{"id":4364,"date":"2026-02-28T10:43:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T15:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu2\/?p=4364"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:28:40","slug":"accountancy-senior-and-redhawks-hockey-forward-blake-mesenburg-a-finalist-for-team-impact-award-vote-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/2026\/02\/accountancy-senior-and-redhawks-hockey-forward-blake-mesenburg-a-finalist-for-team-impact-award-vote-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Accountancy Senior and Redhawks Hockey Forward Blake Mesenburg a Finalist for Team Impact Award \u2014 Vote Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/miamiredhawks.com\/sports\/mens-ice-hockey\/roster\/blake-mesenburg\/10712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blake Mesenburg<\/a> &#8217;26 and his teammate Liam Jergenson are <a href=\"https:\/\/miamiredhawks.com\/news\/2026\/2\/23\/hockey-mesenburg-named-team-impact-teammate-of-the-year-finalist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">finalists for Team Impact&#8217;s 2026 Teammate of the Year award<\/a>. Blake is an accountancy and finance major at the Farmer School of Business. He is a three-time NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete and served as assistant captain of the hockey team during Miami&#8217;s 2024\u201325 season. Liam is a Liberty Township resident living with KIF1A, a rare neurodegenerative disease, and he is an honorary member of The Brotherhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/02\/image.png\" alt=\"Team Impact photo - Blake and Liam\" class=\"wp-image-4517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/02\/image.png 600w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/02\/image-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miamioh.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/unforgettable-bond-forged-through-miami-hockey.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more about Blake and Liam&#8217;s bond<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Team Impact is an organization that pairs children living with a serious illness or disability with a college athletic team and local campus community, aiming to provide a safe, supportive, and encouraging environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the Instagram video to learn more about Blake and Liam&#8217;s friendship. You can vote for the pair through March 8 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org\/teammate-of-the-year-2026\/#Nominate25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Team Impact page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org\/teammate-of-the-year-2026\/#Nominate25\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;background-color:#ad102a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vote Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Mesenburg &#8217;26 and his teammate Liam Jergenson are finalists for Team Impact&#8217;s 2026 Teammate of the Year award. 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