SAINT PETER, Minn. – The past decade has produced a wealth of exceptional Golden Gustie student-athletes and throughout the upcoming weeks, fans will have the opportunity to vote for the Gustavus Male and Female Athletes of the Decade for 2010-19. The men’s bracket features 28 athletes, while the women’s bracket features 24 athletes from the 2010-19 era.
First round voting begins Wednesday and will run throughout the week (left side of each bracket starts at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and the right side of each bracket starts at 10:30 a.m. Thursday). Fans can vote through polls on the Gustavus Athletics social media channels here:
Twitter: @GustieAthletics
Facebook: GustavusAthletics
Each head-to-head poll will last 48 hours with the athlete garnering the most votes advancing to the next round until the men’s and women’s champions are crowned.
Below you will find brief summaries of each athlete’s accomplishments.
MEN
Jeffrey Dubose `14 – Football
- Gustavus all-time leading rusher; 3,419 career yards, 265 carries, 41 touchdowns
- 2013-14 Gustavus Male Student-Athlete of the Year
- All-America honorable mention (2x All-Conference)
Zach Brown `15 – Soccer
- NSCAA All-American (4x All-Region)
- 2014 MIAC Player of the Year (3x All-Conference)
- Gustavus program ranks: 47 career goals (third), 112 points (third), 18 assists (fifth)
Mitch Hendricks `16 – Football
- Gustavus record holder for career completions (699), passing yards in a season (3,403), yards in a game (504), and touchdowns in a game (7)
- 2x All-Region
- 2x All-Conference
John McLean `15 – Hockey
- 3x All-Conference
- Six career shutouts (second most in program history)
- 1,587 career saves (10th in program history)
Seth Anderson `12 – Basketball
- NABC and D3hoops.com All-American
- 2011-12 MIAC MVP (2x All-Conference)
- 1,197 career points (20th in program history); 45 points in a game (program record)
Whitaker Davis `11 – Swim & Dive
- 2010-11 Gustavus Male Student-Athlete of the Year
- 4x All-American, 4x All-Conference
- Gustavus record holder in 1650 free (Vic Gustafson pool record holder in 1000 free, 800 free relay)
Michael Hensch `19 – Track & Field/Football
- 2018-19 Gustavus Male Athlete of the Year
- Only athlete in MIAC history to win grand slam of throws at MIAC Outdoor Championship
- 4x All-American (2019 Central Region Field Athlete of the Year)
Josh Chatfield `17 – Baseball
- 2017 All-Conference
- Program ranks: fifth in RBI (90), seventh in hits (167) and doubles (34), ninth in at-bats (484), and 12th in batting average (.345)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District
David Lilly `15 – Soccer
- 2014-15 Gustavus Male Athlete of the Year
- All-American, 3x All-Conference, 2014 MIAC Player of the Year
- 29 career assists (second in program history)
Thomas Knobbe `17 – Cross Country/Track & Field
- 6x All-Conference
- 17th fastest 8k in program history
- 2014 NCAA Cross Country Championships participant
Amrik Donkena `13 – Tennis
- 3x All-American, NCAA doubles finalist, region champion
- 3x All-Conference
- 2011 ITA Midwest Region singles and doubles champion
Brice Panning `20 – Football/Baseball
- 27 career receiving touchdowns (third most in program history)
- 2019-20 Gustavus Male Senior Athlete of the Year
- CoSIDA Academic All-American (2x All-Conference)
Tanner Sonnek `19 – Swim & Dive
- 2016-17 Gustavus Male Student-Athlete of the Year
- 5x All-American, 2x MIAC Swimmer of the Year
- Gustavus record holder in 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, and 400 medley relay (Vic Gustafson pool record holder in 100 and 200 breaststroke)
Chris Captain `18 – Golf
- 2014 MIAC champion
- 4x All-Conference
- Fourth lowest 54-hole rank (217), sixth lowest in individual round 69 (-3)
Ross Ring-Jarvi `12 – Hockey
- AHCA and USCHO All-American
- 130 points (12th in program history)
- 2011-12 MIAC Player of the Year (4x All-Conference)
Andrew Stumbo `21 – Cross Country/Track & Field
- 4x All-Conference
- sixth fastest 8k time in program history
- 2019 NCAA Cross Country Championships participant
Taylor Rooney `21 – Track and Field
- 3x All-American, 8x MIAC champion
- Gustavus record holder for indoor 60-meter hurdles (8.14) and outdoor 110 hurdles (14.09)
- 14th place in 60-meter hurdles at 2020 USATF Indoor Championships
Nolan Larson `21 – Swim & Dive
- School record holder in 200 IM (1:51.23), 400 medley relay (3:21.37), and 800 free relay (6:43.69)
- All-American
- 14x MIAC champion (2020 MIAC Swimmer of the Year)
Michael Veldman `21 – Football
- Gustavus program record holder for career passing touchdowns (78), single season touchdowns (39), single season completion percentage (68.7), single game touchdowns (7), and completions in a game (35)
- 8,084 career passing yards (third in program history/412 away from record)
- Only quarterback in program history with three 400-yard passing games
Mya Smith-Dennis `14 – Tennis
- 3x All-American, NCAA doubles finalist, region champion
- 4x All-Conference
- 2011 ITA Midwest Region doubles champion
Grant Soderberg `15 – Baseball
- 2012 MIAC Rookie of the Year
- Program ranks: second in career ERA (2.60), third in career strikeouts (163), fourth in innings pitched (193.2), and fifth in career starts (31)
- 2013 All-Conference
Alex Kolquist `13 – Golf
- 2012-13 Gustavus Male Athlete of the Year
- 2x All-American, 3x All-Conference (2012 MIAC champion)
- Gustavus record holder for 54-hole round 207 (-9), third in lowest individual round 67 (-5)
Max Hanson `10 – Track and Field
- 2010 NCAA 800-meter champion, 3x All-American, 4x MIAC champion
- 2010 USTFCCCA Central Region Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
- Gustavus record holder for indoor 600 (1:18.18), indoor 800 (1:52.54), indoor 1000 (2:31.16), DMR (10:16.26), and outdoor 800 (1:49.50)
Arthur Parens `18 – Soccer
- 2x All-Region, 3x All-Conference
- 30 career goals (8th in program history)
- 63 career points (11th in program history)
Matthew Boyce `16 – Football
- 2015-16 Gustavus Male Athlete of the Year
- 2x All-American, 2x All-Conference
- Gustavus record holder for most career receiving yards (3,295) and receiving touchdowns (35)
Jacob Pedersen `22 – Golf
- 2x All-Region (All-America honorable mention)
- 2018 MIAC champion (2019 runner up)
- Second lowest single season stroke average in program history (72.5)
Mohanad Alhouni `18 – Tennis
- 2017-18 Gustavus Male Athlete of the Year
- 4x All-American, 2017 ITA national champion
- 3x ITA Midwest Region singles champion
Gary Cooper `16 – Basketball
- All-Conference
- 39 points in a MIAC game (second most in program history/most since 1957)
- Program record holder for free throws made in a game (14-for-15)
WOMEN
Nora Holtan `19 – Volleyball
- 3x Gustavus Female Athlete of the Year
- 3x All-American, 3x MIAC Player of the Year, 2x CoSIDA Academic All-American
- Gustavus record holder in career assists (4,528), only player in program history with at least 4,000 assists, 1,000 digs, and 500 kills
Jennifer Strom `15 – Swim & Dive
- 5x All-American
- 2014-15 Gustavus Female Athlete of the Year
- Gustavus record holder in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.70), 200 breaststroke (2:17.11), 200 medley relay (1:43.55), 400 medley relay (3:46.97)
Hannah Heacox `17 – Softball
- Gustavus record holder for career innings pitched (550.2), complete games (61), career strikeouts (629), and career shutouts (20)
- 2x All-Region
- 4x All-Conference (MIAC Rookie of the Year)
Tierney Winter `20 – Cross Country/Track and Field
- 2019-20 Gustavus Female Senior Athlete of the Year
- All-American (seventh fastest 6k in program history), 6x MIAC champion
- Gustavus record holder in the DMR (12:19.41), 4×800 relay (9:21.40), and indoor mile
Taylor Drenttel `12 – Golf
- All-American
- 3x All-Conference (MIAC Rookie of the Year)
- Fifth lowest season average in program history (79.6)
Miranda Rice`18 – Basketball
- All-Region, 2x All-Conference
- One of two players in program history with at least 1,400 points and 600 rebounds
- Second most games played in program history (112), fourth most points (1,416), and ninth most rebounds (619)
Mikayla Miller `18 – Basketball
- 2x All-Region, 4x All-Conference
- Gustavus record holder for career points (1,812), field goals (636/1492), and steals (310)
- Ranks second in program history in three-pointers (204-549), free throws made (336), assists (383), and is fourth with 110 games played
Erica Power `18 – Hockey
- 4x All-Conference
- One of 12 players in program history with at least 100 career points (101)
- Program’s top-15 in both career goals (42) and assists (59)
Maddison Ackiss `17 – Soccer
- 2x All-Region
- 2x All-Conference
- Program ranks: sixth in career goals (36) and seventh in points (83)
Alex Kopp `17 – Gymnastics
- 2016 NCGA floor champion, 5x All-American
- 2015-16 Gustavus Female Athlete of the Year
- Program ranks: first on floor (9.85) and all-around (38.525), second on beam (9.7), and third on vault (9.7)
Molly Geske `12 – Basketball
- 3x All-Conference
- Fourth most career three-pointers made in program history (139), fifth most points (1,410) and free throws made (267), sixth most steals (198), and eighth most field goals made (502)
- CoSIDA Academic All-American
Bri Hartmann `19 – Tennis
- All-American
- 4x All-Conference
- 2017 ITA Midwest Region singles champ
Amanda DiNella `18 – Hockey
- Gustavus record holder in career saves (1,722), second in shutouts (20) and wins (49)
- 2x All-American (first goalie in program history to earn the award)
- 3x All-Conference
Amanda Malo `19 – Gymnastics
- 3x All-American
- 2019 NCGA West Region Gymnast of the Year
- Program ranks: fifth in all-around (37.95), sixth on floor (9.75), and 10th on bars (9.55)
Janey Helland `11 – Track and Field
- 2010-11 Gustavus Female Athlete of the Year
- 2011 NCAA heptathlon champion, 5x All-American, 7x MIAC champion
- Gustavus record holder indoor long jump (18-9.25), indoor pentathlon (3,526), outdoor long jump (18-9.75), and outdoor heptathlon (5,061)
Caitlin Fermoyle `15 – Cross Country/Track & Field
- 6x All-Conference
- 22nd fastest 6k time in program history
- 2x NCAA Cross Country Championships participant
Sam Frank `11 – Tennis
- 2x All-American
- 4x All-Conference
- 2010 ITA Midwest Region singles champ, 2009 doubles champ
Katie Schenfeld `11– Golf
- 3x All-American, 4x All-Conference
- 2x MIAC champion
- Program record holder for lowest 54-hole round (224)
Allyson Voss `13 – Track & Field
- All-American pole vaulter (seventh place at outdoor nationals)
- Gustavus record holder for indoor (12-4.5) and outdoor (12-7.5) pole vault
- 4x MIAC champion (7x All-Conference)
Ashley Becker `19 – Soccer
- All-American
- 3x All-Region, 4x All-Conference (MIAC Rookie of the Year and MIAC Defensive Player of the Year)
- Program record holder for career saves (397)
Lindsey Hjelm `13 – Hockey
- 2x All-American, 2x CoSIDA Academic All-American
- 4x All-Conference (2012-13 MIAC Player of the Year)
- 10th in program history with 110 career points
Alyssa Taylor `16 – Volleyball
- All-American, All-Region
- 3x All-Conference (2015 MIAC Player of the Year)
- Program ranks: third highest single season attack percentage (.341), 10th in career blocks (326), 17th in career kills (946)
Lisa Klass `12 – Softball
- 3x All-Region, 4x All-Conference
- CoSIDA Academic All-American
- Program ranks: first in career doubles (48) and at-bats (511), third in slugging percentage (.614) and runs (148), and fourth in hits (198)
Alissa Tinklenberg `14 – Swim & Dive
- 12x All-American, 2x CoSIDA Academic All-American
- 2x Gustavus Female Athlete of the Year
- Gustavus record holder in the 100 and 200 backstrokes, 200 free relay, and 400 medley relay