Cook Named MIAC Offensive Player Of The Year; Loge & Schell Also Earn Honors
Jacob Cook led a group of three Cobber players to earn MIAC postseason honors it was announced by the league office on Tuesday. Cook was named the Joe Hutton Offensive Player of the Year while Jackson Loge earned MIAC All-Conference honors and Payton Schell was placed on the All-Conference Honorable Mention Team.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (3/03/26)---Jacob Cook (Sr., Ashby, Minn.) led a group of three Cobber players to earn MIAC postseason honors it was announced by the league office on Tuesday.
Cook was named the Joe Hutton Offensive Player of the Year and was also named to the MIAC All-Conference Team and All-Playoff Team, while Jackson Loge (Sr., Morris, Minn.) earned MIAC All-Conference honors and Payton Schell (Fy., Minot, N.D.)was placed on the All-Conference Honorable Mention Team.
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Cook becomes the first Cobber player to earn MIAC Offensive Player of the Year honors since the league went to offensive and defensive player of the year awards in 2023.
He is the first Concordia player to earn one of the major honors since 2016 when Jordan Bolger was named the MIAC Most Valuable Player of the Year.
Cook is the fifth player in program history to receive the highest award in the conference. Bolger, Luke Linz (2008), Garrett Byrne (1983) and Andy Askegaard (1982) all received the MIAC Most Valuable Player award.
Cook finished second in the MIAC in scoring. He averaged 21.4 points per game in the 16 Cobber conference games. He finished with 343 points, which was one shy of the leading scorer in the conference.
Cook led the MIAC rebounding with a 12.1 rebounds per game average. He was the only player in the conference that averaged more than 9.0 rebounds per game.
Cook was also tied for fourth in the league in assists. He averaged 3.6 helpers per game.
Cook scored at least 10 points in 15 of the 16 conference contests and had a double-digit rebound total in 11 games.
Cokk ended his career with the Cobbers by scoring 1,348 points and grabbing 737 rebounds. Both totals are in the Top 6 on the programs all-time lists.
Loge averaged 8.3 rebounds and 15.3 points per game. He finished fourth in the MIAC in rebounds and 14th in scoring. He was also sixth in field goal percentage as he connected on 58.7% of his attempts from the floor.
Loge posted seven double-doubles during the league season and posted a career-high 31 points in the Cobber's win at St. Scholastica.
Loge finished his 3-year career in maroon and gold with 1,035 points and 668 rebounds.
Schell led the MIAC in blocks in his first collegiate season. He posted 31 rejections in 16 games. Schell also averaged 13.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game and finished in the Top 25 in both statistical categories.
Schell came up with a season-high 34 points in Concordia's win at Macalester. He scored in double figures in nine games and had a season-high five blocks against Gustavus.
Past Cobber MIAC Award Winners
MIAC Most Valuable Player of the Year
2016 - Jordan Bolger
2008 - Luke Linz
1983 - Garrett Byrne
1982 - Andy Askegaard
MIAC All-Conference
2025 - Jacob Cook, Jackson Loge, Rowan Nelson
2024 - Matt Johnson, Rowan Nelson
2023 - Matt Johnson
2022 - Rowan Nelson
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 Honorable Mention
2024 - Jacob Cook
2023 - Rowan Nelson
2013 - Dewon McKenzie
2012 - Dewon McKenzie
2011 - Darrin Olmscheid
2008 - Erik Lien
2006 - Jason Miller
2004 - Joe Bueckers
1985 - Dan Douglas, Darrell Pederson
1982 - Robert Booker
1981 - Greg Strand
1980 - Kelby Krabbenhoft, Eric Larsen, Greg Strand
1979 - Dave Glaser, Brent Reichert
1978 - Mark Lynne
1977 - Kris Gulsvig
1972 - Dave Reitan
1955 - Art Johnson