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
4/24/2017	Claudia Vazquez	Softball
4/17/2017	Marcus Altman	Baseball
4/17/2017	Hailey Chapman	Softball
4/10/2017	Candace Bollig	Softball
4/10/2017	Derek Bixenman	Men's Track and Field
4/3/2017	TJ Dozier	Men's Track and Field
4/3/2017	Estefania Lopez	Women's Track and Field
3/27/2017	Lauren Lindell	Women's Tennis
3/27/2017	Sam Capps	Baseball
3/20/2017	Ryan Ruder	Baseball
3/20/2017	Alexcia Deutscher	Women's Track and Field
3/13/2017	Veronica Knittig	Softball
3/13/2017	Jon Inman	Men's Wrestling
3/6/2017	Nick Hammeke	Baseball
3/6/2017	Natalie Lubbers	Women's Tennis
2/27/2017	Bailey Boxberger	Softball
2/27/2017	Kolt Newell	Men's Track and Field
2/20/2017	Ben Ramberg	Baseball
2/20/2017	Bailey Kennedy	Softball
2/13/2017	Dayton Pomeroy	Baseball