ATLANTA, Ga. – Lesley University women's soccer sophomore Isabella Vidana (San Marcos, Calif.) was named a semi-finalist for the Coach John Wooden Citizenship Cup Award. The Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup is presented to two distinguished athletes – one collegiate and one professional – who have made the greatest difference in the lives of others. The recipients are athletes of excellence both on and off the field, role models both as performers and persons.

Vidana was named one of 31 semi-finalists chosen by the selection committee, and one of only two NCAA Division III student-athletes to be honored with the distinction. Nominations were made from all over the country, covering all three NCAA divisions as well athletes with professional stature.

Vidana has made a big impact both on the soccer field and in the community since stepping onto the Lesley campus in the fall of 2012. This past summer, the sophomore joined TOMS® on a trip to Guatemala to help put shoes on the young children of several different communities.

Five finalists were also selected and will be invited to the Athletes for a Better World Wooden Cup Banquet in Atlanta later this spring. Please see the complete list of semi-finalists and finalists below.

The Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup selection process is managed by the Board of Directors of Athletes for a Better World with the assistance of the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup Advisory

Committee chaired by former University of Georgia Athletic Director Vincent Dooley. Also sitting on the committee is Hall of Fame baseball player Cal Ripken Jr., Hall of Fame quarterback Archie Manning, former Olympic Gold Medalists Kathy Johnson Clarke and Donna de Varona, among others who have made a dramatic impact in the world of athletics, both on the field and off the field.

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Wooden Cup Semi-Finalists:

Christian Bilkovic, Wayne State University, Baseball

Shayla Bivins, Georgia Tech, Basketball

Tera Bradham, University of Arkansas, Swimming

Whitney Canion, Baylor University, Softball 

Caroline Casey, University of Rhode Island, Volleyball

Hallie Christofferson, Iowa State University, Basketball

Chris Conley, University of Georgia, Football

Kastine Evans, University of Kentucky, Basketball    

Danny Fisher, Bloomsbury University, Football

Alec Golini, Lafayette College, Soccer

Jakob Gollon, Mercer University, Basketball

Dave Harding, Duke University, Football

Gabe Ikard, University of Oklahoma, Football

Darius Johnson, Middle Tennessee State, Football

Collen Klein, Kansas State, Football

Shaun Lewis, Oklahoma State University, Football

J.J. Mann, Belmont University, Basketball

Jake Matthews, Texas A&M, Football

Courtney Moses, Purdue University, Basketball

Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford University, Basketball

Marlee Paton, Loyola University, Lacrosse

Kathryn Rand, Wingate University, Golf

Josh Richardson, University of Tennessee, Basketball

Rachel Ross, Wittenberg University, Softball

D.T. Shackleford, University of Mississippi, Football

Chelsea Suitos, Univ. of Arizona, Softball

Isabella Vidana, Lesley University, Soccer

Kelly Wallace, Northeastern University, Hockey

Asa Watson,  North Carolina State, Football

Avery Williamson, University of Kentucky, Football  

Winston Wright, South Dakota University, Football

Wooden Cup Finalists:

Aaron Craft, Ohio State University, Basketball

Kelly Dennis, Chestnut Hill College, Tennis

Dau Jok, University of Pennsylvania, Basketball

Jeffrey Rappucci, Holy Cross, Hockey

Elizabeth Tucker, Notre Dame, Soccer