Twenty-Two Student-Athletes Vie for Honor
Contact: Brad Bankston (brad@odaconline.com)
Contact: J.J. Nekoloff (jnekoloff@odaconline.com)
SALEM, Va. --- The finalists for the
prestigious Jostens Trophy were announced today by members of the
Rotary Club of Salem, Va. The club is responsible for the initial
review of annual nominations and narrowed the pool to 10 men and 12
women finalists.
The Salem Rotary Club Jostens Trophy Committee employs a numerical
rating to narrow the list of finalists so that the decision can be
made on the most objective basis possible. This year on the
Women's side there was a three-way tie for 10th place. After
considerable discussions, the Committee felt the fairest method was
to forward all 12 nominees to the National Selection Committee as
finalists.
Listed below alphabetically are the 10 finalists for the 2010
Men's and 12 finalists for the 2010 Women's Player of the Year
award:
| Men's Finalists | Women's Finalists |
| Brandon Altmann, Mary Washington | Molly Ariail, Randolph-Macon College |
| Zach Ashworth, Univ. of Scranton | Stephanie Boardman, Wittenberg U. |
| John Hoch, Carroll University | Colleen Clarke, Cazenovia College |
| Corey McAdam, Nazareth College | Chelsea Edwards, U. of Texas-Dallas |
| Daniel McKeehan, Thomas More Coll. | Claire Ely, University of Puget Sound |
| Cameron Mitchell, Willamette Univ. | Julia Hirssig, Univ. of Wisconsin-Stout |
| Danny Noll, Centre College | Jessica Lang, SUNY-Cortland |
| Ben Panner, Wheaton College (Ill.) | Lyndsie Long, Elmhurst College |
| Blake Schultz, Williams College | Margo Muhlbauer, Buena Vista Univ. |
| Aaron Trigg, Gordon College | Christina Solari, Illinois Wesleyan U. |
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Kym Wenz, College of Wooster |
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Mary Wilkowski, Hamline University |
Final ballots are due no
later than March 8 with the winning schools notified by March 10.
The awards presentation is scheduled for Thursday, March 18 at the
Salem Civic Center in conjunction with the Men's Division III
Championship being hosted in Salem, Va., on March 19-20.
The Jostens Trophy is a national award created by the Rotary Club
of Salem, Va., to honor the most outstanding men's 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 International motto
of "Service above Self" by recognizing those who truly fit the
ideal of the well-rounded Division III student-athlete. This year's
class marks the 13th year the award has been presented.
Additional information on the award can be found at: http://www.odaconline.com/jostens/jostens.htm