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Augsburg College Athletics 2007-08 Year in Review: Fall Sports

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Football (5-5 overall, 3-5 MIAC--t5th/9)

The Auggie football team, under third-year head coach Frank Haege, finished 5-5 overall, 3-5 in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play, marking the first time Augsburg had reached the .500 mark since 2003 (5-5 overall, 4-4 MIAC). With its five victories in 2007, Augsburg also eclipsed its number of wins from the previous three seasons combined (4-26). Along the way, the Auggies claimed several huge victories, including a 14-13 triumph at No. 10-ranked Wartburg (Iowa) on Oct. 6, and a 44-38 win over Gustavus on Oct. 27, breaking a nine-game losing streak to the Gusties.

Quarterback Jordan Berg (JR, Gaylord, Minn./Sibley East HS) set single-season school records in every passing category, completing 291 passes for 3,444 yards and 34 touchdowns in 2007. One-hundred-one of Berg's passes were caught by receiver Royce Winford (JR, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Osseo HS), who recorded 1,403 receiving yards and a single-season school-record 16 touchdowns. Winford earned All-MIAC first-team honors, while Berg earned All-MIAC second-team honors. Winford was later named as a D3Football.com first-team All-Region and second-team All-America selection.

Also earning All-MIAC second-team honors were offensive tackle Jason Weber (SR, New Prague, Minn.) and free safety Garrett Adamson (JR, White Bear Lake, Minn./Hill-Murray HS). Linebacker Donovan Bates (JR, White Bear Lake, Minn.), wide receiver Mike Nourie (SO, Nicollet, Minn.) and offensive lineman Alan Mueller (SR, Savage, Minn./Breck HS) were named honorable-mention All-MIAC. Mueller was also named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team. Weber, a three-year starter at offensive tackle, 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. Adamson finished the season with team highs for both tackles (101, 47 solo) and interceptions (five), finishing second among MIAC players in overall statistics in both categories.

Volleyball (13-16 overall, 4-7 MIAC--9th/12)

The Augsburg volleyball team, under third-year head coach Jessica Rinehart, finished 13-16 overall, 4-7 in MIAC play. Augsburg finished its season with its best record in both overall and MIAC play since the 1998 campaign (17-11 overall, 6-5 MIAC). The Auggies won four of their last five matches to close the season, including a win in five games over NCAA Division III national tournament team Bethel on Oct. 20.

Middle hitter Laura Harms (Jr., Little Falls, Minn.) and Haley Bower (Sr., Brainerd, Minn.) received MIAC honors, as Harms was named to the MIAC All-Conference team and Bower was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team. A transfer from Division I Mercer (Ga.), Harms made an immediate impact as a middle hitter in her first season with the Auggies, leading the team in both kills (376, 3.55 per-game) and blocks (110, 13 solo, 1.04 per-game), while also contributing 167 digs and 32 service aces. Bower, a libero, led the Auggies in digs (558, 5.42 per-game), while also contributing 35 service aces.

Men's Soccer (9-9-0 overall, 5-5-0 MIAC--7th/11)

The Augsburg men's soccer team, under fourth-year head coach Greg Holker, finished 9-9-0 overall, 5-5-0 in MIAC play this season, its second straight .500-or-better campaign under head coach Greg Holker. The Auggie senior class finished with a 35-31-7 record, the best mark for any four-year class at Augsburg since the 1981 senior class. Defender Nick Manders (SR, De Pere, Wis./West De Pere HS) and midfielder James See (JR, Richfield, Minn./Holy Angels HS) were named to the All-MIAC first team, with defender Kelsey Duerr (SO, Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS) being named honorable-mention all-conference. Cassidy Duerr (JR, Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS) was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.

Manders and Alex Hildebrandt (SO, St. Paul, Minn./Highland Park HS) were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 squads, Manders to the first team and Hildebrandt to the second team. Manders was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division second team, becoming Augsburg's first-ever CoSIDA Academic All-America selection in men's soccer, and the 20th CoSIDA Academic All-American selection for Augsburg in school history. As a team, Augsburg earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Academic Award honors for the second straight year, posting a team grade-point-average of 3.20.

Women's Soccer (9-7-3 overall, 7-3-1 MIAC--t3rd/12, MIAC playoff qualifier)

The Augsburg women's soccer team, under ninth-year head coach Mike Navarre, finished 9-7-3 overall, 7-3-1 in MIAC play, earning a spot in the four-team MIAC postseason playoffs for the fourth consecutive year. The Auggies tied the 2004 squad (10-8-0 overall, 7-4-0 MIAC) for its best-ever league placing, and their 15 league points tied the 2006 campaign for the most conference points in program history. The Auggies fell to St. Benedict in the conference semifinal match. The Auggies claimed several key wins during the season, including a 1-0 triumph over Macalester on Oct. 3, breaking a 12-game winless streak to the Scots.

Goalkeeper Maggie DeGroot (JR, Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha West HS), who tied the school's career record for shutouts with 26, was named to the All-MIAC first team, while Felicia Faison (JR, Minneapolis, Minn./South HS), Whitney Holman (SO, New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) and Jackie Keller (SR, Traverse City, Mich./Traverse City West HS) were named honorable-mention all-conference. DeGroot was also named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team, and Keller earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 second team for the second straight year.

Men's/Women's Cross Country (Men 9th/11 at MIAC meet, 15th/23 at NCAA Division III Central Regional; Women 12th/12 at MIAC meet, 21st/24 at NCAA Division III Central Regional)

The men's and women's cross country teams, under head coach Dennis Barker, experienced a season of personal bests in 2007, with 37 personal-best times recorded by Auggie runners this season. As a team, the Auggie men finished ninth at the MIAC Championships and 15th at the NCAA Division III Central Regional (its best team finish since 2004), while the Auggie women placed 12th at the conference meet and 21st at the regional.

Brent Haglund (SO, Fridley, Minn.) led the Auggie men throughout the season, capping the year with a personal-best 26:00 time over 8,000 meters at the regional, finishing 20th overall. Chris Scribner (JR, New York, N.Y./Port Townsen HS) also had a solid year, finishing 34th at the conference meet and 62nd at the regional with a personal-best 26:53. Shane Wyborny (SO, Detroit Lakes, Minn.) finished 47th at the conference meet and 70th at the regional with a 27:04, personal-best time.

On the women's side, two newcomers led the way throughout the season. Jennifer Lovering (FY, Bemidji, Minn.) improved her 6,000-meter time from 1:56 from the beginning to the end of the season, with a 23:50, 51st-place finish at the regional. Kim Carlson (FY, New Brighton, Minn./Irondale HS) also showed strong improvement from beginning to end, cutting her time by 1:39 to a season-ending 25:41.

Men's Golf (8th/10 at MIAC championships)

The Auggie men's golf team lost several of its top scorers to graduation last season, making this year a rebuilding one for the program under head coach Ted Vickerman. The Auggies closed the fall half of the season with an eighth-place finish at the MIAC Championships in early October. Augsburg finished with a stroke average of 315.65 for the 2007-08 season, including a 310.43 average in the spring half of the season.

Lucas Angrimson (FY, Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes HS) and Andrew Womeldorf (SR, Northfield, Minn.) finished in the top 25 overall at the league meet, as Angrimson finished 19th and Womeldorf finished 23rd.

In the spring half of the season, Womeldorf led the way with a 75.0 spring stroke average, including a 1-under-par 71 to earn medalist honors in a dual-meet win over Concordia-Moorhead. Womeldorf was named MIAC Men's Golfer of the Week twice during the spring half of the season, one of just two conference golfers to earn the honor more than once this season.

Women's Golf (8th/9 at MIAC championships)

With no seniors and three first-year athletes on the roster, the Augsburg women's golf team was a young one, but one of its athletes made program history. Johanna Frykmark (FY, Stockholm, Sweden/Rollingby Gymnasium HS) became just the second Augsburg women's golfer to ever earn all-conference honors, finishing in a tie for 10th place overall at the conference meet in early October. As a team, the Auggie women moved up a place to eighth in the conference meet under head coach Laura Patrick.

In the spring half of the season, Augsburg finished ninth at the Minnesota Women's Collegiate Golf Association State Championships, with Stef Zappa (FY, Minneapolis, Minn./Patrick Henry HS) finishing 35th and Frykmark finishing 36th in the individual competition. Ellen Watters (JR, Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes HS) was named the MWCGA's Most Improved Golfer of the Year, marking the second straight year that an Augsburg women's golfer has earned the honor. Since her first collegiate golf season, Watters has improved her stroke average by more than 14 strokes.

Augsburg finished the 2007-08 season with a team stroke average of 404.33. Frykmark was the team's top golfer this season, with a 91.33 stroke average in 12 rounds. Zappa averaged 92.55 in her 11 rounds this season.

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