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Ten
to earn Athletic Hall of Fame honors
by Don Stoner
Steenson
receives service award
Augsburg honored 10 top
athletes during Homecoming at the annual Athletic Hall of Fame banquet. Longtime
athletic department secretary Irene Steenson received the school's Distinguished
Service in Athletics Award.
The Augsburg Athletic Hall
of Fame was established to recognize male athletes in 1973; in 1989, female
athletes were first inducted. Recipients are chosen on the basis of performance
in Augsburg athletics, service to the school, civic and professional achievements,
and leadership.
Steenson came to Augsburg
in 1963 and worked as secretary in the Public Relations and the Alumni and Parent
Relations offices before joining the athletic department in the early 1980s.
She officially retired in 1982, but has worked part time since then. She is
also secretary for the A-Club.
Honored in this year's class
of inductees into the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame are:
Brian Arvold ’80
(wrestling)
Arvold was a wrestling
team captain his senior year, served as an assistant coach from 1981-85,
and was wrestling head coach from 1984-86, winning an MIAC championship.
Linda (Berg)
Henke ’82 (womenÃs basketball)
Henke was the first Auggie women's basketball player to break the 1,000-point
barrier and still holds
the single-season school mark of 272 rebounds.
Terry
Brown ’82 (men's hockey, men's golf)
Brown was a key member of hockey teams that won NAIA national championships
in 1981 and 1982,
and was the most valuable player of the 1981 national tournament. In golf, he
was a two-time captain
and won the MIAC individual championship in 1982.
Brian
Gauger ’80 (men's hockey)
Gauger was a member of Augsburg's first national championship hockey team in
1978 and was team
captain his junior and senior years.
Wayne
Graves ’73 (football)
One of the top running backs in school history, Graves holds the school record
for career carries and
is second all-time in rushing yardage.
Rod Jonas ’77 (men's basketball)
A member of Auggie teams that won MIAC championships in 1975, 1976, and 1977,
Jonas was
Augsburg's Honor Athlete his senior year.
Connie
(Lamon) Priesz ’78 (gymnastics, track and field, cross country)
Priesz earned Honor Athlete honors in 1978 and was on Augsburg's first teams
in cross country in the
mid-70s. She participated in state championship meets in gymnastics, track and
field, and cross country.
Lisa (Svac)
Hawks ’85 (volleyball, softball)
Hawks was a member of Auggie softball squads that won Minnesota AIAW state titles
in 1982 and
1983, and MIAC championships in 1982, 1983, and 1984.
Scott
Whirley ’82 (wrestling)
One of the top lightweight wrestlers in school history, he was a national finalist
twice. He has been an
assistant head coach for the Auggies for 19 seasons, including all eight NCAA
Division III national
championship teams.
Merlin
White ’56 (football, men's basketball)
White developed a reputation as a rare "ironman"—a player who
played all 60 minutes of a game.
He was also a member of the men's basketball teams for several years.
For more information on
Augsburg's Athletic Hall of Fame inductees, visit www.augsburg.edu/athletics.
Don
Stoner is sports information coordinator.
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