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GOLDEN EAGLE UPDATE May 2 - 15, 2015 - University of Minnesota Crookston Athletic Department UMC ALl-Academic Baseball Trevor Buttermore Marcus Campbell Ryan Haggstrom Colton Haight Jesse Jennings Travis Magdzas Richie Navratil Dalton Parks Nolan Wahlberg Luke Thoma Equestrian Sable Bettencourt Chloe Nelson Amberly Pesall Danielle Schelonka Emily Steeley Amy Stadtherr Football Matt Borowicz Ben Bucholz Joe Machacek Drew McDurmin Drew Selvestra Nathan Cole Myint Maung Men’s Basketball Austin Dierks Lucas Reller John Hughes Kevin Larson Tomas Parker Men’s Golf Zach Cymbaluk Jesse Roscoe Matt Bjorgo Michael Roedl Soccer Cayla Bendel Samantha Deutsch Daniele Gau Delaney Kohorst Delaney McIntyre Erin Mears Lindsey Paul Kary Sheppard Softball Kaylin Beatty Bailey Braatz Jordyn Derflinger Allison Foley Ashley Hoyle Alexis Khoshaba Kristi Larson Josee Plante Brooke Vatthauer Shelby Hollinger Tennis Catherine Brown Volleyball Casey Cashman Kali Erickson Brittany Looker Mary Mikutowski Stephanie Pearson Sierra Trost Women’s Basketball Kenzie Church Ashley Martell Katrina Moenkedick Alexa Thielman Megan Taylor Women’s Golf Baillee Hauser Rikki Roscoe Katie Sheetz

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- The University of Minnesota Crookston athletic department recognized their distinguished award recipients for the 2014-15 season during the University’s award banquet held Thur., April 23 at Kiehle Auditorium. UMC football player Greg Lofquist (Sr., LB, South St. Paul, Minn./Criminal Justice) was selected Male Outstanding Athlete of the Year, while women’s basketball player Katrina Moenkedick (Jr., F, Perham, Minn./Applied Studies) was Feamle Outstanding Athlete of the Year. Moenkedick is a back-to-back award winner.

UMC also handed out awards for Outstanding Student-Athletes of the Year. Matt Borowicz of the football team (Sr., OL, Stephen, Minn./Health Science) and Ashley Martell of the women’s basketball team (Sr., G, Somerset, Wis./Health Science) were selected as Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year. Lucas Reller (Sr., G, Lead, S.D./Management) earned the Justin Knebel Memorial Award.

The recipient of the award is somebody that exlempifies the things Justin did, being the ultimate team player who works hard on the court and in the classroom and excels both athletically and academically. Reller is a management major at UMC. - Ryan Haggstrom (Jr., 1B/RHP/Apple Valley, Minn./Accounting) earned the 2015 NSIC Gold Glove for first base as part of the 2015 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Baseball All-Conference Teams. Haggstrom is the first Golden Eagle to earn recognition of any kind of an An All-NSIC Baseball team since Jake Poehler in 2008.

Haggstrom was consistently one of the best defensive players in the conference making many highlight reel plays to save runs and errors for the Golden Eagles throughout the season, using his long frame and athletic ability. Haggstrom finished the season with a .995 fielding percentage with 431 chances, 399 putouts at first base, 30 assists and just two errors. In addition, he was a part of 23 double plays. Haggstrom was in his second year of being a first baseman after playing outfied mostly as a freshman and catcher in high school at Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minn.

- The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) announced that Matt McClure (Sr., Grand Rapids, Minn./Natural Resources) was named 2014-15 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Men’s Golf All-Conference Second Team. McClure earned three AllNSIC honors during his career as he was an All-NSIC First Team selection as a junior and an All-NSIC Second Team pick as a freshman.

- The UMC baseball team finished with their best season in program history with a 14-36 (8-26 NSIC) mark. The 14 wins surpassed the previous mark of 10 wins set in 2012. In addition, they tallied eight conference wins which broke the previous mark set in 2003. The Golden Eagles finished their season with a doubleheader sweep of Minot State, the first time since 2003.

- The UMC softball team finished the season with a 4-44 (0-30 mark). Despite the struggles in the conference, Coach Don Stopa and UMC were able to improve on their record from the previous season and look for a bright future in the program.

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GOLDEN EAGLE UPDATE May 2 - 15, 2015 - University of Minnesota Crookston Athletic Department

UMC Student-Athletes of the Year - Matt Borowicz (Sr., Football, Stephen, Minn.) The Student-Athlete of the Year Award honors someone with a 3.2 GPA or higher, who has lettered in the same sports for two years with outstanding athletic and academic achievements. This person also displays exemplary citizenship and is a role model for their respective program.

Borowicz was a four-year member of the football team and was named Capital One Academic All-America Division I First Team for his excellence in the classroom over four years in Crookston. Borowicz maintains a 3.9 grade point average and has been accepted into the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. He earned Capital One Academic All-District for Super Region 3 for the second-season in a row. Borowicz was a Myles Brand NSIC All-Academic with Distinction recipient and was named NSIC All-Academic. Borowicz was also a key member of the offensive line as a senior, starting at tackle for the Golden Eagles.

- Ashley Martell (Jr., Women’s Basketball, Somerset, Wis.). She maintained a 3.994 grade point average in health science. Martell earned the Butch Raymond Scholarship, a $5000 scholarship sponsored by Sanford Health that was given to a student-athlete at each NSIC institution who was going into a health related field. In addition, Martell earned the NSIC Myles Brand Academic with Distinction Award for being a graduating student-athlete with a 3.75 GPA or higher. Martell was a member of the NSIC All-Academic team. She was a team captain for the UMC women’s basketball team that achieved one of their best seasons in program history with 14 wins and a berth in the NSIC/Sanford Health Basketball Tournament. In addition, she was a member of the Chancellor’s 4.0 list for the Fall semester of 2014.

She way a key contributor off the bench, averaging 15 minutes per game with 3.8 points per game. She shot 35.1 percent from beyond the arc. Martell will be attending the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo. for physician’s assistant school.

UMC Athletes of the Year

- Greg Lofquist (Sr., Football, South St. Paul, Minn.). The Athlete of the Year award honors someone who has both outstanding athletic and academic achievements and displays exemplary citizenship and is a role model for their respective program.

Lofquist had an outstanding senior season in the Maroon and Gold during the 2014 season. Lofquist led the Golden Eagles with 160 tackles, which was the most tackles a player has ever had in a single-season at UMC, surpassing the previous mark set by Neil Austin in 2001. Lofquist’s 98 tackles were also a single-season record, as were his 62 solo tackles. Lofquist led the NSIC in tackles on the season and was third in the nation in total tackles. The senior was moved to linebacker from defensive end prior to the start of his senior campaign due to injury and far exceeded expectations with his performance. Lofquist had nine-straight games with 10 or more tackles and ended his season with 20 tackles against Minnesota State University Moorhead, which ranks third all-time in a single game. Lofquist had 13.5 tackles for loss, four sacks and one interception on the season.

Lofquist was named NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team after his outstanding season, becoming the first player since Richard Haley in 2011 and 2012 to receive First Team honors. Lofquist will become service of the United States of America when he reports to Marine Corps base Quantico to begin Officer Candidate School in June, to fulfull a linelong dream. Lofquist’s younger brother Chuck accepted on his behalf.

- Katrina Moenkedick (Sr., Women’s Basketball, Perham, Minn.) Moenkedick earned the honor for the second-consecutive season. She hlped the UMC women’s basketball team achieve one of their best seasons in program history, leading the team to the NSIC/Sanfiord Health Tournament including a thrilling win over Concordia University-St. Paul in order to advance to the Sanford Pentagon and the final eight of the tournament. Moenkedick joined Alexa Thielman as the fourth and fifth Golden Eagle basketball players to earn All-NSIC First Team honors. She averaged 14.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a junior for UMC. In addition, she became the ninth player in program history to score 1,000 career points. She also has surpassed 500 rebounds in her career, becoming the third player in program history to do so. Moenkedick will have one season remaining at UMC.