OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Senior Lizzy Wendell (Blue Springs, Mo.) of the Drake University women's basketball team has been selected as a finalist for the 2016-17 Senior CLASS award in collegiate basketball.
Wendell is one of twenty NCAA® men's and women's basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court and were selected as finalists for the prestigious 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.
Wendell is having an outstanding senior season helping lead Drake to a 20-4 overall record and 13-0 start in Missouri Valley Conference play.