Brenna Wise A Top 10 Finalist For Senior CLASS Award
2/5/2020 1:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Indiana Women's Basketball senior forward Brenna Wise has been named a Top 10 finalist candidates for the Senior CLASS Award, announced on Wednesday afternoon.
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 Pittsburgh, Pa. native is a two-year team captain and has started every game for Indiana in that time span as she is averaging 8.5 points and a team-high 5.8 rebounds per game this season. In her career, Wise has scored over 1,300 career points and 750 rebounds and was a 2018-19 All-Big Ten second team selection. A double major in marketing and professional sales in IU's Kelley School of Business, Wise excels in the classroom with a 3.89 GPA and has been named an Academic All-Big Ten selection and a 2019 CoSIDA Academic All District.
She is an executive member of IU Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC). She has volunteered her time with countless organizations including Hoosiers Helping Hoosiers, Emerging Leaders, Hoosier HEROES, Hoosier Readers, IU Best Buddies, Camp Riley, Hoosier Outrun Cancer, Candy Stripe Crew event for disabled and handicapped adult and children, Slam Dunk for Literacy, Habitat for Humanity.
The finalists were chosen by national media from the list of 30 men's candidates and 30 women's candidates announced earlier in the season. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to submit votes online at the Senior CLASS Award website through March 23. Fan votes will be combined with those of the media and Division I head coaches to determine the winners. The Senior CLASS Award recipients will be announced during the 2020 NCAA Men's Final Four® and NCAA Women's Final Four®.
Senior CLASS Award Women's Basketball Top 10 Finalists
Chelsea Brackmann, Bradley
Kaila Charles, Maryland
Lauren Cox, Baylor
Bailey Grenburg, Drexel
Ellie Harmeyer, Belmont
Ruthy Hebard, Oregon
Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon
Stella Johnson, Rider
Peyton Williams, Kansas State
Brenna Wise, Indiana
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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 Pittsburgh, Pa. native is a two-year team captain and has started every game for Indiana in that time span as she is averaging 8.5 points and a team-high 5.8 rebounds per game this season. In her career, Wise has scored over 1,300 career points and 750 rebounds and was a 2018-19 All-Big Ten second team selection. A double major in marketing and professional sales in IU's Kelley School of Business, Wise excels in the classroom with a 3.89 GPA and has been named an Academic All-Big Ten selection and a 2019 CoSIDA Academic All District.
She is an executive member of IU Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC). She has volunteered her time with countless organizations including Hoosiers Helping Hoosiers, Emerging Leaders, Hoosier HEROES, Hoosier Readers, IU Best Buddies, Camp Riley, Hoosier Outrun Cancer, Candy Stripe Crew event for disabled and handicapped adult and children, Slam Dunk for Literacy, Habitat for Humanity.
The finalists were chosen by national media from the list of 30 men's candidates and 30 women's candidates announced earlier in the season. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to submit votes online at the Senior CLASS Award website through March 23. Fan votes will be combined with those of the media and Division I head coaches to determine the winners. The Senior CLASS Award recipients will be announced during the 2020 NCAA Men's Final Four® and NCAA Women's Final Four®.
Senior CLASS Award Women's Basketball Top 10 Finalists
Chelsea Brackmann, Bradley
Kaila Charles, Maryland
Lauren Cox, Baylor
Bailey Grenburg, Drexel
Ellie Harmeyer, Belmont
Ruthy Hebard, Oregon
Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon
Stella Johnson, Rider
Peyton Williams, Kansas State
Brenna Wise, Indiana
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