Quinn Named Senior C.L.A.S.S. Award Candidate

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Senior Michael Quinn of the Mercer men's lacrosse team was named a candidate for the Senior C.L.A.S.S. Award, the committee announced. Quinn is the only representative of the Southern Conference.

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.

The 20 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists later in the 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 candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.

The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced in conjunction with the 2021 NCAA Men's Lacrosse National Championship in May.

"Mikey is one of the best people I know," remarked head coach Chad Shurman. "A relentless worker. His leadership has helped to transform our program. He's a guy that practices what he preaches and is always willing to go above and beyond for his teammates. He has been a 3 year captain for us and has been our teams "general" for the past 2. (The general position in our program is the top leader) I'm thrilled to see him recognized as a candidate for this prestigious award. He represents Mercer U and the SoCon well."

Quinn boasts an impressive 4.0 GPA in graduate school as he is pursuing his masters in engineering management. In the summer of 2020, Quinn was one of just two Southern Conference men's lacrosse student-athletes to receive recognition from the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) with Scholar All-America honors.

Quinn has volunteered for several organizations in Macon, Ga., including United in Pink, the Methodist Home and the Mercer Miracle Foundation. Quinn and the men's lacrosse program assist United in Pink in their mission to enhance the lives of breast cancer patients and survivors by volunteering at their 5K run to raise money each year and also at other events throughout the year. Quinn and company also volunteer their time at the Methodist Home serving children and youth in the Macon area.

He is currently in his fifth season with the Bear sand has seen significant action since coming to Mercer. Prior to the start of 2021 season, Quinn had 40 goals and 36 assists for 76 points. Following his junior season, he was named Mercer's Offensive Player of the Year.

2021 Senior CLASS Award Candidates:
Alex Akins, University of Detroit Mercy                  Tre Leclaire, Ohio State University
Michael Altmann, Hofstra University                      Teddy Leggett, Lehigh University
Charlie Bertrand, University of Virginia                   Kieran Mullins, Rutgers University
Jake Carraway, Georgetown University                 Jimmy Perkins, Robert Morris University
Jonathan Donville, Cornell University                     Drake Porter, Syracuse University
Ryan Frawley, University of Maryland, BC             Michael Quinn, Mercer University
Conor Gaffney, Lehigh University                             Stephen Rehfuss, Syracuse University
Chris Gray, University of North Carolina                 Ryan Smith, Robert Morris University
Luke Hanson, Manhattan College                             Ryan Terefenko, Ohio State University
Jeff Henrick, Ohio State University                           Jamie Trimboli, Syracuse University

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Quinn Named Senior C.L.A.S.S. Award Candidate

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