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Augsburg's Mueller, Weber and Welty named to National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society 2008 NFF HAMPSHIRE HONOR SOCIETY -- CLICK HERE
A total of 441 football student-athletes from 227 schools in all NCAA and NAIA divisions were named to the Hampshire Honor Society, an increase of more than 25 percent from the inaugural class in 2007. To qualify, student-athletes must be a starter or significant substitute in their last year of eligibility, have a minimum 3.2 cumulative grade-point average (4.0 scale), and meet all NCAA-mandated progress towards degree requirements. Mueller, a two-year starting offensive tackle, earned All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honorable-mention honors in 2007. He was part of an offensive line that helped the Auggies produce 4,247 yards of total offense (424.7 yards per-game) this season, while surrendering just 23 quarterback sacks. In his two seasons as a starting tackle, Mueller was part of an offensive line that finished with 7,202 yards of total offense (360.1 yards per-game). Mueller also earned All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team honors in 2007. A psychology and business management major with a 3.56 GPA, Mueller has earned Academic All-MIAC honors in both 2006 and 2007. Weber, a three-year starter at offensive tackle, earned All-MIAC second-team honors in 2007. He was part of a line that helped the Auggies produce 4,247 yards of total offense (424.7 yards per-game) this season, while surrendering just 23 quarterback sacks. In his three seasons as a starting tackle, Weber was part of an offensive line that finished with 10,301 yards of total offense (343.4 yards per-game). An accounting and finance major with a 3.86 GPA, Weber also earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 honors in football for the second straight year, this season being named to the first team. He was also named to the Academic All-MIAC squad in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Welty, a four-year letterwinner at linebacker, was a reserve this season for the Auggies, collecting five tackles (two solo) this season. He was voted as the Auggie football team's "Auggie Award" winner, the team's top honor for student-athlete character, by his teammates in 2007. Welty is a marketing major with a 3.24 GPA. Under third-year head coach Frank Haege, the Auggie football team finished 5-5 overall, 3-5 in MIAC play this season, marking the first time Augsburg had reached the .500 mark since 2003 (5-5 overall, 4-4 MIAC). With its five victories this season, Augsburg also eclipsed its number of wins from the previous three seasons combined (4-26). To return to Augsburg Football, click here To return to Augsburg Athletics, click here Augsburg College, a 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. This is
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MINNEAPOLIS (4/14/08) -- Augsburg College football players Alan Mueller (SR, Savage, Minn./Breck HS), Jason Weber (SR, New Prague, Minn.) and John Welty (SR, Edina, Minn.) were named to the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society, honoring academic and athletic excellence, it was announced recently.