April 17, 2008
2009 Season - CCIW names soccer players Keri Hess and Matt Young as Augustana's recipients of the 2008 Merle Chapman award
Hess was a four-time letter winner and served as team captain in 2007. She was a first team All-CCIW goalkeeper in both 2006 and 2007 and won Augustana’s Iron Viking award each of the last two years as well. She finished her career with a 34-8-4 record with 215 saves and a 0.69 goals against average.
Like Hess, Young was a four-time letter winner for the Vikings. He played in 66 career games, starting 59 of them. He finished his career with four goals and nine assists for 17 points.
2008 Merle Chapman Award Winners
| Augustana | ||
| Keri Hess | Schaumburg HS, Schaumburg, Ill. | Women's Soccer |
| Matt Young | Lincoln-Way Central HS, Manhattan, Ill. | Men's Soccer |
| Elmhurst | ||
| Maggie McTeague | Oak Forest HS, Oak Forest, Ill. | Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field/Women’s Basketball |
| Ryan Burks | Midwest Central HS, Manito, Ill. | Men's Basketball |
| Carthage | ||
| Michal Jorwic | York HS, Elmhurst, Ill. | Women's Soccer |
| Michael White | Lincoln-Way Central HS, New Lennox, Ill. | Men's Cross Country and Track and Field |
| Illinois Wesleyan | ||
| Jenna Pessananti | LaGrange Lyons HS, Western Springs, Ill | Volleyball |
| Brian Duling | Clinton HS, Clinton, Ill. | Men's Track and Field |
| Millikin | ||
| Ally James | Seton Academy, Oak Forest, Ill. | Women's Basketball |
| Gilbert White | Leo HS, Chicago, Ill. | Football |
| North Central | ||
| Lisa Link | Southeast HS, Springfield, Ill. | Women's Soccer |
| Chris Toy | West HS, Niles, Ill. | Baseball |
| North Park | ||
| Natalie Darcy | Queen of Peace HS, Chicago, Ill. | Volleyball |
| Isaac Birdsall | Huntington North HS, Apple Valley, Minn. | Men's Soccer |
| Wheaton | ||
| Lauren Hein | Greenville HS, Greencille, Ohio | Softball |
| Josh Williams | Naperville Central HS, Naperville, Ill | Men's Tennis |
