Sarah Grace Nicholson | Defender | Drake University |
Morgan Proffitt | Midfielder | Marquette University |
Casie Ramsier | Midfielder | Auburn University |
Alexa Schneider | Midfielder | University at Albany |
Julie Spracklin | Defender | Monmouth University |
Morgan Stearns | Goalkeeper | University of Virginia |
Murielle Tiernan | Forward | Virginia Tech |
Tabitha Tindell | Forward | Florida Gulf Coast University |
Koree Willer | Forward | Iowa State |