Aris Wurtz, Ripon College, Senior, Forward

Aris Wurtz, Ripon College, Senior, Forward

2012 Jostens Trophy Winner

Wurtz, a native of Waupun, Wisc., has excelled both on the court and in the classroom all four years at Ripon.  He is a three-time First Team All-Midwest Conference and two-time Third Team All-Region player.  The senior forward ranks second in the Midwest Conference and eighth in Division III in scoring with 25 points per game.  He ranks fourth in the conference in three-point shooting (.430), fifth in shooting 83.3 percent from the charity stripe, seventh in rebounding (6.6 rpg) and 10th in field goal percentage (.509).  Wurtz finished his Red Hawk career ranking third in school history in both scoring (1,821) and rebounding (578), while ranking fifth in three-pointers (144). 

Wurtz, the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America Player of the Year, presented by CoSIDA, is a triple major in Economics, Business Management and Philosophy.  He has a 4.0 cumulative grade point average.  He has also volunteered in Congressman Tom Petri's office, helping out at community gatherings, and participated in the Foster Grandparent Program of Advocap Fond du Lac in Wisconsin.