Meggie Dougherty Howard (left) and Savannah Jordan are among the 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award.
Pair of Gators Among Senior CLASS Award Candidates
Friday, October 7, 2016 | Soccer
Florida is one of two schools to have two among the 30 candidates for 2016 Senior CLASS Award.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A pair of Gators – Meggie Dougherty Howard and Savannah Jordan – are among the 30 NCAA student-athletes who excel both on and off the pitch to be selected as candidates for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate soccer. Only Florida and West Virginia placed a pair of players on the 2016 Senior CLASS Award candidate's list.
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.
Jordan (10 goals, 7 assists) and Dougherty Howard (5g, 4a) are one-two for the 2016 Gators in goals and points. Both are also among the candidates for the 2016 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy and also have earned Academic All-Southeastern Conference honors. Here's more on the pair of Gators:
The candidate class 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 winners will be announced during the 2016 NCAA Women's College Cup, set for December 2-4 in San Jose, Calif.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
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.
Jordan (10 goals, 7 assists) and Dougherty Howard (5g, 4a) are one-two for the 2016 Gators in goals and points. Both are also among the candidates for the 2016 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy and also have earned Academic All-Southeastern Conference honors. Here's more on the pair of Gators:
- Dougherty Howard made her debut on a U.S. U-23 roster late in spring of 2015, starting the first and last matches for the U.S. at the June 2-7 Nordic Tournament in England (the U.S. won the event). The midfielder earned All-Southeastern Conference second team honors in 2015. Her eight assists stood second among the Gators in 2015 and was fifth in the league. She played for the Washington Spirit Reserves of the USL W-League again in the summer of 2015.
- Jordan is a three-time All-American and also earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors as a junior. The 2015 and 2013 SEC Offensive Player of the Year is currently among the top three on the following Florida career lists - No. 2 goals (75), No. 3 points (175) and No. 2 game-winning goals (20). She is the NCAA Division I active leader for goals and points. Of the 27 players in NCAA Division I history to score 75 or more goals, Jordan is the seventh to do it since 2000. Jordan joined Dougherty Howard on the U.S.'s 2016 Nordic Tournament roster, scoring three goals through the tournament's three matches.
The candidate class 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 winners will be announced during the 2016 NCAA Women's College Cup, set for December 2-4 in San Jose, Calif.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
| 2016 Senior CLASS Award Candidates – Women's Soccer | |
| Name | School |
| Alexa Schneider | Albany |
| Casie Ramsier | Auburn |
| Leah Mattingly | Ball State |
| Rachel Bloznalis | Boston |
| Serina Kashimoto | Butler |
| Abby Jones | Clemson |
| Sarah Grace Nicholson | Drake |
| Christina Gibbons | Duke |
| Meggie Dougherty Howard | Florida |
| Savannah Jordan | Florida |
| Tabitha Tindell | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Kristen Crowley | Florida State |
| Koree Willer | Iowa State |
| Jenny Bitzer | Manhattan |
| Morgan Proffitt | Marquette |
| Simone Kolander | Minnesota |
| Julie Spracklin | Monmouth |
| Natalie Fenske | North Dakota State |
| Mackenzie Dowd | Northeastern |
| Courtney Dike | Oklahoma State |
| Paige Lombard | Pennsylvania |
| Maddie Bauer | Stanford |
| Darian Jenkins | UCLA |
| Mandy Freeman | USC |
| Morgan Stearns | Virginia |
| Murielle Tiernan | Virginia Tech |
| Kadeisha Buchanan | West Virginia |
| Ashley Lawrence | West Virginia |
| Clara Logsdon | William & Mary |
| Rose Lavelle | Wisconsin |
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