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Vikings new swim and dive team takes on first season

Vikings new swim and dive team takes on first season

The Augustana swim and dive teams face many new changes this year, starting with men’s swimming and women’s diving, as this year is the start of both programs this fall. Six years ago, women’s swimming became a sport on campus and athletes began to compete for the

Vikings tennis to compete in MIAA/GAC conference

Vikings tennis to compete in MIAA/GAC conference

The men’s tennis team, who competed independently for the past six years, will compete in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association’s Great American Conference (MIAA/GAC) North Division conference starting in the spring. The MIAA CEO council approved their associate membership in the division. The conference’s other participants

Return of sports reminds students what they were missing last year

Fall sports returned this year after the long COVID-19-induced hiatus. It’s the first time that the freshman and sophomore classes have been able to experience a football, volleyball or soccer game on campus or annual events like the Augustana Twilight. In fall 2020, athletes were struck with the realization

Football loses key to the city: Win streak snaps as USF Cougars upset Vikings

Augustana University football lost to crosstown rival University of Sioux Falls (USF) 28-26 in the annual “Key to the City” game last Saturday at Bob Young Field. With 2:53 left in the game and the score at 24-21, Augustana on top, USF quarterback Adam Mullen found wide receiver Dominic

Schmitt spends summer with Minnesota Vikings

When Austin Schmitt was in elementary school, he visited the practice facility in Mankato to cheer on his favorite Minnesota Vikings players at their training camp. This summer, the Augustana senior experienced the other side of training camp as an athletic training intern. As an intern, he learned all about

Midco Arena: Future home of hockey

The official announcement and groundbreaking ceremony for the Midco Arena took place Oct. 5 at the location of the new $40 million hockey arena, across from the Elmen Center at 33rd and Grange. Sioux Falls mayor Paul Tenhaken, president Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and athletic director Josh Morton took the podium

Soccer undefeated at first home game since COVID-19 pandemic

Augustana women’s soccer extends their unbeaten streak to five with a win and a draw at home this weekend. A 4-0 win versus Minnesota State University Moorhead on Friday preluded a 1-1 draw versus Northern State University to end a four-game homestand for the Vikings at Morstad Field. Friday’