University of North Carolina Athletics
Nielsen Named To Candidate List For Senior CLASS Award
September 3, 2015 | Women's Soccer
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (September 3, 2015) – Sixty NCAA® men's and women's soccer student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were selected as candidates Thursday for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate soccer. 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 is listed below.
Amongst the candidates are senior defender Paige Nielsen (Lincoln, Neb.) of the University of North Carolina women's team. Jonathan Campbell represents the Tar Heel men's team on the list.
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.
Of the 60 candidates, 25 have grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher, four are returning All-Americas and eight are on the preseason watch list for the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy, which recognizes the top player in collegiate soccer. Outside of academics and athletics, all candidates also have 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 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, 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 2015 NCAA Men's and Women's College Cup® championships in December.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
Men's Soccer Candidates
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Amass Amankona, Dayton |
Jesse Klug, Bucknell |
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Colin Bonner, North Carolina Wilmington |
Kyle MacDonald, Penn State |
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Bradley Bourgeois, Tulsa |
Zach Mason, Ohio State |
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Biko Bradnock-Brennan, Charlotte |
Joshua Mercer, NJIT |
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Jonathan Campbell, North Carolina |
Jamie Merriam, West Virginia |
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Mike Casey, Rhode Island |
Chase Minter, Cal Poly |
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Mael Corboz, Maryland |
Trevor Morley, CSUN |
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Tyler David, Saint Louis |
Cameron Niccum, Army West Point |
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Christian Duarte, CSU Bakersfield |
Matt Pacifici, Davidson |
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Nick Edginton, Marshall |
Philip Piper, Yale |
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Jack Gorab, Brown |
Timo Pitter, Creighton |
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Clint Hoffar, IUPUI |
Nathan Steinwascher, Detroit Mercy |
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Femi Hollinger-Janzen, Indiana |
Scott Thomsen, Virginia |
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Ryan James, Bowling Green State |
Brandon Vincent, Stanford |
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Vincent Keller, Creighton |
Todd Wharton, Virginia |
Women's Soccer Candidates
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Kristi Abbate, George Washington |
Elise Krieghoff, Cal Poly |
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Tara Ballay, Rider |
Laura Liedle, Stanford |
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Sierra Bonham, North Dakota |
Livi Logan-Wood, Saint Louis |
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Ashley Campbell, Dayton |
Blake Martin, Houston Baptist |
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Caroline Casey, William & Mary |
Madison Mercado, Oklahoma State |
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Jess Coates, Nicholls State |
Paige Nielsen, North Carolina |
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Janae Cousineau, Texas A&M |
Madison Oyer, Ball State |
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Kelly Culicerto, Marshall |
Brianne Reed, Rutgers |
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Caroline Dwyer, Pennsylvania |
Cari Roccaro, Notre Dame |
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Claire Emslie, Florida Atlantic |
Isabella Schmid, Florida State |
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Cali Farquharson, Arizona State |
Erica Skroski, Rutgers |
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Jackie Hall, Buffalo |
Abby Smith, Texas |
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Amanda Hill, West Virginia |
Allie Stephenson, Oklahoma State |
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Katie Holder, Army West Point |
Nicole Waters, Dayton |
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Jacie Jermier, Marquette |
Rebecca Wilson, Cal State Fullerton |
