Calvin College senior Lisa Winkle has received the highest honor in Division III basketball as she has been named the winner of the prestigious Jostens Trophy. Winkle is the winner in women’s basketball while Worcester Polytechnic Institute senior Ryan Cain has been named the winner in men’s basketball.

The winners were chosen by a national selection committee that consists of college coaches, former athletes, college administrators and selected members of the media. The members of the national selection committee cast their votes based on three criteria: basketball ability, academic prowess and community service.

The Jostens Trophy is a national award created by the Rotary Club of Salem, Va., to honor the most outstanding men and women’s student-athletes in Division III basketball. The award takes into account three vital parts: basketball ability, academic prowess and community service. The trophy models the Rotary motto of “Service above Self” by recognizing those who truly fit the ideal of the well-rounded Division III student-athlete.

The awards presentation for the Jostens Trophy is set for March 15 at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.

"This is a tremendous honor for Lisa and for Calvin College," said Calvin women's basketball coach John Ross. "She has been such a big part of our women's basketball program over the last four years and I am thrilled to see her recognized like this. She is well-respected by her teammates and fellow Calvin classmates so I know that this is a thrill for them as well."

A native of Grand Rapids and a graduate of Grand Rapids South Christian High School, Winkle has been a stalwart for the Calvin women’s basketball team over the last four years, averaging 14.7 points and 8.8 rebounds a game over the course of her career.

Heading into an NCAA III Tournament National Semi-quarterfinal game with Southern Maine Friday night, Winkle has 1,684 points and 1,009 rebounds in her career and is Calvin’ career leader in both categories. This year she is averaging 14.1 points and 10.0 rebounds a game. She is currently ranked eighth nationally in field goal percentage (.574). In addition, Winkle hasnotched double-digits in scoring in 100 of a possible 114 games in her Calvin career and has 46 double-double efforts including 16 double-doubles this year.

At an NCAA III Regional tournament last weekend in Wilmington, Ohio, Winkle had back-to-back double-double efforts, scoring 14 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in a 53-38 first round win over Thomas More (KY) and following with 22 points and 13 rebounds in a 73-67 win over Wilmington in the second round on Saturday night.

A four-time first team All-MIAA selection, Winkle was named the MIAA’s MVP for the second straight year this past month. Winkle is the only four-time first team all-conference selection in MIAA women’s basketball history.

In the classroom, Winkle carries a 3.966 grade point average while majoring in mathematics and secondary education. She has been a three-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection and was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second team last year and to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first this year. She has already accepted a position as a math teacher at South Christian High School for next fall.

Winkle has also been heavily involved in community service work while at Calvin. As a Calvin student, she has served as a volunteer tutor in both the Wyoming Godfrey Lee and Grand Rapids Public School systems. She has also served as a volunteer boys basketball coach on Saturday mornings in the Ada Christian Elementary School Pure Play program and served as a Sunday school teacher at Hillside Community Church.