Williams Named Finalist for Senior CLASS Award
Feb 05, 2020 | Women's Basketball
MANHATTAN, Kansas – K-State senior forward Peyton Williams has been named one of the 10 women's basketball finalists for the 2019-20 Senior CLASS Award. Williams is the sixth player in program history to be named a finalist for the honor and the first since Brittany Chambers in the 2012-13 season.
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.
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.
The finalists were chosen by national media from the list of 30 women's candidates announced earlier in the season. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to submit votes online every day at the Senior CLASS Award website (seniorClassaward.com) through March 23.
Fan votes will be combined with those of the media and Division I head coaches to determine the winners. The Senior CLASS Award recipients will be announced during the 2020 NCAA Men's Final Four® and NCAA Women's Final Four®.
Williams, a candidate for every national award this season, has started her senior season strong. In her 18 games, Williams leads the Wildcats with 15.6 points on a .473 field goal percentage and 11.9 rebounds. She has also pocketed 10 double-doubles this season.
She ranks fifth in the nation and second in the Big 12 in rebounds per game. She also ranks 23rd in the nation for double-doubles. Among the Big 12 stat rankings, Williams is second in the league in rebounding, eighth in field goal percentage, ninth in points and free throw percentage (.750) and 10th in blocks per game.
In her career, she is just the third player in program history with 1,400 or more points, 850 or more rebounds and 100 or more blocks. Williams ranks 12th for career points with 1,403, fifth for career rebounds with 873, fifth for career blocks with 110 and third for career double-doubles with 31.
Williams set the school record for rebounds in a game with 22 at TCU.
In addition to being a highly-decorated two-sport athlete, Williams is a double major in anthropology and international studies with a minor in political science and carries a 4.0 grade point average.
She has been recognized at both the national and conference levels for her academic achievements, which include: 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team, 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-District VII Second Team, 2019 Big 12 Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2019 recipient of the Big 12/Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team, a member of the 2016-17 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team and a six-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection.
Joining Williams as a candidate for the women's basketball Senior CLASS Award are: Chelsea Brackmann (Bradley), Kaila Charles (Maryland), Lauren Cox (Baylor), Bailey Greenberg (Drexel), Ellie Harmeyer (Belmont), Ruthy Hebard (Oregon), Sabrina Ionescu (Oregon), Stella Johnson (Rider) and Brenna Wise (Indiana).
K-State starts a two-game home stand tonight, as the Wildcats host Texas Tech at 6:30 p.m. For tickets, contact the K-State Athletics Ticket Office at (800) 221-CATS or visit kstatesports.com/tickets.
Tonight's game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and available on the K-State Sports Network and for free at kstatesports.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: 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.
The finalists were chosen by national media from the list of 30 women's candidates announced earlier in the season. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to submit votes online every day at the Senior CLASS Award website (seniorClassaward.com) through March 23.
Fan votes will be combined with those of the media and Division I head coaches to determine the winners. The Senior CLASS Award recipients will be announced during the 2020 NCAA Men's Final Four® and NCAA Women's Final Four®.
Williams, a candidate for every national award this season, has started her senior season strong. In her 18 games, Williams leads the Wildcats with 15.6 points on a .473 field goal percentage and 11.9 rebounds. She has also pocketed 10 double-doubles this season.
She ranks fifth in the nation and second in the Big 12 in rebounds per game. She also ranks 23rd in the nation for double-doubles. Among the Big 12 stat rankings, Williams is second in the league in rebounding, eighth in field goal percentage, ninth in points and free throw percentage (.750) and 10th in blocks per game.
In her career, she is just the third player in program history with 1,400 or more points, 850 or more rebounds and 100 or more blocks. Williams ranks 12th for career points with 1,403, fifth for career rebounds with 873, fifth for career blocks with 110 and third for career double-doubles with 31.
Williams set the school record for rebounds in a game with 22 at TCU.
In addition to being a highly-decorated two-sport athlete, Williams is a double major in anthropology and international studies with a minor in political science and carries a 4.0 grade point average.
She has been recognized at both the national and conference levels for her academic achievements, which include: 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team, 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-District VII Second Team, 2019 Big 12 Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2019 recipient of the Big 12/Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team, a member of the 2016-17 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team and a six-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection.
Joining Williams as a candidate for the women's basketball Senior CLASS Award are: Chelsea Brackmann (Bradley), Kaila Charles (Maryland), Lauren Cox (Baylor), Bailey Greenberg (Drexel), Ellie Harmeyer (Belmont), Ruthy Hebard (Oregon), Sabrina Ionescu (Oregon), Stella Johnson (Rider) and Brenna Wise (Indiana).
K-State starts a two-game home stand tonight, as the Wildcats host Texas Tech at 6:30 p.m. For tickets, contact the K-State Athletics Ticket Office at (800) 221-CATS or visit kstatesports.com/tickets.
Tonight's game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and available on the K-State Sports Network and for free at kstatesports.com.
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