Augsburg to honor 11 at Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony

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MINNEAPOLIS – As part of Augsburg University’s Homecoming week, nine alumni will be inducted into the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame, and two others will be honored with special awards, during the 2025 Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony, to be held on Thursday, Oct. 2 at the Foss Chapel.

Inductees into the 52nd class of the Athletic Hall of Fame are: Jesse Bakalyar ’98 (Wrestling), Felicia (Faison) Krick ’09 (Soccer), Whitney (Holman) Mead ’10 (Soccer/Track & Field), Mike Kennedy ’79 (Soccer/Golf), Larry Lamparske ’69 (Football/Hockey/Track & Field), Mike LeDuc ’97 (Hockey), Ryan McIntosh ’01 (Hockey), John Pena ’98 (Wrestling/Football) and Shanna (Reed) Reineke ’10 (Volleyball). In addition, Augsburg men’s soccer alum James See ’09 will receive the Augsburg Excellence in Coaching Award, and former Augsburg athlete, coach and athletic director Jeff Swenson ’79 will receive the Legend of Augsburg Athletics Award.

The nine inductees bring the total number of Athletic Hall of Fame members to 372, along with one team. In addition, 15 individuals have been honored with the department’s Distinguished Athletic Service Award, 12 individuals have earned the department’s Excellence in Coaching Award, and four individuals have earned the Legend of Augsburg Athletics Award.

2024 AUGSBURG ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME CLASS

Jesse Bakalyar ’98 (Wrestling)
Two-time All-American, finishing second at 150 pounds in 1997 and seventh at 158 pounds in 1998 … Won MIAC title at 158 in 1998 … Finished his career with an 80-18 record, including a 34-6 mark his senior year and 31-7 record in 1996-97 … Member of Augsburg teams that won D-III national titles in 1995, 1997 and 1998, second in 1996.

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Felicia (Faison) Krick ’09 (Soccer)
Outside defender … NSCAA All-Region 1st team in 2008 … All-MIAC in 2008, All-MIAC Honorable Mention in 2007 and 2006 … NSCAA Scholar All-Region 2nd team in 2008, CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2008, Academic All-MIAC in 2006, 2007 and 2008 … Played in 73 games (73 starts, 5,719 minutes, 78.3 minutes per-game) in career, with 1 goal and 5 assists for 7 points … Leader of a defense that allowed just 53 goals (0.69 goals-against-average) in her career, with 37 team shutouts … Part of teams that reached MIAC playoffs in 2005, 2006 and 2007, going 37-20-16 in her career.
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Whitney (Holman) Mead ’10 (Soccer/Track and Field)
Soccer: All-MIAC in 2009, All-MIAC honorable-mention in 2008 and 2007; All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team in 2009, ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District (CoSIDA) first-team in 2009 and 2008, NSCAA/Adidas Scholar All-Region honorable-mention in 2009 and 2008, Academic All-MIAC in 2009, 2008 and 2007; Track: All-MIAC 3 times, All-MIAC honorable-mention 5 times, Academic All-MIAC in 2009 and 2008, USTFCCCA All-Academic Team in 2010 … 2010 Augsburg Honor Athlete … Defender in soccer, sprinter in track and field … In soccer, started every game of 71 in her Augsburg career, in first two seasons as forward, final two seasons as defender … Career totals: 10 goals, 10 assists, 30 points, 5 game-winning goals … Recorded 3 goals and 2 assists for 8 points, including 2 game-winning goals, in 2009 … Soccer team was 35-24-14 (.575) in her career with 2 trips to MIAC postseason playoffs … In track and field, won MIAC title in indoor 55-meter dash in 2010 and was part of outdoor 4×100-meter relay MIAC title in 2010, with relay squad qualifying for NCAA D-III outdoor nationals … Finished 2nd in MIAC outdoor 100 in 2010, 3rd in MIAC indoor in 55 in 2009 and 2nd in 2008 for All-MIAC honors … Finished 4th in MIAC indoor 200 and 4th in MIAC outdoor 100 in 2009, 5th in MIAC outdoor 200 in 2010, 5th in indoor 200 in 2008 and 4th in indoor 55 and 5th in indoor 200 in 2007 … Religion/Psychology major with 3.96 GPA.
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Mike Kennedy ’79 (Soccer/Golf)
All-MIAC midfielder selection in 1977 and 1978 … Scored 13 goals and 18 assists for 44 points in his career (1975-78), currently ranking t-15th in school history in points, t-6th in school history in assists … Team co-captain in 1978 … Member of Auggie teams that won MIAC title in 1975, finished third in 1976 and second in 1977 and 1978, with 47-12-10 record in his four seasons, reaching NAIA playoffs all four years and region finals in 1978 … Also member of Augsburg golf team from 1976-79, team captain in 1979 campaign … Shot 73 in 1979 MIAC championship first round to tie for first place after first round.
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Larry Lamparske ’69 (Football/Hockey/Track & Field)
Offensive lineman in football, earning All-MIAC honors in 1966, 1967 and 1968, and NAIA All-District honors in 1966 and 1967 … Also played hockey and track & field during his Auggie days … Played in Canadian Football League for Hamilton TigerCats … Served as a physical education teacher and coach for the Minneapolis Public Schools for 35 years … In later life, he and his wife Sue became well-known for their collection of Disney “Goofy” memorabilia, leading him to be nicknamed “Goofy” … Passed away on July 21, 2023.
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Mike LeDuc ’97 (Hockey)
All-American West 2nd Team Forward in 1995-96 … All-MIAC in 1995-96 and 1996-97, All-MIAC Honorable Mention in 1994-95 … In 93 career games, finished with 66 goals, 80 assists for 146 points, including 17 power-play goals, five shorthanded goals and six game-winning goals … Ranks 10th in school history in career points, t-10th in career goals, t-10th in career assists, 8th in career power-play goals, t 3rd in career shorthanded goals … Scored 25 goals with 23 assists for 48 points in 1994-95, with single-season school-record five shorthanded goals … Scored 14 goals with 26 assists for 40 points with eight power-play goals in 1995-96.
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Ryan McIntosh ’01 (Hockey)
All-MIAC goalie all four years of his career (1997-2001) … AHCA All- American 2nd team in 1997-98 season, when he went 14-2-3 with 3.24 GAA and .917 save pct., leading Augsburg to the MIAC regular-season and playoff titles, and NCAA D-III fourth-place national finish … Played in 98 career games, with 47-35-13 record, 3.18 GAA and .908 save pct., with 6 shutouts … School record for career victories, t-2nd in career shutouts, 6th in career save percentage, 10th in career GAA … Holds career record with 2,986 saves (30.47 per-game is 4th in average) … Had 10 or more wins each of his 4 seasons, with GAAs of 3.24 or better and save percentages of .904 or better each year … Two-time team Most Valuable Player … MIAC Athlete of the Week 6 times in career … Named USCHO.com National Player of the Week 3 times in career … Part of teams that made 3 MIAC playoff appearances in his career.
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John Pena ’98 (Wrestling/Football)
Three-time All-American at heavyweight, finishing sixth nationally in 1996, fourth in 1997 and second in 1998 … 106-24 career record at Augsburg, including 32-4 record his senior season … MIAC champion at heavyweight in 1996, 1997 and 1998, qualifying for national meet each time … NWCA Division III Scholar All-American in 1996 and 1997 … Team co-captain in 1997-98 … Member of Augsburg teams that won D-III national titles in 1995, 1997 and 1998, second in 1996 … Also played football as defensive lineman on Augsburg’s 1997 MIAC championship team.

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Shanna (Reed) Reineke ’10 (Volleyball)
All-MIAC setter in 2009 … In her four years at Augsburg (432 sets), Reed finished with 3,251 assists (3rd in school history) and 168 career service aces (tied-3rd in school history) … 7.53 career assists per-set average is 5th in school history, 0.39 career service aces per-set average is 7th-best … Finished with 1,026 assists in 2009, to go along with 265 digs and 31 kills … Had 10 assist-dig double-doubles in 2009, including 3 in last 5 matches … Earned MIAC Setter of the Week honors twice in career … Had career-high 60 assists in 5-set win against Northwestern-Roseville … Recorded 35-plus assists 13 times in 2009 … In 2009, led Augsburg to its first berth in MIAC postseason playoffs since conference went to current six-team format in 2001.
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2025 AUGSBURG EXCELLENCE IN COACHING AWARD

James See ’09 (Soccer)
Has spent eight seasons as boys’ soccer coach at Academy of Holy Angels, where he has a 123-14-12 record … In his tenure, AHA Stars have won Minnesota Class AA state titles in 2019 and 2024, winning  five section titles … Named United Soccer Coaches Association Minnesota State Coach of the Year four times (2019, 2021, 2023, 2024), and National High School Coach of the Year and Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year in 2019 … Named Minnesota State High School Soccer Coaches Association Class AA State Coach of the Year in 2023, and Section Coach of the Year 5 times (2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023) … AHA has had 3 Mr. Soccer Award recipients, a Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year, 1 All-American, 4 conference players of the year, 17 All-State and 48 All-Conference selections … AHA has received seven team academic honors for classroom performance, and a Scholar All-America  honoree … Previously coached on high school level at Eden Prairie (2011) and Shakopee (2012-15) … Served as Augsburg assistant coach in 2009 and 2016-2020 … 20 years of club coaching experience, with Tonka Fusion Elite/Tonka United, Minnesota Thunder Academy and Bloomington United … Won 14 state titles as a club coach, and has served 10 years in club leadership as a technical director, director of youth development or boys’ director … As a player at Augsburg, See earned All-MIAC first-team honors in 2006, 2007 and 2008, while also earning National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Adidas All-Far West Region third-team honors in 2008 … He was voted the team’s Most Valuable Player and Auggie Award-winner in 2007 and 2008, as a captain for the Auggies’ NCAA Division III national tournament squad … He was a part of teams that went 41-25-12 in his career, reaching the MIAC postseason playoffs twice … See appeared in 72 games in his Auggie career, starting 65, with two goals and six assists for 10 career points, including one game-winning goal … See earned bachelor’s degrees in psychology and sociology at Augsburg in 2009 and his master’s degree in education at Augsburg in 2017. See holds a teaching license in emotional/behavioral disabilities and is a Dean of Students in the Wayzata School District.

2024 LEGEND OF AUGSBURG ATHLETICS AWARD

Jeff Swenson ’79 (Wrestling/Football/Coach/Administrator)
Jeff Swenson, who has spent nearly his entire adult life as a member of the Augsburg University community, is stepping down from his current position as Athletic Director at the end of May 2025 and will assume a special role in Augsburg’s Office of the President.
 
A 1979 Augsburg alumnus, Swenson has directed the Augsburg Athletic Department since 2001, leading the Augsburg athletic program through a period of unprecedented growth, improvement and athletic success, while prioritizing equity, inclusion and academic excellence.
 
Since 2001-02, Augsburg teams have won 33 MIAC team championships, received 88 berths in MIAC postseason playoffs with 10 playoff titles, and appeared in NCAA Division III national tournaments 19 times. With Augsburg’s nine men’s wrestling national championships since 2001 leading the way, Augsburg individual sport student-athletes earned 213 conference and regional individual titles, 322 berths in national tournaments and 38 individual national championships. Augsburg student-athletes in all sports earned 276 All-American and 216 All-Region honors since 2001. Under Swenson’s leadership of the athletic department, Augsburg has experienced its most dramatic growth and success in school history, and has undertaken significant improvements in its sport offerings, staffing and facilities.
 
Swenson served as Augsburg’s men’s wrestling head coach for 25 seasons (1980-84, 1986-2007), building the squad into a national small-college wrestling powerhouse. Under Swenson’s leadership, Augsburg won a record-10 NCAA Division III national championships and 20 MIAC team championships. He had a career dual-meet record of 321-44 (.879 winning percentage), earned National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III National Coach of the Year honors six times and MIAC Coach of the Year honors 13 times.
 
Swenson has been a member of the Augsburg community for nearly 50 years — as a student, athlete, coach and administrator. Swenson began his coaching career in his first year out of college, as an assistant coach on John Grygelko’s Auggie staff. Grygelko retired in 1980, and Swenson was named head coach. As a wrestler at Augsburg from 1975-79, Swenson produced a 102-17 competitive record, earning NAIA All-American honors three times (1977-78-79) and winning the national title at 167 pounds in 1979. He earned the school’s senior Honor Athlete award in 1979 and was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999. He received the MIAC’s Distinguished Service Award in May 2025.
 
Swenson also served as an assistant coach on the Augsburg football staff for 10 years, including being a part of the Auggie 1997 MIAC championship and NCAA national tournament team, and also served as director of Augsburg’s alumni office for a short time in the 1980s. Swenson earned Augsburg degrees in health and physical education in 1979, and earned a master’s degree in health from the University of Minnesota in 1982. He also spent two years away from Augsburg (1984-86) as wrestling coach at Rosemount (Minn.) High School.

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