30 candidates have been named to the watchlist for the 2018 Senior CLASS Awards. Unlike the All-American awards, which focus on on-court play, the Senior CLASS awards focus on what they call “the four Cs”: community, classroom, character and competition. The organization gives out awards in 10 NCAA sports: men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, football, men’s hockey, men’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s softball, and women’s volleyball.
To be eligible for the award, a player must be in their senior year of NCAA eligibility. The list will be whittled to 10 mid-season and placed on an official ballot, where media, coaches, and fans will vote for the winner. The winner will be announced during the 2018 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship in December in Pittsburgh.
In a twist-of-fate, no members of the 2017 VolleyMob First or Second-Team All-America rosters were juniors last season, meaning that none of them are seniors this season (the same is true for the expanded AVCA First-Team All-American list). Included on the list, though, are VolleyMob Third-Team All-Americans Mikaela Foecke of Nebraska, Ali Bastianelli of Illinois, and Samantha Seliger-Swenson of Minnesota. In addition, AVCA Second Team All-American Alexa Smith, AVCA Third-Team All-American Carly Skjodt; and AVCA Third-Team All-American Jordyn Pulter made the 2018 watchlist.
Illinois (Bastianelli, Poulter) and Creighton (Taryn Kloth, Jaali Winters) each put two players on the team.
| Name | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Kamalani Akeo | Setter | University of Pittsburgh |
| Tami Alade | Middle Blocker | Stanford University |
| Rachel Anderson | Middle Hitter | Western Kentucky University |
| Ali Bastianelli | Middle Blocker | University of Illinois |
| Lauren Bruns | Outside Hitter | University of Dayton |
| Santita Ebangwese | Outside Hitter | Syracuse University |
| Gabrielle Eyl | Libero | Northeastern University |
| Mikaela Foecke | Outside Hitter | University of Nebraska |
| Cara Guthrie | Outside Hitter | UNC Asheville |
| Erica Haslag | Outside Hitter | Bradley University |
| Taryn Kloth | Outside Hitter | Creighton University |
| Haley Libs | Outside Hitter | Northern Kentucky University |
| AJ Lux | Outside Hitter | East Tennessee State University |
| Patricia Mattingly | Setter | U.S. Naval Academy |
| Alyssa Munlyn | Middle Blocker | University of Missouri |
| Courtney Pence | Libero | Illinois State University |
| Jordyn Poulter | Setter | University of Illinois |
| Colleen Reilly | Middle blocker | Wofford College |
| Michela Rucli | Middle Blocker | Hofstra University |
| Jess Schaben | Outside Hitter | Iowa State University |
| Samantha Seliger-Swenson | Setter | University of Minnesota |
| Carly Skjodt | Outside Hitter | University of Michigan |
| Alexa Smith | Outside Hitter | University of Colorado |
| Kirstyn Sperry | Setter/Opposite | Bryant University |
| Haley Templeton | Setter | University of Miami |
| Abby Thelen | Outside Hitter | Setan Hall University |
| Jaila Tolbert | Right-side hitter | Virginia Tech |
| Erica Treiber | Middle Hitter | University of Tennessee |
| Jaali Winters | Outside Hitter | Creighton University |
| Karley York | Setter | University of North Texas |
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