Laurie Bollig
As the director of communications for Premier Sports, Laurie Bollig works extensively with the Senior CLASS Award program in addition to providing services for the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction, the Bowl Championship Series, the NFL’s 101 Awards, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and various other events and projects.
Laurie Bollig's Columns
Interns, leaders, academic standouts - Football candidates are prepared for graduation
October 12, 2011
Candidates for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in football have made names for themselves not only on the gridiron but also in the classroom and the community. Here are just a few of the ways they are standing out as senior leaders:
> Northern Illinois’s Chandler Harnish has served an internship in the Huskies’ athletics marketing office.
> Washington State’s Jared Karstetter served a microbiology lab internship and was a traumatic brain injury research assistant.… Continue Reading…
Student-athlete advisory committees are a great way for Senior CLASS Award candidates to be involved
September 12, 2011
Being involved on campus when you are a student-athlete can be a bit tricky. With precious little free time after classes, practices, travel and games, today’s college athletes have to be choosy when they select the extracurricular activities in which they want to be involved.
Since the inception of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) at the NCAA level and later at the campus and conference levels, involvement on this committee allows student-athletes to combine their interest… Continue Reading…
Candidate classes include top notch student-athletes
August 30, 2011
As the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award begins its 11th year, 120 NCAA Division I student-athletes have been announced as candidates for the award in four sports. The credentials of the candidates include stellar performances in the classroom and on the field or court as well as outstanding examples of community service.
The 2011 men’s and women’s soccer candidate class includes 15 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Americans from last season. Half of… Continue Reading…
Back to school! The new academic year means a whole new look at what’s right about college sports
August 17, 2011
Freshmen are arriving on campuses across the country over the next few weeks, ready to begin a new chapter in their young lives. And seniors are moving back into familiar dorm rooms or apartments and falling back in to the same routines they have developed during their collegiate careers all the while knowing that a new chapter in their lives will soon begin. There’s comfort in knowing that while some things change, other things stay the same.
As a Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award… Continue Reading…
Fall Senior CLASS Award winners excel in classroom and community as well as on the field
January 05, 2010
Leaders on their teams. Community servants. Outstanding students in the classroom. The 2009 fall sports season ended with compelling national championship tournaments, deserving recognition for three of the nation’s outstanding senior student-athletes and an announcement of an expansion of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award program.
Emily Peterson of Texas A&M and Jason Yeisley of Penn State were selected as winners of the award for women’s and men’s soccer, respectively. Florida’s… Continue Reading…
