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Colato named candidate for Senior CLASS Award
3/22/2022 6:52:00 PM | Baseball
Lopes 3rd baseman 1 of 30 baseball candidates selected nationally
Grand Canyon senior third baseman Juan Colato has been selected as a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award, the organization announced on Tuesday. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award honors the attributes of senior student-athletes in four areas: community, classroom, character and competition.
Colato is one of 30 baseball candidates for the award which will be narrowed to 10 finalists later in the season.
The native of San Salvador, El Salvador, is in his third season with the Lopes after spending two years at South Mountain Community College.
Colato's credentials for the award's four categories are listed below:
Colato is one of 30 baseball candidates for the award which will be narrowed to 10 finalists later in the season.
The native of San Salvador, El Salvador, is in his third season with the Lopes after spending two years at South Mountain Community College.
Colato's credentials for the award's four categories are listed below:
Classroom
Colato will earn his degree in engineering from GCU this spring. He has maintained a 3.58 GPA during his time as a student-athlete.
Character
Believed to be the first player born and raised in El Salvador to play DI baseball on a scholarship, Colato has been an inspirational story to many. He continues to be a leader for the Lopes as well. Colato suffered an injury that forced him to miss time last summer so he went on and earned his real estate license.
Community
In just this fall semester, Colato has completed 14 hours of service time in the community. He has volunteered with the St. Mary's Food Bank and the Miracle League of Arizona.
Competition
Colato ranked sixth nationally, and led the conference, with 29 hits during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. He hit .367 on the campaign. In 2021, Colato earned an All-WAC honorable mention nod after hitting .278 and helping the Antelopes win both the WAC regular season and tournament title.
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