Jostens Trophy Information

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Illinois Wesleyan 6-foot-5 senior guard Jordan Zimmer is one of 10 finalists for the Jostens Trophy, recognizing the outstanding student-athlete in NCAA Division III basketball.

The Jostens Trophy is a national award created in 1998 by the Salem (Va.) Rotary Club 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.

Illinois Wesleyan's Korey Coon was the 2000 Jostens Trophy winner and was also a finalist in 1999 while Keelan Amelianovich was a Jostens finalist in 2006 and Zach Freeman was a finalist in 2007.

For the IWU women Christina Solari was a Jostens finalist in 2010 and Claire Sheehan was a finalist in 2009.

Zimmer (Delavan, Ill. HS) leads the 19-7 Titans with a 15.5 scoring average and has been the top scorer in 12 games this season.
He currently ranks No. 3 all-time at the school with 244 3-point field goals, within reach of the career mark of 252, held by Amelianovich (2002-06). Zimmer and his Titan teammates will face Wisconsin-Stevens Point at 5:30 p.m. (ET) on Friday (March 2) in the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament in Holland, Mich.

A unanimous first team all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin selection, Zimmer ranks 34th all-time in scoring (1,149 points) and 49th in assists (100).

In 26 games this season Zimmer has set the school mark for most 3-point attempts and is No. 2 in a season with 87 3-pointers. The season record is 97 by Amelianovich in 32 games in 2005-06.

The Jostens Trophy finalists were announced by members of the Salem (Va.) Rotary Club, which is responsible for the initial review of annual nominations and narrowing the pool to 10 men and 10 women finalists.

A national selection committee will complete the selection process by picking a men and women's Jostens Trophy winner. The winning schools will be notified on March 8 and the awards presentation is scheduled for Thursday, March 15 at the Salem Civic Center in conjunction with the Men's Division III Championship being hosted in Salem, Va., on March 16-17.

In addition to Zimmer, the male finalists include three players who have squared off against IWU this season - Wheaton forward Tim McCrary, Ripon's Aris Wurtz and Matt Johnson of the University of Chicago. Other finalists are Seth Anderson, Gustavus Adolphus; Matt Carr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Felix Friedt, Whitworth; Spencer Liddic, Muhlenberg; Ryan Sharry, Middlebury; and Aaron Van Klaveren, Cal Lutheran.

The female finalists are Sharwil Bell, Rhodes; Carol Cayo, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Alexandra Chili, Muhlenberg; Sarah Condra, Franklin; Erin Hollinger, Case Western Reserve; Christine Marks, Misericordia; Brittany Sedlock, St. Vincent; Taylor Simpson, University of Chicago; Caroline Stedman of defending champion Amherst; and Carissa Verkaik, Calvin.