NCAA DIVISION III WEEK (NCAA.ORG)MIAC DIVISION III WEEK PAGEDuring the week of April 6-12, the NCAA and its partners are celebrating Division III Week. Division III Week is an opportunity for all individuals associated with a Division III institution to observe and celebrate the impact of athletics and of student-athletes on the campus and surrounding community. During the week, every Division III school and conference office is encouraged to conduct a type of outreach activity that falls into one of three categories: academic accomplishment; athletic experience; or leadership/community service/campus involvement.
This year also marks the 40th anniversary of NCAA Division III, so during Division III Week this year, we are doing profiles of outstanding Augsburg athletic alumni.Â
Scott Hvistendahl (Augsburg '99), football/baseball -- A wide receiver, Hvistendahl was the first player to break the NCAA's all-divisions career receiving yardage record held by NFL legend Jerry Rice (Mississippi Valley State, 1981-84). Hvistendahl caught 285 passes for 4,696 career yards. He scored 41 touchdowns (40 receiving, 1 rushing) in his career.
Â
As of the end of the 2012 season, Hvistendahl stands ninth in NCAA all-divisions history in career receiving yards (4,696), 21st in career receiving yardage per-game (117.4), 10th on the single-season receiving yardage list (1,860 in 1998) and fifth on the single-season receiving yards per-game list (186.0 in 1998). On the Division III record list as of the end of the 2012 season, Hvistendahl stands fourth in career receiving yardage (4,696), eighth in career receiving yards per-game (117.4), 10th in career receptions (285), 14th in career receptions per-game (7.1), fourth in single-season receiving yardage (1,860 in 1998), eighth in single-season receptions per-game (11.2 in 1998) and ninth in single-season receptions (112 in 1998).
Â
Hvistendahl was named the winner of the Gagliardi Trophy (NCAA Division III football player of the year) and was a finalist for the Melberger Award in 1988, while also earning numerous All-America honors. He was named the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 1998 and was named the Midwest Sports Channel Division III Male Athlete of the Year in 1999. A marketing/management information systems major with a 3.216 GPA, Hvistendahl earned GTE Academic All-America honors twice.
Hvistendahl was also a three-year starting centerfielder for the Augsburg baseball team. He currently works as an assistant coach for the University of Northwestern-St. Paul football team, and is Northwestern's rental manager in the university's Event Services department.
Â
