SIENA SENIORS HAVE CLASS
Siena tied for the third most candidates nationally for the prestigious Senior
CLASS Award this year.
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. It honors notable achievements in four areas of excellence –
community, classroom, character and competition.
JANNIS OPALKA – MEN'S SOCCER
• Two-time NSCAA All-North Atlantic Third Team selection
• Two-time Second Team All-MAAC and three-time MAAC All-Academic
Team selection
• 2011 MAAC Male Nominee for the NCAA Sportsmanship Award
LESLI AKEO – VOLLEYBALL
• One of two MAAC nominees for NCAA Woman of the Year
• Two-time MAAC Defensive Player/Libero of the Year
• Siena's all-time leader in digs (2,285)
O.D. ANOSIKE – MEN'S BASKETBALL
• Led nation in rebounding each of the last two years
• NABC District I First Team selection
• Represented the United States on u22 Elite National Team
LILY GRENCI – WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
• Two-time Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar Athlete
Team selection
• Two-time First Team All-MAAC and three-time MAAC All-Academic
Team selection
• Member of Siena's Alpha Kappa Delta National Honor Society for Sociology
DANNY MARTINSEN – MEN'S LACROSSE
• Named to Tewaaraton Award Watch List (nation's top lacrosse player)
• 2012 First Team All-MAAC and two-time Second Team All-MAAC selection
• Ranks sixth in program history in both points (167) and assists (69)
SHANNON JONES – SOFTBALL
• One of 13 student athletes nationally to receive
a 2013-14 NCAA Women's Enhancement
Scholarship for Careers in Athletics
• Program's all-time leader in runs scored (135),
2012-13 SENIOR CLASS
hits (229), RBI (154) and doubles (51)
AWARD CANDIDATES
• 2012 MAAC Co-Player of the Year
1.) Notre Dame
2.) Florida State
3.) Siena
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