MALE SENIOR HONOR ATHLETE
ALEX HILDEBRANDT (Soccer), Accounting/Finance major, 3.8400 GPA -- NSCAA All-America 2nd-team in 2008, NSCAA All-Region 1st-team in 2009 and 2008, All-MIAC in 2009 and 2008, All-MIAC honorable-mention in 2006; ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America (CoSIDA) 2nd-team in 2009 and 3rd-team in 2008, ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 1st-team in 2009 and 2008, 2nd-team in 2007; NSCAA Scholar All-America 1st-team in 2009 and 2008, NSCAA Scholar All-Region 1st-team in 2009 and 2008; Academic All-MIAC in 2009, 2008 and 2007; All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team in 2009 and 2008 … Defender … Leader of team that qualified for MIAC playoffs twice and NCAA Division III national playoffs round of 16 in 2008 … Team was 43-23-11 (.630) in his career … Played in 71 games, with 14 goals and 9 assists for 37 points, 5 game-winning goals … Played in 93.0 percent of team's action in 2009 (1,464 minutes played), with 4 goals for 8 points. |
FEMALE SENIOR HONOR ATHLETE
WHITNEY HOLMAN (Soccer/Track and Field), Religion/Psychology major, 3.9623 GPA -- Soccer: All-MIAC in 2009, All-MIAC honorable-mention in 2008 and 2007; All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team in 2009, ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District (CoSIDA) first-team in 2009 and 2008, NSCAA/Adidas Scholar All-Region honorable-mention in 2009 and 2008, Academic All-MIAC in 2009, 2008 and 2007; Track: All-MIAC 3 times, All-MIAC honorable-mention 5 times, Academic All-MIAC in 2009 and 2008 … Defender in soccer, sprinter in track and field … In soccer, started every game of 71 in her Augsburg career, in first two seasons as forward, final two seasons as defender … Career totals: 10 goals, 10 assists, 30 points, 5 game-winning goals … Recorded 3 goals and 2 assists for 8 points, including 2 game-winning goals, in 2009 … Soccer team was 35-24-14 (.575) in her career with 2 trips to MIAC postseason playoffs … In track and field, won MIAC title in indoor 55-meter dash in 2010 … Finished 3rd in MIAC indoor in 55 in 2009 and 2nd in 2008 for All-MIAC honors … Finished 4th in MIAC indoor 200 and 4th in MIAC outdoor 100 in 2009, 5th in indoor 200 in 2008 and 4th in indoor 55 and 5th in indoor 200 in 2007 … Member of Campus Ministry. |
MALE OUTSTANDING ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
JON CASSENS (Basketball) -- All-MIAC, College Sporting News MIAC MVP, CSN All-MIAC selection … Point guard … Only senior in MIAC to earn All-MIAC first-team honors each of his four seasons in men's basketball … Leader of Augsburg squad that qualified for MIAC postseason playoffs with best record since 1998-99 season … Led MIAC in free-throw percentage (.872), 2nd in overall assists (117), 6th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.98) and 4th in minutes played (33.22 per-game) … Scored in double-figures in 22 of 27 games, including a 23-point, 8-assist effort against Bethel on Jan. 13 … Had 5-plus assists in 12 games in 2009-10. |
FEMALE OUTSTANDING ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
SHANNA REED (Volleyball) -- All-MIAC … Setter … Finished with 1,026 assists in 2009, to go along with 265 digs and 31 kills … Had 10 assist-dig double-doubles in 2009, including 3 in last 5 matches … Earned MIAC Setter of the Week honors twice in career … Had career-high 60 assists in 5-set win against Northwestern-Roseville … Recorded 35-plus assists 13 times in 2009 … Ranked 5th in MIAC in overall service aces (0.41 per-set) and 8th in assists (8.92 per-set) … Led Augsburg to its first berth in MIAC postseason playoffs since conference went to current six-team format in 2001 … 2009's 17-14 record was Augsburg's best since 1998. |
MALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
JOSH ROBERTS (Wrestling) -- All-American (125 pounds) in 2009-10, Fourth-place national finish at 125 pounds … Finished 4th nationally at 125 to earn All-American honors in his first trip to the national tournament, going 27-10 on the season … Had 3 pins, 1 technical fall and 1 major decision among his 27 victories in 2009-10 … Starter on 2009-10 NCAA Division III national championship team. |
FEMALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
SHANEK TELPHIA (2010 Indoor Track and Field) -- 2-time All-MIAC, NCAA Division III national championships competitor, MIAC Athlete of the Week (2/2) … In 2010 indoor season, won MIAC title in indoor 200-meter dash with facility-record, meet-record and school-record 25.25 seconds … Also finished 3rd in 400-meter dash in NCAA provisional time of 58.56 seconds … Had season-best 57.58-second effort in 400, qualifying her for the NCAA national championships … As only first-year athlete in the event at the national meet, recorded 13th-fastest time among 18 competitors in preliminaries … Held top-6 marks in 4 different events in MIAC in indoor season -- 55-meters (7.40), 200-meters (25.25), 400-meters (57.58) and long jump (5.11 meters). |
MALE OUTSTANDING TEAM OF THE YEAR
WRESTLING (12-0-0 in dual meets, NCAA Division III National Champions, NWCA Division III National Duals champions, 1st at NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional) -- With eight All-Americans and three national runner-up individuals, Augsburg claimed its 11th NCAA Division III national title in the last 20 seasons, and first title for second-year head coach Mark Matzek. Matzek, named Division III National Coach of the Year by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, is the youngest head coach to ever win a Division III wrestling national title at age 27, in his second year as the Auggies' mentor. Augsburg assistant head coach Jared Evans was named National Assistant Coach of the Year by the NWCA. The championship marked a unique first for the Auggies – the first time Augsburg has won a national title without an individual national titlist. The feat has occurred just twice before in the 37-year history of the Division III tournament. Augsburg had eight All-Americans – two more than any other school in the field – and its seven top-four finishers were also two more than any other school in the field. Augsburg extended its streak of “trophy finishes” – finishing in the top four in the team race – to 22 straight years, the longest active streak of any NCAA wrestling program, regardless of division. As a team, Augsburg finished unbeaten in dual meets with a perfect 12-0 record, its first unbeaten dual-meet record since 2001-02. The Auggies won the Division III Great Lakes Regional for the eighth straight year, and captured the NWCA Division III National Duals title for the fifth time in the last nine years. Augsburg claimed two dual-meet wins over traditional rival Wartburg (Iowa), while also claiming a dual win over eventual Division II national champion Nebraska-Omaha. |
FEMALE OUTSTANDING TEAM OF THE YEAR
VOLLEYBALL (17-14 overall, 6-5 MIAC--t4th/12) -- Augsburg concluded the 2009 season with one of its most successful seasons in school history. The Auggies finished with a 17-14 overall record (6-5 MIAC) and finished in a tie for fourth place in the MIAC regular-season standings, the team's best finish since 1985 when they tied for third and most conference wins since 1998. The Auggies collected 17 wins in both 2008 and 2009 -- the first back-to-back above-.500 finishes for Augsburg since the 1985-86 seasons. The Auggies also qualified for the MIAC postseason playoffs for the first time since the conference moved to the current six-team format in 2001. Augsburg was a young squad, with just three seniors on the roster. |
MALE MOST IMPROVED TEAM OF THE YEAR
CROSS COUNTRY (4th/11 at MIAC meet, 7th/26 at NCAA Division III Central Regional in 2009 … 9th/11 at MIAC meet, 12th/26 at NCAA Division III Central Regional in 2008) -- Under head coach Dennis Barker, Augsburg recorded its best-ever team finish at the MIAC championships (since re-starting the program in 1991), placing fourth with three individuals earning All-MIAC or All-MIAC honorable-mention honors. The top five Auggies all finished among the top 33 runners at the league meet. The Auggies also had their best-ever finish at the NCAA Division III Central Regional, placing seventh with its five scoring runners all placing in the top 50. Brent Haglund qualified for the NCAA Division III national championships for the second straight year, and three Auggies earned All-Region honors -- Haglund, Ben Rodriguez and Shane Wyborny. |
FEMALE MOST IMPROVED TEAM OF THE YEAR
GOLF (7th/10 at MIAC championships in 2009 … 10th/10 at MIAC championships in 2008) -- Under head coach Ted Vickerman and assistant Laura Patrick, Augsburg finished the fall half of the 2009-10 season with a 374.3 team stroke average, so far the third-best team stroke average in school history, behind the 2004-05 (364.9) and 2003-04 (370.8) seasons. The Auggies claimed one of its best-ever finishes at the MIAC championships, finishing seventh with a 1,092 score -- the best score for a 54-hole event in school history and a three-spot improvement over last season. The Auggies tied their best-ever team finish at the conference meet, joining the 1997 Auggies that placed seventh out of eight teams. Augsburg's final-round 359 in the conference meet was its best single round since the 2004-05 season. Augsburg had two golfers finish in the top 20 at the league meet, as Stefani Zappa became the third Auggie to ever earn All-MIAC honors with an eighth-place finish, and Johanna Frykmark placed 16th. |
ACADEMIC TEAM OF THE YEAR
MEN'S HOCKEY (3.50 CUMULATIVE TEAM GPA)
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STUDENT-ATHLETES WITH HIGHEST GRADE-POINT AVERAGE
CAITLIN BATZLAFF
(VOLLEYBALL, 4.0 GPA) |
EVAN DECKER
(FOOTBALL, 4.0 GPA) |
BRANDON BUKOWSKI
(MEN'S HOCKEY, 4.0 GPA) |
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