2009 AUGGIE AWARD-WINNERS -- CLICK HERE FOR BIOS OF EACH OF THE AWARD WINNERS!
PHOTOS FROM THE AUGGIE AWARDS
AUGGIE AWARDS HIGHLIGHT VIDEO
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MALE HONOR ATHLETE
FEMALE HONOR ATHLETE
MALE OUTSTANDING ATHLETE
FEMALE OUTSTANDING ATHLETE
MALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
FEMALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
MALE OUTSTANDING TEAM OF THE YEAR
FEMALE OUTSTANDING TEAM OF THE YEAR
MALE MOST IMPROVED TEAM
FEMALE MOST IMPROVED TEAM
The entire Augsburg College athletic department will come together to hold a formal awards gala to honor the achievement of Auggie student-athletes, with the second annual Auggie Awards ceremony, to be held in the Christensen Center on Sunday, April 19.
The Auggie Awards ceremony is a formal-attire event, open to student-athletes, Augsburg athletics staff and special guests. A pre-ceremony reception, complete with a "Maroon Carpet," will begin at 5 p.m. at the main floor of the Christensen Center, with the ceremony to follow at 6:30 p.m., upstairs in the Christensen Center Commons. Music will be provided by After Jazz Band, a jazz ensemble made up of Augsburg students. Senior student-athletes will be honored, and after the special awards are given, an exciting video of the past year of Augsburg athletics will be shown. A dessert reception will follow in the Christensen Center.
There will be several special awards presented during the ceremony. Team awards will be the Men's and Women's Outstanding Teams of the Year, as well as the Men's and Women's Most Improved Teams of the Year and the Academic Team of the Year. Individual awards will include the Men's and Women's Rookies of the Year, the Men's and Women's Outstanding Athletes of the Year and the Men's and Women's Honor Athlete Awards (the highest honor given to senior student-athletes). Student-athletes with the highest grade-point average will also be honored, and recipients of the Joyce Pfaff and Ed Saugestad Academic Awards will be honored.
Award candidates were determined by Augsburg athletics staff, and a preliminary vote of Augsburg athletics staff narrowed the initial candidates to four finalists in each individual category. A second vote of the finalists was held by the Augsburg athletics staff, along with members of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), to determine the winners in each category. SAAC members will be presenting the awards at the ceremony.
For more information on the Auggie Awards, contact Meghan Gess at 612-330-1249 or at gess@augsburg.edu.
Hollywood has the Oscars ...
Broadway has the Tony Awards ...
Music has the Grammy Awards ...
And Augsburg has the Auggie Awards!
