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Q&A: Elizabeth Schaefer discusses her success on the track

With her parents and both brothers playing collegiate athletics, it only made sense that Elizabeth Schaefer would continue down the same path. She attended Stevens High School in Rapid City, South Dakota, and was a standout in basketball, volleyball, and track. After winning state titles in the 100-meter and 300-meter

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

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

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

Volleyball in competition season

After losing its traditional fall season to COVID-19, the volleyball team chose to declare this spring as its competition season. The team is scrimmaging against other teams in the league, which allows it to have unofficial games now that the NSIC allows gameplay. The team will proceed with a fall

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

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