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MINNEAPOLIS (5/17/01) -- Augsburg College awarded nine senior student-athletes with its athletic awards for the 2000-01 school year recently.

Five Auggies earned Honor Athlete designation, the highest honor the college gives its senior student-athletes -- male athletes Todd Boerboom (Sr., Oak Grove, Minn./St. Francis HS), Nik Lewandowski (Sr., Hastings, Minn.) and Mike Schwalen (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn./Richfield HS), and female athletes Jaime Kingsley (Sr., Harmony, Minn./Fillmore Central HS) and Angie Rieger (Sr., Courtland, Minn./New Ulm Public HS).

Earning Augsburg Leadership in Women's Athletics awards were seniors Brenda Selander (Sr., Oakdale, Minn./Tartan HS) and Cassi Van Ausdall (Sr., White Bear Lake, Minn.), and earning Augsburg Male Athlete of the Year honors were Ben Bauer (Sr., Faribault, Minn.) and Ryan McIntosh (Sr., Calgary, Alberta/Bishop Grandin HS).

Athletic awards are voted on by coaches in Augsburg's men's and women's athletic departments.

2000-01 Augsburg Honor Athletes
Todd Boerboom -- A four-year starter in football, Boerboom was a part of an offensive line that helped the Auggies gain 13,846 yards of total offense (346 yards per game) while allowing just 103 sacks (2.6 per game) during his career. He was a team co-captain his senior year. A marketing and management double major with a 3.652 grade-point-average, Boerboom earned MIAC Academic All-Conference honors three times, as well as Verizon Academic All-District honors twice.

Jaime Kingsley -- A team leader in women's basketball and cross country, Kingsley was a team co-captain in both sports her senior year. In cross country, she was the team's consistent No. 4 runner, as well as a member of the track and field team two years. In basketball, Kingsley became one of the top forwards in the MIAC, averaging 11.3 points and 7.9 rebounds per game her senior year to earn All-MIAC first-team honors. She ended her career with 742 points and 579 rebounds. An Augsburg Presidential Scholar and biology (pre-med) major with a 3.844 GPA, Kingsley was a Dean's List honoree multiple times, as well as earning MIAC Academic All-Conference Honor Roll honors three times. She was a Verizon Academic All-District first-team selection in basketball this season.

Nik Lewandowski -- Just the fourth Augsburg wrestler ever to earn All-America honors four times in his career, Lewandowski capped his career with a dramatic run to the 184-pound NCAA Division III national championship this season, after finishing second in the nation twice and third once in his career. He finished his career with a 124-34 record and earned four MIAC individual championships, a feat just three other Auggies have ever accomplished. He was a part of three Division III national title teams and a national runner-up squad in his career. A management information systems major with a 3.0 GPA, Lewandowski earned National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-America honors twice, and was team co-captain his junior and senior seasons.

Angie Rieger -- An All-MIAC selection in both volleyball and women's hockey, Rieger earned multiple honors during her career in both sports. In volleyball, Rieger ended her career with 1,030 kills and 1,052 digs, to go with 232 blocks and a .303 attack percentage, arning All-MIAC honors twice and Lutheran Brotherhood Lutheran College All-America honorable mention honors her senior year. In women's hockey, Rieger rewrote the Augsburg record book, holding every single-season and career scoring record, including 68 goals and 52 assists for 120 points against varsity opponents in her career. She earned All-America honors three times and National Player of the Year finalist honors twice, in addition to being named MIAC Player of the Year her junior and senior years. An international business major with a 3.767 GPA, Rieger earned MIAC Academic All-Conference Honor Roll honors three times in both volleyball and hockey, and became the first Augsburg student-athlete to earn Verizon Academic All-District first-team honors in two sports in a single school year, earning the honors in volleyball and fall/winter at-large (hockey) in 1999-2000.

Mike Schwalen -- A four-year starting infielder for Augsburg's baseball team, Schwalen finished his senior season with a .336 batting average, second-best on the team. He had 50 hits -- one of three Auggies to reach the 50-hit plateau this season -- scored 27 runs and had a team-high 14 stolen bases. Schwalen, who earned All-MIAC honors in 1999, had a career batting average of .349, totaling 165 career hits, 100 runs, 78 RBI and 47 stolen bases. His batting average never dipped below .336 throughout his career. A business administration major with a 3.689 grade-point average, Schwalen has earned MIAC Academic All-Conference Honor Roll honors three times, as well as earning Dean's List honors each semester of his college career. He has earned Verizon Academic All-District honors his last two seasons, including first-team honors this year.

2000-01 Augsburg Leadership in Women's Athletics Award-Winners
Brenda Selander -- Augsburg's only three-sport athlete (women's soccer, hockey and softball), Selander was the team's leading scorer three seasons in women's soccer, earning All-MIAC first-team honors her senior season and honorable mention honors her junior year. She finished her career with 15 goals and four assists. She was a forward for Augsburg's women's hockey team and a two-year starting centerfielder for the softball team. A health and physical education major with a 3.3 GPA, Selander has served as a student-athlete mentor and representative at the NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference last year.

Cassi Van Ausdall -- A four-year starting outside hitter for the volleyball team, Van Ausdall earned All-MIAC second-team and Lutheran Brotherhood Lutheran College All-America second team honors her senior season. She finished her career with 351 kills, a school-record 1,718 digs and 155 service aces. A history major with a 3.8 GPA, Van Ausdall earned Verizon Academic All-District second-team honors in volleyball her senior year, in addition to MIAC Academic All-Conference Honor Roll honors three times. She is active in Augsburg's Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter, as well as working on a history research grant project on Christian perspectives in history education.

2000-01 Augsburg Male Athletes of the Year
Ben Bauer -- Bauer excelled in both wrestling and track and field at Augsburg. In wrestling, he became just the fifth Augsburg wrestler ever to win two Division III national titles, when he earned heavyweight top honors this season, finishing 36-3. His career record of 136-16 is ninth-best in school history. He won MIAC individual titles at heavyweight three times in his career. In track and field, Bauer was the first MIAC athlete ever to finish in the top eight in a single conference meet in three different weight disciplines -- shot put, discus, and weight throw -- when he accomplished the feat his junior season. He is an elementary education major.

Ryan McIntosh -- A four-time All-MIAC first-team selection in men's hockey, McIntosh finished his Auggie career as one of the top goalies in school history, amassing a 3.18 career goals-against-average, a .909 save percentage and 47-36-13 career record. He earned All-America honors his freshman year, and was MIAC Player of the Week five times and U.S. College Hockey Online National Player of the Week twice in his career. This season, he finished with a 12-8-2 individual record, 3.11 GAA and .910 save percentage. He made his professional debut in April with the Quad City Mallards of the United Hockey League, recording a shutout in his first pro game and just two goals in his second game before returning to Augsburg to finish his studies. He is a biology major.

1926--Oswald Oudal
1927--Oswald Oudal
1928--Luther Sletten
1929--John Kolesar
1930--John Kolesar
1931--Otto Rortvedt
1932--Arthur Amundson
1933--George Kolesar
1934--Donald Olson
1935--Ralph Bergstrom
1936--Ernie Anderson
1937--Ernie Anderson
1938--Edor Nelson
1939--Henry Chapman
1940--Roy Gordon
1941--Maynard Bahre
1942--Victor Miller
1943--Stanford Nelson
1944--Marvin Sulsdorf
1945--Clair Strommen
1946--Clair Strommen
1947--Jeroy Carlson
1948--Duane Lindgren
1949--Arnold Henjum
1950--Ernie Hone
1951--Richard Martinson
1952--James Kottom
1953--Donald Reimer
1954--Erling Huglen
1955--Richard Stensrud
1956--Luther Olson
1957--Stan Baker
1958--Richard Green
1959--Larry Junkermeier
1960--Paul Casperson
1961--Oscar Blegen
1962--Bruce Gildseth
1963--Lloyd Raymond
1964--Guy Reuss
1965--Dan Meyers
1966--Paul Zimmerman
1967--Gerald Peterson
1968--Lynn Gunderson
1969--Daryl Miller
1970--Al DeWolf
1971--Mike Good
1972--Pat Marcy
1973--Brad Olson
1974--Ray Dahlof
1975--Jim Sviggum (men), Nancy Soli Mollner (women)
1976--Jeff Nessler (men), Cindy Schendel (women)
1977--Rod Jonas (men), no women selected
1978--Jim Peterson (men), Connie Lamon Priesz (women)
1979--Jeff Swenson (men), Maggie McDonough (women)
1980--John Sorenson (men), Peggy Kyllonen Meissner (women)
1981--Steve Grinde (men), Dana Rae Holmes McIntyre (women)
1982--Dan Roff (men), Kim Olson Miklya (women)
1983--Bob Adams (men), Julie Goldstein Yeazle (women)
1984--Bruce Arvold & Jim Finch (men), Terese Taylor (women)
1985--Brian Ammann, Mike Berry & Steve Gilva (men), Lisa Svac & Sue Thompson (women)
1986--Greg Chmelik (men), Anne Richter (women)
1987--no men selected, Karen Sterner Engel (women)
1988--no men selected, Steph Stolte & Melanie Herrera (women)
1989--Donny Wichmann (men), Carolyn Ross & Michelle Boyer (women)
1990--Terry Mackenthun & John Beatty (men), Deb Zieman (women)
1991--Tim Tousignant (men), Andrea Haight (women)
1992--Mike Pfeffer (men), Julie Stepan & Tracy Tomforde (women)
1993--Dave Carlson & Gary Kroells (men), Julie Hanson (women)
1994--C.J. Beaurline (men), Bonnie Koerner (women)
1995--Eric Betterman (men), Kristi Ockuly (women)
1996--Cliff Casteel (men), Kara Seibel (women)
1997--Dan Lewandowski (men), Rebekah Ormsby (women)
1998--Ted Schultz & Henry Gerten (men), Stefanie Lodermeier & Stephanie Simones (women)
1999--Scott Hvistendahl & Jim Peterson (men), Tasha Hamann & Jodie West (women)
2000--Josh Cagle & Jake Kern (men), Carrie Lind & Jodi Soule (women)
2001--Todd Boerboom, Nik Lewandowski and Mike Schwalen (men), Jaime Kingsley and Angie Rieger (women)