All-American Hamson nominated for 2014 Senior CLASS Award

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Senior Jennifer Hamson has been selected as a nominee for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award, the committee announced Tuesday.

Hamson is one of just 30 NCAA student-athletes who excel both on and off the court to be selected as candidates for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate volleyball. To be eligible for the award, the student-athletes 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.

Of the 30 candidates, 23 have grade point averages of 3.0 or higher, including 15 with GPAs of 3.5 or higher. There are five returning American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Americans (including Hamson), and 10 are members of teams ranked in the AVCA preseason coaches’ poll.

The 30 candidates 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 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 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship in December.

For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.

Volleyball Candidates
Chelsea Albers, Kansas
Liz Brenner, Oregon
Kelli Browning, Creighton
Samantha Cash, Pepperdine
Kym Coley, Georgia Southern
Haley Eckerman, Texas
Jennifer Hamson, Brigham Young
Maggie Hannon, Cleveland State
Meredith Hardy, East Tennessee State
Casey Hinger, Cal State Northridge
Madi Kingdon, Arizona
Erin Kirby, Wyoming
Savanah Leaf, Miami (Florida)
Arielle Love, Duquesne
Karsta Lowe, UCLA
Sara McClinton, Kansas
Kaitlyn McIntyre, Central Michigan
Liz McMahon, Illinois
Ann Miller, Western Illinois
Katie Mosher, Florida State
Kori Moster, Michigan State
Chaniel Nelson, North Carolina
Belle Obert, Butler
Emily Orrick, Illinois State
Sara Rishell, UAB
Mackenzie Roddy, Northern Illinois
Viktoriia Stroilo, Albany
Krista Vansant, Washington
Kelsie Wills, Hofstra
Caroline Young, SMU