Madelyn Cole
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Madelyn Cole Named A Candidate for Senior CLASS Award
10/2/2019 12:00:00 PM | Volleyball
Senior setter leads the BIG EAST in assists per set
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Creighton's Madelyn Cole is among 30 student-athletes who excel both on and off the court that were selected today as candidates for the 2019 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate volleyball. Cole is the only player from a school in Nebraska on the list, and joins Marquette's Allie Barber as one of two BIG EAST players to make the initial cut.
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.
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.
Cole leads the BIG EAST with 10.45 assists per set this season and ranks second on the Bluejay team in aces (0.27), digs (2.84) and blocks (0.66) per set. Last season she was a First Team All-BIG EAST and First Team All-East Region selection, as well as an Honorable Mention All-American by the AVCA. She led the BIG EAST in assists per set (10.92) and was second in aces per set (0.43) a year ago while helping CU to a fifth straight BIG EAST title.
A health and life style management major, Cole is a native of Dallas, Texas. She was named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll in 2016 and 2017 while attending Marshall and has been quite active in the community since transferring to Creighton in 2018. She's worked summer camps, visited a school in Slovenia, participated in Night Out With The Jays and also Hanging With The Jays. The setter is a team captain for Creighton, as well.
Cole is the latest in a long line of Creighton Volleyball student-athletes to make the Senior CLASS cut in recent seasons, as Taryn Kloth and Jaali Winters were candidates in 2018. Lydia Dimke was a candidate in 2017, as were Jess Bird and Lauren Smith in 2016. Other past volleyball candidates include Melanie Jereb (2015), Kelli Browning (2014) and Megan Bober (2012). Both Kloth (2018) and Smith (2016) were named Senior CLASS All-Americans following the season.
Former Creighton men's soccer goalkeeper Brian Holt won the 2011 Senior CLASS Award on the pitch, while ex-Creighton men's basketball standout Doug McDermott won the 2014 Senior CLASS Award on the hardwood.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
Volleyball Candidates
Ranked 14th nationally, Creighton (9-3, 2-0 BIG EAST) returns to the court this week with road matches at St. John's (Friday, 6 p.m. CST) and Seton Hall (Saturday, 6 p.m. CST).
ABOUT THE AWARD
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award honors the attributes of senior student-athletes in four areas: community, classroom, character and competition. The award program is designed exclusively for college seniors who are utilizing their complete athletic eligibility, remaining committed to their university and pursuing the many rewards a senior season can bring. Premier Sports Management manages the award.
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.
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.
Cole leads the BIG EAST with 10.45 assists per set this season and ranks second on the Bluejay team in aces (0.27), digs (2.84) and blocks (0.66) per set. Last season she was a First Team All-BIG EAST and First Team All-East Region selection, as well as an Honorable Mention All-American by the AVCA. She led the BIG EAST in assists per set (10.92) and was second in aces per set (0.43) a year ago while helping CU to a fifth straight BIG EAST title.
A health and life style management major, Cole is a native of Dallas, Texas. She was named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll in 2016 and 2017 while attending Marshall and has been quite active in the community since transferring to Creighton in 2018. She's worked summer camps, visited a school in Slovenia, participated in Night Out With The Jays and also Hanging With The Jays. The setter is a team captain for Creighton, as well.
Cole is the latest in a long line of Creighton Volleyball student-athletes to make the Senior CLASS cut in recent seasons, as Taryn Kloth and Jaali Winters were candidates in 2018. Lydia Dimke was a candidate in 2017, as were Jess Bird and Lauren Smith in 2016. Other past volleyball candidates include Melanie Jereb (2015), Kelli Browning (2014) and Megan Bober (2012). Both Kloth (2018) and Smith (2016) were named Senior CLASS All-Americans following the season.
Former Creighton men's soccer goalkeeper Brian Holt won the 2011 Senior CLASS Award on the pitch, while ex-Creighton men's basketball standout Doug McDermott won the 2014 Senior CLASS Award on the hardwood.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
Volleyball Candidates
Frances Arnautou, Yale
Allie Barber, Marquette
Madelyn Cole, Creighton
Lee Ann Cunningham, Rice
Madison Duello, Wisconsin
Leah Edmond, Kentucky
Ann Ernst, Loyola Maryland
Audriana Fitzmorris, Stanford
Yumi Garcia, Charlotte
Jenna Gray, Stanford
Madison Green, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Tessa Grubbs, Tennessee
Hollann Hans, Texas A&M
Cassie Haut, Eastern Michigan
Morgan Hentz, Stanford
Sigourney Kame, Florida Atlantic
Madelyn Kaprelyan, Central Connecticut State
Mary Lake, Brigham Young
Khalia Lanier, USC
Laura Masciullo, Hofstra
Blake Mohler, Purdue
Grace Morgan, Rice
Kathryn Plummer, Stanford
Anne Rasmussen, South Dakota
Amber Seaman, Ball State
Mikayla Shields, South Carolina
Shelly Stafford, Baylor
Emily Stroup, Mississippi
Micaya White, Texas
Stephanie Williams, Pittsburgh
Allie Barber, Marquette
Madelyn Cole, Creighton
Lee Ann Cunningham, Rice
Madison Duello, Wisconsin
Leah Edmond, Kentucky
Ann Ernst, Loyola Maryland
Audriana Fitzmorris, Stanford
Yumi Garcia, Charlotte
Jenna Gray, Stanford
Madison Green, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Tessa Grubbs, Tennessee
Hollann Hans, Texas A&M
Cassie Haut, Eastern Michigan
Morgan Hentz, Stanford
Sigourney Kame, Florida Atlantic
Madelyn Kaprelyan, Central Connecticut State
Mary Lake, Brigham Young
Khalia Lanier, USC
Laura Masciullo, Hofstra
Blake Mohler, Purdue
Grace Morgan, Rice
Kathryn Plummer, Stanford
Anne Rasmussen, South Dakota
Amber Seaman, Ball State
Mikayla Shields, South Carolina
Shelly Stafford, Baylor
Emily Stroup, Mississippi
Micaya White, Texas
Stephanie Williams, Pittsburgh
Ranked 14th nationally, Creighton (9-3, 2-0 BIG EAST) returns to the court this week with road matches at St. John's (Friday, 6 p.m. CST) and Seton Hall (Saturday, 6 p.m. CST).
ABOUT THE AWARD
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award honors the attributes of senior student-athletes in four areas: community, classroom, character and competition. The award program is designed exclusively for college seniors who are utilizing their complete athletic eligibility, remaining committed to their university and pursuing the many rewards a senior season can bring. Premier Sports Management manages the award.
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