2015 Auggie Awards - Men's Outstanding Athlete of the Year - Individual Sports Finalists

92969701MIKE FUENFFINGER (Wrestling) -- NCAA national tournament qualifier, NCAA national champion (125 pounds), All-American, Most Outstanding Wrestler at NCAA Championships, NCAA West Regional champion, Most Outstanding Wrestler at NCAA West Regional … Repeated his national title at 125 pounds, earning Most Outstanding Wrestler honors at the 2015 NCAA D-III National Championships … Claimed five wins at national tournament, including two major decisions and a pin … Won national title match with 15-2, major-decision victory … Finished season with 31-match winning streak … Finished senior season at 34-1, with 12 major decisions, four technical falls and nine pins … Won titles in five tournaments, including West Regional with two pins and a major decision … Lone loss on season was to No. 6-ranked Division II 125-pounder from MSU Mankato in finals of Auggie-Adidas Open on Nov. 22 … Finished 26-0 vs. Division III competition in 2014-15.
95448275BARINEDUM KORDAH (2014 Outdoor Track and Field/2015 Indoor Track and Field) -- MIAC champion (outdoor long jump), five-time All-MIAC, two-time All-MIAC honorable mention (relay) … Won MIAC outdoor title in long jump at 2014 conference outdoor meet with 6.95-meter (22-feet-9.75) effort … Also finished on second-place 1,600-meter relay team and placed seventh in 200-meter dash … In 2015 indoor season, claimed three All-MIAC finishes at conference indoor championships, finishing second in the 200-meter dash, second in the 400-meter dash and third in the long jump, while finishing on the third-place 800-meter relay squad.
93109750DONNY LONGENDYKE (Wrestling) -- NCAA national tournament qualifier, NCAA national champion (heavyweight), All-American, NCAA West Regional champion … Earned Augsburg’s 50th individual national title in wrestling with heavyweight crown at Division III national tournament, going 5-0 at nationals with a pin, major decision and technical fall … No. 2 seed at national tournament, scored 1-0 win in national title match … Finished season with 36-match winning streak … Finished first season at Augsburg at 44-2, including 32-0 NCAA record (12-2 as an unattached wrestler in first half of season) … 33 of his 44 wins were bonus-point wins (22 pins, three technical falls, eight major decisions) … Finished season with bonus point wins in 13 of his final 15 matches, including 10 pins … Won titles at six tournaments, including NCAA West Regional with four first-period pins … Transfer from Division I Nebraska.
95318265UNDRE SMITH-BREWER (2014 Outdoor Track and Field/2015 Indoor Track and Field) -- MIAC Champion (indoor 60-meter dash), All-MIAC, two-time All-MIAC Honorable Mention … In 2014 outdoor season, finished fourth in 100-meter dash at MIAC Championships (11.093 seconds) and in seventh as part of 400-meter relay squad … In 2015 indoor season, won 60-meter dash title for second season in a row at MIAC Indoor Championships with 6.94-second finish, just 0.03 off his school-record 6.91-second time … Also member of 800-meter relay squad that finished third at conference meet.