2022 Auggie Awards - Women's Rookie of the Year Finalists

2022 Auggie Awards Logo with text: "Monday, April 18, 7:30 p.m., Si Melby Hall
Action photo and mugshot photo of Emily Cronkhite. Superimposed on the photo are the Auggie Awards logo and the text: Emily Cronkhite, Womens Rookie of the Year Finalist.EMILY CRONKHITE (Hockey)
MIAC All-Rookie Team … Played in all 25 games as forward, scoring 9 goals with 6 assists for 15 points, 2nd on team in goals, 3rd on team in assists and 3rd in points … Had 2 power-play goals, 2 shorthanded goals and a team-best 3 game-winning goals … Four multi-point games, including a hat trick in 4-2 win at UW-Superior on Dec. 7 … Had a goal or assist in 10 of 25 games … tied for 2nd on the team with a plus-9 plus-minus rating.
Action photo and mugshot photo of Nina Makem. Superimposed on the photo are the Auggie Awards logo and the text: Nina Makem, Womens Rookie of the Year Finalist.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.
Action photo and mugshot photo of Katie Manecke. Superimposed on the photo are the Auggie Awards logo and the text: Katie Manecke, Womens Rookie of the Year Finalist.KATIE MANECKE (2021 Softball)
All-MIAC … One of only 4 first-year players named to 36-member All-MIAC squad in 2021 … As second baseman and leadoff hitter, led team with a .323 (31-of-96) batting average, with 3 doubles, 4 RBI and a team-best 20 runs scored … .354 slugging percentage and team-best .414 on-base percentage … Also led team with 6 stolen bases in 7 attempts … Had a hit in 20 of 31 games played, with 8 multiple-hit games and 3 multiple-run games … Reached base in 28 games, along with 10 walks and 5 hit-by-pitch … Had .952 fielding percentage (6 errors in 125 chances).
Action photo and mugshot photo of Jaelyn Nedelcoff. Superimposed on the photo are the Auggie Awards logo and the text: Jaelyn Nedelcoff, Womens Rookie of the Year Finalist.JAELYN NEDELCOFF (Soccer)
MIAC Rookie of the Year … Started all 16 games at midfielder, scoring 5 goals with 2 assists for 12 points, tied for 2nd-most on team in goals and 3rd in assists … Played in 1,384 minutes (86.5 minutes per-game), with 11 full-game efforts … 4 goals in MIAC play were tied for 5th-most, 10 points were 7th-most … Scored goal in 2-1 win over D-III national tourney participant UW-Superior, had game-winning goal in 85th minute in 2-1 win over St. Scholastica, and had goal and assist in 3-1 win over Concordia-Moorhead.