FANS CAN VOTE FOR GRINNELL’S GRIFFIN LENTSCH IN CENTRAL IOWA SPORTS MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR CONTEST
Grinnell College Athletics
GRINNELL, Iowa – Fans can vote for Grinnell College’s Griffin Lentsch ’13 in the Central Iowa College Sports Male Athlete of the Year Contest.
Other finalists in the contest, which is sponsored by The Des Moines Register, are Iowa State wrestler Jon Reader, Iowa State football player Kelechi Osemele and Drake football player Mike Piatkowski.
Lentsch, a 6-4 guard from Forest Lake, Minn. (Forest Lake), made national headlines in November when he erupted for an NCAA Division III national record 89 points in the Pioneers’ 145-97 victory at Principia College.
His scoring output surpassed the previous D-III mark of 77 points set by former Grinnell star Jeff Clement in 1998. The point total is third all-time in all of NCAA, placing only behind the 112-point production by Clarence “Bevo” Francis of Rio Grande in 1954 and the 100-point output by Frank Selvy of Furman, also in 1954.
Lentsch finished 27-of-55 from the field, including 15-of-33 from 3-point land. The 15 treys rank ninth best in all of NCAA. He was also an amazing 20-of-22 from the free throw line, with the made number of free throws a Grinnell record.
Currently, Lentsch is tops in the nation in 3-pointers per game with 4.5 and is third in scoring, averaging 27.1 points an outing. Grinnell owns a 13-1 mark, tying the best start in program history.
Fans can go to http://desmoinesregister.upickem.net/engine/Votes.aspx?contestid=48010 to vote. Voting continues through Feb. 12, and the winner will be announced Feb. 26 at an awards banquet.
