Augustana's tournament-low round of 316 propelled the Vikings to the Central Region title Tuesday afternoon at the Hillcrest Golf Club in St. Paul, Minn., as they finished with a three-round total of 967-37 strokes better than runner-up and host, Conco...

Augustana's track and field teams will compete in the Howard Wood Relays in Sioux Falls on May 6 and 7 in their final meet before the postseason. Last weekend, the Vikings took part in several events throughout the region, despite the poor weather....

Well, folks, this is it. The school year is almost in the books, and I've officially stopped learning. With the end of classes in sight, though, so is the end of Viking athletics for the year. With my last column, I'd like to look back on s...

The Augustana softball team (41-7, 22-3 NSIC) will look to add to a strong regular season showing by capturing the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) tournament title this coming weekend. After winning the regular-season NSIC, the Vikin...

It's been a turbulent year for Augustana men's baseball. A rocky season was topped off with legal troubles for two players, but as the season ends, the team is moving forward and preparing for the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) tour...

Although sophomore Michelle Wadas knew she enjoyed visiting Augustana College as a prospective student, she still wasn't quite sure what to expect when she arrived from Fort Collins, Colo., last season. 'My ending up at Augustana was pretty random,...

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The Vikings women's golf team again stood at the top of the podium last weekend at The Jewel Golf Club in Lake City, Minn., after winning the Minnesota State Invitational. Augustana carded a second-round score of 314 for a two-day total of 636. ...

As May rolls around, I find myself looking forward to the end of classes and economics homework, but am also sad that another year of Augustana sports are nearing an end. Still, with the end of Viking sports, my life will be full of free time, so, ...

For the first time in Madden history, EA Sports is allowing the fans to pick the cover player on its most recent Madden football video game. ESPN set up a bracketed tournament of 32 players and ndash;one from each team and ndash;and let fans vote to determine ...

As I listened to my Pandora Radio and contemplated the sports seasons winding down, I decided to dedicate this week's column to looking back at the memorable seasons the Augustana men's and women's athletic teams have had in 2010-11. I choose a t...

The National Football League is currently stuck in a lockout. It has been stuck in this lockout for a little over a month now, and if a new deal between the players and owners is not struck in the next couple of weeks before the NFL Draft, which occurs...

Freshman Lindsay Spanton is used to being one of the youngest athletes on her team. She started out as bat girl for her brother's baseball team when she was five years old. Her dad enrolled her on a summer team when she was six, and Spanton nev...

Riding a seven-game winning streak, the Augustana Vikings softball team has climbed back up the national polls to No. 17. The Vikings began the season ranked No. 14, but after losses to Indianapolis, Wayne State (Mich.), Merrimack ...

In an interview last month, I was asked the question, 'What is your favorite sport to...

Augustana junior TravisBeniakwon the men's 1,500-meter run and freshman AndreaWhitneywon the high jump at the sixth annual Vance Butler Invitational on Saturday at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls. 'It was great to see them win,' head coach Tracy H...

When the season began for the Augustana men's tennis team, they weren't expecting to raise a championship trophy, but instead they aimed to improve as the year played out. 'I think we all knew it would be a tough season, but I think we got a lot be...

Coming off the most successful season in Augustana Viking football's history, a team of unfamiliar faces took the field last Monday, April 4. Last year's team featured a senior-heavy starting lineup, and the loss of those seniors will provide oppor...

This fall, I was given the opportunity to take part in an internship with the Sioux Falls Storm, a local arena football team. In my time so far with the team, one thing has become clear to me: the business side of sports is as unpredictable and enterta...

The last time an Augustana Viking was drafted into the National Football League (NFL), it was 1995, and senior Tyler Schulte was walking the halls of St. Mary's Elementary School, looking forward to playing high school football in the future. 'Comi...