Mankato, Minn. — The Minnesota State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics hosted the
27th Annual Maverick Achievement Awards and Senior Honors Dinner Sunday and 57 student-athletes were honored as
Maverick Achievement Award recipients.
Since 1986 the Maverick Achievement Awards program, which is sponsored by
Federated Insurance, has sought to recognize true student-athletes at Minnesota State. Requirements for the award stipulate that recipients be seniors, letterwinners and have a grade point average of 3.00 or better entering their senior year of competition. A total of 915 student-athletes have been honored as Maverick Achievement Award recipients since the program’s inception.
2012-13 Maverick Achievement Award Recipients
Name |
Sport |
Major |
Hometown |
Emilia Andersson |
Hockey |
Family Consumer Science |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Jacob Bastyr |
Cross Country |
Physical Education |
Owatonna, Minn. |
Kayla Berning |
Volleyball |
Mass Communications |
Anoka, Minn. |
Nicole Blum |
Swimming |
Social Work |
Diamond Bar, Calif. |
Philip Cook |
Hockey |
Sport Management |
Wheaton, Ill. |
Annie Dahl |
Track and Field |
Dental Hygiene |
Cashton, Wis. |
Samantha Dale |
Volleyball |
Family Consumer Science |
Alexandria, Minn. |
Brandi Dohmen* |
Tennis |
Spanish |
Portage, Wis. |
Nicole Dooher |
Soccer |
Exercise Science |
New Hope, Minn. |
Michael Eckhart |
Baseball |
Management |
Boone, Iowa |
Eryn Edgerton |
Softball |
Elementary Education |
Wausau, Wis. |
Garrett Eklof |
Cross Country |
Electrical Engineering |
Madison, Wis. |
Tyler Elbrecht |
Hockey |
Marketing |
Edwardsville, Ill. |
Lauren Finley* |
Swimming |
Psychology |
North Pole, Alaska |
Jonathan Flattery |
Baseball |
Management |
Fort Dodge, Iowa |
Chelsea Fogarty |
Volleyball |
Exercise Science |
Belle Plaine, Minn. |
Alex Folk |
Wrestling |
Automotive Engineering |
Janesville, Wis. |
Emma Grumke |
Soccer |
Accounting |
Waunakee, Wis. |
Audom Hathaway |
Track and Field |
Alcohol and Drug Studies |
Byron, Minn. |
Eriah Hayes |
Hockey |
Sport Management |
LaCrescent, Minn. |
Brittany Henry |
Soccer |
Sport Management |
Stillwater, Minn. |
Ross Jirgl |
Football |
Human Biology |
Wausau, Wis. |
Tandy Juell |
Track and Field |
Exercise Science |
Redwood Falls, Minn. |
Benjamin Keller |
Baseball |
Mechanical Engineering |
Andover, Minn. |
Joshua LaPlante |
Football |
Elementary Education |
Chatfield, Minn. |
Scott Lindner |
Baseball |
Accounting |
Eden Prairie, Minn. |
Grant Luer |
Track and Field |
Exercise Science |
Menomonie, Wis. |
Kelsey Magnusson* |
Cross Country |
Elementary Education |
Rosemount, Minn. |
Erika Magnusson |
Hockey |
Plant Science/Ecology |
Fergus Falls, Minn, |
Amber McHugh* |
Swimming |
Psychology |
Lewisville, Texas |
Courtney McKelvogue* |
Softball |
Special Education |
West Des Moines, Iowa |
Moriah Miller |
Track and Field |
Dental Hygiene |
Centerville, Minn. |
Lianna Morrow |
Soccer |
Human Biology |
Brookings, S.D. |
Evan Mosey |
Hockey |
Sport Management |
Downers Grove, Ill. |
Nicholas Nelson |
Track and Field |
Law Enforcement |
Lakeville, Minn. |
Jenna Peterson |
Softball |
Sport Management |
Hopkins, Minn. |
Haley Petterson |
Soccer |
Physical Education |
Evansville, Wis. |
Megan Pickert |
Swimming |
Human Biology |
Berthoud, Colo. |
Taylor Post |
Golf |
Accounting |
Orono, Minn. |
Marissa Reeve |
Swimming |
Health Education |
Prospect Heights, Ill. |
Kathleen Reynolds |
Basketball |
Correctional Law |
Sioux City, Iowa |
Hailey Robb |
Tennis |
Mass Communications |
Burnsville, Minn. |
Jennifer Rogers* |
Cross Country |
English |
Apple Valley, Minn. |
Austin Schachtner |
Football |
Human Biology |
Humboldt, Iowa |
Laura Schuneman |
Track and Field |
Exercise Science |
Arlington, Minn. |
Lauren Smith |
Hockey |
Law Enforcement |
Burnsville, Minn. |
Lauren Somers |
Soccer |
Finance |
Bloomington, Minn. |
Abby Sonner |
Softball |
Elementary Education |
Johnston, Iowa |
Courteney Steinhauser |
Volleyball |
Special Education |
New Ulm, Minn. |
Ashley Sykora |
Soccer |
Corrections |
Brooklyn Park, Minn. |
Tabetha Temperly |
Swimming |
Exercise Science |
East Dubuque, Ill. |
Alyssa Van Klei |
Basketball |
Math-Education |
Stillwater, Minn. |
Cassie Weik |
Soccer |
Criminal Investigation |
Oakdale, Minn. |
Gregory Werner |
Golf |
Exercise Science |
Farmington, Minn. |
Brianne West |
Soccer |
Biology |
Omaha, Neb. |
Mahlon Zimmerman |
Baseball |
Accounting |
Renville, Minn. |
Lauren Zrust |
Hockey |
Physical Education |
Blaine, Minn. |
*MSU’s NSIC Myles Brand Award Winners