OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — BYU senior midfielder Mikayla Colohan has been selected as a finalist for the 2021 Senior CLASS Award, one of the most prestigious awards in college athletics.
The finalists were chosen by a selection committee from the list of 30 men’s candidates and 30 women’s candidates announced earlier in the season.
Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to vote on the Senior CLASS Award website now through Nov. 22. Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I head coaches’ votes to determine the winner. Fans can come back as many times as they'd like throughout the voting period to vote.
The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2021 NCAA Men’s and Women’s College Cup championships in December.
On the field, Colohan has experienced a career full of accolades. She is a three-time WCC first team member and has been named the WCC Player of the Year for two consecutive seasons. Also, she is a three-time All-American, earning first team recognition in both 2019 and 2020-21. In the 2021 NWSL Draft, Colohan was selected 14th overall by the Orlando Pride. She will join the team after exhausting her collegiate eligibility this season.
Colohan represents the BYU women’s soccer program as a consistent leader, thriving in that role ever since her freshman year. A 2021 team captain, Colohan has started in 77 out of 79 games in her BYU career. Her leadership is seen on and off the field, often interacting with and embracing BYU community members off the field.
In the classroom, Colohan is a first team Scholar All-American, and WCC All-Academic Team member who carries a 3.63 GPA as an exercise and wellness major. She has career aspirations of being an athletic director.
For more information on all the finalists, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.