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Janning, January Named Senior CLASS Award Candidates

Creighton’s Marissa Janning and DePaul’s Jessica January among 30 Division I women’s basketball candidates.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Thirty NCAA women’s basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were selected as candidates for the 2016-17 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate basketball. Two BIG EAST student-athletes were on that list in Creighton guard Marissa Janning and DePaul guard Jessica January.

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.