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Engel, McCabe named Outstanding Athletes

Chris Engel '06 and Mike McCabe '06 were named Coe male and female Athletes of the Year at the 12th annual Barron Bremner Outstanding Athlete Award ceremony.

Engel, four-year letterwinner in softball, was a two-time first team all-Iowa Conference selection at first base. She started in all 172 games during her career at Coe, culminating in the team's first trip to the College World Series. Engel led the team in on-base percentage (.393) and RBIs (53) during her senior year, and ranked second in home runs with nine. Her career records at Coe include first in home runs (29), first in RBIs (140), fourth in hits (166),

Engel, Bremner, and McCabe

sixth in doubles (34), and 16th in batting average (.329).

McCabe, a four-year letterwinner in wrestling, had a record of 77-24 at Coe, including a seventh place finish at nationals (All-American) in 2005 and a fifth place finish in nationals (All-American) in 2006. He was an NWCA Scholar All-American and earned two first-place finishes and one second-place finish at the Coe Invitational during his wrestling career.

Funded by Coe alumnus John Strohm '79 and his wife, Mary Pat Link, the Bremner award is given annually to the college's top male and female athletes. The award was named after Barron Bremner following his retirement after a Hall of Fame career as Coe coach and athletics director.