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Augustana track and field makes great strides to improve throughout the outdoor season

Elisabeth Ruggiero April 27, 2023

The Augustana men’s and women's track teams have been competing in their outdoor season since the end of their indoor season this past March. Since the beginning of the season, this team has made great...

Women’s track and field athletes grab first, third and fourth place at CCIW indoor championships

Silas Gilklay March 10, 2022

Several Augie women’s athletes achieved great success at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championships in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The competition was held over the weekend at Carthage College, with the Vikings...

Senior spring athletes cope with the cancellation of their final season

Senior spring athletes cope with the cancellation of their final season

Madison Williams April 28, 2020

Senior night is a night dedicated to showcasing the accomplishments of senior athletes each year in college sports. This is an unbreakable tradition, until this year.  When Division I schools started...

The twist of a leg: How athletes recover from injuries

The twist of a leg: How athletes recover from injuries

Madison Williams April 16, 2019

It takes one slight twist of a leg to change an athlete’s life forever. While injuries of the body can be healed, an injury can cause long lasting mental side effects for the athlete. Every injury story...

Augustana Senior Joshua Thorson starts at the line of the Men’s 1500 meter race at the Augustana Viking Olympics home meet.

Track and field capture wins at Viking Olympics

Matthew McKay April 5, 2019

Wind, clouds and a slew of opposing teams were not enough to stop the Augustana Track and Field teams as both the men and women came out victorious on Saturday, Mar. 30. This meet marked the 78th annual...

Track teams finish strong at home meet

Track teams finish strong at home meet

Madison Williams April 26, 2018

The women’s and men’s track and field teams competed at their second home meet of the season over the past weekend. The women placed second and the men placed first. The women’s Viking Invitational...

Track teams compete in Nationals and gains records

March 15, 2018

Over the past weekend, the Augustana men’s and women’s track and field teams participated in the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships in Birmingham, Alabama. Both teams had participants...

Women’s Track and Field prepare for D3 Select Meet

Alex Riddle January 31, 2018

After finishing 4th in the Wisconsin-Whitewater Invitation, the young Vikings keep looking forward as they prepare for the Keck DIII Select Meet on February 3, held in Bloomington, IL. Team chemistry can...

Womens Track run during one of their practices. Photo by Tawanda.

Women’s track prepares for new competition

February 2, 2017

The last time the Augustana women’s track team had a meet at Illinois Wesleyan University, they were still under the guidance of previous head coach Fred Whiteside. Also, the last time the team was at...

Sydney Zaragoza 18 runs the 60m dash during the first meet of the season at University of Dubuque. Photo by Lu Gerdemann.

Women’s track prepares for Whitewater

January 26, 2017

After notching a third place finish in their first meet and five individual wins at the Midwest Invitational this past weekend, the Vikings look to find more success at the University of Whitewater this...

Women’s track switches to Whitewater

April 28, 2016

After finishing third in the Meet of Champions, women’s track and field prepares for their upcoming meet at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Saturday. The team is working toward peaking (when...

Vikings gear up for Grinnell Invite

February 10, 2016

Augustana’s women’s track and field will travel to the Grinnel Invitational in Grinnell, Iowa on Saturday to get some strong times in before the CCIW Conference meet. This is the first time the Vikings...

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