Woodrey Named Senior CLASS Award Candidate

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — University of Miami lefthander Thomas Woodrey was among the thirty NCAA baseball student-athletes selected as candidates today for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate baseball.

To be eligible for the award, which recognizes one who excels both on and off the diamond, 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. 

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.

As a double major in both finance and health sector management and policy in the Miami School of Business, Woodrey has made the Athletic Department’s Book Buster honor roll (3.0) six times, the Athletic Director’s honor roll (3.2) six times, the Dean’s List (3.5) twice and the Provost’s honor roll (3.75) once. He was also named to the 2014 ACC All-Academic Team.

Woodrey, a four-year contributor for the Hurricanes on the mound, has a career record of 17-4. He was a second-team All-ACC selection in 2015, when he recorded a 7-2 record, and a 2.88 ERA – the lowest among all starting pitchers. Woodrey helped lead the Hurricanes to the 24th College World Series berth in program history in 2015 as one of Miami’s weekend starters.

The 30 candidates 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 candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four C’s of community, classroom, character and competition.

The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2016 College World Series® in June.

Baseball 2016 Candidates