Salem, Va. – Marymount University women's basketball standout Katelyn Fischer earned the prestigious 2014 Jostens Trophy, as announced by the Salem Rotary Club on Monday. The annual award recognizes outstanding student-athletes in NCAA Division III basketball for excellence in the classroom, on the playing court and in the community.
Fischer is the first player from the Capital Athletic Conference to earn the Jostens Trophy. She is joined on the men's side by Hobart's Richie Bonney.
The awards presentation for the Jostens Trophy is set for March 20, held in conjunction with the Salem Rotary Club's weekly meeting at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va.
Recently named First Team All-Capital Athletic Conference for the third-straight season, Fischer averaged 15.5 points, 6.6 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game while shooting 46.5 percent from the floor, 39.1% from three-point range and 83.2 percent from the free throw line. She led the CAC in assists, was second in free throw shooting, third in three-point shooting and assist to turnover ratio, eighth in scoring and ninth in steals.
For her career, Fischer set the CAC record for career three-pointers made (204) and set Marymount records for career assists, three-pointers (204), three-point shooting (40.1%) and free throw shooting (82.5%). She finished her career in third place overall at MU in scoring (1,664 points) and sixth in steals (263).
Fischer is a two-time CAC Player of the Year and has received numerous All-America accolades during her sophomore and junior seasons with more anticipated this year.
In addition to her athletic accolades, Fischer was also named a First Team Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American for the second year in a row this season. She is also extremely active in the community, organizing Marymount's annual "Sock it to Me" drive to make care packages for Arlington's local homeless shelter and raising over $7,000 for St. Jude Children's Hospital through a walk-a-thon she spearheaded. On campus, Fischer serves as a resident advisor and a peer tutor.
The Jostens Trophy is a joint creation of Jostens, Inc., of Minneapolis, Minn., and the Rotary Club of Salem, Va. The purpose of the award is to honor the true Division III student-athlete - the athlete that shows excellence in the classroom, on the playing floor and in the community. In addition to the Trophy, the Wooldridge Scholarship, a $1,000 donation, will be presented in the name of the winner to his/her institution. The scholarship was named after Dan Wooldridge, a Salem Rotarian and retired Commissioner of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, as a way of honoring him for his long-time dedication to Division III athletics.