MEN'S HONOR ATHLETE
 TYLER SHILSON (Wrestling)
Finance major, 4.00 GPA -- NCAA All-American 2022-23 and 2021-22, NWCA All-American 2020-21, College Sports Communicators Academic All-America 2021-22, College Sports Communicators Academic All-District 2021-22, NWCA Division III Scholar All-American 2021-22 … Wrestled for three seasons at Augsburg after competing in 2017-18 at D-I Wisconsin and 2019-20 at D-I Tennessee-Chattanooga … Finished his collegiate career with a 100-34 record, 17 pins, 44 technical falls and 17 major decisions … Went 72-10 in three seasons at Augsburg, with 12 pins, 36 technical falls and 11 major decisions … Finished as national runner-up at 157 pounds at NCAA D-III National Championships in 2022-23, finishing 29-5 with 6 pins, 13 technical falls and 5 major decisions … Finished in 2nd place at NCAA D-III Upper Midwest Regional in 2022-23 … Finished in 3rd place at 157 at NCAA D-III National Championships in 2021-22, going 33-4 with 4 pins, 17 technical falls and 6 major decisions … In 2020-21, finished third at NWCA D-III National Championships, going 10-1 with 2 pins and 6 technical falls in abbreviated season … Starter on Auggie teams that finished 3rd in NCAA D-III in 2021-22 and won NCAA D-III national title in 2022-23. |
WOMEN'S HONOR ATHLETE
 PAYTON ALLEN (Hockey)
Exercise Science major, 4.00 GPA -- All-MIAC 2022-23 and 2021-22, MIAC Elite 22 Award 2022-23, AHCA All-American Scholar 2019-20 and 2021-22, College Sports Communicators Academic All-District 2021-22, Academic All-MIAC 2020-21 and 2021-22 … Defender, team captain in senior year … Played in 90 games in Augsburg career, with 6 goals and 26 assists for 32 career points, with 3 power-play goals, 2 game-winning goals and plus-31 plus-minus rating … Scored 3 goals with 10 assists for 13 points, with 2 power-play goals, 2 game-winning goals, plus-15 plus-minus rating and 15 blocked shots in 2022-23 … 2 goals and 11 assists for 13 points, with 1 power-play goal and plus-9 plus-minus rating in 2021-22 … MIAC Elite 22 honoree in senior year for student-athlete with highest GPA among MIAC playoff teams … Member of Auggie teams that made MIAC playoffs 3 times, runner-up twice, with 54-30-6 (.633) record and 37-12-3 (.740) MIAC record in her 4 seasons. |
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, TEAM SPORTS
 MASON PALMER (Hockey)
Named AHCA All-American (2nd team) … All-MIAC … Defender, led an Auggie defense that ranked 2nd in the MIAC with 2.59 goals allowed per-game … Had a plus-9 plus-minus rating (15th MIAC) … Tallied 14 assists (10th MIAC) and added one goal for 15 points. |
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, TEAM SPORTS
 JADE FULLERTON (Volleyball)
Named All-MIAC … AVCA All-Region … AVCA All-America Honorable Mention … Middle blocker, led the MIAC and ranked 10th in all of Division III with 1.16 blocks per-set (95 total) … Ranked third in the MIAC in hitting percentage (.308) … Tallied 205 kills, 10 assists, and 21 digs. |
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, INDIVIDUAL SPORTS
 SAM STUHL (Wrestling)
NCAA National Champion at 141 pounds … All-American … Won NCAA national championship at 141 pounds … Finished third at the NCAA Upper Midwest Regional … Went 37-5 on the season with seven major decisions, nine technical falls and eight pins. |
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, INDIVIDUAL SPORTS
 MARLYNNE DEEDE (Wrestling)
NCWWC National Champion at 155 pounds … NCWWC All-American … Finished first at the NCWWC National Championships at 155 pounds … Finished first at the NCWWC Regional Championships at 155 pounds … Went 31-2 on the season with eight pins and 16 technical falls. |
MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
 MOHAMMED BATI (Cross Country/Indoor Track & Field)
Cross Country: MIAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year, MIAC Champion, All-MIAC, NCAA D-III All-North Region (7th), NCAA National Championships qualifier (168th); Indoor Track & Field: MIAC Champion (5,000-meter run), All-MIAC … First Augsburg men’s cross country runner to ever win MIAC championship in cross country, winning 8K race in 24:27.4, more than 20 seconds ahead of 2nd place … Won 5 of 8 races in his debut college cross country season … Became the 5th Augsburg men’s cross country runner to ever qualify for the NCAA D-III National Championships with a 7th-place finish at the North Regional (24:44.0) … Finished 168th in 26:27.4 at NCAA National Championships … Had sub-25-minute times in 5 of his 7 8K races this season, including school-record 24:22.1 at UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invite … Shortened school record 8K time by 43.5 seconds during course of season … In 2023 indoor track and field, won MIAC title in 5,000-meter run in 14:46.60 … Also finished 10th in 3,000-meter run (9:13.75) … Had top times of 8:39.40 in indoor 3,000, 4:24.13 in mile run and school-record 14:37.77 in indoor 5,000. |
WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
 ALLISON HOOKOM (Indoor Track & Field/Soccer)
MIAC Indoor Rookie of the Year … NCAA Championships qualifier … MIAC Champion (400m dash), All-MIAC, All-MIAC Honorable Mention … First Auggie women’s track and field athlete since 2020 to qualify for NCAA D-III Indoor National Championships, placing 20th in 400-meter dash with 59.71-second time … Won MIAC indoor championship in 400m dash in season-best 58.32 seconds, earning MIAC Rookie of the Year honors … Also earned All-MIAC Honorable Mention honors with sixth-place finish in 200-meter dash (26.62 seconds) and as anchor leg of 4x200-meter relay team that placed 4th (1:48.62) … Also competed as part of 4x400 relay that finished 10th (4:21.06) at MIAC indoor meet … Season-best time of 26.46 seconds in 200m dash set at Minnesota Snowshoe Open on Feb. 17 ... Also played as defender/midfielder in soccer, starting six of 17 games in 2022, scoring three goals for six points. |
MEN'S TEAM OF THE YEAR
 WRESTLING
NCAA Division III National Champions … NCAA Upper Midwest Regional Champions … Went 9-1 in dual meets and won the NWCA Division III National Duals … Had an individual national champion at 141 pounds … Had two individual regional champions … Had seven All-Americans. |
WOMEN'S TEAM OF THE YEAR (TIE)
 HOCKEY
Went 18-7-2 on the season with a 14-3-1 mark in MIAC play … Finished second in the MIAC regular season ranks … Finished as the runner up in the MIAC Playoffs … Had the MIAC Rookie of the Year … Had five All-MIAC selections … Had one All-MIAC Honorable Mention … Had two named to eight-member All-MIAC Playoff Team.
WRESTLING
Finished fifth at the NCWWC National Championships … Went 7-2 in dual meets and finished fifth at NWCA National Duals … Had two individual national champions at 143 and 155 pounds … Had five NCWWC All-Americans … Finished third at NCWWC Regional Championships … Had two individual regional champions. |
MEN'S MOST IMPROVED TEAM
 FOOTBALL
Went 6-4 on the season and 4-4 in MIAC play, two games better than the team’s 2021 record of 4-6 … Had the program’s best record since the 2012 season … Finished second in the Skyline Division and fifth in the MIAC overall, an improvement of one spot in each category from the previous season … Had four All-MIAC selections and two All-MIAC Honorable Mention nods. |
WOMEN'S MOST IMPROVED TEAM
 HOCKEY
Went 18-7-2 on the season (12-11-2 in previous year) with a 14-3-1 mark in MIAC play (8-6-2 in previous year) … Finished second in the MIAC regular season ranks, an improvement of three spots from the previous year … Finished as the runner up in the MIAC Playoffs … Had the MIAC Rookie of the Year … Had five All-MIAC selections … Had one All-MIAC Honorable Mention … Had two named to eight-member All-MIAC Playoff Team. |
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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