Katy Frierson Named To Lowe's Senior CLASS Award First Team, SEC Community Service Team - AuburnTigers.com

Katy Frierson Named To Lowe's Senior CLASS Award First Team, SEC Community Service Team More Accolades

Katy Frierson

Dec. 6, 2011

Katy Frierson added to more awards to her resume as she was named to the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award First Team and the SEC Community Service Team.

The Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, chosen by a nationwide vote of Division I women's soccer coaches, national soccer media and fans, is given annually to the most outstanding student-athlete in NCAA Division I women's soccer. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as a NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition.

Though not chosen as the winner - that honor went to Memphis defender Lizzy Simonin - Frierson was one of four on the First Team. Since the conclusion of the regular season she has been named First Team All-SEC for the fourth time in her career, just the fourth player in SEC history to accomplish that; been named the SEC Tournament MVP; been named the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and been tabbed a Capital One Academic All-America.

On the field she finished the 2011 season leading Auburn and finishing seventh nationally in assists with 13 and added a team-best nine goals for 31 points. Over her four-year career she tallied an Auburn record 42 assists, which if fifth all-time in SEC history, and tallied an Auburn record 104 points as she had 31 career goals, third all-time at Auburn.

Off the field, Frierson is a mainstay in the Auburn and Birmingham communities while this past summer she went to Nicaragua for the Soccer Without Borders mission trip. The soccer SAAC representative and a leader in Auburn's FCA, she has been actively involved with Committee of 19 and Auburn War on Hunger, has helped in Campus Kitchens, the Alabama Food Bank and the AUMC Food Pantry. She also volunteers many hours to coaching youth soccer.

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