NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Mark Winhoffer, the captain of the Yale men's soccer team, has been selected as one of 30 candidates for the 2020-21 Senior CLASS Award. During his time at Yale, Winhoffer has excelled on the field, in the classroom and in the community.
 
Winhoffer has enjoyed an outstanding career for the Bulldogs. In 2019, he was selected as the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year and was a United Soccer Coaches All-Northeast Region first team selection. In addition, he was named first team All-Ivy and All-ECAC. Winhoffer finished as the Ivy League leader with 23 points (6 goals, 11 assists). His 11 assists were sixth in the nation and one shy of Craig Yacks' school record set in 1997. Winhoffer scored four goals and added four assists in eight Ivy games and two of his four goals in Ivy play were game winners. He helped the Bulldogs to an outright league championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. In 2017, he was the only first year to appear in all 16 games. Away from Yale, Winhoffer captained the Philippine national team in the 2019 AFFu22 tournament in Cambodia. He also participated in the College Combine Invitational and trained with New England Revolution II.
 
Winhoffer, an economics major, is a two-time Academic All-Ivy selection. He also has been active in the community in New Haven and in the Philippines where he lived for five years before coming to Yale. At Yale, he has been a volunteer for the Mandi Schwartz Marrow Donor Drive, one of the most successful collegiate drives in the country. Winhoffer also has served as a spokesperson for College Admissions Mentors for Peers in the Philippines. CAMP is a student-led organization that helps Filipinos get into American colleges either through sports or education. In addition, he has used his experience with the Philippines National Team to help Filipino soccer players try to achieve their dreams of playing in the United States through multiple podcasts such as Across the Line and Partially Pinoy. Winhoffer also has assisted in gift drives during the Christmas season for Philippine General Hospital.
 
To be eligible for the Senior CLASS 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 candidate class 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 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 College Cup^® championships in May.