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Updated: March 10, 2016
It is that time of year again – voting for the 86th AAU James E. Sullivan Award begins today! We are very excited to announce an elite group of athletes who made the cut into the top 17 in the semifinalist round.

VOTE: Please take a few moments to read the brief write-ups below and cast your vote for the best amateur athlete in the United States by visiting www.aausullivan.org/vote

The first round of voting to choose the top finalists runs through March 14th. A final round of voting will then commence choosing this year’s recipient; that winner will be announced during the AAU Sullivan Awards Ceremony on April 10th, 2016 at the New York Athletic Club.

GET OUT THE VOTE:
Help us spread the word and get out the vote! Voting can be found at www.aausullivan.org/vote Be sure and promote this voting link by placing on your websites, tweeting to your followers, and posting on your Facebook and Instagram pages.

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For more information on attending the AAU Sullivan Award, contact Pam Marshall, pam@aausports.org, 407-828-3859.

Sincerely,
Dr. Roger J. Goudy, AAU President/CEO
Melissa Willis, AAU Sullivan Chair

Here is the list of semifinalists:

DERRICK HENRY, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (FOOTBALL)
CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY, STANFORD UNIVERSITY (FOOTBALL)
DESHAUN WATSON, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (FOOTBALL)
KEENAN REYNOLDS, U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY (FOOTBALL)
ANDREW BENINTENDI, USA BASEBALL / UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (BASEBALL)
BEN SIMMONS, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (MEN’S BASKETBALL)
SIMONE BILES, USA GYMNASTICS (GYMNASTICS)
NIRRA FIELDS, UCLA (WOMEN’S BASKETBALL)
KELSEY MINATO, ARMY WEST POINT (WOMEN’S BASKETBALL)
BREANNA STEWART, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (WOMEN’S BASKETBALL)
MIKAELA FOECKE, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA (VOLLEYBALL)
ASHLEIGH JOHNSON, USA WATER POLO (WATER POLO)
JORDAN BURROUGHS, USA WRESTLING (WRESTLING)
ADELINE GRAY, USA WRESTLING (WRESTLING)
JAMIE GREUBEL POSER, USA BOBSLED (BOBSLED)
JORDAN WILIMOVSKY, USA SWIMMING (SWIMMING)
BRITTANY BOWE, USA SPEEDSKATING (SPEEDSKATING)

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