EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Thirty of the top NCAA® softball student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were selected as candidates today for the 2017 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate softball.
 
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 follows this release.
 
University of Evansville senior Chandra Parr is one of the 30 finalists.
 
"I am excited for Chandra to receive this recognition, I feel that she embodies perfectly what the Senior CLASS Award is all about," Evansville head coach Mat Mundell said.  "She is a tremendous young woman who has been a leader for our program both on and off the diamond."
 
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.
 
The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists later in the 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 2017 Women's College World Series®.
 
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
 
Softball Candidates
Ali Aguilar, Washington                                               Sydney Littlejohn, Alabama 
Maryssa Becker, Louisville                                         Sam Macken, Minnesota
Dylan Christensen, DePaul                                        Elizabeth McCarthy, Longwood
Christina Clermont, Long Beach                                Lauren Moore, UNCW 
Kasey Cooper, Auburn                                               Madyson Moran, James Madison     
Savannah Jo Dorsey, Ohio                                        Taylor Nowlin, Grand Canyon
Hannah Flippen, Utah                                                 Jayne Oberforf, Marist
Taylor Glover, CSUN                                                 Chandra Parr, Evansville
Delanie Gourley, Florida                                             Daphne Pofek, CSUN
Sara Groenewegen, Minnesota                                  Alex Powers, Florida State
Kylee Hanson, Florida Atlantic                                   Delaney Spaulding, UCLA
Shaye Harre, Southern Illinois                                    Kristen Turner, Iona
MJ Knighten, Nebraska                                              Brittney Vansway, Utah Valley
Vicky Lattanzio, Lehigh                                               Camree Wartman, Grand Canyon
Brittany Lewis, Stephen F. Austin                               Morgan Zerkle, Marshall
 

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