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2012 golden goldys PROGRAM Reception Welcome, Mike Grimm (emcee) Remarks, Athletics Director Joel Maturi Remarks, Director of McNamara Academic Center Lynn Holleran AWARD PRESENTATIONS Rookie of the Year Award Presentation 4.0 GPA Awards Gary Tinsley Tribute Gladys Brooks and Norman Borlaug Commitment to Academic Excellence Award Breakthrough Performer of the Year Award Presentation Top Five Awards Teammate of the Year Award Presentation Tom H. Swain Campus Recognition Award Coach of the Year Award Presentation Richard “Pinky” McNamara Student-Athlete Achievement Award Community Service Team Award Presentation Team of the Year Award Presentation Outstanding Academic Team Awards Athlete of the Year Award Presentation Outstanding Achievement Award Remarks, Mike Grimm Video Highlighting Many of Top Individual Performances of the Year University of Minnesota Athletics would like to thank the following for their support of the Fifth Annual Golden Goldys: • Mike Grimm, Elite Edge Productions, Chris Tahti (Freestyle Productions), Karen Barrett (UDS), Kallie Larson (TCF Bank Sta - dium), Dan McAllister (The Traveling Photo Booth, Chris Lagasse, Michelle Traen, Jeff Keiser, Eric Miller, Ryan Maus, McNa - mara Academic Center (Anissa Lightner, Lynn Holleran), University Printing Services 2012 golden goldys AWARD FINALISTS PAST GOLDEN GOLDYS AWARD WINNERS FEMALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR WOMEN’S TEAM COACH OF THE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR COACH OF THE YEAR 2007: Heather Dorniden , Track & Field YEAR 2008: Jillian Tyler , Swimming & Diving 2008: Wendy Davis , Rowing FEMALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR BEST WOMEN’S TEAM COACH 2009: Monique Lamoureux , Hockey 2009: Mikki Denney Wright , Soccer Rachel Banham Jessica Allister 2010: Noora Raty , Hockey 2010: Mike Hebert , Volleyball 2011: Amanda Kessel , Hockey 2011: Kelly Kremer & Terry Nieszner , Swimming & Diving Sara Moulton Brad Frost Natallia Pintusava Kelly Kremer MALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR MEN’S TEAM COACH OF THE YEAR Jessica Plant 2007: Kyle Okposo , Hockey 2008: Tubby Smith , Basketball 2008: Hassan Mead , Cross Country BEST MEN’S TEAM COACH 2009: Tubby Smith , Basketball Taylor Uhl 2009: Jordan Schroeder , Hockey 2010: John Anderson , Baseball Don Lucia 2010: AJ Pettersen , Baseball 2011: Steve Plasencia , Track & Field MALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Steve Plasencia 2011: Derek Toomey , Swimming FEMALE TEAM COMMUNITY Andre Hollins J Robinson FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR SERVICE AWARD Dylan Ness 2007: Meredith Nelson , Volleyball 2007: Hockey Kyle Rau 2008: Heather Dorniden , Track & Field 2008: Track & Field ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2009: Gigi Marvin , Hockey CJ Smith 2009: Track & Field 2010: Kelci Bryant , Diving 2010: Rowing Logan Storley FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2011: Kelci Bryant , Diving 2011: Track & Field Megan Bozek MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Amanda Kessel MALE TEAM COMMUNITY SERVICE 2007: Cole Konrad , Wrestling AWARD BREAKTHROUGH 2008: Jayson Ness , Wrestling Ashley Steenvoorden 2007: Hockey 2009: Eric Decker , Football & Baseball ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Haley Spencer 2008: Track & Field 2010: Jayson Ness , Wrestling 2009: Tennis Ashley Wittman 2011: Michael Richards , Swimming FEMALE BREAKTHROUGH 2010: Baseball 2011: Tennis ATHLETE OF THE YEAR MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR WOMEN’S TEAM OF THE YEAR Tess Behrens Harun Abda 2007: Women’s Track & Field TEAMMATE OF THE YEAR 2008: Rowing Megan Bozek 2007: Alicia Jerome , Photographer Hassan Mead 2009: Soccer 2008: Sue LaTendresse , Executive Administrative Specialist Maggie Keefer 2010: Volleyball Tony Nelson 2009: Cherie Carver , Radisson University Mary Narzisi 2011: Swimming & Diving Kent Patterson 2010: Jean Freeman , Former Women’s Swimming and Diving Dusti Russell AJ Pettersen MEN’S TEAM OF THE YEAR Coach and U of M Hall of Fame President 2011: Deborah Diamond , Marketing 2007: Wrestling MALE BREAKTHROUGH 2008: Golf ATHLETE OF THE YEAR TEAM OF THE YEAR 2009: Track & Field MarQueis Gray 2010: Track & Field 2011: Track & Field Andrew Larsen BEST FEMALE TEAM Golf Nate Schmidt FEMALE BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE Hockey Erik Van Rooyen OF THE YEAR Swimming & Diving 2008: Leslie Knight , Basketball Rodney Williams Volleyball 2009: Megan Duwell , Cross Country/Track & Field 2010: Anne Schleper , Hockey 2011: Jessica Granquist , Volleyball BEST MALE TEAM Hockey MALE BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE OF Tennis THE YEAR 2008: Damian Johnson , Basketball Track & Field 2009: Ben Kuznia , Football Wrestling 2010: Mike Thorn , Wrestling 2011: Kent Patterson , Hockey Note: Awards are based on the 2011-12 athletics season with the exception of SPRING sports whose criteria are based on the 2011 spring season. BEST FEMALE ROOKIE BEST MALE ROOKIE RACHEL BANHAM ANDRE HOLLINS Basketball Basketball • 2012 Big Ten Freshman of the Year • Recovered from ankle injury midseason to post enormous postseason and lead Minnesota to NIT Final Four • 2012 All-Big Ten Second Team • Averaged 23.0 points and 4.5 rebounds to earn All-Big Ten Tournament honors • Named to the 2011-12 Full Court NCAA Women’s Freshman All-America team • Averaged 15.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists to earn All-NIT Tournament Team honors • Ranked third nationally in scoring by freshmen • Set school record for free throw percentage at 90.4 • Led team in scoring, assists, defensive rebounds, minutes played, three-pointers, three-point percentage • On the season, averaged 8.7 points and 2.1 rebounds • Led the Big Ten in three-point field goal percentage and ranked fourth in scoring DYLAN NESS SARA MOULTON Wrestling Softball • NCAA Runner-up at 149 pounds • 2011 Big Ten Freshman of the Year • NCAA All-American as redshirt freshman • 2011 All-Big Ten Second Team • Only second Gopher freshman to ever reach an NCAA championship match • Set school record for wins in a season (28) • Big Ten Runner-up at 149 pounds • Struck out 330 batters, ranking 14th nationally • Posted 24-9 record on the season • Ranked second in the Big Ten in innings pitched and sixth in earned average • Helped Minnesota to a NCAA and Big Ten runner-up team finish NATALLIA PINTUSAVA KYLE RAU Tennis Hockey • Earned second team All-Big Ten honors • 2011-12 All-WCHA Rookie Team • Led Minnesota with 18 singles wins and played every match in the spring season at No. 1 singles • Named National Rookie of the Month for October and three times as WCHA Rookie of the Week • Was ranked as high at No. 51 in the country and was 2-2 against nationally ranked opponents • Ranked second on the team in points (43) and third in goals (18) • Won six matches, including wins against 37th-ranked Sonja Molnar of Iowa and 36th-ranked Lutfiana Budiharto of Wichita • Led Team in power play goals (9) and plus-minus (+26) State, to reach ITA Central Regional final in Fayetteville, Ark. (10/22-25) CJ SMITH JESSICA PLANT Swimming Swimming • Earned All-America honors as a true freshman, finishing 13th in the 1650 freestyle in 14:52.73 • Two-Time All-American in 2012 on the 800 free relay that placed fifth and 400 free relay that placed 10th • Time in the 1650 free is the third-fastest in school history • NCAA qualifier in the 200 free (22nd place) • Scored twice at the Big Ten Championships, finishing fourth in the 1650 free and 11th in the 500 free • Finished third in 200 free, 11th in 200 IM, 12th in 100 free at Big Tens (top freshman scorer at meet for Minnesota) LOGAN STORLEY TAYLOR UHL Wrestling Soccer • Posted 25-8 record as a true freshman • 2011 Big Ten Freshman of the Year • NCAA All-American and placed sixth at 174 pounds at NCAA Championships • Unanimous selection to the 2011 Big Ten All-Freshman Team • Big Ten Runner-up at 174 pounds • Named to Soccer America Second Team All-Freshman Team • Helped Minnesota to a NCAA and Big Ten runner-up team finish • Led team in points (34), goals (15), shots (74) and game-winning goals (5) FEMALE BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE MALE BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE TESS BEHRENS MARQUEIS GRAY Football , junior Swimming , sophomore • In first season as starting quarterback after two seasons splitting time at wide receiver and quarterback • Two-time individual Big Ten champion in 2012, winning the 100 and 200 backstroke • Set school records for rushing yards in a game and a season by a quarterback • Broke school records in both events • Accounted for 14 touchdowns (8 passing, 6 rushing) • Improved from ninth in both events as a freshman to champion as a sophomore • Earned three All-America certificates as a sophomore, including an individual honor in the 200 backstroke ANDREW LARSEN MEGAN BOZEK Cross Country , sophomore • Finished 60th overall at NCAA Championships, a huge improvement from 175th as a freshman Hockey , junior • Finished 22nd at the NCAA Midwest Regional, improving from 45th as a freshman • 2011 First Team All-American • Finished 17th at the Big Ten Championships, improvig from 37th as a freshman • 2011 First Team All-WCHA • All-Region • 2011 Patty Kazmaier Award nominee • Scored 42 points as a junior after scoring 24 as a freshman and 23 as a sophomore • Scored 15 goals as a junior after scoring six goals in each of her first two season • Earned All-America honors for the first time in 2012 NATE SCHMIDT • Ranked second in the nation in scoring by defensemen with 42 points Hockey , sophomore • Earned All-WCHA Second Team honors after playing just 13 games as a sophomore • Improved from 3 points as a freshman to 41 as a sophomore MAGGIE KEEFER • Led the nation in assists by a defenseman with 38. Assist total ranks as sixth in school history by a defenseman. • Led the team in power play points (28) Diving , sophomore • All-American in all three diving events at NCAA Championships • Second Gopher diver to earn All-America honors in all three events at an NCAA Championships • Finished fifth on the 1-meter, 12th on the 3-meter and 15th on platform at NCAAs ERIK VAN ROOYEN • Had finished 11th on 1-meter as a freshman but did not score in other two events at NCAAs Golf , sophomore • Big Ten runner-up on 1-meter and 3-meter and placed fourth on the platform • Improved scoring average from 76.07 as a freshman to 73.02 as a sophomore (scoring average was the 21st-best in school • Named 2012 Big Ten Diver of the Championships history) • Posted three top 10 finishes after none as a freshman and scored 12 under-par rounds after just two as a freshman.