NCAA® Division I men’s lacrosse candidates announced for 2012 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award
February 15, 2012
OVERLAND PARK, KS – Twenty NCAA® men’s lacrosse student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were selected as candidates today for the 2012 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. 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 Lowe’s 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 2012 candidate class includes five student-athletes with cumulative grade point averages of 3.5 or higher. Two candidates were United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association first-team All-Americans in 2011, 12 candidates are on teams ranked in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse preseason top 20, and five participated in last year’s semifinals and finals of the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship.
Lowe’s, an official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, will announce the Senior CLASS Award® winner during the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship, which will be held May 26 and 28 in Boston.
The 20 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, Division I men’s coaches and fans who will select one finalist who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. ?
Lacrosse 2012 Candidates
Name | Position | School |
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Matt Bell | Midfielder | Villanova |
CJ Costabile | Long-stick Midfielder | Duke |
Joe Cummings | Attacker | Maryland |
Bobby Dattilo | Midfielder | Hobart |
Kip Dooley | Midfielder | Dartmouth |
Aidan Genik | Attacker | Hartford |
Andrew Gvozden | Goalie | Hofstra |
Matt Kawamoto | Defender | Ohio State |
Matthew Mackrides | Attacker | Penn State |
Gregory Mahony | Midfielder | Yale |
Kiel Matisz | Midfielder | Robert Morris |
Tom Morr | Goalie | Siena |
Bryan Neufeld | Attacker | Siena |
Rob Pannell | Attacker | Cornell |
Kevin Randall | Defenseman | Notre Dame |
Patrick Rogers | Midfielder | Denver |
Steele Stanwick | Attacker | Virginia |
Justin Turri | Midfielder | Duke |
Chad Wiedmaier | Defenseman | Princeton |
Jake Ziegler | Defenseman | Jacksonville |