OVERLAND PARK, KS - Senior forward/midfielder Krystian Witkowski (Rochester, N.Y.) was selected as one of 30 candidates for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. The award will be given in December to the candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four C's of community, classroom, character and competition.
Student-athletes who are eligible for this award must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Lowe's 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.
Witkowski has earned post-season accolades from the MAAC in each of his first three years of completion, including two All-MAAC First Team nods and a spot on the MAAC All-Rookie Team. He has also been honored by NSCAA the past two seasons, as he was named NSCAA Third Team All-North Atlantic Region in 2009 and Second Team All-North Atlantic Region in 2010. Last season, he led the team in points with 24, assists with six, game-winning goals with four and tied for the lead in goals with nine. During his career he has notched 17 goals and 10 assists in 51 total games. In the classroom, he has earned honors from the MAAC on the MAAC All-Academic Team two years, and on the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team in 2010.
ABOUT THE AWARD
The award program is designed exclusively for college seniors who are utilizing their complete athletic eligibility, remaining committed to their university and pursuing the many rewards a senior season can bring. The award is sponsored by Lowe's, an official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, and is managed by Premier Sports Management.
ABOUT LOWE'S
With fiscal year 2010 sales of $48.8 billion, Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE® 50 company that serves approximately 15 million customers a week at just under 1,750 home improvement stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Founded in 1946 and based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's is the second largest home improvement retailer in the world. Lowe's is an Official Corporate Partner of the NCAA.
ABOUT THE NCAA
The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletics opportunities for more than 400,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA championships in Divisions I, II and III sports. Visit NCAA.org and NCAA.com for more details about the Association, its goals and members and corporate partnerships that help support programs for student-athletes.