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Track competes at NCAA national championships

Augustana Track and Field sent 10 athletes to the NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama on March 11 – 13. After a weekend of personal bests and All-American awards, the men’s team was No. 33 out of 44 teams, and the women’s team placed No. 12 out of 48

Softball enters season with hope

After winning the 2019 NCAA Division II Softball Championship, the Vikings were ready to go the distance again in 2020. COVID-19 had other plans. The Vikings were 16-3 with seven-straight wins when the pandemic shut down collegiate play on March 13, 2020. The team unofficially finished fourth according to the

Augustana Outdoor Program rock climbs indoors

A bright green climbing hold shaped like a devious octopus is just out of reach, taunting sophomore Sean Boland as he contemplated his chances of surviving this daring leap. Director of the Augustana Outdoor Program (AOP) Ryan Brown yelled from the floor below to use leverage in order to reach

Acrobatics coming in fall

As of spring 2022, acrobatics and tumbling will join the list of Augustana’s sports offerings, the 36th team nationwide and the first in the region. National Collegiate Athletics and Tumbling Association (NCATA) President Renee Baumgartner said in a statement that she’s excited to welcome Augustana into the NCATA

Women’s tennis defeats MSU

The Augustana women’s tennis team (6-1, NSIC 5-0) had a clean 7-0 sweep against Minnesota State University (1-5, NSIC 1-5) followed by a 6-3 triumph over the University of Sioux Falls (3-3, NSIC 3-2) on Feb. 28. The day was originally planned for Southwest Minnesota State, but it was

Athletic department welcomes Kimberly Miller

During her last semester at High Point University, before receiving her master’s degree, Kimberly Miller was offered a job working 300 miles away at American University in Washington, D.C. Despite the obvious challenge of commuting, Miller took this obstacle head on while she continued to play competitive softball

Men’s swim and dive recruiting

On Feb. 25, swimming and diving head coach Lindsie Micko announced the first signings for the men’s team. The list included nine men who already have their events determined. “We have had a ton of interest from across the country in our new program, and we will bring in