Karel named Senior CLASS Award Candidate
November 03, 2010 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 3, 2010
| Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Candidates | ||
| Name | Pos. | School |
| Kachine Alexander | G | Iowa |
| Erin Anthony | F | Army |
| Angie Bjorklund | G/F | Tennessee |
| Jessica Breland | F | North Carolina |
| Victoria Dunlap | F | Kentucky |
| Dawn Evans | G | James Madison |
| Amber Harris | F | Xaiver |
| Ify Ibekwe | F | Arizona |
| Amy Jaeschke | C | Northwestern |
| Alyssa Karel | G | Wisconsin |
| Michelle Kirk | F | American |
| Jantel Lavender | C | Ohio State |
| Maya Moore | F | Connecticut |
| Kayla Pedersen | F | Stanford |
| Ta'Shia Phillips | C | Xaiver |
| Julie Piper | F | E. Washington |
| Jeanette Pohlen | G | Stanford |
| Lauren Prochaska | F | Bowling Green |
| Erica Prosser | G | Lehigh |
| Sam Quigley | G | DePaul |
| Liz Repella | G | West Virginia |
| Jence Rhoads | G | Vanderbilt |
| Danielle Robinson | G | Oklahoma |
| Jaleesa Ross | G | Fresno State |
| Sam Schuett | F | Creighton |
| Brittney Smith | F | Dartmouth |
| Helena Sverrisdottis | G/F | TCU |
| Kayla Tetschlag | G/F | Green Bay |
| Jasmine Thomas | G | Duke |
| Courtney Vandersloot | G | Gonza |
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin senior guard Alyssa Karel is among the 30 NCAA women's basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court to be selected as candidates for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, it was announced Wednesday.
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 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 as leaders in their communities.
Karel is one of four Big Ten Conference players selected as candidates this season, joining Iowa's Kachine Alexander, Northwestern's Amy Jaeschke and Ohio State's Jantel Lavender. Karel is also a preseason All-Big Ten pick by the league media.
The 2011 women's candidate class includes five players who were CoSIDA Academic All-Americans last year, 22 student-athletes with grade point averages of 3.0 or better, four players who participated in the 2010 Women's Final Four and 15 players on the preseason watch list for the John R. Wooden Award.
Lowe's, an official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, will announce the women's basketball Senior CLASS Award winner at the NCAA Women's Final Four® in Indianapolis.
The candidate class will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 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 community, classroom, character and competition.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
