Candidates Announced for the 2016-17 Senior CLASS Award
Thirty women’s basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were selected as candidates for the 2016-17 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.
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 candidates will be narrowed to a field 10 finalists in February. 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. The winners will be announced during the NCAA Women’s Final Four this spring.
Women’s Basketball 2016-17 Candidates
Name | Position | School |
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Evelyn Akhator | Forward | University of Kentucky |
Lindsay Allen | Guard | Notre Dame |
Sophie Brunner | Forward | Arizona State University |
Nina Davis | Forward | Baylor University |
Jessica Jackson | Forward | University of Arkansas |
Marissa Janning | Guard | Creighton University |
Jessica January | Guard | DePaul |
Seanna Johnson | Guard | Iowa State University |
Brionna Jones | Center | Maryland |
Sigi Koizar | Guard | Maine |
Kari Korver | Guard | UCLA |
Kelsey Lang | Center | University of Texas |
Breanna Lewis | Center | Kansas State |
Marina Lizarazu | Guard | Iona College |
Erica McCall | Forward | Stanford |
Taylor McCarley | Guard | UMBC |
Lanay Montgomery | Center | West Virginia University |
Adrienne Motley | Guard | University of Miami |
Kendall Noble | Guard | Western Kentucky |
Ellen Nystrom | Guard | Colorado State University |
Kelsey Plum | Guard | University of Washington |
Rosanna Reynolds | Guard | University of Detroit Mercy |
Leticia Romero | Guard | Florida State University |
Elle Tinkle | Guard | Gonzaga University |
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | Guard | Maryland |
Madison Weekly | Guard | University of Northern Iowa |
Lizzy Wendell | Forward | Drake University |
Kindred Wesemann | Guard | Kansas State |
Sydney Wiese | Guard | Oregon State |
Ronni Williams | Forward | University of Florida |