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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
