Past Jostens Trophy Winners and Finalists
Information about the Jostens Trophy

SALEM, Va. – Washington University in St. Louis women's basketball junior Lexy Harris has been named one of the 11 finalists for the 2026 Jostens Trophy, as announced by the Rotary Club of Salem, Va. today.

The Jostens Trophy honors - one for men's basketball and one for women's basketball - are national awards created by the Rotary Club of Salem and sponsored by Jostens, Inc., to recognize the most outstanding men's and women's Division III basketball players of the year. The awards focus on three major criteria: basketball ability, academic prowess, and service to one's surrounding communities. The Jostens Trophy models the Rotary International motto of "Service Above Self" by recognizing those who truly fit the ideal of a well-rounded Division III student-athlete. The 2026 season marks the 28th time the Jostens Trophy honors will be awarded.

Harris has been an integral part of the women's basketball team and the greater WashU community since coming to the Danforth Campus as a first-year in 2022. On the court, she has started 70 of her 77 games played and has scored more than 1,300 points She is currently ninth for scoring in program history.

Harris was named a D3hoops.com Preseason All-American, was named First Team All-UAA, and has been UAA Player of the Week four times this season. She has also been named to both the 24^th Annual McWilliams Classic and Midwest Challenge All-Tournament Teams, but also honored with the McWilliams Classic Tournament MVP award. This season, she has led the Bears to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2018-19.

Off the court she is a member of SAAC, serves as vice-president of finance for Alph Phi Sorority, and the Bauer Leaders Academy Scholar-Champion Leader. Harris also has worked as a Lead Counselor for In the City Camps in Atlanta, Ga. over the summer.

The Rotary Club of Salem is responsible for the initial review of the nominees, which it conducts over a two-week period. The Club's Jostens Trophy Committee objectively reviews the nominees and uses a numerical system to pare down the pool to an initial list of 22 finalists — 11 for the men's award and 11 for the women's trophy.

The finalists will now be reviewed by the Jostens Trophy National Selection Committee. The committee is composed of men and women from across the country and features current and former athletic administrators and head coaches, past Jostens Trophy recipients, and select members of the Division III media. The committee will spend the next week-plus reviewing the nominees with the aim of announcing the two winners the week following both national championship events.
 
Women's Finalists
Isabella Antonacci, Allegheny College
Riley Corcoran, Bridgewater College (Va.)
Brianna Fitzgerald, SUNY New Paltz
Natalie Gricius, Carroll University
Vanessa Hall, Utica University
Lexy Harris, Washington University in St. Louis
Kaci Kranson, University of Scranton
Macy Miller, Ohio Wesleyan University
Samaree Perkins, Capital University
Mary Schleusner, Washington and Lee University
Elyse Warren, Millsaps College
 

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