Collegiate softball candidates announced for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award
February 19, 2016
Download in PDF formatOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (Feb. 19, 2016) – Thirty of the top NCAA® softball student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were selected as candidates today for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate softball.
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 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists later in the 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 candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2016 Women’s College World Series®.
Softball 2016 Candidates
Name | Position | School |
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Caitlin Attfield | Shortstop | UAB |
Allie Bauch | Second Base | University of Illinois |
Allexis Bennett | Outfield | UCLA |
Kayla Bonstrom | Infield | Stanford |
Elena Bowman | Catcher | Manhattan College |
Aly Cappaert | Utility | Iowa State University |
Miranda Castiglione | Infield | Youngstown State University |
Megan Cooley | Outfield | Boston College |
Morgan Decker | Third Base | Lehigh |
Andrea Filler | Shortstop | Northwestern |
Jailyn Ford | Pitcher/Utility | James Madison University |
Cheyenne Garcia | Second Base | North Dakota State University |
Brittany Gomez | Shortstop | Iowa State University |
Lexi Knief | Outfield | Penn State University |
Erika Leonard | First Base/Catcher | The Ohio State University |
Taylor Lockwood | Pitcher | Indiana State University |
Brianna Lore | Pitcher/Designated Player | Saint Louis University |
Haylie McCleney | Outfield | University of Alabama |
Kasey McCravey | Third Base | Army West Point |
Emily Messer | Infield | University of South Alabama |
Erin Miller | Outfield | University of Oklahoma |
Kelsey Nunley | Pitcher | University of Kentucky |
Alaynie Page | Outfield | South Carolina |
Regan Romshek | Pitcher/Utility | Illinois State University |
Lindsey Schmeiser | Shortstop | University of Maryland |
Heather Stearns | Pitcher | Baylor University |
Lindsey Stephens | Outfield | The University of Texas at Austin |
Kiki Stokes | Outfield | Nebraska |
Kelsey Susalla | Outfield | University of Michigan |
Jordan Whitley | Infielder | Rutgers University |