University of Richmond Athletics
Sean Menges Named One Of 20 Candidates For Senior CLASS Award
02/21/2020 | Men's Lacrosse
RICHMOND, Va. – University of Richmond senior long-stick midfielder Sean Menges (Richmond, Va.) was named one of 20 candidates for the 2020 Senior CLASS Award in NCAA men's lacrosse. The award is given to student-athletes who excel both on and off the field. He is the only student-athlete from the Southern Conference named to the list.
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.
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.
Menges, a Richmond native, was named preseason All-Southern Conference this year and has already earned SoCon Defensive Player of the Week honors in week one. His play has helped the Spiders open the season with a 2-1 record and a national ranking of No. 17. He also a three-time SoCon Honor Roll recipient and a two-time Academic All-SoCon selection.
Last season, Menges was named First Team All-SoCon his first postseason accolades of his career. The long-stick midfielder did a little bit of everything for the Spiders last year. He led the team with 45 ground balls and has also caused a team-high 30 turnovers.
Menges recorded a career-high six grounds balls in the Spiders' NCAA Tournament contest at No. 3 Duke. He earned SoCon All-Tournament accolades for his play in the Spiders' clinching game against High Point, grabbing five ground balls. He caused a career-high five turnovers against No. 6 Duke (March 1) during the regular season. He was named the SoCon Defensive Player of the Week after the Spiders' wins over UMBC and No. 6 Notre Dame.
Lacrosse Candidates
Sean Menges, Richmond
Grant Ament, Penn State
Jared Bernhardt, Maryland
Jake Carraway, Georgetown
Zach Coffey, Bryant University
Bryan Costabile, Notre Dame
Matt DeLuca, University of Delaware
Ryan Frawley, UMBC
Conor Gaffney, Lehigh University
Phil Goss, Brown
Tim Hinrichs, Providence College
Eric Holden, Hobart College
TD Ierlan, Yale
Colby Kneese, Penn State
Michael Kraus, University of Virginia
Kieran Mullins, Rutgers
Andrew Pettit, Lehigh University
Brandon Salvatore, Cornell University
Peyton Smith, Marist College
Ryan Tierney, Hofstra University
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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.
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.
Menges, a Richmond native, was named preseason All-Southern Conference this year and has already earned SoCon Defensive Player of the Week honors in week one. His play has helped the Spiders open the season with a 2-1 record and a national ranking of No. 17. He also a three-time SoCon Honor Roll recipient and a two-time Academic All-SoCon selection.
Last season, Menges was named First Team All-SoCon his first postseason accolades of his career. The long-stick midfielder did a little bit of everything for the Spiders last year. He led the team with 45 ground balls and has also caused a team-high 30 turnovers.
Menges recorded a career-high six grounds balls in the Spiders' NCAA Tournament contest at No. 3 Duke. He earned SoCon All-Tournament accolades for his play in the Spiders' clinching game against High Point, grabbing five ground balls. He caused a career-high five turnovers against No. 6 Duke (March 1) during the regular season. He was named the SoCon Defensive Player of the Week after the Spiders' wins over UMBC and No. 6 Notre Dame.
Lacrosse Candidates
Sean Menges, Richmond
Grant Ament, Penn State
Jared Bernhardt, Maryland
Jake Carraway, Georgetown
Zach Coffey, Bryant University
Bryan Costabile, Notre Dame
Matt DeLuca, University of Delaware
Ryan Frawley, UMBC
Conor Gaffney, Lehigh University
Phil Goss, Brown
Tim Hinrichs, Providence College
Eric Holden, Hobart College
TD Ierlan, Yale
Colby Kneese, Penn State
Michael Kraus, University of Virginia
Kieran Mullins, Rutgers
Andrew Pettit, Lehigh University
Brandon Salvatore, Cornell University
Peyton Smith, Marist College
Ryan Tierney, Hofstra University
-- UR --
Players Mentioned
Defense/LSM
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