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Junior Jersey Merrick, First-Year Anais Jones, and First-Year Kiera Luhrs practice at Lindberg on Feb. 13, 2025.

Women’s Water Polo: Seniors look to make final impact on the program they helped kick-off

Kellan King February 20, 2025

Four years ago, the Augustana women’s water polo team saw its first recruiting class in program history as they looked to get an upstart program off the ground. Following a 20-4 season, that same group...

Making a splash: Men’s water polo on a nine-game winning streak

Medin Sehic November 21, 2024

The men's water polo team has had a fantastic season so far, with a record of 13-5 and a perfect conference record of 8-0. This remarkable record has allowed them to clinch the top seed in the East Division. The...

Sophomore Carli Udovich passes a throw during an Augustana College Women’s Water Polo team practice session for nationals at Lindberg on April 30, 2024.

Women’s water polo dive into nationals, finish in third

Timothy Wallis May 9, 2024

The women’s water polo team finished their dominant season by placing third after competing in the USA Water Polo Division III National Championships on May 4 and 5. The Vikings finished their regular...

Water polo wins second consecutive conference title

Water polo wins second consecutive conference title

Timothy Wallis April 25, 2024

The women’s water polo team had high expectations for this season after finishing last season with a Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division-III conference championship and a third-place finish...

Women’s water polo prepares to dive into championship play

Santiago Cuevas March 21, 2024

The women’s water polo team is looking to have a successful season, building on challenges from last season. On March 9, the Vikings beat the McKendree Bearcats with a score of 8-7. Juniors Ocean Akau,...

The Augustana College Women Water Polo enjoys their break during the USA Water Polo DIII National Tournament on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

Women’s water polo team makes a majestic splash to kick off the season

Dhwani Parekh February 22, 2024

The women’s water polo team kicked off their season with a pair of games against McKendree University and Carthage College. On Feb. 10, the Vikings fell to McKendree University with a score of 8-11 but...

Augustana College Vikings’ Joseph Addison strikes a goal during the USA Water Polo DIII National Tournament on Dec. 2. The Vikings earned a fourth-place finish at the tournament.

Men’s water polo falls to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 12-4 in National Tournament play

Timothy Wallis December 3, 2023

Yesterday, Dec. 2, the men’s water polo competed in the semi-finals round against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps for the USA Men’s Water Polo Division III National Championship hosted by Augustana College....

Men’s water polo seeded at no. 2 for upcoming conference

Dhwani Parekh November 16, 2023

The men’s water polo team is making waves as they are set to compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) conference championship on Nov. 17. Currently, the team has a 6-0 conference record...

Sophomore Declan Hutton prevents a goal during an Augustana men’s water polo team practice session at the Lindberg Center on Oct. 4.

California brings hope for the rest of the water polo season

Elisabeth Ruggiero October 12, 2023

The men's water polo team is underway with their third season in program history. With an on and off weekend in California, the Vikings advance to a 5-5 record, still with more time to improve before the...

Head Coach Ryan Pryor, Assistant Coach Peter Ollis and the rest of the Augustana College Women Water Polo team react to Sophomore Annie Opal Dickson tackles Austin College’s Senior Aubrey Pasky.

Augustana Water Polo team overcomes adversity and builds resilience on the road to nationals

Bibhu Lamichhane May 11, 2023

The Augustana College water polo team took their competition by storm this year, dominating at the championship level. Led by a group of talented players, the team has proven that hard work, dedication...

Augustana Vikings Water Polo team practice hard in the Peter J. Lindberg
Auditorium.

Women’s water polo wins conference, is ready for nationals

Timothy Wallis May 4, 2023

In only their second season as a program, the women’s water polo team won the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) title. The team cruised through the season with a 16-5 overall record and a 7-1...

Women’s water polo achieves fifth in the nation early on in the season

Sarah Villani March 17, 2023

Although the women's water polo season has just begun, they have already managed to join the top five in the nation after their tournament at Macalester College. This allowed them to enter the next part...

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