EMILY McCOURT (Volleyball) -- Youth and Family Ministry major, 3.58 GPA – AVCA All-America second team 2013; AVCA All-Central Region 2013; All-MIAC 2013, 2012, 2011; MIAC Athlete of the Week 2013, 2011; Academic All-MIAC 2013, 2012, 2011 … McCourt finished her career playing in the second-most matches (119) of any Auggie since 1995, with her 428 sets the fifth-most in school history …. She set Augsburg's record for career assists (4,192), with her 9.79 kills per-set the second-best average in school history … Her 174 service aces are second-most in school history, with her 0.41 aces per-set third-best … She also recorded 140 blocks (16 solo), with her 124 block assists 10th-most in school history … She also had 199 kills (0.46 per-set) and 742 digs (1.73 per-set) in her career … Recorded 1,000-plus kills in each of her final three seasons (1,006 in 2011, 1,051 in 2012, 1,258 in 2013) … In 2013, led conference in overall assists, with her 11.44 assist per-set average second-best among MIAC players in overall statistics and fourth-most nationally in NCAA Division III national statistics … Member of Augsburg squads that reached MIAC playoffs in 2011 and 2013, winning share of MIAC regular-season title in 2013 and reaching NCAA Division III national playoffs. |
COLLEEN OURADA (Volleyball) -- Special Education/Psychology major, 3.43 GPA -- AVCA All-America second team 2013; AVCA All-Central Region 2013; All-MIAC 2013; MIAC Athlete of the Week 2012 … Outside Hitter… Ourada finished her career ranked in the top 10 in nine different categories, including setting school record for kills (1,182) and attack attempts (3,343) … She ranks second in school history in kills per-set (3.26) and solo blocks (74), third in total blocks (250), fifth in block assists (176), ninth in blocks per-set (0.69) and 10th in hitting percentage (.214) … She competed in 104 matches and 363 sets (10th in school history) in her career, also recording 733 digs (2.02 per-set), 52 service aces (0.14 per-set) and 66 assists (0.18 per-set) … In 2013, Ourada claimed 434 kills, second-most among MIAC players in overall statistics, with her 3.84 kills per-set average third-best among conference players and 33rd-best nationally … Her 509.5 points and 4.51 points per-set average were second-best among conference players, with points per-set average 27th-best nationally. |
LAUREN RICE (Track and Field/Cross Country) -- Communication Studies major, 4.00 GPA – Cross Country: All-MIAC 2012, NCAA Division III All-Central Region 2012; Track and Field: NCAA All-America 2014 (indoor track and field), NCAA National Championships qualifier 2014 (indoor track and field), All-MIAC 2014 (indoor track and field), All-MIAC honorable mention 2013 (outdoor track and field), NCAA Elite 89 Award 2013 (indoor track and field) … Competed in cross country in 2012 season, finishing in eighth place (22:43 6K) at 2012 MIAC Championships and 23rd (23:15 6K) at 2012 Division III Central Regional … In 2013 outdoor track, finished fourth in 10,000-meter run and sixth in 5,000-meter run at MIAC Outdoor Championships … Also set school record in 5,000-meter run (17:51.31) during 2013 outdoor season … In 2014 indoor track, claimed All-America honors with eighth-place finish in 5,000-meter run at NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships, setting school record with 17:07.98 time … Named winner of NCAA Elite 89 Award for being student-athlete with highest GPA at NCAA meet … Won conference title in 5,000-meter run at MIAC Indoor Championships (17:19.92) and finished second in 3,000-meter run (school-record 9:59.28). |
JILL TICHY (Women's Basketball) -- Marketing major, 3.70 GPA -- All-MIAC 2014 … Guard/Forward … Tichy played her junior and senior seasons at Augsburg, after playing her first two seasons at Wisconsin-Stout … Starting all 50 games of her Augsburg career, she finished with 616 points (12.3 points per-game), 199 rebounds (4.0 rpg), 105 assists, 49 blocked shots and 45 steals … Including her first two seasons at Wisconsin-Stout (99 games, 50 starts), Tichy finished her career with 656 points (6.6 ppg), 228 rebounds (2.3 rpg), 113 assists, 55 blocked shots and 57 steals … In 2013-14, she led the Auggies in scoring, averaging 14.5 points per game … She was fourth on the team in rebounding, averaging 4.2 per-game, while recording a team-best 27 blocked shots, 52 assists and 23 steals … Among MIAC players in overall statistics, Tichy ranked third among conference players in points per-game (14.5), playing a conference-leading 904 minutes (36.2 minutes per-game). |
