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Cross-country sprints to the national championships

Elisabeth Ruggiero November 28, 2024

This past weekend, the men's cross-country team competed in the national cross-country championships in Terre Haute, Indiana, placing 31 out of 32 competing teams. This is the first time since 2015 that...

The Augustana College’s Men Cross Country team runs laps around the track at Erickson Field outside the Carver Center at 5 p.m. on Oct. 31, 2024.

Racing up the polls: Augustana men’s cross-country ranked 29th

Medin Sehic November 7, 2024

Last week, the men’s cross-country team earned a spot on the Division III national rankings for the first time since 2016. This 29th-place ranking is a well-deserved gesture for their impressive season,...

Men’s cross country marches towards promising finish

Kellan King October 10, 2024

Augustana men's cross country headed home following their ninth place finish in the Pre-Nationals meet in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Friday, Oct. 4. Following a resounding victory at the Brissman-Lundeen...

Men’s XC Recap

Anjelica Ortiz October 24, 2019

Augustana Vikings Men’s Cross Country team has started the 2019 season off on a high note. As a team they have placed in the upper tier in their first few meets with their last meet at Wisconsin- Oshkosh...

Newest Leaders are Taking Men’s Cross Country on a Route to Success

Margaret Cecilio September 26, 2019

New leadership is underweigh on the men's cross country team with senior captains, Justin Verlinden and Cameron Shotton, and second year head coach, Jake Shaver. Coach Shaver, an Alumni of Augustana, is...

Head coach Jake Shaver talks to his team.

Jake Shaver begins first season at Augustana

Madison Williams October 18, 2018

Throughout his 52-year career as men’s cross country and track head coach, there was always the thought “What if Paul Olsen retires?” When Olsen announced his retirement in 2017, the questioned shifted...

Cross country first-years run into top seven

Sarah Major September 27, 2018

Ranked tenth in the region entering the week, the Augustana men’s cross country team took third at their home meet, the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational, on Friday, Sept. 21. The women’s team placed sixth...

The Mens XC team does their warmup laps. Photo by Ian Murrin.

Cross Country teams start season strong

Clint Ugolini September 13, 2018

Augustana's cross country teams competed at their second meets of the year on Saturday, September 8th at the Luther All-American Invitational. The men finished fifth out of ten teams, and the women did...

Cross Country Ready for CCIW Championships

October 19, 2017

On October 28th, the men and women's cross country teams head to Warrenville, Illinois for the CCIW Championships. Both teams have had a lot of success this year, finishing among the top schools in their...

Junior Brandon Wilkerson sprints the final leg of his race on Friday. Photo by Kevin Donovan

Augustana cross country teams finish strong at home meet

September 28, 2017

Even with the above 90 degree heat, both the men’s and women’s cross country teams were able to place well at their only regular season home meet for this year. The men placed 6th of 16 teams, and...

Mitchell Johnson ('18) runs a corner at Luther College's course last week.

Men’s cross country gears up for home invitational

September 14, 2017

After a promising start to the season with a first place finish at the WIU Early Bird Invitational, the Augustana men's cross country team followed up with another strong performance at the Luther All-American...

Osing represents Vikings at championships

December 3, 2016

Senior, and captain, Tanner Osing completed his cross country career as a Viking on a high note on November, 19th in Louisville, Kentucky. Osing came in at 42nd place at the NCAA Division III National...

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