Three Cobbers Earn MIAC Postseason Honors
MOORHEAD, Minn. (2/27/24)----Concordia had three players receive MIAC postseason honors as chosen by the conference head coaches it was announced on Tuesday.
Senior Matt Johnson (Fergus Falls, Minn.) earns All-Conference honors for the second straight season, junior Rowan Nelson (Melrose, Minn.) claims his third straight postseason award and Jacob Cook (Clitherall, Minn./Ashby HS) receives a league award for the first time in his career.
Johnson and Nelson were named to the MIAC All-Conference Team, while Cook received All-Conference Honorable Mention honors. Nelson was also placed on the MIAC All-Playoff Team.
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It is the second straight season that Concordia has had multiple postseason award winners.
The trio of players helped the Cobbers earn an MIAC playoff spot for the first time since 2016. Concordia finished with a 16-10 overall record and a 12-8 mark in the conference. Both win totals are the most since 2016.
In addition to receiving MIAC All-Conference honors, Johnson and Nelson both recorded their 1,000th career point during the year. Johnson clipped the 1K mark in the Cobbers' playoff game at Hamline, while Nelson's milestone moment came in the regular-season finale vs. St. Scholastica.
Johnson was 13th in the MIAC in scoring. He averaged 15.2 points per game in CC's 20 league games.
Johnson was also eighth in 3-point field goal percentage (38.3%). Johnson scored in double figures in 17 of the 20 conference games this year. He posted at least 20 points on three occasions with his season-high point total coming at St. John's when he scored 26 points.
Nelson was 14th in the league in scoring with a 14.6 ppg average. Nelson was ninth in field goal percentage (54,8%). Nelson scored at least 10 points in 16 of the 18 league games he played in. He had a career-high 28 points in the team's playoff-clinching win over St. Olaf.
Nelson also earned Al-Playoff honors for recording his first double-double of the season in the quarterfinal match-up at Hamline. He scored 17 points and grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds.
Cook, who was a dominant force for Concordia around the glass, was fourth in the conference in rebounds with an 8.2 rpg average. He also had four double-doubles during the year and had a career-high 13 rebounds in the Cobbers' win at St. Scholastica. His top point production of the year came against Augsburg when he dropped 22 in the Cobber win at home.
Past Cobber MIAC All-Conference Award Winners
MIAC All-Conference
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
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