MEN'S HONOR ATHLETE
 SETH GOETZINGER (Wrestling)
Accounting/Business Management major, 3.85 GPA … NCAA D-III All-American 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, NWCA D-III Scholar All-American 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22 … 3-time All-American, finished his career with 97-26 record, with 44 pins, 11 technical falls and 13 major decisions … Went 25-5 with 7 pins, 5 tech falls and 4 major decisions in 2024-25 to finish in third place at 174 pounds at NCAA D-III National Championships, finished second at NCAA D-III Region VII Regional … In 2023-24, went 30-6 with 12 pins, 5 tech falls and 4 major decisions to finish in 7th place nationally at 174 … In 2022-23, went 28-9 with 16 pins, 1 tech fall and 3 major decisions to finish in 7th place nationally at 174 … Went 14-6 with 9 pins and 2 major decisions in 2021-22 … Four-time NWCA D-III Scholar All-American. |
WOMEN'S HONOR ATHLETE (TIE)
 EMILY CRONKHITE (Hockey)
Biology major, 3.95 GPA … AHCA All-American 2nd team 2024-25, All-MIAC 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, All-MIAC Playoff Team 2023-24, 2022-23, MIAC All-Rookie Team 2021-22, MIAC Athlete of the Week 1X, CSC Academic All-District 2023-24, 2022-23, AHCA All-American Scholar 2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22, Academic All-MIAC 2023-24, 2022-23 … Forward … Played in school-record 107 games in career, with 50 goals (4th in school history), 52 assists (t-3rd in school history) for 102 points (3rd in school history) … Third player in Augsburg history to eclipse 100-point career plateau … 7 power-play goals, 6 shorthanded goals (t-1st), 9 game-winning goals (t-4th) and plus-52 plus-minus rating (6th) in career … 9 goals-6 assists-15 points in 2021-22, 15g-19a-34p in 2022-23, 16g-12a-28p in 2023-24 and 10g-15a-25p in 2024-25 … One of 8 players in Augsburg women’s hockey history to earn All-MIAC honors three or more seasons … One of eight AHCA All-American honorees (14 All-American honorees overall) in Augsburg women’s hockey history.
ELIZABETH FAGERLIND (Hockey/Golf)
Accounting/Finance major, 4.00 GPA … Golf: WGCA All-American Scholar 2023-24, 20-2022-23, CSC Academic All-District 2023-24, Academic All-MIAC 2023-24, 2022-23 … Hockey: NCAA Elite 90 honoree 2024-25, MIAC Elite 22 honoree 2024-25, 2023-24, CSC Academic All-District 2023-24, AHCA All-American Scholar 2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22, Academic All-MIAC 2023-24, 2022-23 … In golf, has second-best career stroke average in school history, with 84.44 average (4,264 strokes, 50.5 rounds) … 1,003-636 (.612) career win-loss percentage … In 26 career events, has 7 top-10 finishes and 3 top-5 finishes … Career-best season in 2024-25, with 82.9 stroke average (3rd-best in school history) … Four career rounds in the 70s, including career-best 76 in 2024 … Finished in tie for 29th at 2024-25 MIAC Championships, t-28th in 2023-24, 32nd in 2022-23, t-38th in 2021-22 … Defender in hockey … Played in school-record 107 games in career, with 7 goals and 22 assists for 29 points, with 3 power-play goals, 1 shorthanded goal and 2 game-winning goals, plus-19 plus-minus rating … Had 10 assists and plus-21 plus-minus rating in 2023-24.
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MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (TEAM SPORTS)
 MIZAEL HARRIS (Soccer)
United Soccer Coaches Region IX 2nd team, All-MIAC … Scored 7 goals with 7 assists for 20 points in 1,350 minutes (79.4 per-game) in 17 games, 3 game-winning goals … Scored goals in 6 of 17 games … Tied for 13th in MIAC in goals, tied for 14th in assists, tied for 13th in points. |
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (TEAM SPORTS)
 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. |
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (INDIVIDUAL SPORTS)
 MOHAMMED BATI (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Cross Country: MIAC Champion, MIAC Athlete of the Year, USTFCCCA North Region Athlete of the Year, NCAA Regional Champion, NCAA All-American (2nd place); 2025 Indoor Track & Field: All-MIAC 2X (5K champion, 3K 2nd place), NCAA D-III All-American (7th in 5K); 2024 Outdoor Track & Field: All-MIAC 2X (5K and 10K champion) … In 2024 outdoor track & field, won 10,000-meter (30:44.03) and 5,000-meter (14:32.73) titles on back-to-back days at MIAC Championships … In 2025 indoor track & field, earned All-America honors with 7th-place finish in NCAA D-III indoor 5,000-meter run (14:18.62) … Won MIAC title in 5,000-meter run (14:38.06) while finishing 2nd in 3,000-meter run (8:23.52) … Set school record in 5K (14:15.33) and 3K (8:18.21) in opening meets of season … Cross Country: Earned All-American honors with 2nd-place finish at NCAA D-III National Championships (24:03.7 8,000-meters) … Won NCAA D-III North Regional (24:20.6) for first time and MIAC Championships (school- , meet- and course-record 23:54.6) for third straight year … Won all five 8K races prior to NCAA Championships in 2024. |
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (INDIVIDUAL SPORTS)
 ALLISON HOOKOM (Track & Field)
2025 Indoor Track & Field: NCAA D-III All-American (3rd in 400m dash), co-MIAC Indoor Track Athlete of Year, 2X MIAC Champion (400m and 600m); 2024 Outdoor Track & Field: All-MIAC Honorable Mention (800m run) … In 2025 indoor season, named co-MIAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year with 2 conference titles, winning 400-meter dash in personal-best and facility-record 57.01 seconds, and winning 600-meter dash for 2nd straight year in 1:35.46 … Earned NCAA D-III All-American honors for first time with 3rd-place finish in 400-meter dash in 56.15 seconds, after setting school record 56.39-second time in prelims … In 2024 outdoor season, finished 4th in MIAC championships in 800-meter run in personal-best 2:14.85 … Had outdoor season-best 57.91-second run in 400-meter dash on 5/3. |
MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
 MATTHEW RANDOLPH (Wrestling)
NCAA D-III All-American (4th place), NCAA Regional Champion … In collegiate debut season at 149 pounds, went 31-4 with 4 pins, 6 technical falls and 7 major decisions … Won titles at Augsburg Invitational (11/16) and North Central Invite (12/14) … Won title at Region VII Regional with 2 technical falls and a major decision to qualify for nationals … At nationals, went 3-2 to finish in 4th place at 149 pounds. |
WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
 KAYLA SIMONSON (Hockey)
CCM/AHCA All-America 1st team, DIIIHockeyNews.com All-America 1st Team, DIIIHockeyNews.com Rookie of the Year, DIIIHockeyNews.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. |
MEN'S TEAM OF THE YEAR
 WRESTLING
(3rd at NCAA D-III National Championships, 2nd at NCAA D-III Region VII Regional, NWCA D-III National Duals champion, 16-0 in dual meets) -- Augsburg claimed its 33rd top-three finish in NCAA Division III National Championships competition, placing third in 2025 with 74 points … The Auggies had five All-Americans -- national runners-up Cooper Willis (165 pounds) and Brandt Bombard (184), third-place finisher Seth Goetzinger (174), fourth-place finisher Matthew Randolph (149) and seventh-place finisher Chance Suddeth (133) … Augsburg went 16-0 in dual meets, won the NWCA Division III National Duals title, and finished second at the NCAA Division III Region VII Regional. |
WOMEN'S TEAM OF THE YEAR
 HOCKEY
(24-4-1 overall, 16-2-0 MIAC - 1st/12, t-3rd in NCAA D-III) -- Making its first appearance in the NCAA Division III national tournament and reaching the national semifinals, Augsburg finished the 2024-25 season with a school-record 24 victories under first-year head coach Elizabeth "Biz" Bauer, the AHCA D-III National Coach of the Year, winning the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular-season and playoff championships, each for the first time since the 1999-2000 campaign … Defender Nora Stepan was named MIAC Defensive Player of the Year and earned All-MIAC honors with Emily Cronkhite, Grace Bonnell and Kayla Simonson … Stepan, Cronkhite and Simonson were named as AHCA D-III All-Americans. |
MEN'S MOST IMPROVED TEAM
 BASKETBALL
(12-14 overall, 8-8 MIAC - t-5th/11 in 2024-25; 8-17 overall, 6-14 MIAC - t-9th/11 in 2023-24) -- Improved by four games overall and two games in MIAC play from 2023-24 to 2024-25, earning a spot in the MIAC postseason playoffs for the first time since 2022, finishing in a tie for fifth place in the MIAC standings … Closed regular season with three wins in final four games to secure spot in the playoffs … Andy Stafford earned All-MIAC honors, averaging 16.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per-game … Will Blascziek was named to the All-MIAC Playoff Team. |
WOMEN'S MOST IMPROVED TEAM
 2024 SOFTBALL
(26-14 overall, 11-11 MIAC - 7th/12 in 2024; 20-20 overall, 6-16 MIAC - 11th/12 in 2023) -- Augsburg finished the 2024 season with a 26-14 overall record, tying the program’s single-season record for overall wins (26-10 in 1983), and a six-win and four-place improvement over 2023 … It was the second straight year that Augsburg recorded 20-plus wins, and the 17th time since the 1980 season … Outfielder Zoie Johnson was named to the All-MIAC team, while pitcher/designated player Morgann Paaske and shortstop Torrie Rehder 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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