MARSHALL, Minn. – Augustana's Jack Hines was named to the D2CCA All-America First Team for the second consecutive season, announced by the Conference Commissioners Association on Wednesday morning.

Hines becomes the only player in program history to be named to the D2CCA All-America First Team in consecutive seasons, making it the sixth and seventh time the Vikings have had a D2CCA First Teamer.

Hailing from Lombard, Illinois, the 2024 Ron Lenz Player of the Year put a bow on a standout career, batting .441 with 89 hits, seven home runs, 64 RBI, 56 runs scored, 127 total bases, a .502 on-base percentage and a 1.131 OPS.
 
In his four-year Viking career, Hines left his mark. He is the all-time leader in triples (16), RBI (235), total bases (541)  and times hit by pitch (52), tied for first in runs scored (234) and sac flies (17), second in hits (326), third in batting average (.400), games played (227), games started (222) and home runs (44), fourth in on-base percentage (.475), and fifth in slugging percentage (.665), doubles (51) and in stolen bases (73).
 
The Division II Conference Commissioners Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.