Augustine Announced As Richter, Sullivan Semifinalist

East Lansing, Mich. -- Michigan State sophomore netminder Trey Augustine (South Lyon, Mich.) has been announced as one of 10 semifinalists for two major national awards on Thursday, Feb. 13. Augustine is among the semifinalists for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) James E. Sullivan Award, which annually honors the top amateur athlete in the United States, as well as the Mike Richter Award, given annually to the top netminder in college hockey.

Augustine Richter

The AAU Sullivan Award honors the most outstanding collegiate, Olympic or similar level athlete in the United States. It has been presented annually by the AAU since 1930 as a salute to founder and past president of the Amateur Athletic Union, and pioneer in amateur sports, James E. Sullivan. Based on the qualities of leadership, character, sportsmanship, and the ideals of amateurism, the AAU Sullivan Award goes far beyond athletic accomplishments and honors those who have shown strong moral character.

Augustine is one of two repeat Richter semifinalists from 2024, and is joined on the list by Albin Boija, Maine, Matt Davis, Denver; Jacob Fowler, Boston College; Thomas Gale, Holy Cross; Josh Kotai, Augustana; Simon Latkoczy, Omaha; Cameron Rowe, Western Michigan; Alex Tracy, Minnesota State; Lawton Zacher, Brown. The semifinalists and winner are chosen by a panel of voters from across the hockey community. The panel includes coaches from each conference as well as members of the national media, professional scouts and representatives of USA Hockey.

The winners of both will be announced in mid-April. The Richter Award ceremony will be held on Friday, April 11 in St. Louis, Mo. as part of the "Friday at the Frozen" event in which the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, the Richter, the Tim Taylor Award (National Rookie of the Year) and the Hockey Humanitarian Award are presented to winners in front of the assembled college hockey community between the NCAA semifinals (April 10) and finals (April 12). The 95^th AAU Sullivan Award Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at the New York City Athletic Club.
Augustine Sullivan

AAU selected 39 semifinalists, which includes premier collegiate athletes, Olympic champions, and paralympic stars. The one-week voting period to determine the finalists will open to the public on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 and will close on February 25, 2025.   The complete list of semifinalists can be found here.
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A preseason All-Big Ten selection and a standout for USA Hockey, Trey Augustine is one of the top professional prospects in all of college hockey. A second-round (no. 41) draft pick of the Detroit Red Wings at the 2023 NHL draft, he has won five medals at IIHF juniors (U18 and U20) events and skated for Team USA in the 2024 men's senior World Championships, one of two collegians among a roster of NHL players.

A sophomore at Michigan State who turns 20 in late February, he is twice a Mike Richter Award candidate as the top goaltender and for the second straight season, is the youngest starting goaltender in college hockey. The Hobey Baker Memorial Award nominee has helped elevate Michigan State hockey back into the national spotlight, backstopping his current MSU squad a 22-5-3 overall record (through Feb.13) – but also Team USA to a second consecutive gold medal at the 2025 IIHF World Junior (U20) Championships in January.

At Michigan State, the second-ranked Spartans have been ranked in the top four of the national polls for the entire season.   Augustine is one of just three goaltenders who have played at least 67 percent of his team's games and has played a strength of schedule among the top 10 in the country. Augustine is in the top two among Big Ten goalies in goals against average (second, 2.07, 12th NCAA), save percentage (second, .926, 13th NCAA) and ranks first in the Big Ten and sixth nationally in wins (15).   He ranks second in the league in games played (23) and minutes played (1393:47). Augustine owns a 3-1-2 record against teams ranked in the top five in the national poll and 8-4-2 against teams ranked in the top 20 at the time of the game.

Augustine has played all but seven MSU games this season, missing four games for the IIHF World Junior Championships. At this year's (2025) World Juniors, Augustine compiled a .917 save percentage and 2.52 goals against average, appearing in five of Team USA's seven games.   He played in the semifinals and gold-medal games, and guided Team USA to its first-ever back-to-back gold medals as the starting goalie in both 2024 and 2025.

Along the way, Augustine became the winningest goaltender in Team USA History at the IIHF World Junior Championships, with 12 all-time victories in a record three appearances. Overall, he is a five-time medal winner for Team USA at U20 World Juniors (2025-gold; 2024-gold; 2023-bronze) and U18 Worlds (2023-gold; 2022-silver).

Only five times previously – and never for Team USA - has a goalie won two gold medals in U20 World Junior play (Marc Denis (CAN), Jamie Storr (CAN), Yevgeni Belosheikin (URS), Andrei Medvedev (RUS), Alexander Tyzhnykh (URS).   Augustine leaves U20 World Juniors behind having won three medals (two golds, one bronze), something done only three times previously (Kari Lehtonen (FIN), Yevgeni Belosheikin (URS), Andrei Vasilevski (RUS).

With three combined junior gold (U18 and U20), Augustine is among elite company, as it has only been done by seven fellow Americans - fellow goalie Jack Campbell, and skaters Seth Jones, Jacob Trouba, Jason Zucker, Rocco Grimaldi, Gabe Perrault, and Zeev Buium.

Public online voting for the 95^th AAU Sullivan Award to determine the award finalists starts Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 9 a.m. EST and ends Tuesday, February 25 at 11:59 p.m. EST. The voting links will be available on Feb. 18 at MSUSpartans.com and on all MSU Hockey social channels.

FULL BIO

With USA Hockey
Capsule: Winningest goaltender in Team USA History at the IIHF World Junior Championships, with 12 all-time victories in a record three appearances ...  Five-time medal winner for Team USA at U20 World Juniors (2025-gold; 2024-gold; 2023-bronze) and U18 Worlds (2023-gold; 2022-silver) … One of just five goaltenders (and the only American) to win two gold medals in U20 World Juniors and one of four to win three medals overall (two gold, one bronze) … Is one of eight Americans to win three combined gold medals at U18 and U20, and also has one silver and one bronze …
Full USA Hockey Bio: Earned a second consecutive gold medal at the 2025 IIHF World Juniors,  one of 19 goaltenders all-time to make three WJC squads in their career, also an IIHF record for the position ... Became Team USA's winningest goaltender with his 11th and 12th all-time WJC victories, moving past Jack Campbell's 10 (2010-12) ... Compiled a .917 save percentage and 2.52 goals against average in the 2025 event, appearing in five of Team USA's seven contests (including the semifinals and gold medal game) ... Selected for the Team USA roster for the 2024 IIHF Senior Men's World Championship in Prague and Ostravia, Czechia, where he made four appearances (4-0-0), with a 1.75 GAA and .936 save percentage ... Backstopped Team USA to a gold medal in the 2024 IIHF World Junior Tournament (U20), starting four games (including the semifinals and finals) and leading all tournament goaltenders with a 1.75 GAA and .936 save percentage … Helped Team USA to a gold medal at the IIHF U18 Men's World Championship in May 2023 behind a 2.85 GAA as well as earning a silver medal (playing for then Team-USA coach Adam Nightingale) in May 2022 … Earned a bronze medal at the 2023 U18 World Junior Championship in Nova Scotia in January 2023 with a 1.61 GAA and .934 save percentage … Participated in the 2023 Under-18 Four Nations Tournament in Rauma, Finland … Took first place at the 2022 U18 Five Nations Tournament in Plymouth, Michigan … Took first place at the U17 Four Nations Tournament in Vaasa, Finland and second place at the U17 Four Nations Tournament in Slovakia.

At Michigan State
2024-25 (Sophomore, through Feb. 13)
AAU Sullivan Award semifinalist … Mike Richter Award semifinalist for the second consecutive season as the top Goaltender in Division I hockey ... Nominee for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award … Preseason First Team All-Big Ten ... Through Feb. 13, owns a 3-1-2 record against teams ranked in the top five in the national poll and 8-4-2 against teams ranked in the top 20 …   Stopped 25 shots in each game at LSSU (10/4-5) ... Made a combined 58 saves in the series split against No. 2 Boston College (10/11-12) ... Stopped 15 shots in his first shutout of the season, at Canisius (10/25) ... Made 51 saves on 54 shots faced in the Ohio State sweep (11/8-9), earning Big Ten Second Star of the Week honors ... Stopped 55 shots in a sweep the Notre Dame series (11/15-16) ... Had 29 saves in a 4-0 shutout of Lindenwood (11/29) ... Had 51 saves in the series split at Wisconsin (12/7) ... Turned away 64 of 70 shots in a tie and win at No. 1 Minnesota (12/13-14), including a 40-save performance and one shootout save ... Made his first start after the World Juniors at Penn State with 32 saves and stopped a penalty shot in a 2-2 tie (1/11) ... Stopped 63 of 67 shots (.940) in the No. 10 Michigan weekend set ... Stopped 45 of 51 shots against and had an assist in the Minnesota series, earning a win and a tie against the No. 4/3 Gophers ... Picked up his second assist of the season and made 47 saves in a split at No. 11/11 Ohio State (1/30-31) ... Stopped 42 of 45 shots against in a February series against Michigan, backstopping MSU to a 6-1 victory over the Wolverines to capture the Duel in the D trophy for the second straight season …

2023-24 (Freshman)
Second Team All-Big Ten and All-Freshman Team honoree ... Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player ... In 35 games posted a .918 save percentage (fourth B1G/15th nationally), 2.96 GAA (fifth B1G), and 23-9-2 record ... Ranked first nationally in saves (1113), fifth in victories (23), ninth in winning percentage (.710) and eighth in shutouts (3) ... Made 29 saves in his collegiate debut against LSSU and followed that up with 26 in game two (10/7-8) ... Made 38 saves over four periods at Air Force (10/12-13) ... Stopped 42 shots in the home opener against Canisius (10/19) ... Played both games at No. 1 Boston College, recording 59 saves ... Earned his first career shutout (34 saves) at OSU (11/3) and made a combined 64 saves in the weekend sweep ... Made 71 saves in the Penn State series (11/10-11) ... Stopped 60 of 64 shots against in earning a pair of wins over No. 1 Wisconsin, and earned B1G First Star honors (11/17-18) ... Made a career-best 44 saves in a 3-3 tie at Minnesota (11/24) ... Earned B1G First Star honors after stopping 66 of 69 shots against in the home sweep of Notre Dame (12/8-9) ... Returned to B1G play with a shutout win, and stopped 58 of 61 shots against at PSU (1/12-13) ... Made 43 saves in a come-from behind win at Michigan (1/20), and 71 stops in the series overall ... Stopped 59 shots in a home split with Minnesota (1/26-27) ... Made 57 saves and recorded a shutout in a series split at Notre Dame (2/2-3) ... Stopped 65 of 68 shots against in a sweep of Michigan, (2/9-10) earning B1G Second Star of the Week kudos ... Stopped 55 shots in a home split with OSU (2/23-24) ... B1G Second Star after an 80-save performance at Wisconsin (3/1-2) where MSU clinched a regular-season title behind his career-best 44 saves ... Stopped 37 shots in a B1G Semifinal win over Ohio State (3/16) ... Stopped 33 shots in the B1G title game vs. Michigan, earning Tournament MVP honors ... Earned his first career assist and had 34 saves in the NCAA game v. Western Michigan (3/29) ... Stopped 30 shots in the NCAA regional final against Michigan (3/31).

Prior to MSU
Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings (second round, No. 41 overall) in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft ... Played two seasons in the US National Team Development Program ... For the U18 team, posted a 2.13 GAA and .926 save percentage in 33 games, and owned a 27-1 record and one shutout … Played 23 games for the U17 squad in 2021-22, and owned a 3.23 GAA and .899 save percentage, and played four games for Adam Nightingale's U18 squad that season, with a 2.25 GAA and .922 save percentage, winning all four games ... Product of the Honeybaked program out of Detroit, and won a U15 National Championship in 2021.

Personal
Son of Kenneth and Yvette Augustine … Mother, the former Yvette Maison, played collegiate basketball at Drake … Has three siblings: Sydney, Jamie, and Jessie ... Majoring in Finance/Business.

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