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Augsburg
Athletics 2003-04 Year In Review:
Fall Sports
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Football | Volleyball | Men's Soccer
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Football
Augsburg finished with a 5-5 overall record and 4-4
conference mark, finishing at .500 for the first time since 1999 (6-4).
Under head coach Jack Osberg, now Augsburg's all-time win leader
(60-71) in his 13th season at Augsburg, Augsburg has seven .500-or-above
seasons -- second to Edor Nelson's eight .500-or-above seasons
in 23 years of coaching (1947-69).
Augsburg's Nick Schlieman
(So., Burnsville, Minn.), Adam Hoffmann (Jr., Hastings, Minn.),
Yarzue Slowon (Jr., Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS)
and Brandon Fox (Sr., Springfield, Minn.) earned All-MIAC recognition
on a vote of league coaches.
Schlieman, a punter/kicker,
also earned third-team All-West Region recognition by Don Hansen's Football
Gazette magazine, as well as honorable-mention All-American honors by
the D3football.com website. Schlieman earned All-MIAC first-team honors
for the second straight year, while linebacker Fox and wide receiver
Slowon earned All-MIAC second-team honors for the second straight year.
Hoffmann, a center, was named for the first time to the All-MIAC second
team.
Seven Auggies also received
votes in the conference coaches' balloting to earn All-MIAC honorable-mention
honors -- running backs Ben Paul (Sr., St. Paul, Minn./Johnson
HS) and Steve Houser (So., Zimmerman, Minn./Elk River HS); wide
receiver Jamie Smith (Sr., Oakdale, Minn./Tartan HS); tight end
Andrew Neumann (Fr., Somerset, Wis.); quarterback Tony George
(So., Blaine, Minn.); and defensive linemen Joe Cullen (Jr.,
Coon Rapids, Minn.) and Sam Harmer (Sr., Silver Bay, Minn./William
M. Kelley HS).
Schlieman was the conference's
top punter for the second straight year, averaging 42.0 yards per punt
overall, 40.2 yards per punt in eight MIAC games -- the only conference
punter to average 40 yards per punt in league play. His 42.0 overall
average currently ranks third-best in the country in the NCAA Division
III national rankings -- one of only 10 punters nationally to average
40 yards or more per punt.
This season, Schlieman
finished with 57 punts. Of those, 33 were 40 yards or longer, 14 were
50 yards or longer and five were 60 yards or longer, including a school-record
74-yarder in the season-opener against Jamestown (N.D.) and punts of
68, 61, 65 and 66 yards. Schlieman placed 18 punts inside the opponent
20-yard line this season, against nine touchbacks and only two fair
catches. He earned MIAC Special Teams Player of the Week and Don Hansen's
Football Gazette Division III National Special Teams Player of the Week
honors following the Jamestown game.
Hoffman, a two-year
starter at center and a team co-captain, led an offensive line that
enabled the Auggies to average 3,172 yards of total offense (4.4 yards
per carry), including 1,968 passing yards, while allowing just 19 sacks
this season. in his two seasons as a starter, Augsburg has averaged
321.7 yards of total offense per game, including 208.6 passing yards
per game, while allowing just 37 sacks (0.9 per game). Hoffmann received
the team's Outstanding Lineman award in 2002, his first-year as a full-time
starter. An accounting major with a 3.750 grade-point average, Hoffmann
was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District first team for football
this season. He earned the team's Outstanding Academic Achievement listing
in 2002, in addition to receiving Academic All-MIAC honors.
Slowon, a two-year starter
at wide receiver and team co-captain this year, led the Auggies in receiving,
with 44 catches for 652 yards (14.8 yards per catch) and a team-high
seven touchdowns. He was also the team's top kick returner, averaging
23.2 yards per return. He had 1,259 all-purpose yards this year. Slowon
was seventh among MIAC players in all-purpose yards this season (1,009
in conference games, 126.1 yards per game). In his two seasons at Augsburg,
Slowon has 97 catches for 1,378 yards (14.2 yards per reception), and
is on pace to become just the fourth Auggie to accumulate more than
2,000 career receiving yards.
Fox, a three-year starter
at linebacker and team co-captain this year, recorded 103 tackles (45
solo) to lead the team, the first Auggie defender to record 100-plus
tackles since the 1996 season. He also had a team-high 20 tackles for
loss and 2.5 sacks, to go with two interceptions and two fumble recoveries
this year. His 90 tackles (39 solo) in MIAC play were second-best in
the conference, and his 13.5 tackles for loss in MIAC play led the league.
A business management major with a 3.630 GPA, Fox was named to the CoSIDA
Academic All-District second team for football this season. Fox earned
Academic All-MIAC honors in 2002. He has earned Dean's List recognition
in five of his six prior semesters at Augsburg.
Paul earned All-MIAC
honorable-mention honors for the second time in his career, also earning
the honor in 2001. Paul had 88 carries for 357 yards and six touchdowns,
along with 16 pass receptions for 65 yards. In his career at Augsburg
(three years on varsity), Paul finished with 289 rushes for 1,420 yards
and 15 rushing touchdowns, the third-most rushing scores in school history.
Houser, in his first
year as a varsity regular, led the Auggies in rushing this season, with
563 rushing yards on 142 carries (4.0 average). Houser was sixth in
the MIAC in rushing, averaging 74.6 rushing yards per game in league
play (522 yards). He has 155 carries for 609 yards (3.9 yards per carry)
in his two seasons at Augsburg.
Smith returned to the
football team after a year absence and became the team's No. 2 receiver,
with 540 receiving yards on 37 receptions (14.6 yards per catch) and
four touchdowns. He also had nine punt returns for 36 yards and five
kickoff returns for 62 yards. He was seventh in the MIAC in receiving
yards per game (54.0 yards per game in MIAC play). In his three seasons
at Augsburg, Smith caught 52 passes for 731 yards and six touchdowns.
Neumann caught 44 passes
for 498 yards and a touchdown this season, the most catches and yards
for an Augsburg tight end since Ted Schultz caught 55 passes
for 505 yards in 1997. He was fifth in MIAC play in receptions per game
(33 in conference games, 4.12 per game) and 10th in receiving yardage
per game (44.8 yards per game in MIAC play), both totals tops among
conference tight ends.
George shined in his
first year as Augsburg's starting quarterback, throwing for 1,659 yards
(165.9 yards per game) and 13 touchdowns against 16 interceptions, completing
48.3 percent of his passes (139-for-288). He was third among MIAC quarterbacks
in passing yardage per game in league play, averaging 156.4 yards in
eight MIAC games with 10 touchdowns. In his two seasons, George has
1,796 passing yards and 14 touchdowns.
Cullen, a three-year
starter on the defensive line, earned All-MIAC honorable-mention recognition
for the second straight year. He finished this season with 59 tackles
(25 solo), including 16 tackles for loss and a team-high eight sacks.
Cullen was fifth in league play in sacks in conference games (six).
A mathematics major with a 3.433 GPA, Cullen was named to the CoSIDA
Academic All-District second team for football this season.
Harmer, a two-year starter
on the defensive line, finished with 35 tackles (13 solo) and 10 tackles
for loss, fourth-best among Auggie defenders. He also had two sacks.
Harmer finished his Auggie career with 93 tackles (37 solo), including
23 tackles for loss (59 yards) and five sacks.
Volleyball
Augsburg's volleyball team made significant strides
in individual improvement under new head coach Cathy Skinner.
Skinner joined the Auggie program with extensive Division I coaching
experience, including four years as the head coach at Fordham (N.Y.)
and three years as the top assistant coach at eastern power Princeton
(N.J.).
Playing a tough schedule
that saw the Auggies compete in four tournaments, Augsburg finished
3-24 overall, 1-10 in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Augsburg claimed a 3-1 win over Bethany (Kan.) at the Augsburg Invitational
on Sept. 6, a 3-1 win over the University of Chicago on Sept. 20 and
a 3-0 sweep of St. Catherine on Oct. 17.
The Auggies were paced
this season by the play of middle hitter Kristy Larson (Jr.,
Pine Island, Minn.), who led the team in kills (191, 2.25 per game)
and attack percentage (.208), while contributing 45 blocks (14 solo),
third-best on the team. Freshman
right-side hitter Elsie Ginsberg (Fr., St. Paul, Minn./Central
HS) had an incredible debut season, compiling 157 kills (2.31 per game)
and 55 blocks (8 solo), despite missing six matches early in the season
due to injury.
Five Auggies compiled
100 or more kills on the year, including three sophomores -- outside
hitter Linnea Evans (So., Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS,
188), outside hitter Britt Bogner (So., Apple Valley, Minn.,
113) and middle hitter Billie Painschab (So., Howard Lake, Minn./Howard
Lake-Waverly-Winsted HS, 103). Painschab led the Auggies with 81 blocks
(10 solo). Setter Alexis Johnson (So., Oakdale, Minn./North St.
Paul HS) accumulated 489 assists on the year, while Evans' 224 digs
led the team.
The Auggies were a very
young team, with nine freshmen and sophomores and only four seniors
-- setter Anna Piermantier (Jr., Afton, Minn./Stillwater HS),
liberos Alli Burgess (Jr., Soudan, Minn./Tower-Soudan HS) and
Mandy Good (Sr., Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan HS) and
outside hitter Liz Youngman (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn./Holy Angels
HS).
Men's Soccer
Head coach Mike Navarre's Auggies finished with
an 5-11-2 overall record, 0-9-1 in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference play. The Auggies claimed nonconference victories over Northwestern-Roseville,
St. Scholastica, Coe (Iowa), Milwaukee School of Engineering and Wisconsin-Superior
and tied Viterbo (Wis.) and Concordia-Moorhead in MIAC play.
Aaron Riedel
(So., Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest HS) was named to the All-MIAC squad
for the first time in his career, one of only four sophomores named
to the 21-member All-MIAC squad in 2003. Riedel led the Auggies in scoring
in 2003, with nine goals and four assists for 22 points. He had a goal
or assist in seven games this season, and now has 16 goals and 10 assists
for 42 career points. He set a school single-game scoring record with
four goals, including three straight goals in the second half, in Augsburg's
7-2 win over Coe (Iowa) on Sept. 7.
Mike Elcano (Jr.,
Sparks, Nev./Bishop Manogue HS) struggled with injuries, but still put
together a solid season, with six goals and four assists for 16 points
in 12 games. Ten Auggies figured in the scoring this season.
Augsburg loses six seniors
to graduation -- midfielders Jason Clark (Sr., Eagan, Minn.),
Steve Gehrmann (Sr., Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS) and Garrett
Robertson (Sr., Maple Grove, Minn.); forwards Matt Lachner
(Sr., Maple Grove, Minn.) and Hans Strommen (Sr., North Oaks,
Minn./Mounds View HS); and goalkeeper Han Zeller (Sr., Winona,
Minn.).
Academy of Holy Angels
boys' soccer head coach Greg Holker was named Augsburg's new
men's soccer head coach in March. Holker earned Minnesota Division II
Coach of the Year honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association
of America in 2003, and had also served as an assistant coach at his
alma mater, Gustavus Adolphus College.
Women's Soccer
Head coach Mike Navarre's Auggies finished with
an 11-5-2 overall record, 5-4-2 in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference play. Augsburg closed the season strong, winning two games
in a row and compiling a four-game unbeaten streak (3-0-1).
Augsburg's 11-5-2 overall
record is identical to last year's overall record and is the second-best
record in school history. Augsburg's women's soccer team has shown consistent
improvement in Navarre's five seasons, improving records each year.
This season's 5-4-2 MIAC mark was the first above-.500 conference record
for Augsburg since the 1996 season (6-3-1).
Auggies Millie Suk
(So., Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) and Nora Austin (So., St. Paul,
Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall HS) were named to the All-MIAC women's soccer
squad, while teammates Emily Anderson (Fr., Hudson, Wis.), Heidi
Hilleren (Sr., Duluth, Minn./East HS) and Laura Hoffman (Sr.,
Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy HS) earned All-MIAC honorable mention recognition.
Suk earned All-MIAC first-team recognition for the second straight season,
while Hilleren earned All-MIAC honorable-mention honors for the fourth
year in a row and Hoffman was named All-MIAC honorable mention for the
third straight year. It was Austin's and Anderson's first all-conference
selections.
Suk was second on the
team in scoring, with eight goals and five assists for 21 points, contributing
a goal or assist in 11 of Augsburg's 18 games this year. She was 11th
in the conference in total scoring, with five goals and three assists
for 13 points in MIAC play. She is the lone sophomore in the MIAC to
earn all-conference first-team honors both last season and this season.
Austin moved from forward
to defense this season and shined, as one of three defenders to earn
All-MIAC recognition. She scored one goal this year and was a key member
of an Auggie defense that recorded eight shutouts and allowed just 20
goals -- a 1.08 team goals-against-average.
Hilleren's senior campaign
was one of the best of her career, as she scored six goals and four
assists for 16 points. She closed her career with 17 goals, 19 assists
and 53 points -- each total fourth-best in school history. She led the
team in scoring her first two seasons and was third on the team in scoring
her junior and senior campaigns.
Hoffman closed her career
as one of the best goalkeepers ever to play at Augsburg. She had an
11-4-2 record, seven shutouts and a 0.95 goals-against-average this
season, one of five sub-1.00 single-season GAAs in school history (she
has three). In her 62 career games in goal, Hoffman finished with a
35-22-4 record, the most career wins in school history. Her 23 career
shutouts are second-best in school history.
Anderson, a transfer
from Wisconsin-Eau Claire playing her first season of collegiate soccer,
led the team in scoring, with eight goals and six assists for 22 points.
She had a team-high four game-winning goals, and had a goal or assist
in 11 of Augsburg's 18 games this season.
Men's Golf
Under 16th-year
head coach Brian Ammann, Augsburg finished its 2003-04 campaign
with a 317.90 stroke average, including a 314.00 average in the spring
half of the season. The Auggies were a very young club this season,
with just one senior on the roster. All six golfers who competed in
the spring half of the season were freshmen and sophomores.
For the second year
in a row, Augsburg finished fifth in the fall Minnesota Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference meet with a 641 (321-320), 36-hole total. Augsburg
was among five teams within eight shots of fourth place in the competitive
conference meet.
In his first conference
championship meet, Erik Helgerson (Fr., Chisago City, Minn./Chisago
Lakes HS) earned all-conference honors with a ninth-place overall finish,
with a 154. Helgerson averaged 80.06 strokes per 18-hole round this
season, one of six Auggie regulars to average 80 strokes per round or
lower.
The Auggies were led
by T.J. Sybilrud (Jr., Eden Prairie, Minn.), who averaged 79.09
strokes per round, competing in the fall half of the season. Brian
May (Fr., Rosemount, Minn.) averaged 79.59, including a 78.89 average
in the spring half of the season.
Thomas Erickson (Fr.,
Apple Valley, Minn.) averaged 79.76, Evan Holmes (So., Janesville,
Minn./Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton HS) averaged 80.60 and Andrew
Johnson (Fr., New Hope, Minn.) averaged 80.25.
Johnson placed 23rd
at the MIAC meet, while Holmes placed 29th and Sybilrud placed 32nd.
Women's Golf
Under co-coaches Troy Nygaard and Laura Levi,
Augsburg produced its finest women's golf season in school history
in 2003-04. Augsburg finished with a school-record 370.81 season-long
stroke average, including a fall-half record of 378.00 and a spring-half
record of 358.83.
In the fall half of
the season, the Auggies placed eighth at the Minnesota Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference championship meet, and in the spring, the Auggies
tied their previous best-finish in school history at the Minnesota Women's
Collegiate Golf Association championships, with a 10th-place finish
in the competition featuring the state's Division II and Division III
programs.
Freshman Marisa Navarro
(Fr., Rochester, Minn./Century HS) paced the Auggies all season
long. She blistered Augsburg's individual school records, as she finished
her first collegiate campaign with a record 85.63 18-hole stroke average,
bettering the previous school record of 87.29, set by Andrea Sievert
in the 1998-99 season. Her fall-half 86.80 and spring-half 83.67 averages
are also school records. Navarro placed 12th in the spring MWCGA meet
for Augsburg's best-ever individual finish at the event.
Micaela Pommerening
(So., Hopkins, Minn./Blake HS) had another strong season for the Auggies,
as she put together a 91.00 season-long stroke average, including an
average of 87.63 in the spring half of the season. She led the Auggies
with a 14th-place overall finish at the fall MIAC meet and 32nd at the
spring MWCGA meet.
Newcomer Kelsey Boler
(Fr., Eden Prairie, Minn./Minnehaha Academy HS) averaged 95.29 strokes
per round, while Brooke Hamann (So., Perham, Minn.), averaged
95.94 strokes per round. Jackie Jacobs (Sr., Canton, S.D.), the
lone senior on the Auggie roster, averaged 106.88 strokes per round
this season.
Men's/Women's
Cross Country
Augsburg's men's and women's cross country teams continued
to show improvement throughout the season, with 29 personal-best times
(19 women, 10 men) recorded in 2003.
In the Minnesota Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference meet, Augsburg's men placed seventh overall, while
the Auggie women placed 11th. In the NCAA Division III Central Regional
at the end of the season, Augsburg's men placed 13th as a team in the
25-team event. Augsburg's women's squad finished 21st in the regional
meet.
At the MIAC meet, Auggie
sophomore Ellen Waldow (So., Lanesboro, Minn.) became the first
Auggie runner since 2001 to earn All-MIAC honors, finishing 15th in
the women's meet with a 5,000-meter time of 19:24.
At the regional meet,
Augsburg's Dan Vogel (Jr., LaCrescent, Minn.) earned All-Region
honors with a 34th-place individual finish, shattering his previous
personal-best time by 42 seconds with an 8,000-meter time of 26:04.
Four Auggie men
recorded personal-best times in the final meet of the season, including
senior Ryan Nevin (Sr., Barron, Wis.), who placed 44th overall
in 26:21, shedding two seconds off his previous best. Riley Conway
(Jr., Lake City, Minn./Lincoln HS) trimmed 17 seconds from his previous
best with a 26:41, 58th-place finish, and Erik Lundberg (So.,
Roseville, Minn./Mounds View HS) took 28 seconds off his previous best
mark with a 27:17, 89th-place finish.
On the women's side,
Augsburg's Waldow just missed out on All-Region honors with a 40th-place
finish in a personal-best time of 23:30 over 6,000 meters. Hannah
Dietrich (Jr., Luverne, Minn.) showed continuous performance all
year long, becoming Augsburg's No. 2 runner. She finished 39th at the
MIAC meet and 70th at the regional meet, both in personal-best times.
Becky Welle (Jr., Sauk Centre, Minn.) established heself as Augsburg's
No. 3 runner, while Andrea Carlson (Jr., Maplewood, Minn./Visitation
HS) and Amy Mackner (Sr., Barnesville, Minn.) also showed strong
performances all year long.
For
Winter Sports Year in Review -- Click here
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Spring Sports Year in Review -- Click here
2003-04
Athletic Awards -- Click here
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college of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America, is a member of the Minnesota
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.
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