OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Senior Sarah Grace Nicholson (Overland Park, Kan.) of the Drake University women's soccer has been selected as a candidate for the 2016 Senior CLASS award. Nicholson is one of sixty NCAA® men's and women's soccer student-athletes who excel both on and off the field and was selected as a candidate for the prestigious award.
Nicholson, the 2015 Missouri Valley Conference Defender of the Year, has played in 11 matches for the Bulldogs this season. She is a marketing major and owns a 3.74 grade point average.
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.