2011 Auggie Awards - Men's Senior Honor Athlete Finalists

Adam Mead
Adam Mead
ADAM MEAD (Football), Health Fitness major, 3.7788 GPA -- All-MIAC first team in 2009, All-MIAC honorable-mention in 2010, All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team in 2009 and 2010, Academic All-MIAC in 2008, 2009 and 2010, ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 2nd team in 2009 … Linebacker … In 2010, finished 2nd among all MIAC players in total tackles with 91 (39 solo), including 5 games with double-digit tackle totals … Finished career (37 games) with 317 total tackles (133 solo), just second Auggie in last decade to record 300-plus tackles … Had 20.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, 11 pass breakups, 1 interception, a blocked kick, 5 forced fumbles and 5 fumble recoveries in career … Led MIAC in overall total tackles in 2009 (111) … Dean’s List honoree five semesters in college years … Named to All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team twice.
Kristofer Ozga
Kristofer Ozga
KRISTOFER OZGA (Baseball), Marketing major, 3.7895 GPA -- All-MIAC first team in 2010, Academic All-MIAC in 2010 … Is in third season of baseball at Augsburg after spending first season at Central (Iowa) … In 34 pitching appearances in 2009 and 2010 at Augsburg (19 starts), Ozga has 7-10 career record with 4 saves, 3.98 ERA, 85 strikeouts, 60 walks, three complete games and .272 opponent batting average in 110.2 innings … Converted from starter to reliever midway through the 2010 season … In 21 pitching appearances (10 starts) and team-best 58.1 innings in 2010, Ozga had 4-4 record, 4 saves, 4.47 ERA, 31 strikeouts, 39 walks and .288 opponent batting average … Had 3-6 record with 3.44 ERA, 54 strikeouts, 21 walks and .255 opponent batting average in 2009.
Joel Sauer
Joel Sauer
JOEL SAUER (Hockey), Finance major, 3.7885 GPA -- AHCA Division III All-America 2nd Team in 2010-11, All-MIAC in 2009-10 and 2010-11, All-MIAC honorable-mention in 2008-09, Academic All-MIAC in 2009 and 2010, 2X MIAC Player of the Week … Forward … Played in 100 games in Augsburg career, with 52 goals and 57 assists for 109 points … Had 20 power-play goals and 7 game-winning goals in career … Ranked among team’s top 3 scorers each of last 3 years … MIAC’s scoring champion in 2010-11 season, leading league in overall points (39) and points in conference games-only (24), while tying for lead in overall assists (24) … Also 4th in MIAC in overall goals, 3rd in league-only assists (15) and 5th in league-only goals (9) … Had a goal or assist in 23 of Augsburg’s 26 games this season, including a late-season streak of 10 games in a row … Among Division III players nationally, ranked 12th in points per-game (1.50) and 12th in assists per-game (0.96) in 2010-11.
Nick Ward
Nick Ward
NICK WARD (Track and Field), Physics major, 3.2255 GPA -- Seven MIAC individual titles, 12 All-MIAC honors, 7 All-MIAC honorable-mention honors, 4X MIAC Athlete of Week … One of top sprinters in school history … Won MIAC indoor title in 55-meter dash in 2009, 2010 and 2011, while winning long jump title in 2010 and 2011 … Also won MIAC outdoor titles in 100-meter dash in 2008 and 2010 … In 2011 indoor season, set school record in 55 (6.42) and was part of 800-meter relay school record (1:30.89) … Won MIAC title for 3rd year in a row in 55-meter dash (6.42) while also winning conference title in long jump, placing 3rd in 200 (22.77) and finishing 4th as part of 800-meter relay (1:30.89) … In 2010, finished 3rd in outdoor long jump and 2nd as part of outdoor 400-meter relay … In 2009, finished 3rd in indoor long jump, 2nd in outdoor long jump and 4th in 100 … In 2008, finished 6th in indoor 55-meter dash, 6th in outdoor long jump and 4th as part of 400-meter relay … Qualified for first NCAA championships in indoor 55 in 2011, where he finished with 9th-fastest time in preliminaries (6.448), missing spot in finals by one-thousandth of a second … Holds indoor school records in 55-meter dash, 60-meter dash, long jump and 800-meter relay, and outdoor school records in 100-meter dash, 400-meter relay, 800-meter relay and sprint medley relay … Dean’s List, McNair Scholar, North Star STEM Scholar.