2012 Auggie Awards - Men's Rookie of the Year Finalists

MIKE FUENFFINGER (WRESTLING) – NCAA Division III National Tournament Qualifier, Great Lakes Regional Runner-Up … Finished second at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional to qualify for the NCAA tournament … Posted a 14-9 overall record after transferring to Augsburg at the semester break from Northern Michigan University (USA Olympic Training Center in Greco-Roman wrestling) … Had two pins, one technical fall and two major decisions in first collegiate season.

MIKE HARLEY (TRACK AND FIELD) – All-MIAC Honorable Mention (4th in high jump), MIAC Co-Athlete of the Week (Jan. 30) … In his first season of track and field eligibility, Harley broke the school record in the high jump four times, concluding with the MIAC Indoor Championships, where he improved his school record height to 1.96 meters (6-feet-5), earning a fourth-place finish, the best finish for an Augsburg high jumper in Coach Dennis Barker’s tenure.

TYLER MAXWELL (FOOTBALL) – All-MIAC, MIAC Athlete of the Week (Sept. 17) … Only first-year player named to All-MIAC first team … Set a single-season school record with 13 rushing touchdowns ... Led the MIAC's overall statistics in rushing yardage per-game (121.3) … Led the conference in points per-game (12.0), with his 14 touchdowns (13 rushing, one receiving) tied for the third-most among conference players … Maxwell's 146.1 all-purpose yards per-game (849 rushing, 174 receiving) was second-best among MIAC players this season … Rushed for 849 yards on 169 carries – the most rushing yardage and carries for an Auggie since 2004 … Maxwell had 100-yard rushing performances in five of his seven games this season and set single-game school records with four touchdowns twice this year.

BEN McCLELLAN (HOCKEY) – Played in 25 games, scoring seven goals and 11 assists ... Finished second on the team with 18 points ...Recorded four power-play goals and one shorthanded goal … Ranked 22nd in the MIAC in points (18), tied for 24th in goals (11) … Led the team and was tied for ninth in the MIAC in power-play points (4-6--10) and was tied for fifth in the conference in power play goals (4) … Was ranked fourth in the MIAC among rookies in total scoring.