NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Augustana has announced its Academic All-Conference selections and Jack Swartz Award recipients for the abbreviated 2020 spring sports season. 108 Viking student athletes earned Academic All-Conference recognition and senior Jill Humecke (Wheaton North HS, Wheaton, Ill.) and junior John Hayes (Cherry Creek HS, Greenwood Village, Colo.) were chosen as the Vikings' Jack Swartz Award winners.
 
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.
 
Humecke was a repeat selection after being Augustana's female Jack Swartz recipient for the winter season as well. The outdoor track & field season was halted before it could get underway due to fears over COVID-19. The Viking baseball season lasted just six games before the plug was pulled. Hayes, a right-handed reliever, saw action in three contests and recorded one save.
 
Humecke ran a 5:08.59 to claim this year's CCIW title in the mile. That time was the fourth-fastest personal best in program history. She also won the mile at Illinois Wesleyan's Titan Open and Grinnell's Darren Young Invitational and recorded Augustana season bests at 600 (1:43.07) and 800 (2:20.79) meters. She qualified for the 2020 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships in the mile, but unfortunately, virus concerns cancelled the meet and denied her the opportunity to compete. She also had an outstanding cross country season in the fall, finishing ninth at the CCIW Championships at Saukie Golf Course and earning All-Midwest honors with a 24th-place performance at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Winneconne, Wisconsin.
 
The daughter of Jennifer and Bill Humecke of Wheaton, Illinois, Jill carries a 3.74 grade point average with majors in environmental studies and geography. An 11-time dean's list and Academic All-Conference honoree, she was a winner of the geography department's Senior Research Award and has served internships with Enviro-Mark Solutions in Auckland, New Zealand and with the Upper Mississippi Center for Sustainable Communities.
 
Hayes' save this spring was the ninth of his career, tying him for fourth-most in program history. He's currently four away from Teddy Grothe's career record of 13, set from 2000-03. Hayes, who led the CCIW in appearances as both a freshman and sophomore, was named the Vikings' Outstanding Pitcher in 2019 after going 5-2 with a 1.89 ERA and eight saves. His sophomore season also included second team All-CCIW and third team ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region honors.
 
John, who received Academic All-Conference recognition for the third year in a row, is the son of Susan Sheetz of Greenwood Village, Colorado and James Hayes of Denver, Colorado. He's an accounting and business finance major who sports a GPA of 3.83. He served an audit internship with the John Deere Seeding Group in Moline, Illinois in 2019.

2019-20 COLLEGE CONFERENCE OF ILLINOIS & WISCONSIN ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE
Spring Sports

ATHLETE/SCHOOL	MAJOR	HOME TOWN	HIGH SCHOOL	GPA
BASEBALL
Jacob Barker	BIOL/KIN	Severance, Colo.	Windsor	3.52
Samuel Beyer	APMA	Parker, Colo.	Legend	3.68
Joshua Chamberlain	BIOL/SPPU	Thornton, Colo.	Legacy	3.53
Samuel Cregan	ENGR	Colorado Springs, Colo.	Air Academy	3.82
James Donofrio	HIS/ED	Roselle, Ill.	Lake Park	3.37
John Hayes	ACCT/BUFN	Greenwood Village, Colo.	Cherry Creek	3.86
Matthew Hoban	ACCT/BUFN	Westminster, Colo.	Monarch	3.42
Caleb Izenbart	KIN	Glenwood, Ill.	Homewood-Flossmoor	3.48
Brandon Johnson	COM/MKT	Colorado City, Colo.	Rye	3.84
Joseph Marcucci	POLY SCI/BUS	Arlington Heights, Ill.	Rolling Meadows	3.73
Max Mead	MJMC/COMM	Lakewood, Colo.	Lakewood	3.67
Matthew Mosele	BUS/MKT	Bloomington, Ill.	Normal University	3.40
Mitchell Owens	ACCT/BUFN	Moline, Ill.	Moline	3.64
Matthew Ozanic	BUMK/BUMG	Franklin Park, Ill.	East Leyden	3.70
Chris Refka	EDMA/EDMN	Palatine, Ill.	Palatine	3.45
Matthew Simpson	ACCT/BUFN	Geneva, Ill.	Geneva	3.33
Josh Wintroub	ACCT	Littleton, Colo.	Heritage	3.63
Kyle Wise	BUS	Geneseo, Ill.	Geneseo	3.34
MEN'S GOLF
Dylan Flock	CHEM	Forsyth, Ill.	Maroa-Forsyth	3.40
Cory Jayne	PMED	Farmer City, Ill.	Blue Ridge	3.61
Tyler Langel	BUS	Manchester, Iowa	West Delaware	3.42
Hunter Love	ENGR	Rock Island, Ill.	Alleman Catholic	3.44
MEN'S LACROSSE
Thomas Angelos	BIOL	Elmhurst, Ill.	York	3.60
John Calabrese	BUMK	Park Ridge, Ill.	Maine South	3.31
Cameron Duffy	ECON/ACCT	Glenview, Ill.	Glenbrook South	3.95
Adam Fisher	IBSN/SPPU	Orland Park, Ill.	Carl Sandburg	3.35
Caleb Gruden	PRE-MED/REL	Carol Stream, Ill.	Glenbard North	3.55
Matthew Lampasona	BUFN/ACCT	Orland Park, Ill.	Oak Forest	3.60
Trever Moore	MATH/ED	Naperville, Ill.	Naperville Central	3.30
Mark Teschke	ENGR	Orland Park, Ill.	Carl Sandburg	3.48
MEN'S TENNIS
Kyle Boudreau	PSYCH	Antioch, Ill.	Antioch	3.42
Justin Cassens	ENGR/PHYSICS	Puyallup, Wash.	Emerald Ridge	3.77
Caio de Rezende	PSYCH/WGST	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Colegio Itoca	3.60
Alvaro Leal	BUID/BUMK	Valencia, Spain	Maristas Valencia	3.39
Sriram Sugumaran	BIOL/SOC	Bettendorf, Iowa	Pleasant Valley	3.94
MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Michael Aumuller	EL ED	Coal Valley, Ill.	Moline	4.00
Urvaksh Avanthsa	PRE-MED	Cary, Ill.	Cary-Grove	3.32
Andrew Baxter	GEOL	Roscoe, Ill.	Hononegah	3.81
Daniel Bornstein	ACCT/BUFN	Orland Park, Ill.	Carl Sandburg	3.34
Ehren Braun	APMA/SPAN/CSC	Crystal Lake, Ill.	Crystal Lake Central	3.88
Anthoney Brown	BUMG/ACCT	Woodhull, Ill.	Alwood	3.89
Matthew Corke	MATH	Glen Ellyn, Ill.	Glenbard West	3.40
John Currie	ACCT/BUMG	Cambria, Ill.	Carterville	3.52
Nicholas Harvey	BUMK/COMM	Elgin, Ill.	Burlington Central	3.31
Benjamin Henrikson	BUFN/ACCT	Elgin, Ill.	Burlington Central	3.64
Mason Hurless	BCHM/MATH	Woodstock, Ill.	Woodstock	3.90
Brandon Keleher	BCHM	Orion, Ill.	Orion	3.42
Brad Lathrop	GEO/ENVR	Plainfield, Ill.	Plainfield South	3.47
Dylan Malinowski	BUMG/ACCT	Cornell, Ill.	Woodland	3.77
Michael Mankowski	GEOG/ENVR	Gardner, Ill.	Gardner South Wilmington	3.43
Ian Rothery	NSCI	Wheaton, Ill.	Wheaton North	3.51
Carl Schoenfield	GEOG/BIOL	Mundelein, Ill.	Mundelein	4.00
Cameron Shotton	GEOG/ENVR	Cortland, Ill.	DeKalb	3.46
Whitaker Siaw	BUFN/ACCT	Roscoe, Ill.	Christian Life Center	3.80
Riley Smith	CSC/PHIL	South Elgin, Ill.	Saint Charles North	3.43
Ryan Sorenson	BIOL	Lake Barrington, Ill.	Barrington	3.51
Jared Tarantino	BCHM/NSCI	Palos Park, Ill.	Amos Alonzo Stagg	3.62
Joshua Teets	PHIL/ECON	Maple Park, Ill.	Burlington Central	3.55
Justin Verlinden	NSCI/BIOL	East Moline, Ill.	United Township	3.92
Karsten Zielinski	BIOL/RELG	Schaumburg, Ill.	Schaumburg	3.38
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Joseph DeMatteo	BIOL/SPAN	Wilmette, Ill.	New Trier	3.75
Ryan Hirschel	ACCT/BUFN	Libertyville, Ill.	Libertyville	3.48
Sanchit Khaitan	BUS	Bloomingdale, Ill.	Glenbard North	3.59
Brett Kliegl	BUMK	Bolingbrook, Ill.	Neuqua Valley	3.45
Brett Niederer	PRE-MED	Kenosha, Wis.	Westosha	3.48
Jason Szara	BUFN	Frankfort, Ill.	Lincoln-Way East	3.31
Luis Zavala	BUMK	Frankfort, Ill.	Lincoln-Way East	3.33
WOMEN'S BOWLING
Alexandra Buffington	BIOL/NSCI	Loves Park, Ill.	Harlem	3.92
Abigail Clark	GEOL/ENVR	Twin Lakes, Wis.	Wilmot	3.95
Taylor Kies	PUBLIC HEALTH	Montgomery, Ill.	Oswego	3.64
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Lauren Amella	COM	Chicago, Ill.	Whitney Young	3.75
Chloe Anderson	CSD/RELIGION	Mattoon, Ill.	Mattoon	3.85
Hanane Bousfoul	BUMG/BIOL	Errachidia, Morocco		3.43
Juliette Camara	MJMC	Martel, France	Spoon River Valley	3.81
Hannah Collins	ANTHR	Lee's Summitt, Mo.	Lee's Summit	3.67
Elizabeth Cook	BIOL/SOC	Joliet, Ill.	Minooka	3.66
Kathryn Hettiger	BIOL	Carmel, Ind.	Carmel	3.63
Sydney Rector	BIOL	Fisher, Ind.	Fisher	3.74
Courtney Veitch	ASIA/IBSN	Hawthorn Woods, Ill.	Lake Zurich	3.49
SOFTBALL
Shaye Arwood	BCHM	Warrenville, Ill.	Wheaton-Warrenville South	3.84
Tristan Bautista	CHEM	East Moline, Ill.	United Township	3.45
Alyssa Klahn	EDPH/EDMS	New Lenox, Ill.	Lincoln-Way Central	3.41
Jannae Mehaffey	BIOL	Englewood, Colo.	Cherry Creek	3.67
Nichole Nash	BIOL	Moline, Ill.	Moline	3.34
Sydney Ohrtmann	BIOL	Rockford, Ill.	Freeport	3.98
Cecelia Peine	BIOL	Wentzville, Mo.	Holt	3.77
Brittany Pospishil	CSD/SPPU	Mokena, Ill.	Lincoln-Way East	3.53
Jennifer Sears	MKT/MNG	New Lenox, Ill.	Marist	3.32
Erin Smith	BIOL	Highlands Ranch, Colo.	Columbine	3.68
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Carmen Bruchnak	CSD	Plymouth, Mich.	Plymouth-Canton	4.00
Elizabeth Erlandson	COMM/PHIL	Mount Vernon, Iowa	Mount Vernon	3.41
Leah Flanagan	NSCI/PMED	Hartford, Wis.	Hartford Union	3.52
Madison Glatz	EDLE/EDME	Morton, Ill.	Morton	3.82
Brooke Harmon	MATH/ED	Saint Louis, MO	Lindbergh	3.72
Olivia Hogenkamp	APMA/CSC	Lakewood, Colo.	Lakewood	3.84
Jill Humecke	ENVR/GEOG	Wheaton, Ill.	Wheaton North	3.76
Shelby Limbach	POLS/COMM	Indianapolis, Ind.	Pike	3.65
Daniele London	ACCT/BUMG	Waterloo, Ill.	Red Bud	3.80
Jordan Macneil	CSD/SPPU	Torrance, Calif.	West	3.86
Kalli Majewski	PMED/NSCI	Mundelein, Ill.	Mundelein	3.37
Madison Mayer	BIOL	Rolling Meadows, IL	Rolling Meadows	3.97
Rachel Oliver	ART/PSYC	Fort Lupton, Colo.	Niwot	3.99
Elizabeth Oswalt	ENGLISH	Dixon, IL	Newman Central	3.31
Julianna Piz	COMM	Windsor, CO	Windsor	3.54
Isabella Taylor	CSD	Downers Grove, Ill.	Downers Grove South	3.56
Sofia Wajner	ENGL	Naples, Fla.	Palmetto Ridge	3.78
Ana Warkocki	PSYC/COMM	Frankfort, Ill.	Lincoln-Way East	3.78
Emma Wiegmann	NSCI/SPPU	Minooka, Ill.	Minooka	3.90

 
 
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)