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MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College football tight end
Adam Carl (JR, Eagan, Minn.) was named to the preseason All-Division III Team by the Lindy's Sports 2012 National College Football preview magazine.
Carl was named as a second-team tight end, one of 50 players selected to the two teams by the national preview magazine. Carl is the third Auggie to be named to the preseason All-Division III Team by Lindy's since 2006;
Mike Matson '07 was named in 2006 as a first-team linebacker, while Royce Winford '09 was named in 2008 as a first-team wide receiver.
Carl earned
All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference first-team and
D3football.com All-West Region second-team honors last season, leading the team with 58 receptions and five receiving touchdowns, while standing second on the team with 616 receiving yards. His 5.80 receptions per-game were
tops among all MIAC receivers (overall statistics), and his 61.6 receiving yards per-game were sixth-best – both per-game averages tops among MIAC tight ends. Carl also was named as a
Capital One Academic All-District 6 (Division III) honoree and was an Academic All-MIAC honoree in 2011.
Carl had back-to-back career-best performances in two of Augsburg's last three games -- a 10-reception, 103-yard, two-touchdown effort in Augsburg's 31-23 win over Macalester on Oct. 29, and an 11-catch, 115-yard, two-touchdown performance in Augsburg's 37-20 win at Gustavus on Nov. 5. Carl earned
D3football.com Team of the Week honors for his efforts against Macalester.
In 18 career games as an Auggie, Carl has 59 catches for 617 yards and six touchdowns.
In addition to his career season in football, Carl also had a career year in baseball this past season. In his first year as Augsburg's starting shortstop in 2012, Carl earned
All-MIAC and
American Baseball Coaches Association All-Midwest Region second-team honors.
In 2012, Carl hit .361 (43-of-119) with 26 runs scored, 10 doubles and team highs of three home runs and 30 RBI. He stole eight bases in nine attempts, and had a .521 slugging percentage and .414 on-base percentage. Defensively, Carl was a part of 23 double plays in 2012, while producing a .937 fielding percentage. In his two seasons at Augsburg (47 games, 42 starts), Carl is hitting .356 (47-of-132) with 26 runs scored, 10 doubles, three home runs, 32 RBI, nine stolen bases in 10 attempts, a .500 slugging percentage and a .401 on-base percentage.
Augsburg's football team opens its 2012 campaign on Saturday, Sept. 1 at 1 p.m., hosting Concordia University-Wisconsin at Edor Nelson Field.
Frank Haege enters his eighth season as Augsburg's head coach, after leading the Auggies to a 6-4 overall (4-4 MIAC) record in 2011, the Auggies' first above-.500 campaign since 1999.
