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Brian McGue Named Candidate for Men’s Soccer 2012 Senior CLASS Award®
9/18/2012 2:23:00 PM | Men's Soccer
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Davidson's Brian McGue is one of 30 men's soccer student-athletes selected a candidate for the 2012 Senior CLASS Award®. 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.
Brian McGue's Profile
Classroom
Brian McGue, a math major, was named to the Southern Conference Academic All-Conference Team following his sophomore and junior seasons.
Character
McGue has demonstrated tremendous leadership, teamwork, integrity and work ethic on and off the field at Davidson by managing the responsibilities of being a varsity team captain, while maintaining strong grades, working in the community, and even co-founding a small business on campus. He was elected as a team captain prior to his junior season and head coach Matt Spear cites his fitness and determination as attributes that elevate the performance of his teammates. McGue has also been a coordinator of the men's soccer team's participation in community events. McGue has abided by the Davidson College Honor Code, a central part of campus life at Davidson, which requires students maintain the highest level of integrity and entrusts them to take unproctored exams.
Community
McGue has been active in the community while at Davidson, coaching children from ages 4-12 in soccer clinics throughout the year since his freshman season, coordinating the Davidson men's soccer team's participation 5K fundraiser for a local daycare in 2010, raising money as an auction assistant to raise money for people living with Traumatic Brain Injury the past two years, and serving as a graphic designer for the Davidson Athletic Foundation this summer.
Competition
McGue was named to the All-Southern Conference first team last season after anchoring Davidson's midfield. He led the team in scoring and set the tone in Davidson's defensive schemes. After drawing starts in the majority of matches played as a freshman and earning SoCon All-Freshman Team honors, McGue has started each and every game the past two seasons.
The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2012 NCAA Men's and Women's College Cup Championships. The Women's College Cup will take place November 30 and December 2 in San Diego, while the Men's College Cup will take place December 7 and 9 in Hoover, Ala.
The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular 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 male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplify excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. ?
Men's Soccer Candidates
Carlos Alvarez, Connecticut
James Belshaw, Duke
Ashton Bennett, Coastal Carolina
Steven Birnbaum, California
Scott Caldwell, Akron
Machael David, UC Santa Barbara
Johnny Dreshaj, Oakland
Shawn Ferguson, Charleston
Peyton Ford, North Carolina-Greensboro
Scott Goodwin, North Carolina
Anthony Hobbs, Florida International
Ryan Hollingshead, UCLA
Deion Jones, Florida Gulf Coast
Taylor Kemp, Maryland
Ryan McDuff, Brown
Brian McGue, Davidson
Peter McKeown, Loyola (Illinois)
Luis Ocejo, Stetson
Cameron Omsberg, Lehigh
Jannis Opalka, Siena
Liam Paddock, UMBC
Everett Pitts, UC Irvine
Dillon Powers, Notre Dame
Eric Schoenle, West Virginia
Yannick Smith, Old Dominion
Donnie Smith, Charlotte
Blake Smith, New Mexico
Bobby Thalman, Yale
Grant Van De Casteele, Notre Dame
Kyle Zobeck, Valparaiso
About the Award
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award honors the attributes of senior student-athletes in four areas: community, classroom, character and competition. The award program is designed exclusively for college seniors who are utilizing their complete athletic eligibility, remaining committed to their university and pursuing the many rewards a senior season can bring. Premier Sports Management manages the award.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
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