Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings

This article is about the athletics teams of Augustana University in South Dakota. For the similarly named athletics teams of Augustana College in Illinois, see Augustana (Illinois) Vikings.
Augustana Vikings
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UniversityAugustana University
ConferenceNSIC (primary)
CCHA (men's ice hockey)
NCAADivision II (primary)
Division I (men's ice hockey)
Athletic directorJosh Morton
LocationSioux Falls, South Dakota
Varsity teams22 (10 men's, 12 women's)
Football stadiumKirkeby–Over Stadium
Basketball arenaElmen Center
Sanford Pentagon
Baseball stadiumKarras Park
Softball stadiumBowden Field
Soccer stadiumMorstad Field
Other venuesHoward Wood Field
Sanford Gymnasium
NicknameVikings
ColorsNavy and gold[1]
   
Websitegoaugie.com
Team NCAA championships
5[2]

The Augustana Vikings are the athletic teams that represent Augustana University, located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Vikings compete as members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference for all 14 varsity sports. The Vikings joined the NSIC from the North Central Conference, which folded in 2008.

In December 2018 Augustana announced its intentions to transition to NCAA Division I by 2030 at the latest. However, they had hoped to receive a bid to join a conference by 2020, according to Sioux Falls newspaper The Argus Leader. Multiple regional media reports in 2018 indicated that Augustana's likeliest Division I destination was the Sioux Falls-based Summit League. Many of the school's boosters are tied to Sanford Health, a hospital company also based in Sioux Falls that has long been a major sponsor of the Summit League. The conference moved its headquarters in 2018 to an office complex owned by Sanford.[3][4] On May 22, 2020, the Summit League commissioner, Tom Douple, informed Augustana president Stephanie Herseth Sandlin that the conference would not be adding more new teams "at this time."[5]

  1. ^ "Augustana University Athletics Quick Facts". Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "CHAMPIONSHIPS SUMMARY" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. ^ Gaskins, John (May 23, 2018). "Summit League Chief: Sanford-tied Augustana boosters lobbying for move to Div. I". Sioux Falls, SD: KELO-TV. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. ^ Kolpack, Jeff (July 28, 2018). "Kolpack: All vital signs pointing to Augustana joining Summit League". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Summit League snub sends Augustana back to reality". Sioux Falls Argus Leader/USA Today. June 29, 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.