Ziegler, Brown named 2006-07 Athletes of the Year

Article Body: The 2006-07 Bulldog athletes of the year were named at the annual all-sport banquet on Wednesday evening, April 25. The male recipient was Jon Ziegler, while Gentri Brown was honored as the female athlete of the year.

Ziegler, a senior from Lincoln, Neb., has been a leader for the Bulldogs men's basketball team for the last four years. He finished as the all-time leading scorer in Concordia history with 2,099 points, eclipsing the mark set in 1971.

During the 2006-07 season he led the Bulldogs in both points and rebounds, averaging 21.3 points per game and 7.4 boards per game. On five occasions he scored 30 or more points in a game, including a career and school-record 47 point performance against Sioux Falls in his final home game.

Other honors for Ziegler in his final season include being named All-GPAC first-team as well as being tabbed the GPAC defensive player-of-the-year. In addition, Jon was honored by the NAIA being tabbed as a third-team All-American.

A four-time time all-GPAC player, Ziegler was named to the NAIA Division II All-tournament team in 2004-05 when the Bulldogs finished as national runner-up.

Jon also garnered other honors including being named the NAIA Men's Basketball Player of the Week, the first time a men's basketball player from Concordia has earned the honor. He was also named to the All-Tournament team at CIT 2005 and 2006 as and at the St. Xavier Midwest Tourney in 2006.

In addition to Jon's 2,099 points, he also tallied 762 rebounds, 287 assists, 223 steals and made 173 three-point field goals during his four-years on the court for the Bulldogs.

Brown, a senior from West Jordan, Utah, led the Bulldog women's soccer team in both goals with 19, and points with 42. Her 19 goals were second best in the Great Plains Athletic Conference. In addition, her 2.33 points per game ranked No. 2 in the GPAC.

Early in the season Brown had a stellar week, netting six goals during three Bulldog picked wins. She also added an assist, playing a part in seven of the Bulldogs eight goals during that week. Her performance earned her GPAC and NAIA Region III Player of the week Honors.

Overall, during her senior season she scored just over 45 percent of the Bulldogs total goals on the season.

During her four years on the field she was named Honorable Mention All-GPAC Three times. In her senior campaign she was named a NAIA Honorable Mention All-American Selection as well as being named to the First Team All-GPAC and NAIA Region Three.

An NAIA Scholar-Athlete, Gentri has continued to move up the Concordia women's soccer statistical charts, finishing in the top five in goals, assists and points.

On her career she has amassed 47 goals, 27 assists and 121 total points. She also had seven game-winning goals.

Posted by Sports Information on 4/25/2007 11:30:00 PM

Ziegler, Brown named 2006-07 Athletes of the Year

Ziegler, Brown named 2006-07 Athletes of the Year

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