Overland Park, KS - Campbell senior pitcher Brittany Stanley (West
Lafayette, Ind./West Lafayette) has been chosen as one of 30
softball student-athletes for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, it was
announced Wednesday, Feb. 10 by Lowe's. 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 -
classroom, character, community and competition.
The word "CLASS" is an acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and
Achievement for Staying in School TM, the Lowe's Senior
CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages
students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive
impact in their communities. The award was originally launched
during the 2001-02 season in response to the trend of college
basketball players leaving school early to pursue professional
careers. Veteran sportscaster Dick Enberg conceived the award.
The 30 softball candidates represent 29 different schools with
Northwestern being represented twice. Stanley is one of two players
from the Atlantic Sun to be on the list along with Lipscomb's
Kellie Sirus. Stanley is one of 11 pitchers on the list. A total of
17 different conferences are represented with the SEC and Big Ten
both having five selections.
Lowe's, an official Corporate Sponsor of the NCAA, will announce
the Senior CLASS Award TM winner at the NCAA Women's
College World Series ® in June.
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
finalist who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of
classroom, character, community and competition.
This marks the fourth year for the softball division of the Lowe's
Senior CLASS Award. Florida pitcher Stacey Nelson received the
award in 2009 and Virginia Tech pitcher Angela Tincher took home
the honor in 2008. In 2007, Arizona outfielder Caitlin Lowe won the
inaugural softball award.
Stanley is coming off a memorable 2009 season in which she was
named the Atlantic Sun's Pitcher of the Year, A-Sun Tournament MVP
and led Campbell to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive
season. On the year, Stanley went 19-5 with a 1.79 ERA. This season
the senior right handed pitcher has already been named the A-Sun
Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Stanley has earned a 3.71
grade-point average as a business administration major. She has
been a member of the Atlantic Sun's All-Academic team in each of
the last three seasons. She has also been named an NFCA All-America
Scholarship Athlete in those same three seasons.
Further information about the award and the candidates can be found
at this link
2010
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Softball Candidates
Becky
Anderson - George Mason
Blair
Bodenmiller - Florida Atlantic
Chelsea
Bramlett - Mississippi State
Mandy
Correale - College of the Holy Cross
Lauren
Delaney - Northwestern
Michele
DePasquale - Hofstra
Francesca
Enea - Florida
Christa
Fullwood - Gardner-Webb
Ashley
Griffith - Penn State
Alissa
Habner - Stanford
Becca
Heteniak - DePaul
Liane
Horiuchi - Purdue
Tiffany
Huff - Tennessee
Nina
Iduate - Georgia Southern
Alyson
Intihar - Cornell
Molly
Johnson - Kentucky
Megan
Lagenfield - UCLA
Alyson
McWherter - Washington
Molly
Meyer - Dayton
Elizabeth
Milian - Ball State
Janay
Mitchell - Bradley
Charlotte
Morgan - Alabama
Nikki
Nemitz - Michigan
Marissa
Nichols - UNLV
Tara
Oltman - Creighton
Nicole
Pauly - Northwestern
Kellie
Sirus - Lipscomb
Brittany
Stanley - Campbell
Stacie
Townsend - Texas El Paso
Erin
Tresselt- Texas
