MEN'S HONOR ATHLETE
TYLER KIM (Wrestling)
 Communications major, 3.67 GPA -- NCAA National Champion (285) 2023-24, NCAA All-American 2023-24, 2022-23 and 2021-22, NWCA All-American 2020-21, NCAA Upper Midwest Regional champion 2023-24, 2022-23 and 2021-22, NWCA Division III Scholar All-American 2022-23, 2021-22 and 2020-21 … Five-year varsity starter at 285 pounds … 134-24 career record, with 68 pins, 6 technical falls and 14 major decisions … 18th in school history in career wins … Won first career national title in 2023-24, going 30-2 with 16 pins, 1 technical fall and 3 major decisions, also winning NCAA D-III Upper Midwest Regional … In 2022-23, went 37-2 with 20 pins, 2 technical falls and 3 major decisions, finishing 3rd at NCAA D-III National Championships and 1st at NCAA D-III Upper Midwest Regional … In 2021-22, went 38-8 with 19 pins, 2 technical falls and 5 major decisions, winning Upper Midwest Regional and finishing in 4th place at D-III National Championships … In shortened 2020-21 season, went 7-3 and finished 2nd at NWCA D-III National Championships … Went 24-9 in 2019-20, finishing in 5th at Upper Midwest Regional … Starter on Auggie teams that finished 3rd in NCAA D-III in 2021-22 and won national title in 2022-23 and 2023-24. |
WOMEN'S HONOR ATHLETE
 JAYLA PONCE (Soccer)
Business Admininstration/Economics major, 4.00 GPA -- United Soccer Coaches All-Region 2nd team 2023, All-MIAC 2023 and 2022, MIAC All-Playoff Team 2023, 2X MIAC Athlete of the Week, CSC Academic All-District 2023, Academic All-MIAC 2023 … Forward … Played 2 seasons of soccer at Augsburg after transferring from Fort Lewis (Colo.), scoring 17 goals with 22 assists for 56 points, with 6 game-winning goals and 3 penalty kick goals, in 37 Auggie career games (2,995 minutes, 80.9 minutes per-game) … Scored 6 goals with 8 assists for 20 points in 2022 … Scored 11 goals with 14 assists for 36 points in 2023 … Led MIAC in assists while standing 2nd in both goals and points in 2023 … 14 assists in 2023 were tied for 3rd-most in NCAA D-III … 3 multi-goal games in 2023, including 3-goal, 1-assist hat trick in Augsburg’s 5-0 win over UW-River Falls on Oct. 18 … Team co-captain in 2023. |
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (TEAM SPORTS)
 SAMUEL VYLETELKA (Hockey)
AHCA All-American West Region First Team … All-USCHO D-III Third Team … MIAC Defensive Player of the Year … All-MIAC … Goalie, posted a record of 15-8-2 overall … led the MIAC and ranked fifth in NCAA Division III with 797 saves … ranked second in the MIAC and 21st nationally with a .932 save percentage … recorded 30 or more saves in 17 of his 26 games. |
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (TEAM SPORTS)
 JAYLA PONCE (Soccer)
All-MIAC … MIAC All-Playoff Team … Forward, led the team and ranked second in the MIAC with 11 goals … led the MIAC and ranked third in Division III with 14 assists for a total of 36 points, second-most in the MIAC … had a goal or assist in 14 games. |
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (INDIVIDUAL SPORTS)
 BENTLEY SCHWANEBECK-OSTERMANN (Wrestling)
NCAA D-III National Champion at 197 lbs … NCAA D-III All-American … NCAA D-III Upper Midwest Regional Champion …NCAA D-III Upper Midwest Region Most Outstanding Wrestler … Finished the season on a 30-match winning streak, posting an overall record of 33-1 … recorded eight pins, 14 technical falls, and eight major decisions. |
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (INDIVIDUAL SPORTS)
 NINA MAKEM (Wrestling)
NCWWC All-American … NCWWC Region IV Champion … Finished eighth at 155 lbs at the NCWWC National Championships … placed first at the NCWWC Regional championships … posted a season record of 28-4 … recorded 12 pins and nine technical falls. |
MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
 LANDON PARKER (Hockey)
MIAC Rookie of the Year … All-MIAC Honorable Mention … Forward, scored six goals … ranked 11th in the MIAC with 12 assists for a total of 18 points … had two game-winning goals … recorded a point in 14 of his 26 games. |
WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
 JADE WILSON (2023 Lacrosse)
All-MWLC First-Team … Midfielder, led the MWLC and broke the school record with 56 goals … led the MWLC with 95 draw controls … ranked third in the MWLC with 58 points … ranked second in the MWLC and tied the school record with 69 ground balls. |
MEN'S TEAM OF THE YEAR
 WRESTLING
Won NCAA Division III team national title for 2nd year in a row and 15th time in school history … Went 11-1 in dual meets, finishing 2nd at NWCA D-III National Duals … Won NCAA regional tournament for 21st straight year, qualifying all 10 wrestlers to national meet … Had 2 national champions (Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann-184, Tyler Kim-285) and 6 All-Americans, with 2 5th-place finishers (Blake Jagodzinske-157, Cooper Willis-165) and 2 7th-place finishers (Seth-Goetziner-174, Parker Venz- 197). |
WOMEN'S TEAM OF THE YEAR
 HOCKEY
Went 19-7-0 overall and 15-3-0 in MIAC play, finishing 2nd in MIAC and earning a conference postseason playoff berth for 8th straight full season and 12th time in school history … Augsburg’s 19 wins tied for 3rd-most in single season in school history … 4 Auggies were named to All-MIAC squad, and forward Sydney Rydel earned MIAC’s Sheila Brown Award (outstanding senior women’s hockey student-athlete). |
MEN'S MOST IMPROVED TEAM (TIE)
 HOCKEY
Finished 15-9-2 overall and 12-3-1 in MIAC play in 2023-24 (16-10-2 overall, 10-5-1 MIAC, 2nd place in 2022-23) to win MIAC regular-season championship, its 12th in school history … Reached MIAC postseason playoffs for 9th full season in a row … Had 6 All-MIAC selections and 2 All-MIAC Honorable Mention honorees, including Defensive Player of the Year Samuel Vyletelka and Rookie of the Year Landon Parker … Vyletelka was also named an AHCA D-III West Region All-America first-team honoree.
SOCCER
Finished 8-4-6 overall and 4-1-5 in MIAC play in 2023 (10-3-5 overall, 3-3-4 MIAC, t-6th place in 2022), finishing 5th in MIAC to earn conference postseason playoff berth for the 8th time since 2006 and 4th time in last 8 full campaigns … Had 3 All-MIAC selections and 1 All-MIAC Honorable Mention pick … Forwards Mizael Harris (second team) and Kebba Janneh (third team) were named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region IX team. |
WOMEN'S MOST IMPROVED TEAM
 2023 SOFTBALL
Finished 20-20 overall and 6-16 in MIAC play in 2023 (11-26 overall, 3-19 MIAC in 2022), its best overall record since 2018 … Augsburg went 14-4 to open the season, including 6-4 mark on its spring break trip to Florida … 2 Auggies earned All-MIAC Honorable Mention recognition. |
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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