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BETTERBED NAMED FINALIST FOR LOWE'S SENIOR CLASS AWARD – Oct. 6, 2009
WEST POINT, N.Y. –– Army senior midfielder Elizabeth Betterbed was named one of 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in the women's soccer division today. A nationwide voting process begins immediately and fans can vote online beginning today and ending November 13 at www.seniorclassaward.com.
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 - classroom, character, community and competition.
Betterbed is the lone Patriot League representative and one of two midfielders on the ballot.
A Mechanical Engineering major who owns a 4.235 cumulative grade point average, Betterbed has ranked No. 1 in her class since her freshman year. The Fox Island, Wash., native holds the second highest rank in the Corps of Cadets, which numbers 4,400, as the Deputy Brigade Commander.
An exceptional athlete, Betterbed has been a starter on the pitch since her freshman year. Last year she was named a Patriot League all-star as a defender.
Army's (5-5-2) go-to-player as a midfielder this season, Betterbed is Army's scoring leader with six points (two goals, two assists) along with a pair of game winners.
In the community, Betterbed has been a Big Sister to a local elementary school student in nearby Highland Falls for the past three years. While spending her spring semester abroad studying Spanish at Monterrey Tecnologico, Betterbed volunteered at Trompo Magico Children's Museum in Guadalajara, Mexico.
"Liz is an excellent candidate for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award," commented Army head coach Stefanie Golan. "She has done extremely well with all aspects of her life at West Point and will continue to do great things in the future. Liz has already developed into a tremendous leader of character, and I am very much looking forward to watching where her life takes her beyond West Point."About West Point
Ranked the “Top College in the Country” by Forbes and “Top Public Liberal Arts College” by
US News & World Report, the U.S. Military Academy is a four-year co-educational federal undergraduate liberal arts college located 50 miles north of New York City. The world's preeminent leader development institution, it was founded in 1802 as America's first college of engineering. Its mission remains constant—to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army. For more information, go to www.westpoint.edu.
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