Luke Sawicki and Jenna Dvorak win Jack Swartz Award in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin for the fall of 2019-20; 79 student-athletes win academic all-conference honors
 

Senior linebacker Luke Sawicki (Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville, Ill.) and junior defender Jenna Dvorak (York HS, Elmhurst, Ill.) were named the winners of the Jack Swartz Award in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin for the fall sports season of 2019-20.
 
Both athletes had contributions on the defensive side of action in their respective sports. Sawicki was a big reason why the Viking football team finished 6-4 for the school's first winning season since 2010 and Dvorak helped the women's soccer team to a 10-4-3 overall record and a berth in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Tournament's championship game.
 
There were a total of 79  Augustana student-athletes who were named academic all-conference honorees during the fall season, which included the sports of football, volleyball, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's cross country, women's cross country, women's golf and women's tennis.
 
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.
 
Dvorak was a season-long starter (17 games) as a defender for an Augustana team that went 10-4-3 overall and advanced to the championship match of the CCIW Tournament. The Vikings allowed just 0.62 goals per 90 minutes (11 in 17 games) and that is the fourth-lowest average in the 27-year history of the program.
 
She was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team at the conclusion of the season.
 
Dvorak has actually been a two-year starter for Augustana and a year ago helped her team to a 13-3-3 mark and a 0.65 goals-against-average.
 
A standout in the classroom as well as on the soccer pitch, Dvorak sports a 3.98 grade point average with majors in graphic design and business administration/marketing.  She is a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C.) and had participated in the athletic leadership training program offered by the office of student life (O.S.L.) at Augustana. She is also a Young Life leader where she helps interact with teams at local high schools who are interested in growing their faith.
 
She is the daughter of Greg and Jayme Dvorak of Elmhurst, Illinois.
 
Sawicki was the Vikings leading tackler for the second year in a row. He had team highs of 50 solo, 37 assisted and 87 total stops and was second on the team with 15 ½ tackles for loss. He ranked in the nation's top 50 in tackles for loss and in the top 100 with solo tackles. In CCIW play he finished second in the league in solo (45) and total (76) tackles and tied for fifth in tackles for loss (12 ½). He finished his career tied for 10^th on the school's career tackles list with 228 and fourth in solos with 138. He is third in tackles for loss with 37.
 
A two-time all-conference selection at linebacker, he was also a second team all-region pick this fall by D3football.com. He was a semi-finalist for the Campbell Trophy that combines academic excellence and athletic prowess and he is a nominee for an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. 
 
He was the CCIW's "Player of the Week" on September 9 after the Vikings manhandled Coe 41-3 in the season opener.
 
A business finance and management major with a 3.66 grade point average, Sawicki is the son of David and Doreen Sawicki of Naperville, Illinois.
 
2019 AUGUSTANA COLLEGE
ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS - FALL
 
 

ATHLETE/SCHOOL	SPORT	MAJOR	HOMETOWN	HIGH SCHOOL	GPA
Bryson Adcock/Augustana	Football	APMA/CSC	North Liberty, IA	West High School	3.94
Andrew Anderson/Augustana	Football	BUMK/ACCT	Marengo, IL	Marengo Community High School	3.36
Patrick Byrne/Augustana	Football	BUMG	Chicago, IL	Saint Patrick High School	3.47
John Cervino/Augustana	Football	BUFN/BUMG	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville High School	3.32
Vincent D'Orazio/Augustana	Football	BIOL	Saint Charles, IL	Saint Francis College Preparat	3.48
Aleksander Jacobs/Augustana	Football	POLS/ECON	Rock Island, IL	Rock Island High School	3.96
David Lane/Augustana	Football	BUMK/ACCT	Bethalto, IL	Civic Memorial High School	3.45
Matthew McCarthy/Augustana	Football	EDHI/EDMH	Lemont, IL	Chicago Christian High School	3.52
Hunter Menke/Augustana	Football	BUFN/ECON	Davenport, IA	Davenport Central High School	3.68
Dayne Millard/Augustana	Football	BIOL	Oswego, IL	Oswego High School	3.55
Matt Payton/Augustana	Football	EDHI/EDMH	Sugar Grove, IL	Kaneland High School	3.48
Logan Pierard/Augustana	Football	BIOL	Coal City, IL	Coal City High School	3.38
Michael Riley/Augustana	Football	BUMG/BUMK	Elmhurst, IL	York Community High School	3.35
Luke Sawicki/Augustana	Football	BUFN/BUMG	Naperville, IL	Neuqua Valley High School	3.66
Michael Scarpinato/Augustana	Football	BUMK/BUMG	Sherrard, IL	Alleman High School	3.34
Joseph Timm/Augustana	Football	PMED/PUBH	Port Byron, IL	Alleman High School	3.43
Daniel Tjaden/Augustana	Football	BUMK/BUFN	Bettendorf, IA	Assumption High School	3.78
Walker Whalen/Augustana	Football	EDMA/EDMM	Shorewood, IL	Minooka Community High School	3.50
Chaz Williams/Augustana	Football	ENGR	Princeton, IL	Princeton High School	3.69
Zeeshan Ali/Augustana	M Soccer	ACCT/BUFN	Islamabad	Unknown Foreign High School	3.54
Matthew Allen/Augustana	M Soccer	MJMC/COMM	Batavia, IL	Batavia High School	3.40
Alexander Anderson/Augustana	M Soccer	ECON/BUFN	Bradenton, FL	Pendleton School	3.51
Daniel Artman/Augustana	M Soccer	BUFN/ACCT	Hanover Park, IL	Schaumburg High School	3.72
Adam Bauman/Augustana	M Soccer	BUFN/ACCT	Bloomington, IL	Normal Community West Hs	3.45
Nicholas Dispensa/Augustana	M Soccer	BUFN/ACCT/COMM	Geneva, IL	Geneva Community High School	3.98
Juan Grijalva/Augustana	M Soccer	IBSN	Guayaquil, Guayas,	Canyon High School	3.31
Muhammad Imdad/Augustana	M Soccer	BUMS/ACCT	Islamabad,	Unknown Foreign High School	3.44
Thomas Martin/Augustana	M Soccer	CHEM	Metamora, IL	Metamora Township High School	3.67
Alex Sandev/Augustana	M Soccer	IBSN	Lozen,	Geneva Community High School	3.47
Sander Soerhaug/Augustana	M Soccer	IBSN	Haugesund,	Unknown Foreign High School	3.83
Ehren Braun/Augustana	MXC	APMA/SPAN/CSC	Crystal Lake, IL	Crystal Lake Central Hs	3.88
Anthoney Brown/Augustana	MXC	BUMG/ACCT	Woodhull, IL	Alwood High School	3.90
Matthew Corke/Augustana	MXC	MATH	Glen Ellyn, IL	Glenbard West High School	3.53
Benjamin Henrikson/Augustana	MXC	BUFN/ACCT	Elgin, IL	Central High School	3.56
Dylan Kropp/Augustana	MXC	PSYC	Wheaton, IL	Wheaton-Warrenville South Hs	3.51
Bradley Lathrop/Augustana	MXC	GEOG/ENVR	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield South High School	3.42
Michael Mankowski/Augustana	MXC	GEOG/ENVR	Gardner, IL	Gardner South Wilmington Hs	3.40
Carl Schoenfield/Augustana	MXC	GEOG/ENVR	Mundelein, IL	Mundelein High School	4.00
Cameron Shotton/Augustana	MXC	GEOG/ENVR	Cortland, IL	Dekalb High School	3.44
Ryan Sorenson/Augustana	MXC	BIOL	Lk Barrington, IL	Barrington High School	3.33
Joshua Teets/Augustana	MXC	PHIL/ECON	Maple Park, IL	Central High School	3.56
Justin Verlinden/Augustana	MXC	NSCI/BIOL	East Moline, IL	United Township High School	3.92
Grace Bialobok/Augustana	Volleyball	CSD	Orland Park, IL	Homewood-Flossmoor Cmty Hs	3.30
Taylor Curley/Augustana	Volleyball	BIOL	Fulton, IL	Fulton High School	3.91
Olivia Doak/Augustana	Volleyball	MJMC/COMM	Crystal Lake, IL	Crystal Lake Central Hs	3.93
Madison Glatz/Augustana	Volleyball	EDLE/EDME	Morton, IL	Morton High School	3.79
Brooke Harmon/Augustana	Volleyball	EDMA/EDMM	Saint Louis, MO	Lindbergh High School	3.71
Laura Heuermann/Augustana	Volleyball	PSYC/SOC	Washington, IL	Washington Community Hs	3.69
Brooke Keegan/Augustana	Volleyball	BUFN/ACCT	Ladd, IL	Hall High School	3.58
Savana Sparks/Augustana	Volleyball	BCHM/SPPU	Maroa, IL	Maroa-Forsyth High School	3.35
Leah Crandell/Augustana	W Golf	MJMC/COMM	Downers Grove, IL	University Missouri-Columbia	3.43
Brooke Dean/Augustana	W Golf	EDMA/EDMM	Atlanta, IL	Olympia High School	3.38
Jennifer Filotto/Augustana	W Golf	CSD	Romeoville, IL	Joliet Catholic Academy	3.67
Melanie Loeffler/Augustna	W Golf	COMM	Homer Glen, IL	Lockport Township High School	3.45
Rylie Schurter/Augustana	W Golf	POLS/SPAN	Crystal Lake, IL	Crystal Lake Central Hs	3.59
Miranda Sharp/Augustana	W Golf	PSYC/RELG	Joliet, IL	Minooka Community High School	3.41
Jillian Stone/Augustana	W Golf	ACCT/BUMG/BUMK	Reynolds, IL	Rockridge High School	3.40
Anna Bross/Augustana	W Soccer	MATH/EDMA/EDMM	Aurora, IL	Batavia High School	3.58
Jenna Dvorak/Augustana	W Soccer	GRD/BUMK	Elmhurst, IL	York Community High School	3.98
Anna Fank/Augustana	W Soccer	EDSN	Wheaton, IL	Wheaton-Warrenville South Hs	3.34
Karissa Gottardo/Augustana	W Soccer	EDEL	Algonquin, IL	Harry D Jacobs High School	3.87
Allison Harvey/Augustana	W Soccer	PSYC	Wheaton, IL	Wheaton-Warrenville South Hs	3.77
Cora Jacobsen/Augustana	W Soccer	BUMG/ACCT/BUFN	Palatine, IL	Palatine High School	3.86
Allison Kestler/Augustana	W Soccer	FREN/ENCW/POLS	De Forest, WI	Waunakee High School	3.85
Lauren Muzzalupo/Augustana	W Soccer	PSYC	Saint Charles, IL	Saint Charles North Hs	3.77
Jenna Noesen/Augustana	W Soccer	EDEL	Bartlett, IL	Bartlett High School	3.78
Faith Rund/Augustana	W Soccer	ENGL/SPAN/EDSN	Monticello, IL	Monticello High School	3.62
Grace Sigler/Augustana	W Soccer	BIOL	Rock Island, IL	Rock Island High School	3.85
Leraaen Abbott/Augustana	W Tennis	CSD	Belvidere, IL	Belvidere North High School	3.33
Nicole Gomes Pacheco/Augustana	W Tennis	BUMK/GRD	Mogi Das Cruzes,sao Paulo,	Unknown Foreign High School	3.74
Kalli Majewski/Augustana	W Tennis	PMED/NSCI	Mundelein, IL	Mundelein High School	3.32
Anne Timm/Augustana	W Tennis	BUFN	Crystal Lake, IL	Prairie Ridge High School	3.31
Carmen Bruchnak/Augustana	WXC	CSD	Plymouth, MI	Plymouth-Canton High School	4.00
Olivia Hogenkamp/Augustana	WXC	APMA/CSC	Lakewood, CO	Lakewood High School	3.82
Jill Humecke/Augustana	WXC	ENVR/GEOG	Wheaton, IL	Wheaton North High School	3.73
Shelby Limbach/Augustana	WXC	POLS/COMM	Indianapolis, IN	Pike High School	3.64
Daniele London/Augustana	WXC	ACCT/BUMG	Waterloo, IL	Red Bud Community High School	3.79
Madison Mayer/Augustana	WXC	ENVR/BIOL	Rolling Meadows, IL	Rolling Meadows High School	3.95
Ana Warkocki/Augustana	WXC	PSYC/COMM	Frankfort, IL	Lincoln-Way East High School	3.73

 
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)