2025 Auggie Awards - Women's Athlete of the Year (Team Sports) Finalists

2025 Auggie Awards graphic, with the text "Monday, April 28 • 7 pm • Hoversten Chapel".
 
Action and mugshot photos of Emily Cronkhite. Superimposed on the photo is the Auggie Awards logo and the text: "Emily Cronkhite, Women's Athlete of the Year (Team Sports) Finalist."EMILY CRONKHITE (Hockey)
CCM/AHCA All-America 2nd team, All-MIAC … Forward … Scored 10 goals with team-best 15 assists for 25 points (2nd on team), with 2 power-play goals, 1 game-winning goal and plus-8 plus-minus rating in 29 games … Had a goal or assist in 15 of her 29 games … Had goal and 2 assists in NCAA quarterfinal win over St. Norbert (3/22) and 1 assist in national semifinal at UW-River Falls (3/28) … 7 multi-point games this season.
Action and mugshot photos of Jayla Ponce. Superimposed on the photo is the Auggie Awards logo and the text: "Jayla Ponce, Women's Athlete of the Year (Team Sports) Finalist."JAYLA PONCE (Soccer) 
United Soccer Coaches D-III All-Region IX 4th team, All-MIAC, MIAC Athlete of the Week … Led team with 12 goals, 27 points and 5 game-winning goals … Also had 3 assists … 12 goals tied for MIAC lead, 27 points were 2nd-most … Started all 18 games, averaging 81.5 minutes per-game … Scored goals in 7 of 18 games, with 2 hat tricks.
Action and mugshot photos of Kayla Simonson. Superimposed on the photo is the Auggie Awards logo and the text: "Kayla Simonson, Women's Athlete of the Year (Team Sports) Finalist."KAYLA SIMONSON (Hockey)
CCM/AHCA All-America 1st team, DIIIHockeyNews.com All-America 1st team, D3HockeyNews.com Rookie of the Year, D3HockeyNews.com All-Rookie Team, All-MIAC, MIAC Athlete of the Week 3x … Goalie … Started 19 games (1,219:12), with 1.57 goals against-average, .941 save percentage (507 saves) and 15-4-0 record with 5 shutouts … Tied for 1st in MIAC in save pct., tied for 1st in shutouts, 3rd in GAA … Had 30-plus saves in 8 games, including 53 saves in 4OT win over Saint Mary’s in MIAC semifinals … One of only 2 first-year players nationally to earn All-American honors in 2024-25.
Action and mugshot photos of Nora Stepan. Superimposed on the photo is the Auggie Awards logo and the text: "Nora Stepan, Women's Athlete of the Year (Team Sports) Finalist."NORA STEPAN (Hockey)
CCM/AHCA All-America 1st team, DIIIHockeyNews.com All-America 2nd team, MIAC Defensive Player of the Year, All-MIAC, AHCA D-III National Player of the Year Finalist, MIAC Athlete of the Week … Defender … Led team with 16 goals and 13 assists for 29 points … Team-best 5 power-play goals … 4 game-winning goals and team-best plus-26 plus-minus rating … 3rd in MIAC in goals, tied for 9th in assists, tied for 3rd in points … Led all NCAA D-III defenders nationally in total goals, tied for 3rd in total points by defenders.