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Young but unafraid: Augie volleyball ready to dominate

JESSICA RUF jnruf15@ole.augie.edu The team is young. But that may just be one of its strengths. Currently sitting at 5-5, Augustana’s volleyball team opened its 2018 season nearly 1,600 miles from home in St. Petersburg, Fla. There the Vikings had three victories and one loss.

Morton’s Vision: New AD’s plans for Augie Sports

HOSEA KOST hykost16@ole.augie.edu Josh Morton is no stranger to college athletics and already has big plans for Augustana’s athletic department heading into the future. His strategic plan going forward consists of three things: enhancing the student-athlete experience, being active in the community and winning with integrity.

Augie students get on their high horses at Leif Erikson Day Camp

ALEXA OLSEN arolsen15@ole.augie.edu Augustana students saddled up at Camp Leif Erikson last Saturday as a part of the new horseback riding event offered by the Augustana Outdoor Program. The initial sign-up for the event had one session holding ten slots. As interest in the opportunity grew, it

Humble and hungry: Vikings football is “never satisfied”

NOAH WICKS ntwicks17@ole.augie.edu The Augustana Vikings football team may be 1-1 so far in the 2018 season, but it is treating every game as if it were the first. “We want to get better every game. We really do, we want to be a better football team

Augie students flock to the Birdcage to start 2018-19 school year

NOAH WICKS ntwicks17@ole.augie.edu Augustana took center field at a game Wednesday night between the Sioux Falls Canaries and the Gary SouthShore RailCats held at the Sioux Falls Birdcage. Augustana President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin threw the game’s ceremonial opening pitch. In fact, she had something to do

Spring thaw ignites the AU gridiron

SHAUNA PAULI sdpauli16@ole.augie.edu Young Augustana football players had a lot to work on going into the 2018 spring season. Head coach Jerry Olszewski said his foci during spring ball are threefold: player development, scheme development and building blocks toward the next season. After ending the last season

Place sets up with Team USA in Brazil

EMILY NOVOTNY ernovotny16@ole.augie.edu Junior Courtney Place one day received an email. “I am writing to invite YOU to join the USA D-II Volleyball Select Team Brazil Tour 2018,” wrote Brazil Volleyball Tour Coordinator Ron Smith. Overjoyed when she opened the email, Place knew that she was in