Michigan State University Athletics
Reinig Among 30 Senior CLASS Award Candidates
10/13/2016 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Senior Chloe Reinig (South Lyon, Mich.) is among the 30 NCAA women's volleyball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court who were announced today as candidates for the 2016 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.
Of the 30 candidates, 27 have grade-point averages of 3.0 or higher, including 14 who maintain above a 3.5. Fifteen are returning American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Americans, and nine are members of teams ranked in the AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll. Outside of academics and athletics, all candidates also have been consistently involved in community service on their campus or in their communities.
Reinig is one of five candidates from the Big Ten. Joining her on the ballot is Nebraska's Kadie Rolfzen, Ohio State's Valeria Leon, and both Paige and Hannah Tapp from Minnesota.
The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists later in 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 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship in December.
2016 Senior CLASS Award Candidates
Inky Ajanaku, Stanford
Jazzmin Babers, Texas A&M
Abby Bessler, Xavier
Amy Boswell, BYU
Katie Brand, Kansas State
Hayley Farrer, Idaho State
Claire Felix, UCLA
Tessa Fournier, Seton Hall
Janey Goodman, James Madison
Carly Kan, Missouri
Grace Kauth, Cleveland State
Hannah Klemm, Hofstra
Valeria Leon, Ohio State
Laini Leindecker, Albany
Demi Muses, New Hampshire
Dani Mostrom, Wichita State
Kayla Ostrom, Lipscomb
Megan O'Sullivan, Fairfield
Meghan Niemann, Marquette
Chloe Reinig, Michigan State
Kadie Rolfzen, Nebraska
Keelin Severtson, New Hampshire
Ashley Smith, TCU
Lauren Smith, Creighton
Hannah Tapp, Minnesota
Paige Tapp, Minnesota
Teegan Van Gunst, Georgia Tech
Cassie Wait, Kansas
Taylor Whittingham, Southern California
