ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Concordia-St. Paul department of athletics has selected its 2016-17 Male and Female Athletes of the Year with senior
Riley Hanson (volleyball) and sophomore
Isaac Hormann (baseball) earning the honors. The award is nominated and voted by athletic department head coaches and administrators.
This year's recipients provide consistency to the award, as Hanson becomes the second athlete to win the award twice in a career in the last 11 years, joining Maggie McNamara (volleyball, 2008-09 & 2009-10). She also brings the volleyball program the honor for the ninth time in the last 11 years.
Hormann becomes the second-straight sophomore to win the award from the baseball program, joining 2015-16 selection
Connor Olson. Hormann is the sixth baseball player to earn the nod in the last 11 years.
Hormann is one just three student-athletes, joining Olson last year and Hanson in 2014-15, to achieve the honor following their sophomore year. Only one other recipient, McNamara in 2008-09, was an underclassmen. The other 19 honorees since 2006-07 including Hanson this year have been seniors.
#5 Riley Hanson (MB, 5-11, Sr., Nevis, Minn. / Nevis HS)
- 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year & First Team selection
- 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Second Team
- Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District
- Three-time AVCA All-America First Team
- Three-time D2CCA All-America (2015 & 2016 First Team, 2014 Second Team)
- Three-time D2CCA & AVCA All-Region First Team
- Four-time All-NSIC and three-time All-NSIC First Team selection
- NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction award
- Three-time NSIC All-Academic
- Program's all-time leader in hitting percentage (.402)
- Her nation-leading .433 hitting percentage this year also set the single-season record at CSP
- Sixth in program history with 1,500 kills and third with 444 total blocks
- Ranked second on the team this season with 3.04 kills per set
- Led the team with 0.90 blocks per set this year
- Picked up double-digit kills in 20 matches this year, including her first career double-double against UMD (16 kills and 10 blocks)
#4 Isaac Hormann (IF/OF, 5-11, 165, So., R/R, Young America, Minn. / Central HS)
- 2017 NCBWA All-Central Region Second Team Utility
- 2017 D2CCA All-Central Region Second Team Utility
- 2017 All-NSIC First Team Second Baseman
- 2017 NSIC Gold Glove Second Baseman
- Ranks sixth in the NSIC in batting average (.364)
- Ranks sixth in the NSIC in on-base percentage (.439)
- Ranks 17th in the NSIC in hits (60)
- Ranks 17th in the NSIC in fielding percentage (.994)
- Committed just one error with 79 put-outs and 74 assists on the season
- Led the team with 11 doubles while tying for the team lead with four steals
- His 33 runs ranked second on the team and his 25 RBIs ranked fourth
- Made 36 starts at second base, six in center field, and two in left field
- Had an 11-game hitting streak entering the NSIC Tournament
- Is a .349/.424/.473 career hitter with four home runs and 40 RBIs in 78 games over his first two seasons at Concordia
