Nelson Earns Historic MIAC Postseason Double
MOORHEAD, Minn. (02/28/22)---Rowan Nelson (Melrose, Minn./Melrose HS) finished off his first conference collegiate campaign by being named to the MIAC All-Conference Third Team as well as the All-First-Year Team. The two awards come after Nelson finished fourth in the league in scoring in conference games and led all first-year players in points per game.
Senior David Birkeland (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown HS) was selected as the team's representative on the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.
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Nelson is the first Concordia player to ever be named to one of the MIAC All-Conference Teams and also be placed on the MIAC All-First-Year Team since that award's inception in 1992.
Nelson becomes the first Cobber player to earn All-Conference honors since Dylan Alderman and Austin Nelson also earned Third Team awards in 2017. He is the first CC player to be named to the MIAC All-First-Year Team since 2007 when James Baldwin received the honor.
Nelson played in all 18 conference games for the Cobbers in 2022. He averaged 16.6 points per game which was fourth best among all players and tops among all first-year athletes.
Nelson scored in double-digits in 17 of the 18 MIAC games. He put up a season-high 25 points against regular-season champion St. John's and conference tournament runner-up Macalester. He scored at least 20 points on five different occasions during the MIAC schedule.
Nelson shot 46.7% from the floor and 74.7% from the free throw line in league games. He also averaged 3.8 rebounds.
Past Cobber MIAC All-Conference Award Winners
MIAC All-Conference
2017 - Dylan Alderman, Austin Nelson
2016 - Jordan Bolger, Tom Fraase
2015 - Jordan Bolger
2014 - Jordan Bolger
2013 - Aaron Lindahl, Andrew Martinson, Ebo Nana-Kweson
2011 - John Fraase, Darrin Olmscheid
2010 - John Fraase
2009 - John Fraase
2008 - Luke Linz
2007 - Luke Linz
2005 - Keith Eckhoff, Soren Nelson
2004 - Josh Downey, Soren Nelson
2003 - Jared Swanson
2001 - Joe Snowden
2000 - Joe Ford
1999 - Brian Kesselring
1997 - Daimen Crump, Greg Dean
1996 - Daimen Crump, Kenny Nelson
1995 - Brett Inniger, Brad Keenan
1994 - Brett Inniger
1992 - Pete Myrvik
1990 - Eric Gardner
1989 - Bryan Flam
1988 - Mike Schwarz
1987 - Marv Eberling, Rodger Taylor
1986 - Darrell Pederson
1985 - Brad Willis
1984 - Dale Moe
1983 - Garrett Byrne, Rick Simpson
1982 - Andy Askegaard, Garrett Byrne, Greg Strand
1981 - Andy Askegaard
1977 - Doug Boese
1976 - Mark Askerooth, Darwin Kreft
1975 - ?
1973 - Dave Reitan, James Anderson
1970 - Bob Peterson, Dick Peterson
1969 - Bob Peterson, Dick Peterson
1968 - Bob Laney
1967 - Bob Laney
1966 - Bob Laney
1948 - Elwood Bohn
1931 - Cliff Halmrast, Pat Hilde, Eark Moran
MIAC All-First Year Team (started in 1992)
2007 - James Baldwin
2005 - Luke Linz
1998 - Mike Wrobel