2015 Auggie Awards - Men's Rookie of the Year Finalists

92959700GABLE FRANDSEN (Wrestling) -- NCAA National Tournament Qualifier … D3Wrestle.com All-Freshmen Team … Qualified for first NCAA national tournament with third-place finish at NCAA Division III West Regional … Finished season at 18-14 with one major decision, one technical fall and six pins … Named to D3wrestle.com All-Freshmen Team … Won eight of 12 matches entering national tournament.
94779786RHETT HEBIG (Baseball) -- Catcher, started all 36 games … Finished second on team in hitting with .319 batting average (38-of-119), with four doubles, a home run, 17 RBI, 12 runs scored, a .378 slugging percentage and .388 on-base percentage … Threw out 15 runners trying to steal in 51 attempts … Had .985 fielding percentage (238 putouts, 32 assists, four errors) … Had a hit in 25 of 36 games, including 10 multiple-hit games and three multiple-RBI games.
95448268BARINEDUM KORDAH (2014 Outdoor Track and Field) -- MIAC champion (outdoor long jump), All-MIAC, 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 and as part of 400-meter relay … Claimed six individual and relay victories during 2014 outdoor season prior to MIAC Championships.
92149289COLLIN OLMSCHEID (Men’s Basketball) -- MIAC All-Rookie Team, All-MIAC Honorable Mention … Finished second on team in scoring with 12.3 points per-game average, while leading team in rebounding (5.0 rpg) and free-throw percentage (.868) … Named to 2015 MIAC All-Rookie Team and All-MIAC Honorable Mention … Led team in scoring in seven games, including 25 points in 68-65 win over Montana Western on Nov. 29 and 24 in 63-59 win over Gustavus on Feb. 9 … Scored in double-figures in 17 of 25 games, with an 11-point, 14-rebound double-double against St. Olaf on Feb. 11 … Had five-plus rebounds in 14 games … Ranked 14th among MIAC players in points per-game (second among first-year players) and 13th in rebounds per-game … Hit team-high 36 three-pointers.