Volleyball candidates announced for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award
September 09, 2014
Download in PDF formatOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (September 9, 2014) – Thirty NCAA® women’s volleyball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were selected today as candidates for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate volleyball. 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 30 candidates, 23 have grade point averages of 3.0 or higher, including 15 with GPAs of 3.5 or higher. There are five returning American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Americans, and 10 are members of teams ranked in the AVCA top 25 coaches preseason poll.
The 30 candidates 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 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 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship in December.
Volleyball 2014 Candidates
Name | Position | School |
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Chelsea Albers | Outside Hitter/Right Side | University of Kansas |
Liz Brenner | Outside Hitter | Oregon |
Kelli Browning | Middle Blocker | Creighton |
Samantha Cash | Middle Blocker | Pepperdine |
Kym Coley | Middle Blocker | Georgia Southern |
Haley Eckerman | Outside Hitter | University of Texas |
Jennifer Hamson | Opposite Hitter | Brigham Young University |
Maggie Hannon | Middle Hitter | Cleveland State University |
Meredith Hardy | Middle Blocker | East Tennessee State University |
Casey Hinger | Middle Blocker | Cal State Northridge |
Madi Kingdon | Outside Hitter | University of Arizona |
Erin Kirby | Middle Blocker | University of Wyoming |
Savanah Leaf | Outside Hitter | University of Miami |
Arielle Love | Middle Hitter | Duquesne |
Karsta Lowe | Opposite Hitter | UCLA |
Sara McClinton | Outside Hitter | University of Kansas |
Kaitlyn McIntyre | Outside Hitter | Central Michigan University |
Liz McMahon | Opposite Hitter | Illinois |
Ann Miller | Outside Hitter | Western Illinois University |
Katie Mosher | Libero | Florida State University |
Kori Moster | Libero | Michigan State University |
Chaniel Nelson | Opposite Hitter | University of North Carolina Chapel Hill |
Belle Obert | Outside Hitter | Butler University |
Emily Orrick | Libero | Illinois State |
Sara Rishell | Middle Blocker | UAB |
Mackenzie Roddy | Outside Hitter | Northern Illinois University |
Viktoriia Stroilo | Libero | University at Albany |
Krista Vansant | Outside Hitter | University of Washington |
Kelsie Wills | Outside Hitter | Hofstra University |
Caroline Young | Opposite Hitter | SMU |