 Jesse Armbruster '97 (Wrestling)
Voted into NWCA Division III Hall of Fame in 2014 … Three-time All-American, winning NCAA national title at 126 pounds in 1995, placing second at 134 in 1996 and third at 126 in 1994 … Won MIAC titles in 1994 (126), 1995 (126) and 1996 (134) … 134-35 career record, going 20-11 in 1992-93, 38-13 in 1993-94, 40-5 in 1994-95 and 36-6 in 1995-96 … Member of two Division III national championship teams (1993, 1995), while placing second in 1996 and fourth in 1994 … Teams had 51-8 dual meet record and won four MIAC titles in his career … Has served on Faribault HS wrestling coaching staff for three decades, including last 14 seasons as head coach. |
 Lauren Chezick May '05 (Hockey)
Co-Honor Athlete in 2005 … First Augsburg women's hockey player to earn All-MIAC honors all 4 years of her career … MIAC Player of the Year and AHCA Division III All-America in 2002-03, when she led all Division III players in total points (57) and ranked 2nd in points per-game (2.19) … MIAC All-Rookie Team in 2001-02 … MIAC Player of the Week in 2002-03 … Playing in 102 career games, still holds Augsburg records for points (137) and assists (82), while standing 3rd in goals (55) … Scored 11 career power-play goals (tied-5th in school history) and had plus-27 career plus-minus rating … Teams went 49-45-10 in her career, with appearances in the MIAC playoffs her last 3 seasons … 3-year team co-captain … Pre-law and communications major with 3.56 GPA, was Academic All-MIAC 3 times, AHCA D-III National Scholar Athlete honors in 2002-03 and CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2004-05 and 2002-03 … Dean's List honoree 5 times in her career. |
 Hannah Dietrich '05 (Cross Country/Hockey/Track and Field)
Co-Honor Athlete in 2005 … In track & field, one of the top middle-distance runners in school history … Won MIAC individual title in indoor 800-meter run in 2005, qualifying for NCAA D-III national meet (12th in preliminaries) … Earned All-America honors with 7th-place national finish as part of indoor distance medley relay in 2004 … Qualified for NCAA national championships in outdoor 1,500-meter run in 2015, finishing 16th in preliminaries … Part of 2 conference champion relay squads … All-MIAC honoree 7 times in her track career … Was a part of 7 school records (3 individual, 4 relay) in her career, still holds marks in indoor 600m (1:38.19), indoor 800m (2:16.13), outdoor 1,500m (4:38.38) and 3 relays … In cross country, was team captain and No. 3 runner her senior season on Augsburg squad that had best finishes in more than a decade (6th at 2004 MIAC Championships, 9th at NCAA D-III Central Regional) … All-MIAC Honorable Mention with 23rd-place finish at 2004 MIAC meet … In hockey, played 3 seasons and recorded 6 goals and 7 assists for 13 points in 43 career games … Academically, was a psychology major with a 3.67 GPA … Academic All-MIAC honors 3 times in cross country, 3 times in track & field and once in hockey … Dean's List honoree all 8 semesters. |
 Sue Gehrke Erdman '92 (Basketball/Softball)
4-year letterwinner in both basketball and softball … In basketball, was team captain in 1991-92 … Selected as All-MIAC honorable-mention in 1991-92 … Finished with 730 career points, and 142 career FT made is 15th-best in school history … Averaged 9.9 ppg and 3.7 rpg in 1991-92, 7.7 ppg in 1990-91, 9.1 ppg in 1989-90 and 4.6 ppg in 1988-89 … In softball, 3-year starter was first-team All-West Region and All-MIAC honorable-mention outfielder in 1992 … Hit .356 with 23 RBI in senior season for 24-12 squad in 1992 ... 1 of only 6 players in school history to have an errorless fielding season (1992) … Hit .265 in 1991, .288 in 1990. |
 Martin Hlinka '99 (Football/Hockey)
In hockey, Augsburg's leading scorer in his final 3 seasons, finishing career with 40 goals and 85 assists (7th in school history) for 125 points, including 6 goals and 27 assists for 33 points in senior season, 12 goals with 21 assists for 33 points in 1997-98, 14 goals with 33 assists for 37 points in 1996-97… All-MIAC in hockey in 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99 … Member of 1997-98 squad that won MIAC regular-season and playoff titles, finishing 4th nationally … As kicker in football, ended his career holding every Augsburg single-season and career kicking record, finishing with 24 field goals (still school record), 69 PATs (now 4th) and 141 kicking points (now 3rd) … Went 8-for-12 on FGs and 31-for-35 in PATs in Augsburg's MIAC title season of 1997, and 12-of-18 on FGs and 30-of-30 on PATs in 1998 … All-MIAC, Don Hansen's Football Gazette 2nd team All-America and Hewlett-Packard 2nd team All-America in 1998. |
 Stuart Nutting '94 (Wrestling)
MIAC champion at 150 pounds and NCAA All-American in 1993-94, when he finished 3rd nationally … Finished career with 96-43 record, including 35-8 record in 1993-94 … Voted team's Most Valuable Wrestler in 1993-94 and Most Improved Wrestler in 1992-93 … Team co-captain in 1993-94 … 28-8 in 1992-93, 20-12 in 1991-92 … Member of Auggie teams that won Division III national titles in 1991 and 1993, while placing 2nd in 1992 and 4th in 1994. |
 Bob Schultz '98 (Football)
Linebacker … Earned All-MIAC first-team honors in 1996 and 1997, honorable mention in 1995 … Voted team's Most Improved Freshman in 1994, Most Improved Player in 1995 and Outstanding Player on Defense in 1997, along with receiving team's co-Auggie Award … Recorded 267 tackles in Augsburg career, with 2 interceptions and 2 sacks … Recorded 107 tackles in 1996 … Had 79 tackles in 1997, including 6 tackles for loss, as defensive leader on team that won MIAC championship and reached NCAA playoff quarterfinals … Academic All-MIAC Honor Roll in 1997. |
 Ted Schultz '98 (Football)
Tight end … All-MIAC first-team in 1997, second-team in 1996, honorable mention in 1995 … Caught 152 passes for 1,662 yards and 13 TDs in Augsburg career, including 67 catches for 643 yards and 5 TDs in 1997, when he earned Hewlett Packard Division III All-America third-team honors as part of Augsburg's MIAC champion and NCAA quarterfinals team … Caught 43 passes for 462 yards and 6 TDs in 1996 … Voted team's co-Auggie Award and Team Player award in 1997 … Academic All-MIAC Honor Roll in 1997 … Named a GTE-CoSIDA Academic All-America third-team honoree in 1997 … Burger King National Scholar-Athlete of the Week in 1997 … AFCA Good Works Team in 1997 … NCAA Post- Graduate Scholarship recipient in 1998 … Augsburg co-Senior Honor Athlete in 1998. |
 Kevin Van Rossum '00 (Basketball/Golf)
Augsburg's Male Athlete of the Year in 1999-2000 … In basketball, played in 100 games in Augsburg career, scoring 1,025 points (10.3 ppg) with 140 assists (1.4 apg), 136 assists and 89 steals … 22nd in school history in career scoring … Connected on 239 three-pointers, only player in Augsburg history to connect on 200-plus 3FG in a career, sixth-best in MIAC history … All-MIAC in 1997-98 and 1999-2000, MIAC co-Sixth Man of the Year in 1997-98 … Averaged 10.0 ppg final 3 years of career, including 13.3 ppg in 1999-2000 … 69 3FG in 1997-98, 74 3FG in 1998-99, 73 3FG in 1999-2000, all 3 totals among top 3 single-season 3FG efforts in school history … Member of MIAC playoff teams all 4 years and MIAC title/NCAA tournament teams twice … In golf, was MIAC tournament medalist in 1999 with 2 round score of 150, qualified as individual for NCAA D-III national championships in 2000, finishing with 230 (76-78-76) total … GCAA/PING Division III All-America Honorable Mention in 2000 ... In career (76.5 rounds), recorded 77.6 stroke average, member of Augsburg's top-5 lineup all 4 seasons … Had 76.7 stroke average in 1998-99 and team-best 76.2 average in 1999-2000.
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DISTINGUISHED ATHLETIC SERVICE AWARD
 Jill Pohtilla (Women's Hockey Coach, 1995-2010)
Inaugural coach for Augsburg's women's hockey program in 1995-96, the first varsity intercollegiate women's hockey program in Minnesota and the Midwest … Augsburg won MIAC regular-season titles in 1998-99 and 1999-2000 under her leadership, winning the conference playoff title and advancing to the AWCHA Division III national championship series in Boston, Mass., in 1999-2000 … MIAC Coach of the Year in 1999-2000 … In 15 seasons (1995-2010), had 171-177-30 record, with four appearances in MIAC postseason playoffs … Coached 8 All-American honorees, 3 MIAC Players of the Year (Angie Rieger in 2000 and 2001, Lauren Chezick in 2003), 2 MIAC Sheila Brown Award-winners (Tiffany Magnuson in 2009, Jess Olson in 2010) … Coached 28 All-MIAC, 19 All-MIAC Honorable Mention and 3 MIAC All-Rookie Team honorees … Coached 150 players in Augsburg program during her 15 seasons … Inducted into Women's Hockey Association of America (WHAM) Hall of Fame in 2006 … Received Minnesota National Girls and Women in Sports Day's "Breaking Barriers Award" in 1998 … Served as a coach at several U.S. Olympic Women's Hockey Development camps … Served on NCAA D-III Women's Ice Hockey Committee from 2000-04 … President of Minnesota Girls' and Women's Hockey Association in 1989-90 … Secretary/Treasurer of American Women's Hockey Coaches Association in 2000-04 … Played on 4-time national champion Minnesota Checkers girls' hockey team … Currently works as a school administrative manager at Minneapolis Edison High School. |
LEGEND OF AUGSBURG ATHLETICS AWARD
 Jack Osberg '62 (Football Coach, 1991-2004)
Since graduating from Augsburg in 1962, has served his alma mater as an instructor, coach and mentor ... In his 60th season on the sidelines as a football coach in 2021, serving as assistant coach on Derrin Lamker's Auggie football coaching staff ... As head coach of Auggie football team for 14 seasons (1991-2004), won school-record 62 games ... Coached Augsburg to 1997 MIAC championship, its first conference title since 1928, advancing to second round of NCAA Division III national tournament ... Auggie teams had .500 or better records seven times from 1991 to 2004 ... Head coach at Wayzata HS for six years during a 20-year career as a biology teacher ... Also served as assistant coach at Minneapolis Roosevelt HS, University of Nebraska and Osseo HS, in addition to Augsburg ... As a player at Augsburg, Osberg was a two-time All-MIAC selection, in addition to being selected team MVP, team captain and a Lutheran All-American ... Inducted into Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame in 1979. |
