{"id":27206,"date":"2016-03-04T07:26:36","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T12:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=27206"},"modified":"2016-03-22T14:04:16","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T18:04:16","slug":"rheinheimer-named-d-iii-academic-all-american-of-the-year-and-nominated-again-for-jostens-trophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/rheinheimer-named-d-iii-academic-all-american-of-the-year-and-nominated-again-for-jostens-trophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Rheinheimer named D-III Academic All-American of the Year and nominated again for Jostens Trophy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jess Rheinheimer<\/a><\/strong> (Manheim, Pa.\/Lancaster Mennonite), a senior student-athlete at Eastern Mennonite University, was recently named the Academic All-American of the Year<\/a> by the College Sports Information Directors of America. She was on the five-member First Team as a junior before being named the top scholar in all of Division III women’s basketball this year.<\/p>\n

A member of the EMU honors program<\/a>, Rheinheimer holds a 3.96 GPA in the university\u2019s well-respected nursing program<\/a>, along with a minor in history<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is the first time an EMU athlete has been named the Academic All-American of the Year, but the 11th time an EMU student-athlete has been named to an Academic All-America Team, including last year when both Rheinheimer and women’s cross country\/track & field runner\u00a0Hannah Chappell-Dick<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Bluffton, Ohio\/Bluffton) earned spots.<\/p>\n

Rheinheimer has once again been named among 10 finalists for the prestigious Jostens Trophy.\u00a0One award is given to each a women’s and men’s NCAA Division III basketball player who excels on the floor, in the classroom and in the community.<\/p>\n

Rheinheimer was the second-ever junior to win the trophy last year.<\/p>\n