2020 Auggie Awards - Women's Athlete of the Year, Individual Sports Nominees

VAYLE-RAE BAKER (Wrestling)
During college season, went 18-6 with six pins and seven technical falls … Finished as runner-up at 123 pounds at WCWA National Championships on Feb. 7-8 … Finished in sixth place at 123 at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Championships on March 6-7 … Went 4-0 with three pins and a 1:11 technical fall at NWCA National Duals … Co-first place at Waldorf Open on Nov. 9 and 4th place at Missouri Valley Open on Nov. 17.

EMMA KRAFT (Golf)
Finished as the team’s top golfer with an 86.1 stroke average … Recorded three top-10 finishes in the fall season … Posted an Auggie career-best round of 77 in the third round of the MIAC Championships … Led the team with a .743 win-loss percentage … Shot in the 80s in seven of her 10 rounds in the fall … Finished 39th at the 2019 MIAC Championships.

JADA LEWIS (Track & Field)
NCAA D-III Indoor National Championship Qualifier, USTFCCCA All-Central Region, MIAC Champion, All-MIAC (4x), All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team (2019 outdoor) … Sprints … Competed in the 60- and 200-meter dashes (indoor) as well as the 100- and 200-meters (outdoor) … At the 2019 MIAC Indoor Championships, defended her conference title in the 60-meter dash, finishing with a time of 7.78 seconds in the finals … Earned All-MIAC honors with a 2nd-place finish in the 200-meter dash (25.96) … Qualified for the NCAA Championships with a 7.67-second effort at the Univ. of Minnesota Cold Classic, where she broke a 20-year old school record … Finished the season ranked 10th nationally at the 60-meter distance, prior to the indoor championships being cancelled due to COVID-19...In the 2019 outdoor season, finished 2nd in the 100-meters (12.24 seconds) and 2nd in the 200-meters (25.35) at the MIAC Outdoor Championships, earning All-MIAC honors with both marking Augsburg career-best times.

EMILY SHILSON (Wrestling)
Won 2 national championships at 109 pounds -- WCWA National Championships on Feb. 7-8 and Cliff Keen/NWCA National Championships on March 6-7 … During college season, went 14-0 with six pins and six technical falls … Ranked No. 1 nationally at 109 all season … At WCWA nationals, scored two pins and two technical falls to win title … At NWCA/Cliff Keen nationals, opened with two technical falls, then scored 2:20 pin in semifinals and 0:43 pin in championship match … All 12 competitive matches she had were bonus-point finishes (also won two matches by forfeit) … Finished 4th at USA Wrestling Senior Nationals at 50 kg (110 pounds) to earn berth in U.S. Olympic Trials.