2019 Auggie Awards - Women's Honor Athlete Nominees

2019 Auggie Awards Header - Monday, April 22, Si Melby Hall
1524917320NORA EDELEN (Soccer) 
Marketing/Management/Psychology major, 3.8442 GPA -- Academic All-MIAC (2018-19, 2017-18, 2016-17) … Midfielder … 4-year starter for Auggies, starting 76 of 81 career games, with 9 goals and 16 assists for 34 points, including 3 game-winning goals, to her credit … Had career-high 6 goals and 3 assists for 15 points in 2015 … Had 6 assists in both 2017 and 2018, tied for 8th in MIAC in 2018 and 3rd in 2017 … Played in 5,737 minutes (70.8 minutes per-game) in collegiate career … In senior season, averaged 81.0 minutes per-game played … Member of Augsburg teams that reached MIAC playoffs all 4 years of her career, winning MIAC regular-season title in 2017 and winning MIAC playoff title and reaching NCAA tournament in 2016 … Teams were 58-22-2 (.720) overall and 32-10-2 (.750) in MIAC play in her 4 seasons.
1562817321MEGAN JOHNSON (Hockey/Golf)
Mathematics major, 3.8952 GPA -- MIAC Sheila Brown Award (2019), All-MIAC (2018-19), All-MIAC Honorable Mention (2015-16), MIAC Athlete of the Week (2018-19), D3hockey.com Team of the Week (2018-19, 2017-18), All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team (2016-17), MIAC Elite 22 Award (2016-17), Academic All-MIAC (2016-17, 2017-18), AHCA All-American Scholar (2017-18)  ... Forward in hockey … Team co-captain in 2017-18 and 2018-19 … Received MIAC’s Sheila Brown Award in 2019, conference’s top senior women’s hockey student-athlete award, given for long-term contributions to team success, good sportsmanship, leadership, volunteer work and academic excellence … Scored 5 goals with 10 assists for 15 points in senior season … Had 9 goals in 2017-18, 6 goals  in 2016-17 and 11 goals in 2015-16 … In 103-game college career, scored 31 goals with 28 assists for 59 points -- 10th in school history in goals, tied for 14th in assists and tied for 12th in points … Part of teams that reached MIAC postseason playoffs all four years, with 60-32-13 (.633) overall record and 44-16-12 (.694) MIAC record … Also member of Augsburg women’s golf team in 2018-19 … Had 105.3 stroke average in fall half of season, competing in 4 events (9 rounds).
1538117322MORGAN MALLEY (Volleyball/Softball)
Chemistry major, 3.7862 GPA -- Volleyball -- AVCA All-America Honorable Mention (2018), AVCA All-Central Region (2018), AVCA All-Central Region Honorable Mention (2017), All-MIAC (2018, 2017), MIAC Athlete of the Week (2018, 2017), Academic All-MIAC (2018-19, 2017-18, 2016-17); Softball -- Academic All-MIAC (2017-18), NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2018) … Setter in volleyball, pitcher/infielder in softball … In volleyball, served as both setter and six-rotation player throughout career … Second player in Augsburg history to accumulate 2,000-plus assists and 1,000-plus digs, with 2,861 assists (4th-most in school history) and 1,122 digs … Played in 116 career matches (421 sets), with 6.80 assists per-set (7th in school history), 117 aces (9th), 322 kills, 94 blocks (3 solo) and .227 attack percentage … Had 44 assist-dig double-doubles in career, including 17 in 2018 … Recorded 30-plus assists in 54 matches in career, including 22 in 2018 … Had 1,057 assists (9.88 per-set) in 2018, ranking 5th in MIAC, along with 345 digs (3.32 per-set) … Member of Augsburg teams that won MIAC regular-season title in 2016, made MIAC playoffs in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and NCAA tournament in 2018, with 78-40 (.661) overall and 30-14 (.682) MIAC record in 4 seasons … Played one season of softball (2018) as a pitcher and infielder … Pitched in 18 games, with 6-8 record and 17 strikeouts … Played in 38 games, hitting .234 (26-of-111) with 24 runs scored, 25 RBI, 4 doubles, 3 HR, 5 stolen bases, .351 slugging percentage and .331 on-base percentage.
1495317323KATIE PARKER (2018 Softball)
Special Education K-12 major, 3.9563  GPA -- All-MIAC (2018), All-MIAC Honorable Mention (2017), Google Cloud (CoSIDA) Academic All-District (2018), Academic All-MIAC (2017-18), NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2018) … Outfielder … Played 2 seasons of softball at Augsburg after transferring from Augustana (S.D.) … Started 70 of 74 games in 2 Auggie campaigns, with .357 (82-of-230) career batting average, scoring 48 runs with 17 doubles, 4 home runs, 58 RBI, 8 stolen bases, .483 slugging percentage and .406 on-base percentage … Hit .332 for overall college career (100 games) … Hit .370 in senior season with .510 slugging percentage and .427 on-base percentage, with 18 runs scored and 26 RBI … Had base hit in 25 of 34 games played in senior year, with 10 multi-hit games and 5 multi-RBI games … Ranked 13th in MIAC in batting average in 2018 … Hit .346 in 2017 with 32 RBI, .462 slugging percentage and .390 on-base percentage, scoring 30 runs … Team reached MIAC playoffs in 2018 and went 43-37 (.538) in her 2 seasons, including 22-22 (.500) in MIAC play.