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Gottardo & Wilkerson win Jack Swartz Award; 67 Augustana student athletes win Academic All-Conference recognition this fall

12/17/2018 2:19:00 PM

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Sophomore Karissa Gottardo (left) and senior Brandon Wilkerson (right) were the 
winners of the Jack Swartz Award in the CCIW for the fall of 2018.

Sophomore Karissa Gottardo (Jacobs HS, Algonquin, Ill.) and senior Brandon Wilkerson (Tri-Point HS, Stelle, Ill.) of Augustana have been named the winners of the Jack Swartz Award in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin for the fall of 2018. Gottardo was a mid-fielder for the Vikings soccer team while Wilkerson was the number one runner for the Blue & Gold in cross country.
 
There were a total of 67 Augustana athletes who were named academic all-conference honorees during the fall season, which included the sports of football, women's volleyball, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's cross country, women's cross country, women's tennis and women's golf.
 
The Jack Swartz Award is given to one male and one female athlete at the end of each athletic season. The honor is given by the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin and each of the nine schools in the league are allowed to pick their own representatives. The only requirement is that the winners must earn a varsity letter in his/her sport and have a grade point average of at least 3.50. The award is named after the late Jack Swartz, who served as the Commissioner of the CCIW until his death in 1998.
 
Gottardo, a mid-fielder for Head Coach Scott Mejia's Vikings, enjoyed a tremendous sophomore season. She scored six goals and two assists on 20 shots this past fall. She was credited with 13 shots on goal and came up with a league leading three game-winning goals.
 
She was a second team all-conference selection in the CCIW and she was voted the Most Valuable Offensive Player by her teammates.
 
An elementary education major, Gottardo carries a 3.81 grade point average and she is the daughter of Frank and Michelle Gottardo of Algonquin, Illinois. She helped Augustana to a 13-3-3 overall record and a 5-1-2 mark in the CCIW, good for second place in the league standings.
 
Wilkerson was the unquestioned leader of the 2018 Vikings cross country team. He was the team's top finisher in all seven of the meets that Augustana competed in during the fall season.
 
He was 10th in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Championships in Warrenville, Illinois on October 27 and that was the second straight top-10 finish in the league for Wilkerson. He was also second at both the Western Illinois Invitational (August 31) and the Olivet Nazarene Invitational (September 28) and he took fifth at the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational (September 21) and seventh at the Luther All-American Invitational (September 8).
 
The son of Mark and Rhonda Wilkerson of Stelle, Illinois, Brandon was named the Most Valuable Performer for the Vikings in 2018 and he also served as team captain. He sports a 3.82 grade point average and is a math and education major. Twice he finished in the top 10 of the CCIW Championships in cross country.
 
During the past spring he was an All-American in track & field in the 3000 steeplechase and in 2017 he was the CCIW champion in that event.
 
2018 AUGUSTANA COLLEGE
ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS - FALL
 
ATHLETE/SCHOOL SPORT GPA MAJOR HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL)
Natalie DeBartolomeis W Soccer 3.48 BUMK/GRD Lone Tree, CO / J K Mullen
Jenna Dvorak W Soccer 3.95 GRD/BUMK Elmhurst, IL / York
Karissa Gottardo W Soccer 3.81 EDEL Algonquin, IL / Harry D Jacobs
Allison Harvey W Soccer 3.72 PSYC Wheaton, IL / Wheaton-Warrenville
Cora Jacobsen W Soccer 3.80 BUMG/ACCT Palatine, IL / Palatine
Cameron Kekelik W Soccer 3.43 CSD/SPPU Munster, IN / Munster
Lauren Muzzalupo W Soccer 3.66 PSYC Saint Charles, IL / Saint Charles North
Alexandria Serra W Soccer 3.35 CSD Silvis, IL / Alleman Catholic
Grace Sigler W Soccer 3.83 BIOL Rock Island, IL / Rock Island
Jordyn Sundberg W Soccer 3.71 CSD Oswego, IL / Aurora Central Catholic
Abby Wendell W Soccer 3.51 CSD Arlington Heights, IL / Hersey
Olivia Doak Volleyball 3.88 AAUN Crystal Lake, IL / Crystal Lake Central
Madison Glatz Volleyball 3.80 EDLE/EDME Morton, IL / Morton
Kayla Heflen Volleyball 3.90 EDSN Saint Charles, IL / Saint Charles North
Brooke Harmon Volleyball 3.79 MATH/EDMA Saint Louis, MO / Lindbergh
Brooke Keegan Volleyball 3.49 BUFN/ACCT Ladd, IL / Hall Township
Savana Sparks Volleyball 3.47 BCHM Maroa, IL / Maroa-Forsyth
Brooke Dean W Golf 3.60 AAUN Atlanta, IL / Olympia
Jennifer Filotto W Golf 3.61 CSD Romeoville, IL / Joliet Catholic Academy
Rylie Schurter W Golf 3.73 AAUN Crystal Lake, IL / Crystal Lake Central
Jillian Stone W Golf 3.37 ACCT Reynolds, IL / Rockridge
Leraaen Abbott W Tennis 3.32 NSCI/CSD Belvidere, IL / Belvidere North
Maleeha Chowdhury W Tennis 3.36 NSCI Highlands Ranch, CO / Rock Canyon
Nicole Gomes Pacheco W Tennis 3.91 AAUN Mogi Das Cruzes, SAO /
Madeline Lombardi W Tennis 3.47 IBSN Glen Carbon, IL / Edwardsville
Kalli Majewski W Tennis 3.55 PMED Mundelein, IL / Mundelein
Anne Timm W Tennis 3.47 BUFN Crystal Lake, IL / Prairie Ridge
Emily Bromley WXC 3.79 AAUN McHenry, IL / McHenry West
Carmen Bruchnak WXC 4.00 AAUN Plymouth, MI / Plymouth-Canton
Katie Dejulius WXC 4.00 AAUN Frankfort, IL / Lincoln-Way East
Carol Garcia WXC 3.96 BIOL Belvidere, IL / Belvidere North
Olivia Hogenkamp WXC 3.77 MATH Lakewood, CO / Lakewood
Jill Humecke WXC 3.66 ENVR/GEOG Wheaton, IL / Wheaton North
Erin La Russo WXC 3.52 CHEM/SPAN Palatine, IL / William Fremd
Jessica Lechtenberg WXC 3.95 SOC/PUBH Fort Atkinson, IA / South Winneshiek Cmty Sch
Shelby Limbach WXC 3.51 POLS/COMM Indianapolis, IN / Pike High School
Daniele London WXC 3.76 ACCT/BUMG Baldwin, IL / Red Bud
Madison Mayer WXC 4.00 AAUN Rolling Meadows, IL / Rolling Meadows
Hannah Penn WXC 3.68 ENVR/GEOG Normal, IL / Normal Community
Mackenzie Renihan WXC 3.42 BIOL Vernon Hills, IL / Vernon Hills
Haille Taylor WXC 3.64 AAUN Chillicothe, IL / Illinois Valley Central
Irais Tenorio WXC 3.70 AAUN Poplar Grove, IL / North Boone
Kristian Carroll MXC 3.48 BIOL/PSYC Colorado Springs, CO / Pine Creek
Nicholas Harvey MXC 3.32 BUMK/COMM Elgin, IL / Central
Jackson Mainellis MXC 3.31 COMM Bartlett, IL / South Elgin
Michael Mankowski MXC 3.54 GEOG/ENVR Gardner, IL / Gardner South Wilmington
Carl Schoenfield MXC 4.00 AAUN Mundelein, IL / Mundelein
Cameron Shotton MXC 3.35 GEOG/ENR Cortland, IL / DeKalb
Justin Verlinden MXC 3.73 NSCI/BIOL East Moline, IL / United Township
Brandon Wilkerson MXC 3.82 EDMA/MATH Stelle, IL / Tri-Point High School
Robert Williams MXC 3.90 EDHI Vernon Hills, IL / Vernon Hills
Karsten Zielinski MXC 3.70 AAUN Schaumburg, IL / Schaumburg
Bryson Adcock Football 3.92 APMA North Liberty, IA /Iowa City West
Andrew Anderson Football 3.34 BUMK/ACCT Marengo, IL / Marengo
Luke Bleyer Football 3.45 ACCT/BUFN Springfield, IL / Williamsville
Patrick Byrne Football 3.50 AAUN Chicago, IL / Saint Patrick
William Ingalls Football 3.60 MJMC/ENGL Rockford, IL / Christian Life Center
Aleksander Jacobs Football 3.93 POLS/ECON Rock Island, IL / Rock Island
David Lane Football 3.43 BUMK Bethalto, IL / Civic Memorial
Thomas McSorley Football 3.45 BUMK/BUMG Arlington Heights, IL / Buffalo Grove
Hunter Menke Football 3.68 BUFN Davenport, IA / Davenport Central
Matt Payton Football 3.36 AAUN Sugar Grove, IL / Kaneland
Logan Pierard Football 3.36 AAUN Coal City, IL / Coal City
Michael Riley Football 3.58 BUMG/BUMK Elmhurst, IL / York
Luke Sawicki Football 3.70 BUFN/BUMG Naperville, IL / Neuqua Valley
Joseph Timm Football 3.39 PMED Port Byron, IL / Alleman Catholic
Daniel Tjaden Football 3.78 BUMK Bettendorf, IA /Davenport  Assumption
Walker Whalen Football 3.49 EDMA/EDMM Shorewood, IL / Minooka
Chaz Williams Football 3.60 ENGR Princeton, IL / Princeton
Matthew Allen M Soccer 3.33 MJMC Batavia, IL / Batavia
Daniel Artman M Soccer 3.75 BUFN/ACCT Hanover Park, IL / Schaumburg
Adam Bauman M Soccer 3.33 BUFN/ACCT Bloomington, IL / Normal Community West
Tyler Duggan M Soccer 3.65 BIOL Broomfield, CO / Broomfield
Tyler Markell M Soccer 3.54 AAUN Berthoud, CO / Berthoud
Jackson McKearnan M Soccer 3.33 BUFN/ECON Gurnee, IL / Warren Township
Sander Soerhaug M Soccer 3.73 IBSN/PSYC Haugesund, Norway/Vardaf Jell VGS
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



























































































































Past winners of the Jack Swartz Award
1991-92
FALL  - Dan Simpson, Cross Country 3.87 (History & Political Science); Jean Fraser, Tennis 3.78 (Elementary Education)
WINTER - Rob Narske, Swimming 3.68 (Chemistry); Rebecca Rivan, Basketball 3.98 (Math & Secondary Education)
SPRING - Mark Reade, Track 3.86 (English, Economics & Business); Kim Huntington, Track 3.88 (Biology & Pre-Medicine)
 
1992-93
FALL - Dan Peters, Cross Country 4.00 (English & Political Science); Jennifer Black, Volleyball 3.42 (Accounting & Finance)
WINTER - Aben Cooper, Basketball 3.43 (Biology & Pre-Physical Therapy); Andrea Magyar, Basketball 3.95 (Biology & Pre-Physical Therapy)
SPRING - Clark Collins, Track 3.46 (Biology & Pre-Medicine); Shawna Nelsen, Track 3.91 (English & Political Science)
 
1993-94
FALL - Lance Stephens, Soccer 3.73 (Business Administration); Brigette Morrow, Tennis 3.92 (Public Administration)
WINTER - Steve Baughman, Wrestling 3.92 (Biology & Pre-Medicine); Amy Bratta, Basketball 3.58 (Biology, Psychology & Pre Physical Therapy)
SPRING - Joel Southern, Baseball 3.95 (Chemistry); Meribeth Schwartz, Track 3.71 (English & Secondary Education)
 
1994-95
FALL - Erik Belby, Cross Country 3.72 (Math, History & Secondary Education); Becky Miller, Volleyball 3.77 (Accounting & Finance)
WINTER - Tony Lavorato, Basketball 3.39 (Math & Secondary Education); Heather Eckhart, Swimming 3.29 (Biology & Pre-Physical Therapy)
SPRING - Chris Neuhart, Golf 3.52 (Political Science & Public Administration); Rachel Knapp, Track 3.87 (Biology & Pre-Physical Therapy)
 
1995-96
FALL - Tommy King, Football 3.97 (Biology & Pre-Medicine); Kelly Regan, Volleyball 3.95 (Biology & Pre-Physical Therapy)
WINTER - Matt Dutton, Basketball 3.64 (Business & Finance); Becky Waughop, Basketball 3.82 (English & Education)
SPRING - Paul Hefter, Tennis 3.95 (Math Computer Science & Finance); Michelle Yocherer, Track 3.94 (Accounting & Political Science)
 
1996-97
FALL - Ashley Borah, Volleyball 3.84 (Pre-Physical Therapy); Ryan Carpenter, Football 3.91 (Math, Computer, Physics)
WINTER - Marissa Sule, Swimming 3.58 (Biology, English & Occupational Therapy); Eric Kubatzke, Wrestling 3.62 (Pre-Physical Therapy)
SPRING - Suzanne Billings, Track & Field 3.45 (Biology; Pre-Veterinary Medicine); J.C. Michel, Tennis 4.00 (Pre-Medicine)
 
1997-98
FALL - Kristy Windy, Cross Country 3.80 (Psychology & Elementary Education); Ryan Estabrook, Soccer 3.36 (Math & Secondary Education)
WINTER - Mandy Huizer, Swimming 3.46 (Biology & Pre-Veterinary Medicine); Eric Kubatzke, Wrestling 3.65 (Pre-Physical Therapy)
SPRING - Allison Wolak, Track & Field 3.78 (Business, Marketing & Speech Comm); Larry Skidmore, Baseball 3.35 (Math)
 
1998-99
FALL - Susan Paige, Cross Country 3.57 (Psychology & Elementary Education); Jeff Valentini, Soccer 3.35 (Physical Therapy)
WINTER - Beth Engle, Swimming & Diving 3.53 (History); Miles Stevenson, Swimming & Diving 3.73 (Computer Science)
SPRING - Rhonda Brown, Softball 3.97 (Biology & Pre-Medicine); Jay Mellentine, Golf 3.61 (Accounting & Business)
 
1999-2000
FALL - Cherie Peterson, Soccer 3.83 (Spanish & Sociology); Tyson Crist, Soccer 3.54 (Business Administration)
WINTER - Jamie Pales, Wrestling 3.27 (English & Education); Sarah Reid, Swimming 3.38 (Speech Pathology)
SPRING - Scott Schmid, Baseball, 3.65 (Business Administration & Marketing); Maegan Harris, Track, 3.80 (Math, Chemistry & Psychology)
 
2000-01
FALL - Cherie Peterson, Soccer, 3.85 (Spanish & Sociology); Mackenzie Hay, Football, 3.45 (Biology & Pre-Medicine)
WINTER - Kim Baier, Indoor Track & Field, 3.94 (Chemistry); Jamie Pales, Wrestling, 3.36 (English)
SPRING - Amy Tirmensteir, Track & Field, 3.98 (Geography); John Watson, Golf, 3.58 (Business & Accounting)
 
2001-02
FALL - Kiersten Madden, Volleyball, 3.91 (Biology & Environmental Studies); Todd Baldwin, Football, 4.00 (Accounting & Economics)
WINTER - Tammie Beasley, Indoor Track, 3.27 (Business Administration); Rudy Kovachevich, Indoor Track, 3.95 (Biology & Pre-Medicine)
SPRING - Melissa Cook, Softball, 3.84 (Business & Accounting); Brian Sayers, Golf, 3.42 (Business Administration)
 
2002-03
FALL - Cory Tillman, Volleyball, 3.87 (Math & Computer Science); Bob Paulin, Football, 3.49 (Accounting & Computer Science)
WINTER - Melissa DeRycke, Basketball, 3.52 (Speech Pathology); Matt Simcock, Swimming, 3.70 (German & Business Administration)
SPRING - Jeff Dunn, Baseball, 3.56 (Political Science); Tracy Skibitzki, Track & Field, 3.70 (Studio Art)
 
2003-04
FALL - Kendra Petrie, Soccer, 3.66 (Speech Pathology & Spanish); Adam Guy, Football, 3.94 (Physics)
WINTER - Maura Milas, Swimming, 3.88 (Biology; Pre-Dentistry); Matt Simcock, Swimming, 3.53 (German; Business Administration & Economics)
SPRING - Mike Bartlett, Track & Field, 3.73 (Computer Business); Manda Geerts, Track & Field, 4.00 (Communication Science & Disorders)
 
2004-05
FALL - Kristen Pence, Tennis, 3.72 (Math Computer Science); Mike Clark, Football, 3.95 (Accounting Business Administration)
WINTER - Kristen Pence, Basketball, 3.73 (Math Computer Science); Travis Hoyt, Basketball, 3.54 (Finance & Economics)
SPRING - Jilian Widick, Softball, 3.32 (Biology); Steve Broski, Baseball, 4.00 (Biology pre-Medicine)
 
2005-06
FALL – Jeanna Dalton, Volleyball, 3.62 (Business Administration Management); Adam Houghton, Cross Country, 3.74 (Biology Pre-Medicine)
WINTER – Kelly Sikora, Basketball, 3.74 (Biology Pre-Medicine); Drew Wessels, Basketball, 3.56 (Business Management Information Systems)
SPRING – Bekki Cheatham, Track & Field, 3.88 (Spanish & Education); Nick Johnson, Track & Field, 3.98 (Math)
 
2006-07
FALL – Keri Hess, Soccer 3.60 (Biology); Tim Frey, Cross Country 3.90 (History)
WINTER – Kim Rymer, Basketball, 3.58 (Psychology Biology Pre-Physical Therapy); Drew Wessels, Basketball, 3.53 (Business Administration)
SPRING – Meghan Voiland, Track & Field, 3.85 (Biology Pre-Physical Therapy); Ted McMillan, Track & Field, 3.52 (Chemistry)
 
2007-08
FALL – Keri Hess, Soccer, 3.57 (Biology); Blaine Westemeyer, Football, 3.93 (Biochemistry)
WINTER – Keli Coleman, Indoor Track & Field, 3.81 (Biology); Jim Beatty, Indoor Track & Field, 3.98 (History)
SPRING – Sara Brokaw, Softball, 3.64 (Business); Ted McMillan, Track & Field 3.53 (Chemistry)
 
2008-09
FALL – Rachel Gahn, Women's Golf, 3.88 (Biochemistry & Biology); Blaine Westemeyer, Football, 3.92 (Biochemistry & pre-Medicine)
WINTER – Keli Coleman, Indoor Track & Field, 3.84 (Biology & Pre-Medicine); Ted McMillan, Indoor Track & Field, 3.54 (Chemistry)
SPRING – Paula Neiweem, Outdoor Track & Field, 3.56 (Biology & Pre-Medicine); Greg Ruth, Tennis, 3.70 (History)
 
2009-10
FALL – Courtney Jungnickel, Volleyball, 3.50 (Business Administration); Blaine Westemeyer, Football, 3.92 (Biochemistry & pre-Medicine)
WINTER – Amy Walsh, Indoor Track & Field, 3.99 (Psychology & Biology); Matt Pelton, Basketball, 3.89 (International Business & Accounting)
SPRING – Karlee Quaritsch, 3.50 (Psychology); Max Petersen, 3.98 (Biochemistry Pre-medicine Religion)
 

2010-11
FALL – Courtney Jungnickel, Volleyball, 3.65 (Business Administration); John Mago, Football, 3.76 (Journalism)
WINTER – Hannah Hottle, Indoor Track & Field, 3.57 (Biology); Brian Benning, Indoor Track & Field, 3.59 (Spanish Education)
SPRING – Ella Mathieson, Outdoor Track & Field, 3.56 (Biology Psychology); Mike Tisza, Men's Track & Field, 3.71 (Biology English)
 
2011-12
FALL – Sarahbeth Jones, Cross Country, 3.54 (English & Communications); Mike Tisza, Cross Country, 3.73 (English, Biology Pre-Medicine)
WINTER – Sarahbeth Jones, Indoor Track & Field, 3.56 (English & Communications); Justin Smith, Indoor Track & Field, 3.77 (Biochemistry)
SPRING – Sarahbeth Jones, Outdoor Track & Field, 3.56 (English & Communications); Adam DeSimone, Men's Tennis, 3.52 (Economics Math)
 
2012-13
FALL – Maggie Hoscheit, Soccer, 3.87 (Biology Pre-Medicine); Jonathan Smith, Cross Country, 3.66 (Biology)
WINTER – Helen Myers, Swimming & Diving, 3.52 (Anthropology); Greg Patton, Indoor Track & Field, 3.56 (Accounting & Political Science)
SPRING – Kierra Smith, Outdoor Track & Field, 3.56 (Political Science Accounting); Ben Heaton, Baseball, 3.85 (Accounting Business Finance)
 
2013-14
FALL – Becca Sund, Cross Country, 3.98 (Math Education); Erik Westerberg, Football, 3.85 (Math Education)
WINTER – Molly Etheridge, 3.75 (Comm. Sciences and Disorders); Josh Eisenberg, 3.96 (Pre-Medicine Biology)
SPRING – Sarah Hintz, Softball, 3.66 (Elementary Education); David Voland, Outdoor Track & Field, 3.80 (Mathematics)
 
2014-15
FALL – Kylie Siebert, Volleyball, 3.74 (Business Administration); Nathan Kyes, Soccer, 3.96 (Accounting Finance)
WINTER – Jessica Bacon, Indoor Track & Field, 3.76 (Elementary Education); Ben Ryan, Men's Basketball, 3.61 (Pre-Medicine Biochemistry)
SPRING – Laura Behnke, Softball, 3.63 (Accounting & Business Administration Finance); David Devore, Outdoor Track & Field, 3.68 (Computer Science & Applied Mathematics)
 
2015-16
FALL – Lauren Goggin, Tennis, 3.53 (Accounting & Business Administration); Keith Sands, Cross Country, 3.77 (Math & Education)
WINTER – Anna Martines, Indoor Track & Field, 3.61 (Communication Science & Disorders); Dan Popek, Indoor Track & Field, 3.58 (Biology/Neuroscience)
SPRING – Anne Hopkins, Lacrosse 3.54 (Business Administration/Management); Austin Schoeck, Tennis 3.84 (Political Science)
 
2016-17
FALL – Hannah Lohmeier, Soccer, 3.96 (Biochemistry); Tanner Osing, Cross Country, 3.52 (Public Health)
WINTER – Olivia Mayer, Basketball, 3.69 (Psychology); Isaac Smith, Indoor Track & Field, 3.53 (Chemistry)
SPRING – Mackenzie Butcher, Track & Field, 3.93 (Biochemistry); Carter Amundsen, Baseball, 3.98 (Spanish, Accounting, Business Finance)
 
2017-18
FALL – Jenna Lawrence, Golf, 3.69 (Public Health & Communication); Mitchell Johnson, Cross Country, 4.00 (Applied Math & Business Finance)
WINTER – Victoria Allen, Basketball, 3.90 (Accounting/Business Finance); Travon Aldridge, Indoor Track & field, 3.59 (Business Management/Communication Studies
SPRING – Valeria Melo, Track & Field, 3.98 (Public Health & Biology); Samuel Totten, Tennis, 3.97 (Engineering & Applied Math)
 
2018-19
FALL – Karissa Gottardo, Soccer, 3.81 (Elementary Education); Brandon Wilkerson, Cross Country, 3.82 (Math & Education)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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