The St. Cloud State University wrestling team has announced its team award winners for the recent 2010-11 season. The awards were handed out at the team’s year-end banquet at the Holiday Inn in St. Cloud on April 15.
SCSU senior John Sundgren (Blaine) was named the Huskies’ John Weisman Award winner, which is presented to the team’s Most Valuable Wrestler each season. Sundgren earned first place honors at the 2011 NCAA Division II championships at 157-pounds and he was also selected as the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Wrestler of the Year in 2010-11.
The Huskies also presented Tom Eitter with the Jack Gause Husky Wrestling Hall of Fame. A former wrestler at SCSU in the early 1960s, Eitter also enjoyed a distinguished career as a high school and college wrestling coach. He was presented the award at the banquet by Jack Gause, who was the first wrestling coach at SCSU in 1949-50.
The Huskies finished the 2010-11 season with a school-record 19-2 dual match record. SCSU went on to claim first place honors at the 2011 NCAA Division II Super Region #3 and the Huskies placed second at the 2011 NCAA Division II championships. This marked the first time in team history the Huskies won a regional title and the second place finish at nationals is the best in team history.
The complete list of team award winners can be found below.
Captain Award
Westy Hanson, Chad Kubasch, Tad Merritt, Erik Rogness, Derek Skala, Gabe Suarez, John Sundgren
Scholar of the Year Award
Chris Brassell
NSIC All-Academic Award
Westy Hanson, Jacob R. Horn, Josh Joriman, John Sundgren
NCAA DII All-Academic Award
Chris Brassell, Westy Hanson, Trent Herold, Jacob D. Horn, Jacob R. Horn, Josh Joriman, Jacob Kahnke, John Sundgren, Erik Rogness, Zach Stewart
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Wrestler of the Week Award
Jacob Kahnke (2x), Shamus O’Grady, Gabe Suarez
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – All Conference Award
Eric Ellington (First Team), John Sundgren (First Team), Tad Merritt (First Team), Shamus O’Grady (First Team), Jacob Kahnke (First Team), Gabe Suarez (Second Team), Jacob D. Horn (Second Team)
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Wrestler of the Year Award
John Sundgren
20 Match Winner Award
Jacob R. Horn (23)
25 Match Winner Award
Jacob D. Horn (29), Jacob Kahnke (29), Ben McPhail (25)
30 Match Winner Award
Shamus O’Grady (30), Gabe Suarez (30)
40 Match Winner Award
Tad Merritt (40)
Most Falls Award
Tad Merritt (12), Shamus O’Grady (12)
Most Improved Wrestler Award
Westy Hanson
“Jim & Dave Hazewinkel” Tough Man of the Year Award
Mic Berg, Luke Munkelwitz
Iron Man of the Year Award
Jacob R. Horn, Ben McPhail, Tad Merritt, Shamus O’Grady, Gabe Suarez
“Jim Sundgren” Most Courageous Wrestler Award
Josh Joriman
NCAA DII National Qualifier Award
Eric Ellington, Gabe Suarez, Jacob D. Horn, John Sundgren, Tad Merritt, Shamus O’Grady, Luke Munkelwitz, Jacob Kahnke
NCAA DII All-American Award
Gabe Suarez (3rd), Jacob D. Horn (5th), John Sundgren (1st), Tad Merritt (3rd), Shamus O’Grady (4th), Jake Kahnke (2nd)
Red-Shirt Wrestler of the Year Award
Ben McPhail
“Dean Weisman” Wrestler of the Year Award
John Sundgren
Husky Appreciation Award
Kristine Schiller, Linette Shoemaker, Russ Jacobson, Dennis Quinn, Katy Leppa
Coaching Appreciation Award
Derek Sikora, Brad Padgett, Jeremy Lang, John Peterson, Cy Wainwright, Tony Mack
“Jack Gause” Husky Wrestling Hall of Fame Award
Tom Eitter
Wrestler of the Week Awards
Ben McPhail – RCTC Open
Gabe Suarez – Cyclone Open, UW La Crosse Duals, UW Eau Claire/St. Johns, Northern State/Mary U., Upper Iowa, MSU-Mankato, NCAA’s
Tad Merritt – Auggie Open, UW La Crosse Duals, Husky Open, Grand Canyon Duals, St. Johns, Nebraska-Omaha/Southwest State, Augustana/MSU-Moorhead, Northern State/Mary U., Upper Iowa, MSU-Mankato, Super Region Three, NCAA’s
Shamus O’Grady – Auggie Open, UW La Crosse Duals, Grand Canyon Duals, Northern State/Mary U., MSU-Mankato, Super Region Three, NCAA’s
Kurt Salmen – Auggie Open, UW La Crosse Duals
Dustin McKinney – Auggie Open, Warrior Open
Mic Berg – Auggie Open, Augustana/MSU-Moorhead
Zach Stewart – UW La Crosse Duals, Husky Open, Grand Canyon Duals, St. Johns, Nebraska-Omaha
Westy Hanson – UW La Crosse Duals, UW Eau Claire, Southwest State, Mary U.
Jake Tabbert – UW La Crosse Duals
Jacob D. Horn – UW La Crosse Duals, National Duals, Mary U., Upper Iowa, MSU-Mankato, NCAA’s
Jacob Kahnke – UW La Crosse Duals, Husky Open, Grand Canyon Duals, National Duals, St. Johns, Nebraska-Omaha, Augustana/MSU-Moorhead, Northern State/Mary U., Upper Iowa, MSU-Mankato, Super Region Three, NCAA’s
Chris Brassell – UW La Crosse Duals, National Duals, UW Eau Claire
Luke Munkelwitz – Husky Open, UW Eau Claire/St. Johns, Northern State/Mary U., Upper Iowa
Eric Ellington – Grand Canyon Duals, Nebraska-Omaha, MSU-Moorhead, Northern State, MSU-Mankato
John Sundgren – Grand Canyon Duals, St. Johns, Augustana/MSU-Moorhead, Northern State, Upper Iowa, MSU-Mankato, NCAA’s
Dylan Wright – National Duals, UW Eau Claire, Southwest State, Northern State/Mary U.
Jacob R. Horn – National Duals, UW Eau Claire, Southwest State, Northern State/North Country Open
Josh Joriman – National Duals, UW Eau Claire, Southwest State, Mary U.
Cullan Morrissey – Warrior Open
Tough Man of the Week Awards
Eric Ellington – Cyclone Open, Auggie Open, UW La Crosse Duals, Super Region Three, NCAA’s
Tad Merritt – Cyclone Open, National Duals
Jacob Kahnke – Cyclone Open
Josh Antonneau – Auggie Open, Husky Open
Chris Brassell – Auggie Open, Husky Open, Grand Canyon Duals
Jacob D. Horn – Auggie Open, Husky Open, Grand Canyon Duals, Nebraska-Omaha, Augustana/MSU-Moorhead, Super Region Three
Jacob R. Horn – Auggie Open, Husky Open, Grand Canyon Duals, Grand Valley Open
Mic Berg – UW La Crosse Duals, Husky Open, Grand Canyon Duals, National Duals, Northern State/Mary U., MSU-Mankato, Super Region Three
Josh Howk – Auggie Open, North Country Open, UW Eau Claire Open
Chad Kubasch – Auggie Open, North Country Open
Matt Leibforth – Auggie Open, Warrior Open, Worthington Open, North Country Open
Ben McPhail – Auggie Open, Warrior Open, Grand Valley Open, North Country Open
Cullan Morrissey – Auggie Open, Dan Gable Open, Grand Valley Open
Zach Stewart – Auggie Open
Gabe Suarez – Auggie Open, Grand Canyon Duals, National Duals, Nebraska-Omaha/Southwest State, Augustana/MSU-Moorhead, Super Region Three
Dylan Wright – Auggie Open, MSU-Mankato, Super Region Three
Luke Munkelwitz – UW La Crosse Duals, Grand Canyon Duals, National Duals, Nebraska-Omaha/Southwest, MSU-Mankato, Super Region Three, NCAA’s
Josh Conrath – Husky Open, Warrior Open, North Country Open, UW Eau Claire Open
Westy Hanson – Husky Open, Grand Canyon Duals
Joey Falde – Husky Open, Warrior Open, Worthington Open, North Country Open
Shamus O’Grady – Husky Open, National Duals, UW Eau Claire/St. Johns, Nebraska-Omaha/Southwest State, Augustana/MSU-Moorhead
Kurt Salmen – Husky Open, North Country Open
Derek Skala – Grand Canyon Duals (Team Leadership)
John Sundgren – National Duals, Nebraska-Omaha, Super Region Three
Cody Paulsen – Warrior Open
Tyler Mathison – Worthington Open, North Country Open