OVERLAND PARK, Kansas - Cleveland State men's soccer star Thomas M'Barek is one of 60 NCAA men's and women's soccer student-athletes selected as candidates for the 2020-21 Senior CLASS Award.
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: community, classroom, character, and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release.
M'Barek is a seven-time member of the Cleveland State President's List and has appeared on the Men's Soccer All-Horizon League Academic Team in each of his past two seasons. The senior was one of only four players in 2019 to be named to both All-Ohio and Academic All-Ohio teams. He leads the men's soccer program with a team-high 3.97 GPA as an international business major.
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.
A senior from Saint-Aunes, France, M'Barek has appeared in 52 games for the Green in White throughout his four-year career, starting in every contest. The defender has garnered postseason awards in each season, inlcuding being named to the All-Horizon League First Team on defense in 2019, All-Horizon League Second Team on defensve in 2018 and All-Horizon League Freshman Team in 2017.
Each of the two candidate classes will be narrowed to 10 finalists in April, 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 male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character, and competition.
The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2021 NCAA Men's and Women's College Cup® championships in May.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
