Daniello A Candidate For Lowe's Senior CLASS Award

2010 Senior CLASS Award Candidates

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Syracuse senior attackman Chris Daniello is one of 20 candidates for the 2010 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in the sport of men's lacrosse. The award, presented annually to the most outstanding NCAA Division I student-athletes in several sports, focuses on the "Four C's" of classroom, character, community and competition.

A 2010 team captain, Daniello has been named to the SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll in four of his first seven semesters on campus and will graduate with a degree in finance in May.

On the field, Daniello has played in 30 career games with 11 starts. He has 25 career goals and was fourth on the team in 2009 with 21 tallies to help Syracuse to its second straight national championship.

The list of 20 candidates will be narrowed down to 10 finalists midway through the regular season. Those 10 names will be placed on a ballot for nationwide voting by coaches, media and fans. The winner will be announced and recognized at the 2010 NCAA Lacrosse Championships in Baltimore, Md.

CLASS is an acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School and the program was launched during the 2001-02 season in response to the trend of college basketball players leaving early to turn professional. The award was conceived by sportscaster Dick Enberg and was inspired by the story of former Duke star Shane Battier, who could have been an NBA lottery pick but elected to return to college where he led the Blue Devils to the national championship and earned his degree.

This marks the fourth year of the award for men's lacrosse. Former Syracuse standout Mike Leveille won it in 2008. Cornell's Max Seibald received the award in 2009 and the Big Red's Matt McMonagle was the inaugural winner in 2007.

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Daniello A Candidate For Lowe's Senior CLASS Award

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