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Sean Carlson #22 spikes the ball in the home game against Carthage College on March 16, 2024.

Beating expectations, volleyball set to finish strong

Medin Sehic March 21, 2024

At the beginning of the season, the men’s volleyball team was projected to finish last in the conference. However, with the season soon coming to an end, many of the players believe that they have a...

Samantha Olson takes a shot. Photo taken in November 2022.

Women’s bowling is on a roll

Medin Sehic March 14, 2024

The women’s bowling team sent three players to compete in the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) individual sectionals on March 8. They competed strongly against 220 other bowlers across the country....

Heather Michalski qualifies for indoor track nationals, places 20th overall in the nation

Elisabeth Ruggiero March 14, 2024

On March 9, junior Heather Michalski competed at the NCAA Division III National Indoor Track and Field Championship in Virginia Beach, Va. Michalski placed 20th overall in the nation for shot put. For...

Golf programs start the spring season on par

Timothy Wallis March 14, 2024

On Saturday, March 2, the men’s and women’s golf teams started their spring seasons by competing in the Music City Shootout in Joelton, Tenn. The men's team finished in sixth place, while the women’s...

Vikings baseball starts out swinging

Timothy Wallis March 7, 2024

During the weekend of March 2, the Vikings baseball team fought against Luther College for their first home game. After losing the first game of the series on Saturday, the team returned by winning the...

Junior Sawyer Graham tackles Vinny Querciagrossa during practice. Graham will be competing the 170-pound weight class in the national championships on March 8-9.

Women’s wrestlers fight their way to nationals

Elisabeth Ruggiero March 7, 2024

For the first time in program history, the women’s wrestling team is sending three wrestlers to the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships (NCWWC). This is extremely exciting given that...

The Vikings fought Franklin College during a home game on Mar 2, 2024. The final score was 19-8.

Women’s lacrosse moving up the field ready to improve

Medin Sehic March 7, 2024

Before today’s game, the women’s lacrosse team sat at one win and one loss after their 19 to 8 win against Franklin College on March 2.  The team hopes to improve their game as the season goes...

Softball kicks off the season with high expectations

Dhwani Parekh March 7, 2024

On Feb. 22, the softball team opened their season with the Mount Mary Slugger Series in Peoria, Illinois. The team defeated the Loras Duhawks 2-1 in their first game of the series but dropped the next...

Junior Zach Moreano hits the ball in the home game against St. Ambrose University at Roy J. Carver Center on Feb. 21. The Vikings won the game with a score of 3-2 against the Fighting Bees.

Men’s volleyball digs into a killer season

Elisabeth Ruggiero February 29, 2024

The men's volleyball team has been set into high gear since the beginning of the season. This the best record the team has seen since the program began in 2018. The team has been on a nine-game win streak...

Swim and diving teams make history in CCIW title victories

Timothy Wallis February 29, 2024

For the first time in program history, both the men’s and women’s swim teams won the CCIW conference title in the same season. The men’s team has now won their second straight CCIW title, while the...

Augustana men’s wrestling team tackles their way to victory

Medin Sehic February 29, 2024

The men's wrestling team earned fourth in the CCIW championship on Feb. 15. Although expectations were not met, it was an improvement from last year, and there is still room to grow. One of the most successful...

Racing through the record books

Medin Sehic February 22, 2024

The track and field program recently had its men’s team place third and its women’s team place second at the Solomon Butler Classic at the University of Dubuque on Feb 16. The meet was filled with...

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