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

87398852CHRIS DEVET (Football) -- All-MIAC first team, MIAC Mike Stam Award (outstanding interior lineman of year), D3football.com All-West Region third team, Academic All-MIAC, Capital One Academic All-District, Capital One Academic All-America first team … Defensive lineman … Named Mike Stam Award-winner as MIAC’s outstanding interior lineman (offense or defense) … DeVet finished fourth on the team in total tackles with 53 (22 solo), including team highs of 12.0 tackles for-loss and 5.5 sacks, which were both second most in the MIAC … DeVet also had two quarterback hurries, a pass breakup, two forced fumbles and two punt recoveries … His 63 tackles were tied for 15th among MIAC players in overall statistics, while his 12.0 tackles for-loss were third-most and 5.0 sacks were tied for fourth-most … He had five or more tackles in six games this season, including 10 tackles and two sacks in a 62-61 win over Bethel on Nov. 15 … DeVet gained 75 yards on two fake-punt runs, including a run for 53-yard touchdown against Carleton on Sept. 20 … A chemistry major with a 3.80 GPA, he earned Academic All-MIAC honors.
92069240PARKER HINES (Men’s Basketball) -- All-MIAC Honorable Mention … Hines led the Auggies this season in points (12.9 ppg), minutes played (33.7 mpg), assists (129) and steals (31), while finishing as the top-ranked player in the MIAC in assists (5.2 apg) … 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio was 8th-best among MIAC players … Ranked 13th in points per-game, fifth in free throws and sixth in free-throw percentage (78.1) … Scored in double-figures in 19 of his 25 games this season, including 20-plus points in 3 games … Diagnosed with Crohn’s disease four years ago, organized fundraiser which raised more than $3,000 for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America in December.
94888276TANNER OAKES (Baseball) -- All-MIAC first team, D3baseball.com All-Midwest Region (first team), MIAC Athlete of the Week (April 28) ... Oakes pitched in a MIAC-leading 64.2 innings and a team-high nine starts … He finished with a 5-2 record and 3.06 earned-run average, with four complete games, including two 9-inning efforts and a shutout … He finished the season with 44 strikeouts against just six walks -- a 7.33 strikeout-to-walk ratio that ranked 15th among NCAA Division III pitchers nationally … During the season, Oakes struck out 11 without a walk and just five hits in a 1-0, nine innings win over St. Mary’s on April 22 … He threw a complete-game five-hitter with four strikeouts and a walk in a 10-2 win at Gustavus … He threw seven-plus innings in six of his nine starts.
87958913AYRTON SCOTT (Football) -- All-MIAC first team, D3football.com All-West Region third team, MIAC Athlete of the Week (Sept. 13, offense) …  Scott finished the season completing 197-of-338 passes for 2,874 yards, which is fourth most in a single season in school history, and 24 touchdowns, which is tied for fifth-most in a single season in school history … He rushed 180 times for 869 yards which is also fifth-most in a single season in school history, and 11 touchdowns, which is third-most in a single season … Scott ranked second in the MIAC in both passing yardage per-game (287.4) and total passing yardage and touchdowns … He also ranked third in the MIAC in completions and passing attempts … His 86.9 rushing yards per-game average, 180 carries, and 869 rushing yards were all third-best in the MIAC, while his 11 rushing touchdowns were tied for third-best … Among NCAA Division players nationally, he finished ranked second in total offense yardage per-game with 374.3 yards … His 21.8 “points responsible for” per-game ranked eighth-best … Scott set single-game records for passing yardage (563) and total offense yardage (630) … He also set new a conference record for total offense in a single season with 3,114 yards (671 rushing, 2,443 passing) in league games only.  
88008866JOEY SONNENFELD (Football/Men’s Basketball) -- All-MIAC first team (football), D3football.com All-West Region second team, D3Football.com Team of the Week (Nov. 15), MIAC Player of the Week (offense, Nov. 15), Capital One Academic All-District (football) ... Wide receiver in football ... Sonnenfeld finished with 70 receptions for 1,219 yards and a team-high 14 touchdowns ... The 1,219 yards were fourth-most in a single season in school history, while the 14 receiving touchdowns are fifth-most ... He had 100-plus receiving yards in six of his 10 games this season, including a school and MIAC single-game record 334 receiving yards in Augsburg’s two-overtime win at No. 18-ranked Bethel ... Sonnenfeld led the MIAC in receiving yeards per-game with 121.9, and also led MIAC with yards per-reception with 17.4 ... His 14 touchdowns were second in the MIAC and his 70 receptions were third most ... Sonnenfeld ranked eighth in total receiving yardage per-game among NCAA Division III players nationally ... He also ranked ninth in receiving yardage and receiving touchdowns among NCAA Division III players ... Also a forward in basketball, he averaged 5.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per-game in 22 games (two starts) this season.