Mitchell Means (3/14/2011) - Athlete Awards

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3/14/2011
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Men's Wrestling
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Fort Hays State redshirt-freshman Mitchell Means finished his season with a fourth-place finish and All-American honors at the NCAA Division II National Wrestling Championships. The 149-pounder from Goddard, Kansas, followed up a championship semifinal loss with an 8-3 win over fifth-ranked Jacob Horn of St. Cloud State. The win earned placement in the consolation final round.

In the third-place bout, Means was paired with returning All-American Nate Herda of Augustana College. Means opened the match with a slick slide-by from a collar tie near the edge of the mat to score a takedown, but shortly thereafter gave up an escape. Herda then scored a takedown of his own to end the period with a 3-2 lead.

Means closed his season with a 34-11 mark, but was an impressive 22-6 against NCAA Division II opponents. Each of the in-division losses were to wrestlers ranked in the top four of the final poll of the season.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
9/6/2011	Margaret Meier	Women's Soccer
5/31/2011	Christa Bergmann	Women's Track and Field
5/31/2011	Dominique Jones	Men's Basketball
5/2/2011	Brett Macari	Baseball
5/2/2011	Kayla Rupa	Softball
4/25/2011	Maddie Holub	Softball
4/25/2011	Sheldon Howell	Baseball
4/18/2011	Carissa Heim	Women's Track and Field
4/18/2011	Nash Smith	Baseball
4/11/2011	Adriana Wortley	Softball
4/11/2011	Melissa Skovira	Women's Tennis
4/4/2011	Andy Lewton	Baseball
4/4/2011	Sloan Soulia	Baseball
3/28/2011	Amy Wilson	Women's Track and Field
3/28/2011	Makayla McPhail	Women's Track and Field
3/21/2011	Dominique Jones	Men's Basketball
3/21/2011	Markus Hilger	Men's Golf
3/14/2011	Christa Bergmann	Women's Track and Field
3/14/2011	Mitchell Means	Men's Wrestling
2/28/2011	Max Alonso	Men's Track and Field