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Fritz was named the 2002 NSIC Offensive Player of the Year – the first-ever by a Bulldog selected for the award – as well as a 2002 All-NSIC First Team All-Conference honoree. Ranked second in passing efficiency among all NCAA DII quarterbacks as a senior, Fritz wound up his career as the NSIC's all-time leader in passing yardage, passing touchdowns and total offense, and completed 547 of 1,090 passes for 8,711 yards and 90 touchdowns (the 10th highest total in NCAA DII history at the time), all while he amassed 9,926 yards of total offense (a figure surpassed by only 10 NCAA DII players at the time.) A three-time UMD football Jim Overlie MVP (1999, 2001, 2002), Fritz left UMD as its all-time passing and total offense leader and owned 28 school records including games played (47). Fritz – who graduated with too many records to list – also owned records for touchdowns in game (6), season records for pass completions, pass yardage, touchdown passes, total offense yards, and career records in pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards, touchdown passes, total plays, total yards, and consecutive games played. Fritz helped lead UMD to a 2002 NCAA Tournament  DII First Round game his senior year, and the Bulldogs completed that 2002 season with an 11-1 overall record and captured the NSIC championship --- its first since 1996 -- with a perfect 9-0 mark. A 2002 team co-captain. Fritz was invited to the Minnesota Viking Mini Camp in May of 2003.