CSR (Lisa Winkle Named Recipient of Jostens Trophy)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR MARCH 6, 2007

LISA WINKLE NAMED RECIPIENT OF JOSTENS TROPHY IN WOMEN'S HOOPS

GRAND RAPIDS -- 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 Division III basketball
players of the year. 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 has notched
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.

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Tue Mar 6 11:57:26 2007