Royce Hinton | Posted: 14 Dec 2016 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

Boswell named Senior CLASS Award Second-Team All-America

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PROVO, Utah – Senior middle blocker Amy Boswell has been named a 2016 Senior CLASS Award Second-Team All-American for volleyball, the organization announced Wednesday.

To have been eligible for the award, a student-athlete must have been classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have had notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. 

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.

Paige Tapp of Minnesota was selected as the overall winner of the award for volleyball this year.

Boswell's award profile can be found on the official website.

Volleyball 2016 Winner

Name Position School
Paige Tapp Middle Blocker University of Minnesota

First Team

Name Position School
Inky Ajanaku Middle Blocker Stanford University
Jazzmin Babers Middle Blocker Texas A&M
Kadie Rolfzen Outside Hitter Nebraska
Lauren Smith Middle Blocker Creighton

Second Team

Name Position School
Amy Boswell Middle blocker BYU
Katie Brand Setter Kansas State University
Claire Felix Middle Blocker UCLA
Hannah Tapp Right Side Hitter/ Middle Blocker University of Minnesota
Taylor Whittingham Libero University of Southern California

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