2010 Auggie Awards -- Male Outstanding Athlete of the Year Finalists

Jon Cassens
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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.
Craig Henry
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CRAIG HENRY (2009 Baseball) --
All-MIAC, ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region 2nd-team … Catcher … One of only two Class of 2010 seniors in MIAC baseball to earn All-MIAC honors each of their first three seasons … Named to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s Division III “Players to Watch” list in 2009 and 2010 … In 2009, Henry hit .395 (47-of-119) with 34 runs scored, 13 doubles, three triples, two home runs and a team-best 34 RBI, with a .605 slugging percentage and .450 on-base percentage … Defensively, Henry had a .974 fielding percentage, with just six errors in 227 defensive chances … He threw out 18 runners attempting to steal bases in 47 attempts -- tops among MIAC catchers in overall statistics.
Alex Hildebrandt
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ALEX HILDEBRANDT (Soccer) --
NSCAA All-Region 1st-team, All-MIAC; ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America (CoSIDA) 2nd-team, ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 1st-team; NSCAA Scholar All-America 1st-team, NSCAA Scholar All-Region 1st-team; Academic All-MIAC; All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team … Defender … Played in 93.0 percent of team’s action in 2009 (1,464 minutes played of team’s 1,573 minutes), with 4 goals for 8 points, including 2 game-winning goals.
Chris Johnson
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CHRIS JOHNSON (Hockey) --
AHCA/RBK Hockey All-American, All-MIAC … Forward … Two-year captain … 1 of only 4 players to repeat as a D-III All-American … Just 5th Augsburg men’s hockey player to earn All-American honors twice … Led team to MIAC postseason playoffs for second straight year with best record since 2002-03 … Ranked 9th in MIAC in points, 10th in goals scored, 8th in assists and 9th in power-play points in overall play in 2009-10 season … Had goal or assist in 15 of 27 games.