OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Penn State women's soccer midfielder Emily Ogle (Strongsville, Ohio) has been named a candidate for the 2018 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. Sixty NCAA® men's and women's soccer student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were selected as candidates.
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.
Each of the 60 candidates has displayed a strong work ethic in the classroom and on the pitch with 34 returning after earning first-team conference honors, 30 having grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher, nine being on the MAC Hermann Watch List for 2018 and seven returning All-Americans. Outside of academics and athletics, all candidates also have been consistently involved in community service on their campus or in their communities.
Each of the two candidate classes 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.
The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2018 NCAA Men's and Women's College Cup® championships in December.
Emily Ogle Résumé
Classroom
Heading into the fall of 2018, Ogle boasts a 3.99 GPA as a kinesiology major. Not only has Ogle been honored by the Big Ten for academic success, she has been honored as a second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2017.
Character
According to head coach Erica Dambach, "Ogle is the epitome of a Penn State women's soccer student-athlete. When we talk about the three pillars of our Penn State women's soccer program—attitude of a champion, blue collar and a united family—she embodies all three."
Community
Ogle and the Nittany Lions participate in post-game autograph sessions and help organize and run youth clinics. She is a member of the Athletic Director Leadership Institute (ADLI) and Roar for Reading.
Competition
As of Sept. 19, 2018, Ogle has played and started in 83 contests, and her 83 games played lead the nation among D-I women's soccer student-athletes.
In the all-time Penn State rankings, Ogle ranks 23rd in points (51) and 23rd in goals (17). She was a member of the 2015 NCAA Championship team, and she redshirted during her 2016 season to join the U.S. U-20 WNT at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.