AUSTIN, Texas --- Tusculum College men's tennis student-athletes Lukas and Jonas Winkelmann have been named to the 2014-2015 Capital One Academic All-America® Men's At-Large team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Lukas garners Academic All-America® first team honors for a third consecutive year, while Jonas makes his debut on the Academic All-America® squad, receiving third team recognition. This marks the first time in Tusculum and South Atlantic Conference history that two siblings have earned Academic All-America® distinction in the same academic year.

Lukas Winkelmann becomes the first Tusculum student-athlete to earn Academic All-America® honors on three occasions in a career. Lukas is one of only seven to earn the award multiple times, including Denise Fliesser (women's soccer), Jarrell NeSmith (football), Simon Holzapfel (men's cross country), Taylor Rakes (baseball), Ashley Sarmiento (volleyball) and Jillian Corum (women's golf).

Lukas and three others have garnered multiple Academic All-America® first team plaudits in Tusculum history, including Fliesser (2004, 2005), Holzapfel (2009, 2010) and Rakes (2012, 2013).

Earlier this week, Lukas was named this year's recipient of the South Atlantic Conference Presidents Award, the most prestigious honor the league awards to its student-athletes.

In the classroom, Lukas sported a 3.96 cumulative grade point average as a pre-medicine major. The three-time SAC Men's Tennis Scholar Athlete of the Year has earned selections to the Tusculum Athletic Director's Honor Roll, the TC President's List, the Charles Oliver Gray Honors List, the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll and the ITA All-Academic Team. He graduated from Tusculum last month with summa cum laude honors.

Lukas finished the season ranked 19th in the ITA singles rankings, becoming the first player in program history to garner All-America distinction. He also becomes only the ninth SAC singles player to earn ITA All-America honors, fifth during the NCAA II era (since 1994) and the first since 1996. He finished the season with a perfect 18-0 singles record at the top flight and finished his collegiate career with a 50-match regular season winning streak.

He was named the SAC Men's Tennis Player of the Year for a third consecutive season, becoming the first three-time winner in league history.

Lukas finished his collegiate career with a 70-7 singles record and was a four-time All-SAC performer and was the SAC Freshman of the Year in 2012. During his collegiate career, he led the Pioneers to a combined 63-22 overall record, including 32-8 on South Atlantic Conference play.

Lukas was named the 2014-15 Tusculum College Male Athlete of the Year, becoming the first three-time winner of the award in school history and only the second TC student-athlete overall to be named Athlete of the Year three times (Susan Starnes - 4-time winner).

Jonas, who has just completed his junior campaign with the Pioneers, sports a 3.61 cumulative GPA and is majoring in business administration.

On the court, Jonas posted a 15-5 singles record, including 8-3 in league play to earn All-SAC honors for a third consecutive year. He owns a 47-13 career singles record and was selected as the SAC Player of the Week earlier this year. He is also 53-8 in doubles as a Pioneer.

The Winkelmann brothers earned a doubles spot on the All-SAC first team for a second-consecutive season. This season was another stellar year for the TC duo as they compiled a perfect 19-0 record. Only two teams have won at least six games against them and they have won five matches by surrendering three or less games. The Winkelmanns finished the year listed ninth in the ITA Southeast Region doubles rankings.

Jonas is a three-time ITA Scholar Athlete and is a member of the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll, Tusculum Athletic Director's Honor Roll, Dean's List and Charles Oliver Gray Honors List.

Men's at-large sports include: volleyball, crew, fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, water polo and wrestling.

The Capital One Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the Division II Academic All-America® teams program.

To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 20,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

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2014-2015 Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Men's At-Large Team
Name School Sport
First Team
Vince Bellino Merrimack Tennis
Corbin Bennetts Western State Wrestling
Alex Bryson St. Cloud State Swimming
Edgar Bub Mount Olive Tennis
Gianni Ferrero Grand Valley State Swimming
Ruben Gimenez Bridgeport Swimming
Soren Holm Wayne State (Mich.) Swimming
Tyler Maranville Tiffin Golf
Ben McPhail St. Cloud State Wrestling
Kowan O'Keefe Minot State Golf
Ryan Sage Mars Hill Lacrosse
Keith Sponsler Missouri Science & Tech Swimming
Juan Tolosa Florida Southern Swimming
Lukas Winkelmann Tusculum Tennis
Issam Zeraidi Wingate Swimming

Second Team
Matheus Assis Saint Leo Swimming
Lucas Cuadros Wingate Swimming
Michael Decsey Gannon Swimming
Jayd Docken Augustana Wrestling
Robert Dofflemyer III Lewis Golf
Eric Fitterer Lewis Volleyball
Fabian Groetsch Barry Tennis
Jared Holliday Newberry Wrestling
Luke Hubert Indianapolis Tennis
Armand Levandi Lewis Tennis
Renato Lombardi Barry Tennis
Matthew Martin Mississippi College Tennis
Jan Meyer Azusa Pacific Tennis
Benjamin Taylor District of Columbia Lacrosse
Matt Turek Gannon Wrestling

Third Team
Seiji Borja Newberry Wrestling
Anthony DeSana Seton Hill Lacrosse
Nick Ferreiro Tampa Lacrosse
Jon George Lindenwood Lacrosse
Calum Hill Western New Mexico Golf
Alex Hussain Fresno Pacific Swimming
Connor Kudrick Wingate Tennis
Shane Latchman Benedict Tennis
Travis Mays Central Missouri Golf
Patrick McRae Goldey-Beacom Golf
Nate Rodriguez Ouachita Baptist Wrestling
Ahmed Triki Barry Tennis
Guillaume Vanelven Saint Leo Tennis
Jonas Winkelmann Tusculum Tennis
Drew Wolter Gannon Swimming

Academic All-American of the Year: Ruben Gimenez, Bridgeport