2013 Auggie Awards - Men's Rookie of the Year Finalists

RYAN MESTNIK (2012 Baseball) – D3baseball.com All-Midwest Region 3rd team … Finished 2012 season with an 8-2 record and a 2.30 earned-run average in 13 appearances (12 starts), including four complete games and three shutouts … Struck out 24 and walked 10 in 58.2 innings of work and allowed a .206 opponents batting average … Eight wins were tied for third-most in MIAC, while his opponent batting average was also third-best in the MIAC.

TANNER OAKES (BASEBALL) – MIAC All-Defensive Team … Appeared in 17 games (six starts), leading the team in pitching appearances … Finished 5-3 with 2.93 ERA and 36 strikeouts against 9 walks and .258 opponent batting average … Led team in strikeouts (36) … Ranked second on the team in innings pitched (58.1) … Ranked fifth on the team in ERA (2.93) … Lone first-year player named to the 10-member MIAC All-Defensive Team … Threw 7-inning no-hitter against Mayville State on March 9 at Metrodome in first collegiate start and second appearance.

BRETT RASMUSSEN (Basketball) – All-MIAC First-Year Team, D3hoops.com West Region Rookie of Year … Played in 28 games, starting 27… Ranked fourth on the team averaging 9.8 points per game … Ranked second on the team in rebounds per game (4.9) and steals (22), ranked third in field-goal percentage (.491) … Ranked 14th among MIAC players in rebounding and 31st in scoring.

ARYTON SCOTT (Football) – All-MIAC 1st team, D3Football.com All-West Region 3rd team, MIAC Athlete of the Week (Sept. 17, Sept. 24, Oct. 8), D3football.com Team of the Week (Oct. 23) … Quarterback … Only first-year player named to All-MIAC first team … Set single-season school record for rushing yardage (1,436 yards on 209 carries) … Scott's 368.1 yards of total offense per-game were third-most among Division III players nationally this season … He had 300-plus yards of total offense in seven games this season … Led the MIAC in rushing yardage (overall games), as one of only two conference players to record more than 1,000 rushing yards this season … His 26 touchdown passes led the MIAC and his 209 carries were tops among MIAC players (fourth-most in a single season in school history).