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Senior Nathan Mesina talks to other members while practicing at the Anne Greve Lund Natatorium on Sept. 27.

Diving deep into a long season

Medin Sehic October 3, 2024

The women’s and men’s swimming and diving teams about to begin one of the longest sports seasons on campus, which starts in October and ends in February. With the long season, the teams are focused...

Women’s lacrosse sticks into fall ball

Elisabeth Ruggiero October 3, 2024

Augustana’s women's lacrosse team has officially kicked off their fall ball season as of Monday, Sept 23. Their fall season consists of morning lifts and afternoon practices, as well as preparing for...

Football Team survives a tough game against Millikin University

Timothy Wallis October 3, 2024

The Vikings football team avoided defeat in their road game against Millikin University Big Blue, winning with the score of 24-20 on Saturday, Sept. 28. This win pushed their overall record to 2-1 and...

Augustana Pickleball Club’s meeting practice in PepsiCo Recreation Center on Sept. 11, 2024.

Cooking in the kitchen: Pickleball club starting up again

Medin Sehic September 19, 2024

The fastest growing sport is back for another year as the pickleball club has started meeting once again. Although it used to be a small sport that was not available on campus, junior Paige Beggs, now-president...

The Augustana women's volleyball team wraps up the Viking Classic with a game with the DePauw Tigers on Sept. 14.

Women’s volleyball grows amid young team

Elisabeth Ruggiero September 19, 2024

The women’s volleyball team is coming off a season in which they graduated many seniors. Through the first eight matches, the team is currently 3-5 on the season overall, with three tournaments under...

Fishing club gains national recognition

Silas Gilklay October 29, 2021

The Augustana fishing club is one of the formidable forces in the central conference. Little is known about them, but these Vikings know the water, the art and have the prowess to compete at state and...

Positive impact of IM sports on sororities

Stuti Shrestha October 28, 2021

IM (Intramural) sports are a popular activity for Augustana students and are open for any student to participate. There are all different types of sports throughout the school year. A lot of Greek groups...

Student athletes turn to student activists

Jannae Mehaffey October 16, 2021

This year, several student athletes are participating in the student-athlete peer educator program. This program aims to raise awareness about sexual assault by having current student athletes educate...

Women’s volleyball celebrates three seniors

Jannae Mehaffey May 4, 2021

With contributions from Nick Gainey The Augustana women’s volleyball team celebrated the end of its delayed season with senior night on April 22. The team honored three seniors: Jessica Nguyen, Taylor...

Men’s track and field head to CCIW championship

Sydney Krueger May 4, 2021

The men’s track team hit the road this past Friday for the Simpson Kip Janvrin Invitational meet. The meet did not keep track of team scores due to the large size of the meet, hosting 44 teams across...

Men’s lacrosse beats Carroll on senior day

Sydney Krueger April 28, 2021

The Viking men’s lacrosse team took on Carroll at home on Saturday, April 17, for their senior day. The Vikings were able to come together for an important team win, shutting Carroll down 17-3. The honored...

Softball breaks losing streak at home vs. Illinois Wesleyan

Softball breaks losing streak at home vs. Illinois Wesleyan

Anjelica Ortiz April 16, 2021

Last Tuesday, the women’s softball team broke their 11 game losing streak with a double header against the Illinois Wesleyan Titans. The Vikings won the first game 1-0 but fell short in the second game...

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