A member of the Georgia Southern football team has been named a candidate for 2018 Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School Award.

GS running back Wesley Fields has been named a candidate for the 2018 Senior Class Award, which is given out every year to a student-athlete who has a positive impact on their community on and off the field.

To be nominated for the CLASS Award, athletes must be classified as an NCAA Division I FBS senior and show excellence in four categories:

• Community
• Classroom,
• Character
• Competition

Fields is one of 30 candidates for this year’s award. Midway through the season, the candidates will be narrowed down to 10 finalists and fans, media and coaches will vote for the winner.

The winner will be announced during football bowl season in early January.

The complete list of finalists includes:

• Azeez Al-Shaair, linebacker, Florida Atlantic University
• Nick Allegretti, offensive line, University of Illinois
• Zach Allen, defensive end, Boston College
• Emmit Carpenter, kicker, University of Minnesota
• Bryce Crawford, kicker/punter, San José State University
• Joe Dineen Jr., linebacker, University of Kansas
• D’Cota Dixon, safety, University of Wisconsin
• Eric Dungey, quarterback, Syracuse University
• Alec Eberle, center, Florida State University
• Wesley Fields, running back, Georgia Southern University
• Jerald Foster, offensive lineman, University of Nebraska
• Ty Gangi quarterback, University of Nevada
• Will Grier, quarterback, West Virginia University
• Chase Hancock, linebacker, Marshall University
• Hale Hentges, tight end, University of Alabama
• Kyle Kempt, quarterback, Iowa State University
• Patrick Laird, running back, University of California, Berkeley
• Drew Lock, quarterback, University of Missouri
• Bryce Love, running back, Stanford University
• Trace McSorley, quarterback, Pennsylvania State University
• Gavin Patterson, Placekicker, University of South Alabama
• Malik Reed, linebacker, University of Nevada
• Dalton Risner, offensive line, Kansas State University
• David Sills V, wide receiver, West Virginia University
• Cameron Smith, inside linebacker, University of Southern California
• Corliss Waitman, placekicker/punter, University of South Alabama
• Christian Wilkins, defensive lineman, Clemson University
• Khari Willis, safety, Michigan State University
• Jordan Wyatt, cornerback, Southern Methodist University
• Oshane Ximines, defensive end, Old Dominion University

Brendan Ward, The George-Anne Daily/Coverage Managing Editor, gamed@georgiasouthern.edu