Former Calvin player Lisa Winkle is one of the just eight senior student-athletes from the NCAA's overall membership to be selected to receive the NCAA Today's Top VIII Award for 2007. Winkle and seven other athletes were selected for the prestigious award for their athletic and academic achievements, plus character and leadership.

The awards will be presented to the Class of 2008 at the NCAA Honors Celebration in Nashville on Jan. 13, as part of the annual NCAA Convention.

A 2007 D3hoops.com All-American and Josten's Trophy recipient, Winkle was a two-time MIAA MVP and four-time first-team all-conference selection. Winkle graduated in May 2007 as a seven-time NCAA Division III All-American in outdoor track and field. She was named the 2006 Michigan Female Athlete of Year, a 2007 NCAA Woman of the Year award nominee, and is a three-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American. Winkle was a member of the SAAC and is a volunteer tutor/instructor and a Sunday school teacher.

Willamette cross country and track athlete Sarah Zerzan is the only other non-Division I athlete among the finalists.

The Top VIII Award winners are selected by the NCAA Honors Committee, which comprises eight athletics administrators at member institutions and nationally distinguished citizens who are former student-athletes. The committee is chaired by Ohio Athletic Conference commissioner Tim Gleason.