OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – 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. 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 (listed below) 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®.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
Softball Candidates
Caitlin Attfield, UAB
Allie Bauch, Illinois
Allexis Bennett, UCLA
Kayla Bonstrom, Stanford
Elena Bowman, Manhattan College
Aly Cappaert, Iowa State
Miranda Castiglione, Youngstown State
Megan Cooley, Boston College
Morgan Decker, Lehigh
Andrea Filler, Northwestern
Jailyn Ford, James Madison
Cheyenne Garcia, North Dakota State
Brittany Gomez, Iowa State
Lexi Knief, Penn State
Erika Leonard, Ohio State
Taylor Lockwood, Indiana State
Brianna Lore, Saint Louis
Haylie McCleney, Alabama
Kasey McCravey, Army West Point
Emily Messer, South Alabama
Erin Miller, Oklahoma
Kelsey Nunley, Kentucky
Alaynie Page, South Carolina
Regan Romshek, Illinois State
Lindsey Schmeiser, Maryland
Heather Stearns, Baylor
Lindsey Stephens, Texas
Kiki Stokes, Nebraska
Kelsey Susalla, Michigan
Jordan Whitley, Rutgers
— Courtesy Premier Sports Management
