Augustana tennis’ spring season is underway, and men’s and women’s teams have had two matches on their new courts, located in Lincoln Park, despite a previous paint mishap in the fall of 2023.
According...
Last week, Mike Zapolski, director of athletics, was named to the division III men's soccer committee. This is Zapolski's fifth time elected to a sports committee. He has served on men's basketball, men's...
Aug. 11, David Thompson, former Augustana women’s cross country coach, announced his resignation from the position to team members via email. Thompson also said he would start as NYU’s head coach of...
Tom Jessee was named head coach of the Augustana men’s basketball team on April 16 after serving 28 years as an assistant coach.
Jessee replaces Steve Schafer, who resigned April 15 after one...
Augustana College has 28 varsity sports teams, each of which require funding in order to operate throughout the year. Budgeting for athletics is a constantly revolving process that tries to best cater...
After their first week of practice, a member of the women’s basketball team tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, the whole team moved into a two week quarantine.
Augustana’s athletic teams have...
In April, the college announced three new programs in the athletic department that will begin play during the 2021-22 school year: men’s and women’s water polo, and women’s wrestling.
According to...
At the start of the 2021 school year, Augustana sports fans will have three new teams to support. Augustana athletics has officially announced the addition of women's wrestling and men's and women's water...
Instructional videos, google hangouts and a theory-based approach: these are the ways that professors are adapting highly hands-on classes to be online.
All interactive classes, including labs, music...
The Augustana Athletic Department recently announced that they will be renovating the Strength Center in the Carver Center to accommodate to the 25 varsity sports that occupy it.
When the weight room was...
The Observer sat down with Augustana athletic director, Mike Zapolski, who was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame this past Sunday.
1.) Looking back to your time at Pepperdine, what are your greatest...
When Augustana announced the addition of women’s bowling in April of 2016, the wait for a new coach was short lived.
By early June, Augustana Director of Athletics, Mike Zapolski, named Marty Resner...
