OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Cornell senior Connor Buczek has been named one of 20 candidates for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate men's lacrosse, as one of the top NCAA student-athletes who excels both on and off the field.
 
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 20 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 Cornell men's lacrosse program has boasted two Senior CLASS Award winners – Matt McMonagle '07 and Max Seibald '09.
 
The 2015 Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced in conjunction with the NCAA Men's Lacrosse National Championship in May.
 
Lacrosse Candidates

Erik Adamson, University of Denver	Matt McMahon, University of Pennsylvania
Connor Buczek, Cornell	Joe Nardella, Rutgers
Mark DiFrangia, St. John's (NY)	Conrad Oberbeck, Yale
Tim Edwards, Canisius College	David Planning, Ohio State
Pat Frazier, Loyola University (MD)	Nikko Pontrello, Loyola University (MD)
Austin Geisler, High Point	Kevin Rice, Syracuse
Richie Hurley, Siena College	Joey Sankey, North Carolina
Mike Malave, Hofstra	Sam Somers, U.S. Military Academy
Ryan McGee, Saint Joseph's University	Dan Taylor, Lehigh University
Terry McKenna, Holy Cross	Ryan Tucker, University of Virginia

 











For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.