Student-athletes from Nebraska Wesleyan University earned a total of 132 Pflieger-Olson Scholar-Athlete Awards during the 2005-06 school year. The awards are given by the Great Plains Athletic Conference to team contributors who have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.30 and are enrolled in at least their third term at the institution.
Among the honorees are 15 student-athletes who earned the award in two sports, including: Amber Brandenburger, Chris Dunker, Ethan Evert, Seth Evert, Amanda Godemann, Blake Henning, Evan Knight, Jeremy Sokol, Ben Thayer and Patience Vander Plaats (cross country and track and field), Molly Hines, Stephanie Kaiser and Amy Vanderkolk (volleyball and track and field) and Chris Krueger and Brandon Minch (football and track and field).
NWU’s Outstanding Male and Female Athletes for 2005-06 also made the lists. Erin Powell (Sr., Beaver City, Neb., Southern Valley High School) was named Outstanding Female Athlete for her efforts in track and field, while the Outstanding Male Athlete award went to football standout Cody Hoegh (Sr., Aurora, Neb., Aurora High School). The NWU Booster Club presents the awards annually to the senior athletes who, by their athletic achievements, leadership and character, best represent the Nebraska Wesleyan athletic tradition.
In addition, NWU’s Unsung Hero Award went to a pair of seniors who both served as President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Tim Beckmann (Sr., Waco, Neb., Nebraska Lutheran High School) from the men’s track and field team also worked for four years in the sports information office, while Jennifer Gloystein (Sr., York, Neb., York High School) from the women’s golf team was a valuable asset to other student-athletes due to her efforts in the training room.
The Unsung Hero Award is given to students who have contributed to NWU Athletics in a positive manner and have not received much publicity for their efforts. The purpose of this award is to recognize graduating seniors who have worked hard in or for athletics without thought to personal gain or honor.
2005-06 Pflieger-Olson Scholar-Athlete Awards presented to Nebraska Wesleyan students (132)
FOOTBALL (15)
Kyle Elsasser (So., Bancroft, Neb., Bancroft-Rosalie High School)
Justin Florian (So., Wilber, Neb., Wilber-Clatonia High School)
Joe Gramann (Jr., Adams, Neb., Freeman High School)
Zac Heisey (So., San Jose, Calif., Pioneer High School)
David Hellman (So., Shelton, Neb., Shelton High School)
Cody Hoegh (Sr., Aurora, Neb., Aurora High School)
Scott Keller (Sr., Seward, Neb., Seward High School)
Anthony Krueger (Sr., South Sioux City, Neb., South Sioux City High School)
Chris Krueger (Jr., South Sioux City, Neb., South Sioux City High School)
Brandon Minch (So., Elmwood, Neb., Elmwood-Murdock High School)
Brett Schuster (So., Beatrice, Neb., Beatrice High School)
Matt Smoyer (So., Phillips, Neb., Grand Island Northwest High School)
Chris Softley (So., Grant, Neb., Grant High School)
Josh Strehle (Jr., West Point, Neb., West Point Central Catholic High School)
Connor Wobig (Jr., Benkelman, Neb., Dundy County High School)
VOLLEYBALL (11)
Timarie Bebee (Sr., Wakefield, Neb., Wakefield High School)
Erin Blaylock (So., Gering, Neb., Gering High School)
Samantha Heusman (So., Sterling, Neb., Sterling High School)
Molly Hines (So., South Sioux City, Neb., South Sioux City High School)
Steph Kaiser (Jr., Lincoln, Neb., Malcolm High School)
Jessica Lacy (Sr., Colorado Springs, Colo., St. Mary’s High School)
Katie Liebentritt (So., Gretna, Neb., Gretna High School)
Amanda Lueke (Jr., Lincoln, Neb., Lincoln High School)
Katie Rocke (So., Lincoln, Neb., Southeast High School)
Jenny Stephenson (Sr., Lincoln, Neb., Northeast High School)
Amy Vanderkolk (Sr., Malcolm, Neb., Malcolm High School)
MEN’S SOCCER (6)
Adam Banister (Sr., Omaha, Neb., Millard North High School)
Danny Beckstead (So., Bellevue, Neb., Bellevue East High School)
Joe Hayes (Jr., Omaha, Neb., Creighton Prep High School)
Mitchel Memming (So., Lincoln, Neb., Lincoln High School)
Alex Precella (So., Papillion, Neb., Papillion-La Vista High School)
Andrew Synhorst (So., Lincoln, Neb., Lincoln Lutheran High School)
WOMEN’S SOCCER (6)
Stephanie Anderson (Jr., Lincoln, Neb., Southeast High School)
Michelle Bahl (So., Omaha, Neb, Omaha Burke High School)
Andrea Connolly (Jr., Council Bluffs, Iowa, St. Albert High School)
Kristen Lamoreaux (Jr., Lincoln Neb., East High School)
Lindsay Priefert (Jr., Lincoln, Neb., Southeast High School)
Brooke Woodward (So., Hastings, Neb., Hastings High School)
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (13)
Chris Dunker (So., Beatrice, Neb., Beatrice High School)
Anton du Preez (Jr., Aurora, Neb., Aurora High School)
Charles du Preez (So., Aurora, Neb., Aurora High School)
Ethan Evert (Sr., Lincoln, Neb., Pius X High School)
Seth Evert (So., Lincoln, Neb., Mt. Michael Benedictine High School)
Blake Henning (Sr., Beatrice, Neb., Beatrice High School)
Rob Hruska (Sr., Waverly, Neb., Waverly High School)
Evan Knight (So., Keystone, Neb., Ogallala High School)
Jeremy Sokol (So., Grand Island, Neb., Grand Island Northwest High School)
Ben Thayer (Jr., Sidney, Neb., Sidney High School)
Greg Timblin (Jr., Greenwood, Neb., Ashland-Greenwood High School)
Tom Unger (Sr., Seward, Neb., Seward High School)
Cody Waite (So., Firth, Neb., Norris High School)
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (7)
Kylee Bendfeldt (Sr., Gibbon, Neb., Gibbon High School)
Amber Brandenburger (So., Columbus, Neb., Columbus High School)
Brenda Faimon (Jr., Glenvil, Neb., Sandy Creek High School)
Amanda Godemann (So., Lincoln, Neb., Northeast High School)
Brittany Hubbard (So., Gering, Neb., Gering High School)
Amber Phipps (Jr., Fort Collins, Colo., Fort Collins High School)
Patience Vander Plaats (So., Sheldon, Iowa, Sheldon High School)
WOMEN’S GOLF (5)
Lisa Gibson (Sr., Ashland, Neb., Ashland-Greenwood High School)
Jennifer Gloystein (Sr., York, Neb., York High School)
Mandi Hoefer (Jr., Elgin, Neb., Pope John High School)
Caitlin Johnson (Sr., Ogallala, Neb., Ogallala High School)
Jessica Mertens (Jr., Hickman, Neb., Norris High School)
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (8)
Claire Berreckman (So., Cozad, Neb., Cozad High School)
Christine Johnson (Sr., Holdrege, Neb., Holdrege High School)
Danielle Krienert (So., Fairmont, Neb., Fillmore Central High School)
Anna McVay (So., Lincoln, Neb., Northeast High School)
Ann Parish (So., Douglas, Neb., Sterling High School)
Sam Porter (Jr., Hastings, Neb., Hastings High School)
Sarah Sedlak (So., Lincoln, Neb., East High School)
Meagan Wells (Jr., Sidney, Neb., Sidney High School)
MEN’S BASKETBALL (6)
David Blas (Jr., Beatrice, Neb., Beatrice High School)
Brian Cooley (Sr., Papillion, Neb., Papillion-La Vista High School)
Andrew Heckman (Sr., Lincoln, Neb., Southeast High School)
Mark Heiser (Sr., Lincoln, Neb., Pius X High School)
Tyler Ideus (Jr., Filley, Neb., Freeman High School)
Nicholas Wischmeier (So., Burchard, Neb., Lewiston High School)
BASEBALL (7)
Jeff Bracht (So., West Point, Neb., West Point Central Catholic High School)
Tom Hranac (So., Lincoln, Neb., East High School)
Tyler Kracke (Sr., DeWitt, Neb., Nebraska Lutheran High School)
Sam McKelvey (Sr., Lincoln, Neb., East High School)
Adam Niederklein (Jr. Hastings, Neb., Adams Central High School)
Aaron Persinger (So., Kearney, Neb., Kearney High School)
Jon Scholz (So., Columbus, Neb., Columbus Scotus High School)
SOFTBALL (4)
Kaley David (Jr., Holdrege, Neb., Holdrege High School)
Megan Reynolds (Jr., Andover, Kan., Andover Central High School)
Mollie Seim (So., Grand Island, Neb., Grand Island Northwest High School)
Amanda Van Pelt (So., Aurora, Neb., Aurora High School)
MEN’S GOLF (1)
Devon Wegner (Jr., Kearney, Neb., Kearney High School)
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD (26)
Ryan Aspegren (Jr., Geneva, Neb., Fillmore Central High School)
Larry Barringer (So., Fairbury, Neb., Fairbury High School)
Gordie Coffin (Jr., Osceola, Neb., Osceola High School)
Scott Cook (Jr., Tekamah, Neb., Tekamah-Herman High School)
Tyler Dieckmann (So., Lincoln, Neb., Lincoln Christian High School)
Jed Droge (Jr., Pawnee City, Neb., Pawnee City High School)
Chris Dunker (So., Beatrice, Neb., Beatrice High School)
Aaron Dye (Sr., Hebron, Neb., Thayer Central High School)
Craig Dye (Sr., Hebron, Neb., Thayer Central High School)
Ethan Evert (Sr., Lincoln, Neb., Pius X High School)
Seth Evert (Sr., Lincoln, Neb., Pius X High School)
Carl Fritz (So., McCook, Neb., McCook High School)
Josh Hardy (So., Wahoo, Neb., Bishop Neumann High School)
Blake Henning (Sr., Beatrice, Neb., Beatrice High School)
Isaac Jefferson (Sr., Lincoln, Neb., Southeast High School)
Evan Knight (So., Keystone, Neb., Ogallala High School)
Chris Krueger (Jr., South Sioux City, Neb., South Sioux City High School)
Brandon Minch (So., Elmwood, Neb., Elmwood-Murdock High School)
Craig Pekny (Sr., Columbus, Neb., Columbus Scotus High School)
Stephen Ray (So., Lincoln, Neb., Pius X High School)
Jeremy Sokol (So., Grand Island, Neb., Grand Island Northwest High School)
Ben Thayer (Sr., Sidney, Neb., Sidney High School)
Ryan Trauernicht (Jr., Sterling, Neb., Sterling High School)
Ben Underwood (So., Exeter, Neb., McCool Junction High School)
Dan Witte (Sr., Cambridge, Neb., Cambridge High School)
Derek Zulkoski (Jr., Columbus, Neb., Columbus High School)
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD (11)
Holly Andrews (So., Seward, Neb., Seward High School)
Amber Brandenburger (So., Columbus, Neb., Columbus High School)
Monica Dickinson (Sr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Pella Christian High School)
Amanda Godemann (So., Lincoln, Neb., Northeast High School)
Molly Hines (So., South Sioux City, Neb., South Sioux City High School)
Steph Kaiser (Jr., Lincoln, Neb., Malcolm High School)
Jennifer Nunnenkamp (Sr., Henderson, Neb., Heartland High School)
Erin Powell (Sr., Beaver City, Neb., Southern Valley High School)
Alisa Turman (Jr., Lincoln, Neb., Southeast High School)
Patience Vander Plaats (So., Sheldon, Iowa, Sheldon High School)
Amy Vanderkolk (Sr., Malcolm, Neb., Malcolm High School)
MEN’S TENNIS (4)
Nathan Anderson (So., Fremont, Neb., Fremont High School)
Grant Johnson (Jr., Lincoln, Neb., Southeast High School)
Zac Kerr (Jr., Grand Island, Neb., Grand Island High School)
Eric Tesmer (So., Lincoln, Neb., Southeast High School)
WOMEN’S TENNIS (2)
Kylie Fisher (Sr., Lincoln, Neb., Southeast High School)
Amy Stickney (Sr., Alliance, Neb., Alliance High School)
