2013 Auggie Awards - Men's Senior Honor Athlete Finalists

CHAD GILMER (Soccer), Chemistry major, 3.6364 GPA – All-MIAC in 2012, 2011 and 2010, All-MIAC Honorable Mention in 2009, MIAC Player of the Year in 2010, NSCAA All-North Region in 2012, 2011 and 2010, MIAC Player of the Week in 2012, NSCAA Scholar All-America in 2012 and 2011, NSCAA Scholar All-Region in 2012 and 2011, Academic All-MIAC in 2012 and 2011 … Defender … Began career as forward, but moved to defense and became team leader … In 70 career games (68 starts), recorded 17 goals (9th in school history) and 10 assists (12th in school history) for 44 points (10th in school history), including 7 game-winning goals … Team’s defense allowed just 61 goals in 75 games over last 4 years … Auggie teams finished 45-23-7 in his 4 seasons with 2 MIAC playoff squads and 2010 MIAC playoff title team that reached 2nd round of NCAA tournament … 3-time NSCAA All-North Region selection … Only 2nd Auggie in last 9 years to earn multiple NSCAA Scholar All-America honors … In 2010, was first Auggie to ever earn MIAC Men’s Soccer Player of Year honors (award established in 1984), and just 3rd sophomore to ever earn the honor … Team captain in 2012.

JUSTIN LOCHNER (Hockey), Marketing/Finance major, 3.6364 GPA – All-MIAC Honorable Mention in 2009-10 and 2010-11, MIAC All-Rookie Team in 2009-10, MIAC Athlete of the Week in 2009-10 … Goalie … 4-year starter for Auggies, starting 86 of 88 career games, with Augsburg career records for goals-against-average (2.80) and save percentage (.911), while ranking 2nd in career saves (2,469) and 3rd in career wins (36) … Set NCAA record for saves in a single game with 98 in 6-5, 4-overtime loss at Gustavus in MIAC playoff semifinal, one day after recording 39 saves in a 3-2, 2-overtime win over St. Olaf … Starter on teams that reached MIAC postseason playoffs in 2009-10 and 2010-11 … Set single-season school record for save percentage (.925) in 2009-10, while 2.32 GAA was second-best in single season in school history … Started all but 17 games in goal in collegiate career.

BRIAN RUD (Football), Accounting/Finance major, 3.6441 GPA – All-MIAC first team in 2012, D3football.com All-West Region in 2012, Aztec Bowl participant 2012, Academic All-MIAC in 2012, 2011 and 2010 … Offensive lineman … 3-year starter … Part of offensive line that allowed Augsburg to average 471.2 yards of total offense per-game in 2012 (2nd in MIAC, 20th in NCAA D-III), including 237.9 rushing yards per-game and 233 passing yards per-game … Offensive line allowed just 31 tackles-for-loss (3rd-fewest in NCAA D-III) and 6 sacks (8th-fewest in NCAA D-III) in 2012 … Team produced 15,203 yards of total offense (380.1 yards per-game) in his 4 seasons, including 11,794 yards (393.1 yards per-game) in last 3 seasons… Played in Aztec Bowl (Division II-III all-star game in Mexico) … Team co-captain in 2012.

TYLER SCHMIDT (Basketball), Management Information Systems major, 3.4815 GPA – All-MIAC in 2011-12, All-MIAC Honorable Mention in 2012-13 … Guard … One of top long-range shooters in MIAC … Connected on 55 three-pointers in 2012-13, with .404 three-point shooting percentage … Had stretch of 44 straight games (over 3 seasons) with at least 1 three-pointer … Averaged 11.3 points per-game (2nd-best on team) in team-leading 33.4 minutes per-game in 2012-13 … Averaged 13.8 points per-game and connected on 72 three-pointers (4th in a single season in school history) in 2011-12 to earn All-MIAC honors … In 91-game career (54 starts), finished with 849 points (9.3 ppg, 29th in school history in career scoring), 129 rebounds, 129 assists and 55 steals … 157 three-pointers are 3rd-most in school history … His .528 three-point percentage in 2010-11 is single-season school record … Team co-captain in 2012-13.