Declan Lehmann has been named the 2021 GMAC Elite 25 recipient.
Lehmann becomes the sixth TU athlete to win the award. He is the starting goalkeeper for the Dragons, posting a 1.20 GAA over 18 games and 1724 minutes. He had 59 saves and 5 shutouts in 2021.
Launched for the first time in the 2020-21 school year, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Elite 25 Award aims to recognize student-athletes at the pinnacle of their sport, both athletically and acdemically. Each sport is presented with one men's and women's individual winner with the highest cumulative GPA from a championship-qualifying program.
The award initially started as the Elite 23 before the addition of men's and women's bowling championship offerings through a collaborative partnership with Conference Carolinas for the 2021-22 academic year changed to Elite 25.
The honorees must also be actively able to compete on site, of sophomore eligibility and in at least their second year with their current institution. Each institution is permitted to nominate (1) male and (1) female student-athlete during the awards process that is mirrored specifically to the NCAA's Elite 90 Award.