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Alyssa Heintschel Named Candidate for Senior CLASS Award
September 22, 2017 | Soccer
Academic All-American goalkeeper owns 4.0 GPA in chemistry, pre-med
CANDIDATE LIST | HEINTSCHEL'S CANDIDATE BIO
MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State senior goalkeeper Alyssa Heintschel is one of 30 candidates nationwide for the 2017 Senior CLASS Award for women's soccer.
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An Academic All-American from Oregon, Ohio, Heintschel was identified along with her fellow candidates based on notable achievements in four areas: community, classroom, character and competition.
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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.
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Heintschel epitomizes the term student-athlete, exhibiting excellence on the field of play and away from it. Not only has she been voted to the All-MAC First Team in each of the past two seasons, but she also maintains a 4.0 GPA as a chemistry, pre-med major.
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Heintschel was named to the Academic All-America Third Team as a junior. Her 0.76 career goals against average ranks first in Ball State history and 11th among all active NCAA Division I keepers.
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A three-year captain as selected by her teammates, Heintschel has served on Ball State's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee since her freshman year. She has been eager to share her academic knowledge and athletic skill with others in her roles as a teaching assistant on campus, tutor in her hometown and volunteer instructor for soccer camps.
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Heintschel helped Ball State win back-to-back MAC regular season championships in 2015 and 2016 and reach as high as No. 40 in the NCAA RPI last year. The Cardinals will begin their defense of those crowns Friday when night when they open league play at Bowling Green.
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Ball State has now had a player selected as a Senior CLASS Award candidate in each of the past three seasons (Madison Oyer in 2015 and Leah Mattingly in 2016). Heintschel is the only player from the MAC to make the list this year.
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The candidate class 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 exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. ?
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The winner will be announced during the 2017 NCAA Women's College Cup® in December.
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MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State senior goalkeeper Alyssa Heintschel is one of 30 candidates nationwide for the 2017 Senior CLASS Award for women's soccer.
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An Academic All-American from Oregon, Ohio, Heintschel was identified along with her fellow candidates based on notable achievements in four areas: community, classroom, character and competition.
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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.
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Heintschel epitomizes the term student-athlete, exhibiting excellence on the field of play and away from it. Not only has she been voted to the All-MAC First Team in each of the past two seasons, but she also maintains a 4.0 GPA as a chemistry, pre-med major.
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Heintschel was named to the Academic All-America Third Team as a junior. Her 0.76 career goals against average ranks first in Ball State history and 11th among all active NCAA Division I keepers.
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A three-year captain as selected by her teammates, Heintschel has served on Ball State's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee since her freshman year. She has been eager to share her academic knowledge and athletic skill with others in her roles as a teaching assistant on campus, tutor in her hometown and volunteer instructor for soccer camps.
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Heintschel helped Ball State win back-to-back MAC regular season championships in 2015 and 2016 and reach as high as No. 40 in the NCAA RPI last year. The Cardinals will begin their defense of those crowns Friday when night when they open league play at Bowling Green.
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Ball State has now had a player selected as a Senior CLASS Award candidate in each of the past three seasons (Madison Oyer in 2015 and Leah Mattingly in 2016). Heintschel is the only player from the MAC to make the list this year.
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The candidate class 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 exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. ?
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The winner will be announced during the 2017 NCAA Women's College Cup® in December.
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