CSR (Winkle and Wittingen Receive ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Honors)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR June 27, 2007

WINKLE/WITTINGEN NAMED ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS

GRAND RAPIDS — A pair of Calvin College track and field standouts have received
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors.

Recent Calvin graduate Lisa Winkle has been named a 1st team ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-American ® in the women's cross country/track and field (college)
division while junior Sarah Wittingen has been named to the second team.

The college division of the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America program ®)
includes NCAA II, NCAA III and NAIA schools. The Academic All-District and
All-America teams are selected by the College Sports Information Director's
Association of America (CoSIDA). To be eligible for nomination, an individual
must be a starter or a key reserve with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20.

Winkle and Wittingen are both receiving ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America
honors for the first time in track and field. Winkle is receiving Academic
All-America honors for the third time overall as she was also a two-time
Academic All-American in women's basketball.

Winkle and Wittingen both played key roles in helping the Calvin women's track
and field team finish second at the 2007 NCAA III Outdoor Track and Field
Championships as the Knights posted a second place team score of 44.5 points.

A native of Grand Rapids and a graduate of Grand Rapids South Christian High
School, Winkle captured All-America accolades three times at the recent NCAA
III Outdoor Track and Field Championships, finishing eighth in the long jump,
fifth in the 400 meters and running the anchor leg on Calvin's fourth place
4x400 meter relay squad. A four-time national qualifier, Winkle earned
All-America honors 10 times in her collegiate track and field career.

Winkle was also a three-time All-MIAA choice in track and field and a
three-time league champion in the long jump. She also took home a league title
in the 400 meters in 2006.

Winkle was graduated from Calvin last month with a double major of secondary
education and mathemetics while carrying a 3.96 grade point average.

Wittingen is from East Grand Rapids and is a graduate of East Grand Rapids High
School. She carries a 3.98 grade point average while majoring in accounting.

At the recent NCAA III Championships, Wittingen was a part of three All-America
performances as she took second in the 400 meter hurdles, sixth in the 100
meter hurdles and was a part of Calvin's 4x400 meter relay team. Her second
place time of 59.96 in the 400 meter hurdles was a school record. Wittingen is
now a seven-time NCAA III All-American in outdoor track and field including a
three-time All-American in individual events.

Last month, Wittingen was named the the Division III Great Lakes Regional
Women's Runner of the Year by the United States Track and Field Coaches
Association. She was also named the MIAA's Most Outstanding Runner for the
second straight yearafter winning the 100 meter hurdles and 400 meter hurdles.
She is the MIAA record holder in the 100 meter hurdles (14.28) and 400 meter
hurdles (1:01.37) and is a three-time All-MIAA selection.

Calvin has now had its athletes receive Academic All-America accolades 74 times
including 48 times in the last 10 years. During the 2006-07 academic year, five
Calvin athletes have received ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors as
Harrison Jorritsma was a first team pick in cross country, Becky Weima a first
team choice in women’s swimming and diving, Rafael Siebenschein a third team
selection in men's tennis and Winkle also a first team selection in women's
basketball.

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Wed Jun 27 00:11:57 2007