Sixty NCAA men’s and women’s soccer players nominated for Senior CLASS Award
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Sixty NCAA men’s and women’s soccer student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were selected as candidates for the 2020-21 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 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.
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Each of the 60 candidates has displayed a strong work ethic in the classroom and on the pitch. Outside of academics and athletics, all candidates have also 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 in April, 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 2021 NCAA Men’s and Women’s College Cup championships in May.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
Men’s Soccer 2020-21 Candidates
Name |
Position |
School |
---|---|---|
Stevo Bednarsky | Midfield | Lehigh University |
Chase Bromstedt | Midfield | University of Tulsa |
Pedro Dolabella | Midfield | Marshall University |
Jonas Fjeldberg | Midfield | University of Dayton |
Jacob Graiber | Defense | UIC |
Brandon Hackenberg | Defense | Pennsylvania State University |
Patrick Hogan | Defense | University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
Alan Kahlenbeck | Midfield | Saint Joseph’s University |
Noah Luescher | Midfield | Binghamton University |
Thomas M’Barek | Defense | Cleveland State University |
Justin Malou | Defense | Clemson University |
Devin Mendez | Goalie | University of Detroit Mercy |
Pol Monells | Forward | University of South Carolina Upstate |
Jacob Montes | Midfield | Georgetown University |
Yannik Oettl | Goalie | University of Central Florida |
George Proctor | Defense | Georgia State University |
Achille Robin | Defense | Bowling Green State University |
Bailey Rouse | Midfield | University of Kentucky |
Tor Saunders | Goalkeeper | Coastal Carolina University |
Mario Sequeira | Goalkeeper | Virginia Commonwealth University |
Jack Shaw | Midfield | Belmont University |
Chris Sullivan | Midfield | Bowling Green State University |
Matt Thorsheim | Midfield | Bucknell University |
Leo Toledo Jr. | Forward/Midfield | Mercer University |
Matthew Vowinkel | Forward | Hofstra University |
Joel Walker | Forward/Midfield | Oregon State University |
Rene White | Forward | New Jersey Institute of Technology |
Mark Winhoffer | Midfield | Yale University |
Gerit Wintermeyer | Forward | Bradley University |
Marc Ybarra | Midfield | University of Michigan |
Women’s Soccer 2020-21 Candidates
Name |
Position |
School |
---|---|---|
Kerry Abello | Defense/Midfield/Forward | Penn State University |
Amirah Ali | Forward | Rutgers University |
Jordyn Bloomer | Goalkeeper | University of Wisconsin |
Sabrina Bryan | Forward | Hofstra University |
Sydney Cassalia | Goalkeeper | United States Military Academy |
Maia Cella | Midfield | University of Wisconsin |
Kimmy Chavkin | Defense | Stony Brook University |
Sam Coffey | Midfield/Forward | Penn State University |
Anna Cronin | Defense | University of Hartford |
Kirsten Davis | Forward | Texas Tech University |
Cora Duininck | Defense | Liberty University |
Kristina Dzhandzhapanyan | Forward | United States Naval Academy |
Brookelynn Entz | Midfield | Kansas State University |
Alyssa Francese | Forward | Stony Brook University |
Madison Haley | Forward | Stanford University |
Melody Jayroe | Goalkeeper | Liberty University |
Vital Kats | Midfield | Kent State University |
Krista Kissell | Forward | Lafayette College |
Lena Kurz | Goalkeeper | UIC |
Gabi Paupst | Midfield | Radford University |
Lucy Porter | Midfield | Hofstra University |
Valentine Pursey | Midfield | Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis |
Julianne Ross | Defense | Northeastern University |
Olivia Schuck | Defense/Midfield | University of Delaware |
Delanie Sheehan | Defense | University of California, Los Angeles |
Sarah Stratigakis | Midfield | University of Michigan |
Jada Talley | Forward | University of Arizona |
Haley Thomas | Defense | Weber State University |
Amber Tripp | Forward | Utah Valley University |
Sabrina Wagner | Midfield | University of South Florida |