 MEN'S HONOR ATHLETE
AUSTIN DOLLIMER (Hockey)
Finance major, 3.82 GPA -- All-MIAC 2021-22, All-MIAC Rookie Team 2018-19, Academic All-MIAC 2020-21 and 2019-20, AHCA All-American Scholar 2019-20 … Played in 84 games in three seasons at Augsburg, scoring 19 goals with 48 assists for 67 points, plus-21 plus-minus rating, five power-play goals and four game-winning goals … Scored career-high 10 goals with 22 assists for 48 points for 2021-22 MIAC regular-season title and NCAA D-III semifinalist team … Member of teams that went 60-20-4 (.738) overall and 36-9-3 (.781) in MIAC play in his three seasons, with two MIAC regular-season titles, a MIAC playoff championship and two berths in NCAA D-III national tournaments. |
 WOMEN'S HONOR ATHLETE
JEN MASELLO (Soccer/Basketball)
Exercise Science major, 3.67 GPA -- In soccer, United Soccer Coaches All-Region 2nd Team in 2021, All-MIAC 2021, All-MIAC Honorable Mention 2019, Academic All-MIAC 2021, 2020-21 and 2019 …. In basketball, MIAC Player of the Year 2021-22, All-MIAC 2021-22, MIAC All-Defensive Team 2021-22, 2X MIAC Athlete of the Week, Academic All-MIAC 2020-21 and 2019-20 … Defender in soccer, played in 57 career games (3,941 minutes, 69.1 minutes per-game) with 5 goals and 4 assists for 14 career points … Led Auggie defense that allowed just 25 goals in her senior season (1.34 team GAA), playing in team-best 1,607 minutes (89.3 mpg) with 14 full-game efforts, scoring 2 goals with 2 assists for 6 points … Also had 2 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 2019 … Member of Auggie women's soccer teams that went 26-14-4 (.636) overall and 15-5-2 (.727) in MIAC play in her three seasons, with two MIAC playoff berths and MIAC regular-season title and NCAA D-III national tourney appearance in 2019 … Post player in basketball, played in 82 career games (33 starts), scoring 615 points (7.5 ppg) with 457 rebounds (5.6 rpg), 94 blocked shots, 111 assists and 106 steals in 20.5 minutes per-game … .469 career field-goal percentage is 7th-best in school history, 457 rebounds is 15th-best, 94 blocked shots is 2nd-most … Started all 33 games last 2 seasons … Averaged 14.7 ppg and 8.0 rpg in 6 games in 2020-21 … Earned MIAC Player of the Year, All-MIAC and All-MIAC Defensive Team honors in 2021-22 for MIAC regular-season champions, averaging 14.2 ppg (8th in MIAC) and 8.8 rpg (2nd in MIAC), with conference-leading 49 blocks and 60 steals (4th in MIAC) … Recorded 10 point-rebound double-doubles in 2021-22 … Member of basketball teams that went 66-21 (.758) overall and 52-7 (.881) in MIAC play in her four seasons, with three berths in MIAC playoff title games. |
 MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, TEAM SPORTS
AUSTIN MARTINSEN (Hockey)
Named CCM Hockey/ACHA Division III West Region All-America (1st team) and All-USCHO Division III (1st team) … MIAC Men’s Hockey Player of the Year … All-MIAC … AHCA's Sid Watson Award finalist (Top Divisions II/III men's hockey player in the country) … Led the MIAC with 36 points and six game-winning goals … Had nine multi-point games, including four with at least three points. |
 WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, TEAM SPORTS
JEN MASELLO (Soccer/Basketball)
Named All-MIAC in soccer … named United Soccer Coaches Division III All-Region IX (2nd team) … played a team-high 1,607 minutes … scored two goals with two assists … named MIAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year … named D3hoops.com All-Region 9 (2nd team) … named All-MIAC in women’s basketball … named to MIAC All-Defensive team … named MIAC Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week (2x) … ranked first in the MIAC with 49 blocks, second with 8.8 rebounds per-game, fourth with 60 steals, and eighth with 14.2 points per-game … reached double figures 23 times, including five 20-plus point games and 10 double-doubles. |
 MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, INDIVIDUAL SPORTS
TYLER SHILSON (Wrestling)
Earned All-American honors … finished in third place (157 pounds) at the NCAA Division III National Championships … Upper Midwest Regional champion … finished the season with a record of 33-4 … recorded six major decisions, 15 technical falls, and six pins. |
 WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, INDIVIDUAL SPORTS
EMILY SHILSON (Wrestling)
Finished as the national champion (109 pounds) at the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships … earned All-American honors … finished the season with a perfect record of 25-0 … recorded seven pins and 13 technical falls. |
 MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
DOMINIC SMITH (Football)
D3football.com All-Region Second Team, All-MIAC First Team … Started all 10 games at wide receiver, with 69 receptions for 1,000 yards and 14 touchdowns … Finished 3rd among MIAC players in overall receiving yards, 2nd in receiving yardage per-game, 1st in receiving touchdowns, 2nd in receptions and 2nd in receptions per-game … Finished 9th among NCAA D-III players nationally with 14 receiving TDs, also ranked 20th in receiving yards per-game, 23rd in receptions per-game and 30th in receiving yards … Had 5 games with 100-plus receiving yards … Tied single-game school record with 4 receiving TDs in win over St. Olaf … Also backup punter for Auggies, averaging 35.3 yards on 10 punts … Also played in 1 game in COVID-shortened spring 2021 season. |
 WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
NINA MAKEM (Wrestling)
NCWWC All-American, NCWWC Northwest Regional champion … Finished 29-6 with 17 technical falls and 3 pins this season … Finished as national runner-up at 136 pounds at 2022 NCWWC National Championships (NCAA-affiliated schools), going 3-1 with a 47-second pin in her opening match … Went 10-4 against nationally-ranked wrestlers this season … Had 12 first-period technical falls, including 4 that took less than 1 minute … Won tournament titles at Waldorf (Iowa) Open and NCWWC Northwest Regional. |
 MEN'S TEAM OF THE YEAR, TEAM SPORTS
HOCKEY
(25-5 overall, 14-2 MIAC, MIAC playoff finalist, MIAC regular-season champions, NCAA playoff semifinalist)
Augsburg recorded its second-most wins in a season in school history at 25-0-0, behind the 1981-82 NAIA national champion Auggies, which went 28-1-1. The Auggies advanced to the NCAA D-III national tournament semifinals, after defeating St. Norbert 4-1 in the NCAA quarterfinals and winning the MIAC regular-season championship. It is the third time that Augsburg has appeared in the national semifinals in program history. Augsburg appeared in the MIAC postseason playoffs for its seventh consecutive full-season and 20th time in program history. Austin Koss was named as the recipient of the NCAA Elite 90 Award, as the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average at the NCAA championships. Austin Martinsen and Mason Palmer were both named to the CCM Hockey/American Hockey Coaches Association Division III All-America Team, and Augsburg head coach Greg May was named as one of 12 finalists for the AHCA's Edward Jeremiah Award, presented to the NCAA Divisions II/III National Coach of the Year. Martinsen was named to the West Region All-America First Team as a forward, while Palmer earned West Region All-America Second Team honors as a defender. Martinsen was also named MIAC Player of the Year and to the All-USCHO Division III First Team, while May was named MIAC Coach of the Year. Seven Auggies earned All-MIAC honors – Martinsen, Palmer, Fritz Belisle, Jarod Blackowiak, Austin Dollimer, Gavin Holland, Patrick O’Connor and Jack Robbel. Samuel Vyletelka was named to the MIAC All-Rookie Team. Logan Kons and Nick Woodward were each named All-MIAC Honorable Mentions. |
 WOMEN'S TEAM OF THE YEAR, TEAM SPORTS
BASKETBALL
(21-6 overall, 19-2 MIAC, MIAC playoff finalist, MIAC regular-season champions)
Augsburg earned its best MIAC record in varsity program history, with a .905 winning percentage, while also claiming its first MIAC regular-season title in program history. The Auggies both surpassed the 20-win mark and made the MIAC playoff championship game for the third time in program history, all within Ted Riverso’s time at the helm of the program. Riverso was named MIAC Coach of the Year. Jen Masello was named MIAC Player of the Year (the first Augsburg women’s basketball player to win that award), earned All-MIAC and All-MIAC Defensive Team honors, and was named to the D3hoops.com All-Region Second Team. Selena Lor and Anja Smith also earned All-MIAC honors, while Smith was also named MIAC Sixth Player of the Year. Jaley Coplin and Kalena Myers were named All-MIAC Honorable Mention. |
 WOMEN'S TEAM OF THE YEAR, INDIVIDUAL SPORTS
WRESTLING
(4-2 overall, NCAA Upper Midwest Regional champion, NCAA National Championship 3rd place)
Augsburg won the NCAA Division III Upper Midwest Regional -- its 19th straight NCAA regional title -- qualifying individuals in seven weight classes, winning three regional titles. With its seven national tournament qualifiers, Augsburg has had seven or more national tournament qualifiers in 18 of the last 19 seasons. Augsburg finished tied for third place at the D-III Nationals. Four Auggies earned All-American honors – Tyler Shilson (157 pounds) finished in third place, Tyler Kim (285 pounds) finished in fourth place, Solomon Nielsen (174 pounds) finished in fifth place and Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (197 pounds) finished in sixth place. |
 MEN'S TEAM OF THE YEAR, INDIVIDUAL SPORTS
WRESTLING
(4-2 overall, NCAA Upper Midwest Regional champion, NCAA National Championship 3rd place)
Augsburg won the NCAA Division III Upper Midwest Regional -- its 19th straight NCAA regional title -- qualifying individuals in seven weight classes, winning three regional titles. With its seven national tournament qualifiers, Augsburg has had seven or more national tournament qualifiers in 18 of the last 19 seasons. Augsburg finished tied for third place at the D-III Nationals. Four Auggies earned All-American honors – Tyler Shilson (157 pounds) finished in third place, Tyler Kim (285 pounds) finished in fourth place, Solomon Nielsen (174 pounds) finished in fifth place and Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (197 pounds) finished in sixth place. |
 WOMEN'S MOST IMPROVED TEAM
BASKETBALL
(2021-22: 21-6 overall, 19-2 MIAC, MIAC playoff finalist, MIAC regular-season champions; 2019-20: 22-5 overall, 17-3 MIAC, MIAC playoff finalist)
Augsburg earned its best MIAC record in varsity program history, with a .905 winning percentage, while also claiming its first MIAC regular-season title in program history. The Auggies both surpassed the 20-win mark and made the MIAC playoff championship game for the third time in program history, all within Ted Riverso’s time at the helm of the program. Riverso was named MIAC Coach of the Year. Jen Masello was named MIAC Player of the Year (the first Augsburg women’s basketball player to win that award), earned All-MIAC and All-MIAC Defensive Team honors, and was named to the D3hoops.com All-Region Second Team. Selena Lor and Anja Smith also earned All-MIAC honors, while Smith was also named MIAC Sixth Player of the Year. Jaley Coplin and Kalena Myers were named All-MIAC Honorable Mention. |
ACADEMIC TEAMS OF THE YEAR
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STUDENT-ATHLETES WITH HIGHEST GRADE-POINT AVERAGES (ALL 4.00)
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JOYCE PFAFF/ED SAUGESTAD ACADEMIC AWARD HONOREES
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