By: Matthew Schiferl, Student Assistant Sports Information Director
Seniors
Mia Lambert (Macomb HS, Macomb, Ill.) and
Bryson Adcock (Iowa City West HS, North Liberty, Iowa) were named the recipients of the Knut Erickson award at Augustana in 2020. Lambert, a member of the women's basketball team, and Adcock, a member of the football team, earned this honor by having the highest cumulative grade point averages among the rest of the school's senior blanket award winners.
To receive a varsity "A" letter blanket, an athlete must participate in their sport for four years and must letter in at least three of those years. In total, 78 seniors received the blanket award at the end of the 2019-20 school year.
A double major in pre-medicine and classics, Lambert earned three separate College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Academic All-Conference awards from 2017 to 2020. She ended her academic career at Augustana with a grade point average of 3.97.
Lambert's athletic career was just as impressive. She is the school's all-time record holder for single season 3-points made with 63 during her senior year. She also ranks second all-time for career 3-point field goal percentage with an average of .373 and sixth all-time for career 3-point field goals made with 101. The 5'9" guard was also named team captain and co-MVP for the 2019-20 season.
Adcock was a CCIW Academic All-Conference selection both his junior and senior year. He double majored in applied mathematics and computer science and ended his academic career with a 3.94 grade point average. The 6'1" defensive back made the Dean's List nine separate times during his four years at Augustana.
The annual ceremony for the blanket award winners, which is normally held in the Gerber Center in early May, was cancelled due to Covid-19.
2019-20 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS BLANKET AWARD WINNERS
The varsity "A" letter blanket is the highest award given by the Augustana College athletic department. In order to achieve it, the athlete must compete in his/her sport for four years and earn at least three varsity letters. The 78 2019-2020 blanket award winners are as follows:
WOMEN
Basketball
Alexis Jones (Marist, Chicago, Ill.)
Mia Lambert (Macomb, Macomb, Ill.)
Cross Country
*Jill Humecke (Wheaton North, Wheaton, Ill.)
Lacrosse
Lauren Amella (Whitney Young, Chicago, Ill.)
Soccer
Anna Fank (Wheaton Warrenville South, Wheaton, Ill.)
Allison Harvey (Wheaton Warrenville South, Wheaton, Ill.)
Lauren Muzzalupo (St. Charles North, St. Charles, Ill.)
Hannah Rossi (Downers Grove South, Woodridge, Ill.)
Softball
Alyssa Klahn (Lincoln-Way Central, New Lenox, Ill.)
Brittany Pospishil (Lincoln-Way East, Mokena, Ill.)
Swimming
Gabrielle Ainsworth (Rockton Hononegah, South Beloit, Ill.)
Carissa Boerboom (Rosemount, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.)
Chelsea Brandt (Geneva, Geneva, Ill.)
Sara Clark (Libertyville, Libertyville, Ill.)
Patti Grod (Glenbrook North, Northbrook, Ill.)
Grace O'Shea (Sacred Heart Griffin, Springfield, Ill.)
Track & Field
Renne Blake (Wheaton North, Winfield, Ill.)
Leah Flanagan (Hartford Union, Hartford, Wis.)
Madi Glatz (Morton, Morton, Ill.)
*Brooke Harmon (Lindbergh, St. Louis, Mo.)
*Jill Humecke (Wheaton North, Wheaton, Ill.)
Sofia Wajner (Palmetto Ridge, Naples, Fla.)
Volleyball
Grace Bialobok (Homewood-Flossmoor, Homewood, Ill.)
*Brooke Harmon (Lindbergh, St. Louis, Mo.)
Brooke Keegan (Hall, Ladd, Ill.)
Tennis
Zeana Badawi (Hinsdale Central, Burr Ridge, Ill.)
MEN
Baseball
Sam Beyer (Legend, Parker, Colo.)
Jake Huber (Lockport, Homer Glen, Ill.)
Chris Refka (Palatine, Palatine, Ill.)
Basketball
Austin Elledge (Highland, Highland, Ill.)
Donovan Ferguson (Downers Grove North, Darien, Ill.)
Micah Martin (Iowa City, Iowa City, Iowa)
Lucas Simon (Notre Dame, Chicago, Ill.)
Pierson Wofford (Springfield Lutheran, Springfield, Ill.)
Roman Youngblut (Assumption, Davenport, Iowa)
Cross Country
Matt Contreras (Notre Dame, Chicago, Ill.)
*Nick Harvey (Burlington Central, Elgin, Ill.)
*Mike Mankowski (Gardner South Wilmington, Gardner, Ill.)
*Justin Verlinden (United Township, East Moline, Ill.)
Football
Andrew Anderson (Marengo, Marengo, Ill.)
JJ Cervino (Libertyville, Libertyville, Ill.)
James Cousin (Oak Park River Forest, Oak Park, Ill.)
Tom Dolis (Notre Dame, Chicago, Ill.)
Sam Francis (Oak Park River Forest, River Forest, Ill.)
Zachary Fuller (St. Patrick, Schiller Park, Ill.)
Devin Haxby (Geneseo, Colona, Ill.)
Xavier Holley (Bettendorf, Davenport, Iowa)
Bobby Jarosz (Prospect, Mount Prospect, Ill.)
Ethan Jennings (Notre Dame, Chicago, Ill.)
Nick Karis (Glenbrook North, Northbrook, Ill.)
Brett Lane (Civic Memorial, Bethalto, Ill.)
Isaac McGuire (Marian Central Catholic, Wonder Lake, Ill.)
Matt McKay (Mount Carmel, Chicago, Ill.)
Luke Phelan (Joliet Catholic, Shorewood, Ill.)
Luke Sawicki (Neuqua Valley, Naperville, Ill.)
Tommy Simon (Notre Dame, Chicago, Ill.)
Daniel Tjaden (Assumption, Davenport, Iowa)
Chaz Williams (Princeton, Princeton, Ill.)
Golf
Cory Jayne (Blue Ridge, Farmer City, Ill.)
Michael Sell (Maine Township, Park Ridge, Ill.)
Lacrosse
Matthew Jarzynski (Detroit Catholic Central, Northville, Mich.)
Soccer
Matt Allen (Batavia, Batavia, Ill.)
Daniel Artman (Schaumburg, Hanover Park, Ill.)
Jeremy Klaber (Stevenson, Buffalo Grove, Ill.)
Swimming
Connor Bullard (Auburn, Loves Park, Ill.)
Quinn Landoch (Huntley, Lake in the Hills, Ill.)
Zach Ogden (United Township, Silvis, Ill.)
Souhil Rhafiri (Rabat, Morocco)
Greg Roskowic (Rockford East, Rockford, Ill.)
Adam Smith (Palatine, Palatine, Ill.)
Tennis
Scott Deluga (Libertyville, Libertyville, Ill.)
Track & Field
Anthoney Brown (Alwood, Woodhull, Ill.)
*Nick Harvey (Burlington Central, Elgin, Ill.)
Michael Johnson (Owenboro, Owensboro, KY.)
Brandon Keleher (Orion, Orion, Ill.)
*Mike Mankowski (Gardner-South Wilmington, Gardner, Ill.)
Whitaker Siaw (Christian Life, Rockford, Ill.)
*Justin Verlinden (United Township, East Moline, Ill.)
Wrestling
Mason Heimlich (Providence Catholic, Elwood, Ill.)
TJ Lunney (Conant, Schaumburg, Ill.)
Clemente Martin (Nazareth Academy, Chicago, Ill.)
Freddy Terranova (Jackson Memorial, Jackson, N.J.)
* - Indicates second sport
