2020 Auggie Awards - Men's Rookie of the Year Nominees

VARNEY CONNEH (Indoor Track & Field)
Sprinter … Earned All-MIAC Honorable Mention honors with 6th-place finish in 60-meter dash at MIAC Championships in 7.07 seconds … Also placed 19th in 200-meter dash (23.78) and 9th as part of 4x200-meter relay (1:35.09) … Had 6 sprints in 60-meter dash under 7.15 seconds, including season-best 7.03 at Minnesota Cold Classic on Feb. 21 … Had 5 sprints in 200-meter dash under 24.00 seconds, including season-best 23.41 at St. Thomas Showcase on Feb. 14.

RIVER GOODMANSON (Golf)
Finished fifth as individual to earn All-MIAC Championship and automatic All-MIAC honors at conference meet, finishing with three of his four best rounds of the fall (74-73-74 -- 221) … Just the fourth Augsburg first-year golfer since 1992-93 to earn All-MIAC honors with top-10 conference meet finish … Finished second on team in fall with 76.2 stroke average, tied for 21st among MIAC golfers … Second on team with .668 (300-149) win-loss percentage … Shot in the 70s in 13 of his 14 meets in the fall … Finished second at Augsburg-Macalester dual on Aug. 30.

TYLER KIM (Wrestling)
Augsburg’s starting heavyweight for most of the season … Finished 24-9 with 10 pins and three major decisions … Finished fifth at heavyweight at NCAA D-III Upper Midwest Regional … Had three pins in his 4-2 performance at the regional, including a 3:34 pin in fifth-place match … Won tournament titles at Auggie-Adidas Invite (Silver, Nov. 23) and Saint John’s North Country Open (Jan. 25) … Finished third at North Central Men’s Invite (Dec. 7).

JOE PALMER (Basketball)
Guard … Named to MIAC All-First-Year Team … In 26 games (eight starts), finished with 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per-game averages, adding 31 assists and 13 steals … Connected on 34 three-pointers, fourth-most on team … Shined in second half of season … Scored in double figures in 12 games, including seven of his last eight starts … Played 20 minutes or more in 17 of his 26 games, including last 15 games in a row.