Category: Sports
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Freshman swimmer earns All-American honors at NCAA championships
An Augustana swimming and diving competitor took home four All-American honors at the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, which took place from March 8-11. Bryn Greenwaldt, a freshman from Foley, Minnesota, competed in three individual events, including the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke. She also competed in both the 200 freestyle relay…
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Wrestling wraps up season with All-American honors
Augustana wrestling saw four wrestlers compete in the 2023 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships, with one wrestler taking home All-American honors. Sophomore Jaxson Rohman at 125 pounds, senior Hunter Burnett at 141 pounds, senior Kolby Kost at 174 pounds and senior Cade Mueller at 184 pounds made the trip to Cedar Rapids, Iowa on March…
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Softball prepares for new season on Bowden Field
Augustana softball is gearing up for its first season on the new Bowden Field with hopes to reach the national tournament. The team is emphasizing having a competitive attitude going into their season. “Our team mentality is to compete and always to go out and be aggressive, attack opponents, score first, try to put teams…
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Women’s Basketball season ends in first round of tournament
The Vikings women’s basketball team’s season ended with a first-round exit from the NCAA Division II Tournament, losing 75-74 to Missouri Southern. Second-chance points and rebounds made the difference in this game. The Vikings were out rebounded by the Lions, who had 44 rebounds to the Vikings’ 34. Augustana also gave up 17 second-chance points…
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Zach’s Highlight Reel
Washington Wizards at Philadelphia 76ers Sunday, March 12 — Midway through the first quarter, 76ers guard James Harden found himself streaking towards the basket. In front of him were two defenders. As he got to the top of the key, Harden took the ball and bounced it between his legs directly behind him into the…
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Baseball Dives Into NSIC Conference Season
The Vikings baseball team will begin its NSIC season against Southwest Minnesota State on March 18, going in with an overall record of 11-9 from its non-conference season. The non-conference season had a slow start with a 1-4 record against the University of Hawaii at Hilo on Feb. 1 through Feb. 4. According to head coach…
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Head coach Lindsie Micko Resigns from swimming and diving
Swimming and diving head coach Lindsie Micko is resigning after seven seasons at Augustana. Micko created both of Augustana’s swimming and diving programs, launching the women’s program during the 2016-2017 school year and the men’s in 2021-2022. “I’m so proud of our teams,” Micko said. “Starting from nothing is hard, and they have handled it like…
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Vikings football welcomes new offensive coordinator
Tyler Paopao has been named offensive coordinator of the Augustana University football team. Paopao will join the AU staff after five seasons as the wide receivers and tight ends coach at the University of South Dakota. Previously, Paopao spent time as the offensive coordinator at Eastern Oregon and as a coach at Southeastern Louisiana. “[Paopao’s]…
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Acrobatics and tumbling competes in inaugural event
The Augustana Acrobatics and Tumbling team achieved its first win at a meet on Feb. 19 against the Concordia-Wisconsin Falcons by a score of 261.805-239.940. The meet got underway with the Vikings tallying 36.550 points in the compulsory, outpacing the home Falcons who scored 32.500 points. Augustana went on to also win the next two…
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Women’s basketball heads to NSIC tournament
The Vikings’ women’s basketball regular season came to a close with an overall record of 24-4. After their 76-47 win on Feb. 18 against the University of Sioux Falls, the women ranked in at the No. 2 seed in the NSIC South Division. Senior Aislinn Duffy earned her 23rd career double-double from the final game…