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MINNEAPOLIS (4/24/03) -- Augsburg College awarded five senior student-athletes with its athletic awards for the 2002-03 school year this week.

Four Auggies earned Honor Athlete designation, the highest honor the college gives its senior student-athletes -- female athlete Jennifer Lemke (Sr., Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS) and male athletes T.J. Bramwell (Sr., Tomah, Wis.), Ricky Crone (Sr., Apple Valley, Minn.) and Jay Howard (Sr., Burnsville, Minn.). Earning Augsburg Senior Athlete of the Year honors was male athlete Jaro Cesky (Sr., Prague, Czech Republic).

Athletic awards are voted on by coaches in Augsburg's men's and women's athletic departments. Awards were presented at the athletic department year-end banquets on Monday and Wednesday.

2002-03 Augsburg Honor Athletes
T.J. Bramwell -- A three-year starter at running back on Augsburg's football team, Bramwell earned All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference second-team honors in 2002, gaining 937 all-purpose yards (646 rushing, 291 receiving), while scoring a team-high eight touchdowns. He gained 1,179 rushing yards and 444 receiving yards, and scored 15 touchdowns in his career. He was a team co-captain in 2002 and received the football team's Auggie Award. A biology major (pre-med emphasis) with a 3.611 grade-point average, Bramwell earned Academic All-MIAC honors and Verizon Academic All-District third-team honors in both his junior and senior seasons. After graduation, Bramwell intends to enroll in medical school with a goal of becoming a doctor.

Ricky Crone -- Crone earned All-American honors in his two wrestling seasons at Augsburg, after transferring from Division I Northern Iowa. He finished second nationally at 184 pounds in 2002 and third at 184 in 2003, losing just two matches in national tournament competition. In his two seasons at Augsburg, Crone was 72-10. He earned MIAC and Great Lakes Regional championships and was team co-captain his senior season. He earned the team's Auggie Award, and was a part of teams that won the NCAA Division III national title in 2002 and finished second in 2003. A marketing major with a 3.20 grade-point average, Crone warned National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-America honors in 2003 and was a member of an academic national team that finished sixth nationally with a team GPA of 3.335.

Jay Howard -- A three-year starter in men's basketball, Howard transferred to Augsburg from the University of Minnesota after his freshman year. A dominant low-post player, Howard earned All-MIAC honorable-mention honors his junior and senior seasons. He led the Auggies in scoring (14.8 points per game), rebounding (5.6 per game), blocked shots (35), three-point baskets (35) and field-goal percentage (44.8 percent). He was 10th in the MIAC in scoring his senior season (14.1 points per game in league games), 18th in rebounding (5.3 per game) and thid in blocked shots (1.45 per game). In his Auggie career (60 games), he averaged 11.0 points, 5.95 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. A business management major with a 3.593 grade-point average, Howard earned Academic All-MIAC honors his junior and senior seasons.

Jennifer Lemke -- A four-year starter in softball at catcher and first base, Lemke served as team co-captain for two seasons. Through games of April 22, she has started 123 of 130 career games, with a career batting average of .213. She has 75 hits, 11 doubles, one triple, 45 RBI and 22 runs scored, along with a .981 fielding percentage. Her 631 career putouts are tops in school history. She has served as an Augsburg Student-Athlete Mentor for two years and represents Augsburg¹s women¹s athletics program as a member of the MIAC Student Athlete Advisory Committee. An elementary education major with a 3.0 grade-point average, she plans to become a science teacher at the junior high level. She has served as president of the Augsburg College Education Students (ACES) association, and she is a two-time recipient of the Joyce Pfaff Academic Award for women¹s athletics.

2002-03 Augsburg Senior Athlete of the Year
Jaro Cesky -- A four-time All-MIAC first-team recipient in men's hockey, Cesky earned American Hockey Coaches Association Division III All-American first-team honors in 2002-03, Augsburg's 27th All-American honor in men's hockey. He was named MIAC Player of the Year for 2002-03, scoring 42 points (18 goals and 42 assists). He played in 102 of 104 Augsburg games in his four seasons (53-40-9 in games he played). In his career, Cesky scored 63 goals and 77 assists for 140 points, leading the Auggies in scoring each year. He was voted team Rookie of the Year his freshman season and team Most Valuable Player his senior year. In March, Cesky was drafted by the Quad City Mallards of the United Hockey League (UHL), a minor league two steps below the National Hockey League. Cesky is an international business 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)
2002--Tony Abbott, Brent Peroutka and Kevin Rasmussen (men), Kristi Brusletto (women)
2003--T.J. Bramwell, Ricky Crone and Jay Howard (men), Jennifer Lemke (women)