Kero Named Candidate for Senior Class Award

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Michigan Tech's Tanner Kero is one of twenty of the top NCAA men's ice hockey student-athletes who were selected as candidates for the 2014-15 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate hockey.

Kero, a native of Hancock, Mich., is currently tied for the team lead with 27 points on 10 goals and 17 assists. His two shorthanded goals are tied for the nation's most, and he ranks 10th overall in points and 11th in assists.

Kero maintains a 3.72 grade point average in mathematics with a concentration in actuarial sciences. He has received four merit awards as the top student in his class, was twice named a WCHA Scholar-Athlete, and was a member of the WCHA All-Academic Team in 2013-14.

Kero has played 136 games in a Husky uniform, tallying 92 points on 45 goals and 47 assists. He was selected as a co-captain by his teammates this season after serving as an assistant captain in 2013-14. Kero received the Merv Youngs Award as team MVP in 2013-14. As a sophomore, he received the team's Harold Meese Sportsmanship Award. He is the second oldest child in a family of 10.

As a member of the Michigan Tech hockey team, Kero volunteers with Koaches Kids (reading books at local elementary schools), and Breakers to Bay (a 5K run that benefits a local hockey rink). He also volunteers coaching local youth hockey (when available) and has also volunteered at the Canal Run and the Portage Ball.

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 20 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists later in the season, 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 candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.

The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2015 NCAA Men's Frozen Final Four in April.

For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.

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