Senior CLASS Award | October 2, 2019 DI women's volleyball: Candidates announced for the 2019 Senior CLASS Award Check out this week's volleyball top plays Share OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Thirty NCAA women’s volleyball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were selected today as candidates for the 2019 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate volleyball. Included in the list of candidates are four student-athletes from reining national champion Stanford, marking the first time in award history that four members of the same team have been listed as candidates in the same year. 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. TOP 25: Baylor No. 1 for the first time in program history 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 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 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 2019 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship in December. For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com. Name Position School Frances Arnautou Setter Yale Allie Barber Outside Hitter Marquette Madelyn Cole Setter Creighton Lee Ann Cunningham Libero Rice Madison Duello Outside Hitter Wisconsin Leah Edmond Outside Hitter Kentucky Ann Ernst Outside Hitter Loyola (MD) Audriana Fitzmorris Opposite Stanford Yumi Garcia Libero Charlotte Jenna Gray Setter Stanford Madison Green Setter/Opposite Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Tessa Grubbs Outside Hitter Tennessee Hollann Hans Outside Hitter Texas A&M Cassie Haut Middle Blocker/Right Side Eastern Michigan Morgan Hentz Libero Stanford Sigourney Kame Outside Hitter Florida Atlantic Madelyn Kaprelyan Opposite Central Connecticut State Mary Lake Libero BYU Khalia Lanier Outside Hitter USC Laura Masciullo Outside Hitter Hofstra Blake Mohler Middle Blocker Purdue Grace Morgan Middle Blocker Rice Kathryn Plummer Outside Hitter Stanford Anne Rasmussen Libero South Dakota Amber Seaman Setter Ball State Mikayla Shields Right Side/Opposite South Carolina Shelly Stafford Middle Blocker Baylor Emily Stroup Outside Hitter Ole Miss Micaya White Outside Hitter Texas Stephanie Williams Outside Hitter Pittsburgh Here's where Baylor ranks among the greatest men's basketball national champions ever Baylor won its first-ever national championship in men's basketball. READ MORE Gonzaga comes up short in quest for perfect season, first title In a title game between the undefeated Zags and two-loss Bears, Baylor was never in trouble. The Bears led for 39:27. The game was tied for 33 seconds. READ MORE How Baylor proved it's now a 'legit powerhouse' in college basketball Baylor spoiled Gonzaga's otherwise undefeated season to claim the national title. READ MORE