tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19921693523336521202011-04-21T20:36:12.506-05:00Augsburg College Athletics Blog -- news and commentary from Auggie Athletics staff.Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comBlogger921100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-3565653964162169132009-03-17T14:56:00.006-05:002009-03-17T15:14:45.223-05:00

Well, it's done! After several months of work, Augsburg now has a new athletic presence on the web. Change your bookmarks from the old website (www.augsburg.edu/athletics) to this, brand-spankin' new website: athletics.augsburg.eduMaybe it's lucky, since we launched on St. Patrick's Day!But seriously, folks, this website is the result of a lot of hard work, most particularly by Kelly Anderson

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-50691338511481383442009-03-02T12:21:00.002-06:002009-03-02T12:23:42.000-06:00

Baseball head coach Keith Bateman wants to thank the fans who came to the Metrodome in earnest to root on the Auggies in their season-opener against Edgewood (Wis.) on Saturday night. After winning the season-opener against the Eagles 4-3 (11 inn.), the Auggies have two early-morning doubleheaders at the Metrodome this week -- against Dickinson State (N.D.) on Tuesday at 7:30 a.m., and against

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-9900969488150445172009-02-25T12:23:00.004-06:002009-02-25T12:36:22.984-06:00

The Auggie men's basketball and men's hockey teams are in the MIAC postseason playoffs, and if you can't make it to the games (though we really wish you would), you can listen to the live action online.We will have live audio webcasts of all Augsburg playoff games in men's basketball and men's hockey -- http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/. Our great play-by-play guy, Tom Witschen, will

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-34767095758358095122009-02-13T12:01:00.009-06:002009-02-13T12:27:35.802-06:00

Wear your favorite pink shirt and support the fight against breast cancer on Valentine's Day this Saturday!We want Augsburg fans to wear pink at all our home athletic events on Saturday (2/14) -- women's basketball against Bethel at 1 p.m. at Si Melby Hall, men's basketball against Bethel at 3 p.m. at Si Melby Hall, and women's hockey against St. Mary's at 7:05 p.m. at the Augsburg Ice Arena.The

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-67927682722380103592009-02-06T13:44:00.002-06:002009-02-06T13:54:15.772-06:00

It's time for all good Auggies to come together and vote their consciences for a good cause ... getting Augsburg's own Tiffany Magnuson to the NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge!Tiffany is one of 34 women's hockey finalists (the lone Division III West Region finalist) to be selected as one of 16 women's hockey players to compete in the event, held at the NCAA Men's Hockey Frozen Four in Washington

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-42814926532810664822009-02-04T12:11:00.007-06:002009-02-04T22:31:45.191-06:00

Permit your friendly blogger a personal indulgence to share some of my thoughts about my boss, and my friend, Jeff Swenson ... Last Friday was a very busy day for Augsburg sports. The athletic department staff had to prepare for two big home events going on at the same time -- a wrestling match against perennial rival Wartburg (Iowa) and a men's hockey game against Concordia-Moorhead. We also had

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-42867621829977840932009-02-04T12:04:00.002-06:002009-02-04T12:07:03.646-06:00

Augsburg's women's basketball team will have its "Maroon Out" night tonight (Wednesday 2/4) during the first game of a basketball doubleheader against Concordia-Moorhead at Si Melby Hall. Game time is 5:45 p.m., with the men's game against the Cobbers to follow at 7:45 p.m.Students wearing maroon will receive one free popcorn during the women's game. The Maroon Out games are sponsored by

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-90338598541681324992009-01-29T12:15:00.007-06:002009-01-29T12:28:19.563-06:00

Two things in this post regarding Friday's Augsburg-vs.-Wartburg (Iowa) wrestling battle at Si Melby Hall (7:30 p.m. ... BE THERE!).1. Do you want to look cool, like the model in this photo (wrestling manager and track/cross country student-athlete Kelsie Lungstrom)? Then buy the exclusive Battle of the Burgs t-shirt! Just $15 ... available by contacting Keith Bateman at 612-330-1395 or batemank@

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-478610622893680622009-01-28T13:15:00.004-06:002009-01-28T13:29:39.370-06:00

It's a Maroon Out night tonight!Come to tonight's men's basketball game between Augsburg and St. Thomas (Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Si Melby Hall) and wear your maroon to support the Auggies. Students wearing maroon will receive one free popcorn.St. Thomas and Augsburg are the top two teams in the MIAC standings, with St. Thomas currently unbeaten and ranked No. 1 nationally in the latest D3hoops.com

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-25197816829282821772009-01-26T14:32:00.002-06:002009-01-26T14:36:41.289-06:00

Augsburg men's basketball update, courtesy of head coach Aaron Griess:We’re just past the halfway point in the MIAC schedule, and so far, we’ve not failed to disappoint the thrill seekers in the crowd. Five of our 11 conference games have been decided by three points or less. We suffered some heartbreaking losses and we’ve been fortunate enough to come out on the winning side of some real

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-16486993143821817602009-01-26T12:29:00.002-06:002009-01-26T12:39:00.794-06:00

A couple of big events this week for Auggie athletics ... The Augsburg men's basketball team will have a huge home game against St. Thomas on Wednesday (1/28) at 7:30 p.m. at Si Melby Hall. The Auggies are on a serious roll, having won their last three straight games and six of their last seven to move into second place in the MIAC standings. Meanwhile, St. Thomas is 17-0 (the lone unbeaten men's

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-15104929373859647492009-01-21T16:41:00.006-06:002009-01-21T17:23:01.901-06:00

I get this question often, from athletes, parents and fans ... heck, even from some of my relatives! "Say, Don, what's an SID? What the heck do you do?"Well, it's kind of hard to explain what a sports information director -- that's what an SID stands for -- does, especially at a small college. Primarily, we're the "information providers" for the college's athletic department. Media relations,

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-21289795156006349132009-01-15T10:44:00.003-06:002009-01-15T11:00:27.955-06:00

Augsburg wrestling update, courtesy of head coach Mark Matzek: Wow! What an incredible weekend. We marched through the first day of the NWCA Division III National Duals, beating our opponents by a combined score of 110-0. The second day in the semifinals, we faced Delaware Valley (Pa.). Our guys fought hard and we came out on top with a 25-17 victory. In the finals, we faced our nemesis, No. 1-

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-454803277660161572009-01-14T14:41:00.003-06:002009-01-14T15:08:56.275-06:00

After its impressive run to the championship at the NWCA Division III National Duals over the weekend, the Augsburg wrestling team has moved into the No. 1 spot in the latest Brute-Adidas NWCA Division III national rankings, released yesterday.Augsburg supplanted defending national champion Wartburg (Iowa), which had occupied the No. 1 spot since last January. The Auggies topped Wartburg 21-20 in

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-81838318330494143382009-01-08T14:29:00.005-06:002009-01-08T15:27:25.615-06:00

Augsburg men's hockey update, courtesy of Augsburg head coach Chris Brown, discussing the team's trip last weekend to Oswego, N.Y.: We had a great trip to start the new year that had many miles, but many memories! We got to see the best team in the NHL play in their arena (Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena) and we got to see the Stanley Cup on a trip to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.We

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-15447306234717547342009-01-07T12:20:00.003-06:002009-01-07T12:41:57.142-06:00

The Augsburg wrestling team is seeded No. 2 in the Division III field for the NWCA National Duals, coming up this Saturday and Sunday at the University of Northern Iowa's UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Brackets are posted here.The Auggies will open against No. 15-seeded Buena Vista (Iowa) on Saturday at 11 a.m., in the 16-team Division III bracket. Defending national champion Wartburg (Iowa) is

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-54277149066646515922009-01-06T15:17:00.004-06:002009-01-06T15:42:02.951-06:00

We're getting a new athletic website!Augsburg will be unveiling a new athletic webpage in the coming months. Augsburg has signed an arrangement with Internet Consulting Services to create a new web experience for Auggie athletics.ICS, based in Syracuse, N.Y., has created athletic websites for more than 250 colleges and universities throughout the country, including several schools in Minnesota (

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-64465947554887136162009-01-05T11:52:00.004-06:002009-01-05T12:37:54.080-06:00

Welcome back to the second half of the Augsburg athletics year! Now that we're deep into the winter sports season and the holidays are behind us, we promise to be more vigilant with posts to the ol' AugBlog.Some observations on the first portion of the winter sports season:n The Augsburg wrestling team is heading into the upcoming Division III National Duals with renewed optimism, given the

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-67071923517979097362008-12-18T10:35:00.010-06:002008-12-18T14:25:02.898-06:00

Today is the last day of the fall semester and the end of finals week for our hard-working students, and as they disperse to homes far and near for the holiday break, I thought it would be fitting to give out some informal awards for the first half of the 2008-09 school year.IMPORTANT NOTE: These awards are solely determined on the whimsy of your friendly sports information director, and as

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-80227005834312953642008-12-08T11:53:00.004-06:002008-12-08T12:05:08.106-06:00

The Augsburg men's soccer team has some friends in high places in the soccer world.Fox Soccer Channel's Jeremy St. Louis gave a shout-out to the Auggies in his FSC blog in November, just before the Auggies traveled to face Loras (Iowa) in the second round of the NCAA Division III national playoffs:"The NCAA College Soccer season is winding down – and while everyone is focused on what’s going on

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-79291282990244741782008-12-08T11:38:00.003-06:002008-12-08T15:03:45.708-06:00

The Augsburg men's and women's track and field teams' Run-A-Thon was another success this year. With a goal of running 200 miles in a 24-hour period over Saturday and Sunday, the Auggies exceeded their goal -- running a total of 211.25 miles, all in circles around Murphy Square Park!Looking out my window onto the park, it looks like it's roughly a 400-meter (440-yard) distance. So if that's the

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-73973586704445919882008-12-04T12:29:00.004-06:002008-12-04T12:35:03.000-06:00

The Augsburg men's and women's track and field team is taking part in its annual Run-A-Thon fundraiser this weekend -- Saturday and Sunday (12/6-7). The team will attempt to run 200 miles in a 24-hour period, running laps around Murphy Square Park in the middle of campus. One team member will be running at all times during the 24-hour period, and the Kennedy Center will be open during the relay

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-27535899433691675592008-12-04T12:04:00.004-06:002008-12-04T12:36:16.218-06:00

The Augsburg Dance Team is hosting its annual Dance Show this Saturday (12/6) at 7:30 p.m., at Si Melby Hall. In addition to the outstanding Augsburg Dance Team, there will also be performances from the dance teams from St. Cloud State, St. Catherine, the Minnesota Maulers and the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders.Also, members of the Augsburg football team will be joining forces with the Augsburg

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-78485670878960399502008-11-22T18:05:00.015-06:002008-11-22T22:03:32.502-06:00

7:05 p.m. -- Welcome to our first-ever soccer live blog! We are in the Rock Bowl press box on the campus of Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, for Augsburg's NCAA Division III men's soccer sectional game between Augsburg and Loras. The winner will advance to face Ohio Northern (20-5-1), who beat Hobart (N.Y., 18-1-3) 2-1 in the first game tonight. ONU scored twice in a 15-minute span early in the

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-83575631061766898822008-11-21T10:05:00.006-06:002008-11-21T11:25:45.785-06:00

The Augsburg men's hockey team will be taking part in a unique fundraiser on Saturday (11/22) at 7 p.m. at its game against St. Thomas at the Augsburg Ice Arena.In order to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research, the Auggies will be wearing special pink jerseys for Saturday's game, designed and donated by Tim Hawkinson and Eric Knutson from Showcase Hockey. Fans are also encouraged

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-1106942720599390222008-11-12T12:41:00.005-06:002008-11-12T18:18:50.494-06:00

Come watch the Augsburg men's soccer team battle Whitworth University in the first round of the NCAA Division III championships! We will be showing a live feed from Whitworth University on a big screen in the Christensen Center Student Lounge. The game starts Thursday at 3 p.m. We will be serving popcorn and pop. Come wearing your maroon and help us cheer on the Auggie men's soccer team.

Kelly Anderson Dierckshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106062260048995071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-79777372452753244082008-11-10T12:24:00.003-06:002008-11-10T12:31:47.971-06:00

It's a great day for men's soccer at Augsburg. The Auggies earned a berth in the NCAA Division III national tournament for the first time in school history, and will travel out west to Spokane, Wash., for a game at Whitworth on Thursday at 1 p.m. (3 p.m. Twin Cities time).The national tournament bid is the culmination of a tremendous season for the Auggies, head coach Greg Holker and his staff.

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-39240862464972551462008-11-06T11:49:00.003-06:002008-11-06T11:54:23.637-06:00

The Augsburg men's soccer team is playing in the MIAC playoff championship game this Saturday at 2 p.m. at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn. We are organizing a fan bus to make the trip down to Northfield in support of the Auggies. Seats must be reserved and paid for in advance and will be on sale Thursday and Friday in the Christensen Center. Tickets are only $5. We need a minimum of 25

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-38611443053137762932008-11-06T11:47:00.005-06:002008-11-06T11:49:25.032-06:00

Our apologies for the lack of posts lately ... It's "crossover season," one of two times during the school year when sports seasons overlap. Winter sports are underway, and fall sports are slowly coming to and end. And for those of us who work in support roles (sports administration, athletic training, sports info), that basically means double the amount of work. We'll be back on a regular

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-86271215489689819012008-11-01T11:42:00.088-05:002008-11-01T18:12:06.204-05:00

Hello and welcome to Edor Nelson Field for today's MIAC matchup between the Augsburg Auggies and the St. Thomas Tommies. It's a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis and it's 20 minutes before game time. Stay tuned; we'll be live blogging all afternoon.The Tommies will be kicking off. Everybody is up for the kickoff.1:01 p.m. - Augsburg's Al-Hameed with a 19 yd return. The Auggies will

Kelly Anderson Dierckshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106062260048995071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-56712447003350591672008-10-29T13:45:00.002-05:002008-11-03T14:25:45.401-06:00

Going into the last week of the regular season, Augsburg's men's soccer team has moved into one of the most important rankings of all -- the NCAA Division III regional rankings. In the latest rankings released today, the Auggies are ranked No. 5 in the West Region. Carleton leads the West Region rankings, followed by Loras (Iowa), Redlands (Calif.), Whitworth (Wash.), Augsburg, St. Thomas and

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-64958301895985269222008-10-29T11:35:00.004-05:002008-10-30T16:05:57.991-05:00

MINNEAPOLIS (10/29/08) -- At 23 student-athletes strong, one of the largest recruiting and transfer classes in program history will take the mat for the Augsburg College wrestling team in 2008-09, head coach Mark Matzek has announced. Among them are six state champions and 16 state tournament placewinners, along with two transfers from Division I programs.Full season preview for Augsburg

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-10637021773770863582008-10-24T15:14:00.005-05:002008-10-24T15:43:00.448-05:00

Lots of live coverage of Auggie sports online this weekend ... Tonight, the Auggie volleyball team goes for its sixth win in its last seven matches with a conference match at St. Mary's in Winona. Action starts at 7 p.m. St. Mary's will have live audio (click here) and live stats (click here) of tonight's match. Click here for St. Mary's gameday for the match.On Saturday, the Auggie football team

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-30416684755713347552008-10-22T11:39:00.002-05:002008-10-22T11:48:59.526-05:00

There's a great feature on Augsburg women's soccer goalkeeper Maggie DeGroot on the College Sporting News website (click here to read it). The feature is written by Rich Mies, as part of his MIAC Profiles of Excellence series, where he profiles outstanding senior student-athletes from MIAC schools.Here's a great quote from Maggie about being at Augsburg:“At Augsburg, you are very free to be

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-89885919654874193692008-10-20T15:37:00.009-05:002008-10-22T11:49:36.647-05:00

This Wednesday (10/8), the Augsburg College volleyball team will be hosting a "Dig Pink" event to promote breast cancer awareness. Dig Pink is a National Breast Cancer awareness rally that is taking place throughout the month of October. Student-athletes, coaches, administrators, fans and officials from across the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and the nation are all teaming

Kelly Anderson Dierckshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106062260048995071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-42972073736836744362008-10-18T12:56:00.066-05:002008-10-18T22:21:43.674-05:00

Welcome to Edor Nelson field for today's MIAC matchup. It's two minutes before game time on a bright sunny Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis. The captains are walking out for the coin flip and the world famous "bunch of guys chorus" is about to sing the anthem.Concordia will be receiving.1:02 p.m. - The Cobbers take over at their 20 yd line. On third down the Cobbers complete a 11 yd pass for a

Kelly Anderson Dierckshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106062260048995071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-43443374659908756732008-10-17T11:31:00.004-05:002008-10-17T12:09:49.131-05:00

This weekend's events (men's soccer tonight and tomorrow, football tomorrow, women's soccer on Sunday) will mark the premiere of the new press box at Augsburg's Edor Nelson Field. Now, I know that this post might interest about two or three people around here ("Nobody cares how sausages are made, they just want to eat the hot dog."), but it's important to those of us whose job is to bring you the

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-35673983235349483762008-10-17T11:26:00.003-05:002008-10-17T11:30:54.863-05:00

Courtesy of Augsburg junior women's soccer player Whitney Holman: My name is Whitney Holman. I’m a junior at Augsburg College. I am majoring in Psychology and Religion. On the field, I am a left defender for the Augsburg women’s soccer team. Our 2008 season is well underway and we are currently 8-2-3 overall as well as 4-0-3 in MIAC play. The team is currently ranked third in the MIAC; however,

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-80814447826423032162008-10-15T11:40:00.005-05:002008-10-15T11:55:51.203-05:00

Augsburg women's golf head coach Laura Patrick talks about the team's fall half of the 2008-09 season, and how she defines success with the Auggies.Success can be defined by many people ... you, your coach, your family, your friends, your opponents, and the media. It can also be defined in many ways ... winning, stats, scores, personal achievements, becoming a better person, etc. Overall, I

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-84847050410155937522008-10-15T10:51:00.003-05:002008-10-15T10:56:17.170-05:00

Take a look in your closet. Dig deep. See any shoes that you no longer wear? Dig them out and bring them to Si Melby Hall tonight at the Augsburg-St. Olaf volleyball match (7 p.m. on Wednesday). The Auggies are hosting "American Soles for Brazilian Souls" night, and if you bring a pair of used tennis shoes to the match to donate to the cause, you get into the match for free (yes, Augsburg

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-71615904685188654222008-10-13T14:27:00.002-05:002008-10-13T14:40:11.227-05:00

How 'bout the Auggie men's soccer team's win at Carleton on Saturday! Consider how big the Auggies' 1-0 victory at Carleton was ... Carleton was ranked No. 8 in the NSCAA Division III national rankings, the Knights had a 28-game regular-season unbeaten streak (24-0-4) and a 21-game conference regular-season unbeaten streak (18-0-3) since 2006. Carleton had a 15-game home unbeaten streak in

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-69227592491629077922008-10-13T12:44:00.005-05:002008-10-13T13:11:10.257-05:00

... Yes, the Auggie football team lost on Saturday, 49-41 in an classic shootout at Carleton. It was a wild game; the teams combined for more than 1,000 yards of total offense, 90 points, and more wild and wacky plays than should be expected in a football game. As coach Frank Haege noted when we talked this morning, how many times in a SEASON, much less ONE GAME, would you see a successful "Hail

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-14903202164020038802008-10-10T13:30:00.004-05:002008-10-10T14:09:14.483-05:00

Augsburg students have organized a fan bus to go to Northfield on Saturday for the Augsburg-at-Carleton football game (and, if soccer fans want to ride along, the Augsburg-at-Carleton men's soccer game taking place at the same time in Northfield). If you'd like to ride on the Auggie fan bus, contact the Augsburg athletic department at 612-330-1249. The bus will pick up Auggie fans in front of

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-77225602775620160792008-10-08T14:47:00.002-05:002008-10-08T14:52:46.691-05:00

Another sign of the successful fall season for Augsburg sports ...The Auggie women's soccer team moved into the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Central Region rankings for the first time, listed at No. 9 in the weekly poll this week. Augsburg is one of two MIAC schools in the regional rankings; St. Thomas is ranked No. 5. Augsburg is 8-1-3 on the season and 4-0-3 in MIAC play,

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-39732801548629773882008-10-07T15:02:00.003-05:002008-10-07T15:07:57.990-05:00

Augsburg's men's soccer team moved up a spot in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's West Region rankings, up from No. 8 to No. 7 after its 5-0 win over St. Mary's on Saturday.This week, the Auggies have two incredibly important MIAC games, facing Gustavus on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field, and Carleton on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Northfield. The Gusties are ranked No. 6

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-38469296970375665292008-10-07T10:29:00.004-05:002008-10-07T10:38:54.409-05:00

For the first time since 1998, the Augsburg football team (4-0 for the first time since 1973!) has cracked the top 25 of the major Division III football national polls. In this week's D3Football.com Top 25 poll, Augsburg is the highest-ranked MIAC team at No. 22. Concordia-Moorhead is ranked No. 23, and both St. John's and Carleton (this Saturday's opponent for the Auggies in a battle of 4-0

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-65327702095607940452008-10-03T10:16:00.003-05:002008-10-03T11:01:34.756-05:00

"I love winning ... It's like, you know, better than losing!" -- Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh, "Bull Durham"As I look out the window of my office on a beautiful fall morning, I see our students going back and forth on their busy days, going to the chapel, coming over to Melby and Kennedy to work out. And I'm seeing a lot of smiles on people's faces, especially our student-athletes. Winning can have

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-45601498700821375252008-10-01T16:34:00.004-05:002008-10-01T16:42:18.555-05:00

Some notes to wet your football appetite while anticipating Saturday's Augsburg-at-Hamline game -- aka, the game for "The Hammer": -- Augsburg is 3-0 for the first time since the 1999 season, and has a chance to go 4-0 for the first time since 1973 when it faces Hamline this Saturday in St. Paul. The Auggies started out 5-0 back in 1973, en route to a 7-2 record.-- After starting his Augsburg

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-29969691049401135852008-09-30T16:19:00.003-05:002008-09-30T16:39:09.976-05:00

Augsburg teams are getting votes in regional and national polls ...The football team is on the verge of cracking into the top 25 in the two major Division III national polls -- from D3Football.com and the American Football Coaches Association. In the D3Football.com poll, Augsburg is now the first team in the "Others Receiving Votes" category, just behind No. 25 Concordia-Moorhead. In the AFCA's

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-142670355277060942008-09-30T11:54:00.003-05:002008-09-30T12:02:42.413-05:00

From the "It's never too early to talk about winter sports" file ... Augsburg men's hockey coach Chris Brown has named his 2008-09 captains. Team captain will be forward Chris Johnson (JR, Verona, Wis./Madison Memorial HS), while the assistant captains will be defender Kurt Hogard (SR, Thunder Bay, Ontario/St. Ignatius HS), goalie Andrew Kent (SR, Lakeville, Minn.) and forward Brett Way (SR,

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-4702849749224855352008-09-30T09:45:00.003-05:002008-10-01T16:33:41.959-05:00

So what's it like to shoot a 65 in golf? Tony Vanyo knows now. The Augsburg men's golf junior shot the unbelievable 7-under-par score in Monday's final round of the Gustavus Twin Cities Classic. He finished ninth overall in the 117-player tournament, featuring some of the best small-college golfers in the Midwest. Vanyo's score is the lowest recorded by an Augsburg golfer in a single round in the

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-19146037640908737362008-09-29T15:38:00.003-05:002008-09-29T16:35:00.791-05:00

Some observations on this past weekend in Auggie sports ... FOOTBALL -- We had 24 voters vote in our poll here regarding how Saturday's Augsburg-St. Olaf game would turn out, and if you're the one voter who put Augsburg winning by 21-plus points, pat yourself on the back. (Other votes -- Augsburg winning by 1-10 points, 14 votes; Augsburg winning by 11-20 points, 6 votes; St. Olaf winning by 1-10

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-35403755684846759492008-09-29T15:12:00.003-05:002008-09-29T15:25:27.432-05:00

Augsburg men's soccer player Matt Bowman will be occasionally blogging here regarding his recovery from open-heart surgery earlier this month (related posts: Sept. 9, Sept. 22, Sept. 24), and his rehabilitation process as he aims to return to the Auggies next season.I can't describe in words how crazy this past month has been, ever since I collapsed on Aug. 20. As some of you know, I was

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-44372187880628367182008-09-27T12:38:00.089-05:002008-09-29T15:26:14.096-05:00

Hello and welcome to Edor Nelson Field for where Augsburg (2-0) is taking on St. Olaf (3-0) for the 2008 Auggie Homecoming game. The stands are filling up quickly for this key Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) match-up. The team that emerges victorious from today's game will likely break into the NCAA top 25 rankings. It's 15 minutes until game time - we'll keep you posted.3

Kelly Anderson Dierckshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106062260048995071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-8753024598567010222008-09-26T15:17:00.003-05:002008-09-26T15:21:48.720-05:00

Lots of live stuff online this weekend:Live stats tonight (Friday) for the Augsburg-St. Benedict volleyball match. Action starts at 7 p.m., at Si Melby Hall.And for football on Saturday against St. Olaf, 1 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field, we'll have live audio, live stats and the one, the only, live blog right here! Two weeks ago, we had more than 1,300 unique visitors to the live blog, and we're happy

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-3240456656073252112008-09-25T14:00:00.007-05:002008-09-25T15:21:20.261-05:00

Permit me to take a little side-track away from athletics in general for this post. This is Homecoming week, and for those of us that have been at Augsburg for a long time, some of the stuff gets to be routine, year after year. Monday is the Pep Fest, the Powder Puff football game is on Tuesday or Wednesday, the Athletic Hall of Fame banquet is on Thursday, Homecoming Convocation is on Friday,

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-36981650457666903192008-09-24T10:53:00.004-05:002008-09-24T11:05:13.847-05:00

"Isn't it ironic, don'tcha think," said Alanis Morissette (one of the AugBlog's favorite Canadian-born pop stars) in a song a few years ago.And this football fun fact certainly falls in the "isn't it ironic" category regarding Augsburg's Homecoming game this Saturday against St. Olaf (1 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field. Be there, people!) Augsburg is 2-0 to start the season for the first time since

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-52402914968194112672008-09-24T10:39:00.003-05:002008-09-24T10:47:53.971-05:00

If you are a faithful AugBlog reader, you've read men's soccer coach Greg Holker's posts (Sept. 9 and Sept. 22) regarding Matt Bowman, a sophomore who collapsed last month during a preseason scrimmage, and later underwent open-heart surgery to correct a rare anomalous coronary artery heart defect.Last night, KARE-11 television did a great feature (click here to read and view the video) on Matt

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-85133911226907744162008-09-22T20:01:00.004-05:002008-09-23T10:20:36.250-05:00

Homecoming week 2008 kicked-off tonight at Augsburg College with a pep rally and fireworks display. The annual pep rally filled the gym with excited students, athletes, coaches and other Augsburg staff.The cheer team and pep band began the night with the Auggie fight song. All of the fall sport teams and coaches were announced and recognized for successful seasons thus far. The Homecoming court

Kelly Anderson Dierckshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106062260048995071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-35068277187889369602008-09-22T14:00:00.004-05:002008-09-22T14:04:13.612-05:00

Results from last week's poll:Who had the top individual performance of the past weekend?Royce Winford (football) -- 7 votesMaggie DeGroot (women's soccer) -- 6 votesBrent Haglund (men's cross country) -- 4 votesLaura Harms (volleyball) -- 1 voteNew poll is up.

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-49365885304858313672008-09-22T13:52:00.003-05:002008-09-22T13:59:46.987-05:00

Augsburg men's soccer head coach Greg Holker sends an update on his team's season and on the condition of player Matt Bowman:It has been one month and two days since Matt Bowman collapsed in our first preseason scrimmage. Since then, the entire program has been through a roller coaster ride. By that, we mean his family, the doctors and surgeons, friends and teammates, professors and coaches --

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-11985418812368087132008-09-22T11:53:00.002-05:002008-09-22T12:08:59.894-05:00

The Augsburg football team moved up in the D3Football.com Division III national poll, receiving 27 votes from the national panel to stand just four spots away from getting into the top 25. That's 17 more votes than last week ... and Augsburg didn't even have to play a game this past Saturday!Augsburg gained more votes after a wild and wacky weekend in MIAC football, which featured both conference

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-35006582234170221612008-09-19T10:28:00.017-05:002008-09-19T11:42:20.508-05:00

Kind of a light weekend for Augsburg sports this weekend, with football having a bye week, and the volleyball and men's soccer teams hosting their alumni games this Saturday (volleyball at 11 a.m. at Si Melby Hall and men's soccer at 1 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field).The Augsburg women's soccer team hosts St. Thomas in a good early-season MIAC battle at 4 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field. We'll have live

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-64718042502145802732008-09-19T10:28:00.010-05:002008-09-19T11:02:10.607-05:00

From the Did You Know department ... With no Auggie football game this weekend (on the varsity level, there is a JV game on Saturday), this marks the first time Augsburg has had an middle-of-the-season bye week in football since 1991. That year, a game on Nov. 2 against Gustavus was cancelled due to the after-effects of the infamous Halloween Blizzard (remember that one -- 28.4 inches of snow in

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-92795096903939672008-09-17T15:53:00.003-05:002008-09-17T15:56:21.040-05:00

Two ways to follow Auggie sports live tonight:-- We'll have live stats for tonight's women's soccer game against Hamline at 7:30 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field. Click here for the live stats.-- We'll also have live audio, with Tom Witschen on the call, for tonight's volleyball match at Gustavus. Match time is 7 p.m. Click here for the live audio.

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-10634961211871575742008-09-15T17:03:00.002-05:002008-09-15T17:08:47.759-05:00

Last week's poll results:What was the top individual performance of the past weekend?Jordan Berg (football) -- 5 votesRoyce Winford (football) -- 2 votesShanna Reed (volleyball) -- 1 voteNew poll is up.

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-1708178439042081092008-09-15T16:03:00.007-05:002008-09-15T17:30:48.869-05:00

Some thoughts on this weekend in Augsburg sports:FOOTBALL: What a game!!! I can safely say that in my 12 years as SID here at good ol' Augsburg, Saturday's 30-24, two-overtime win over No. 20-ranked Wartburg ranks up there with the greatest Auggie football games I've ever seen (that list might be a future AugBlog post). Great atmosphere, night football under the lights in "The Cage," and an

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-77612128575579532462008-09-13T18:47:00.094-05:002008-09-15T16:02:55.654-05:00

Greetings from Edor Nelson Field where rivals Augsburg (1-0) and Wartburg (1-0) are ten minutes away from kick-off. The rain has stopped, the band is playing and the fans are piling in the stands. Keep tuned in as we will be updating you from our first ever live blog.The famous Augsburg "Bunch of Guys Chorus" once again did a fine job with the National Anthem.Wartburg is about to kick off.7: 02

Kelly Anderson Dierckshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106062260048995071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-58969769959194185432008-09-12T15:02:00.005-05:002008-09-12T15:43:27.171-05:00

Another busy weekend in Auggie sports ... here's the preview.Just one home event this weekend, and it's a biggie -- the Auggie football team hosting Wartburg (Iowa) in the home-opener on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field. I haven't heard so much buzz on campus regarding a home football game in a long time. It's great! Record the USC-Ohio State game on your DVR and get to Augsburg for this

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-4951377692347851672008-09-11T10:23:00.003-05:002008-09-11T10:33:12.289-05:00

Your friendly Augsburg SID is becoming more technologically inclined every day. We've added the ol' AugBlog, continued our strong relationship with Stretch Internet for audio webcasts, added the free eScores service for fans to get scores delivered to their cell phone, and now, starting on Saturday with our football game against Wartburg, we'll have live stats for nearly all home sporting

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-49509310468062031262008-09-09T14:36:00.007-05:002008-09-09T14:47:48.435-05:00

Men's soccer head coach Greg Holker's thoughts on the season so far, heading into Augsburg's MIAC-opener at Concordia-Moorhead on Wednesday: It’s been a challenging start to the 2008 campaign for our men's soccer team. Three of last year's starters have not set foot on the field due to injuries -- including one who will have open-heart surgery on Friday.In our first preseason scrimmage,

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-32294465699695563712008-09-08T12:34:00.003-05:002008-09-08T12:40:18.397-05:00

Last week's poll results:What was the top individual performance of the past weekend?D.J. Wendell (men's soccer) -- 15 votesMaggie DeGroot (women's soccer) -- 7 votesBrent Haglund (men's cross country) -- 1 voteNew poll is up.

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-16923626729269471812008-09-08T12:03:00.003-05:002008-09-08T12:33:14.950-05:00

Some thoughts on this weekend in Augsburg sports (WARNING: SID COMMENTARY AHEAD):-- The Auggie football team made an impressive opening statement with its 49-14 victory at Crown on Saturday. The Auggies took charge early, scoring the first 28 points of the game, and dominated in virtually every statistical category. The players people would expect to have big games -- namely, QB Jordan Berg and

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-55237317819928667992008-09-05T19:49:00.002-05:002008-09-05T19:52:52.584-05:00

Women's soccer head coach Mike Navarre's thoughts on the season so far, heading into a tough stretch of games on the road, starting with Saturday's game at No. 16-ranked Wisconsin-Eau Claire: "Despite being riddled with injuries, we have found a way to win our first three games and not allow a goal. Our shutout streak will be put to the test in our next three games, as we go on the road against

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-85229426169421548002008-09-05T14:46:00.003-05:002008-09-05T14:54:35.896-05:00

There's been a lot of talk on campus about the prospects for the 2008 Augsburg football team. After last year's dramatic 4-2 close to the season and a 5-5 overall finish, Augsburg has high hopes for this year. Ten starters return on defense and nine starters return on offense. Complete preview is online.The season-opener is this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Crown College, in the first-ever meeting

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-89177013076919177862008-09-05T10:14:00.004-05:002008-09-05T14:55:04.191-05:00

Several events this weekend in Augsburg athletics. Here's a preview (our preview of the football team's season-opener will come later today).The volleyball team hosts the 27th annual Augsburg Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Si Melby Hall. Sixteen matches in two days, starting at 2 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday. Augsburg is 4-1 after a second-place finish at the Ripon (Wis.) Early

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-11141857686659223102008-09-03T22:13:00.001-05:002008-09-03T22:15:42.549-05:00

Scores from Wednesday 9/3 (click on link for story/stats):Volleyball -- Augsburg 3, Crown 0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-16)Women's Soccer -- Augsburg 1, Wisconsin-River Falls 0

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-47827290474376015402008-09-03T13:47:00.003-05:002008-09-03T13:52:29.449-05:00

The Auggie volleyball team has its home-opening match tonight (Wednesday), as Crown College visits Si Melby Hall. Match time is 7 p.m.Augsburg is coming off a strong performance at the Ripon (Wis.) Early Bird Invitational, and setter Shanna Reed earned MIAC Setter/Libero of the Week honors with a solid performance. She had 131 assists (8.73 per set), seven service aces, 21 digs and six blocks.If

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-87577324034658492042008-09-03T09:53:00.002-05:002008-09-03T10:00:28.424-05:00

Go out and buy a copy of today's (Wednesday 9/3) Minneapolis Star-Tribune. On the front page of the sports section, you'll see a great feature by Dennis Brackin on Augsburg's passing combo of quarterback Jordan Berg and wide receiver Royce Winford.Titled "Return of Air Augsburg," the feature profiles Berg and Winford, best friends who have become one of the top passing duos in Division III

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-30595615743194343082008-09-02T23:21:00.003-05:002008-09-02T23:24:03.980-05:00

Scores from Tuesday 9/2 (click on link for story/stats):Men's Soccer -- Augsburg 2, Minnesota-Morris 1Men's Golf -- Augsburg at Auggie-Ole Shootout (Augsburg's Tony Vanyo medalist)News from Tuesday 9/2:Volleyball -- Augsburg's Shanna Reed named MIAC Setter/Libero of the Week

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-44601418992636825282008-09-02T12:08:00.007-05:002008-09-02T12:20:00.699-05:00

The Augsburg men's soccer team has its home opener tonight (rain or shine, hopefully shine!) when Minnesota-Morris visits Edor Nelson Field at 7:30 p.m.Augsburg opened its season with a 1-0-1 trip to Iowa, playing to a scoreless tie at Simpson on Friday night and scoring a 2-1 win at Central on Saturday. D.J. Wendell scored both goals for the Auggies in the win at Central.Minnesota-Morris is

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-76298676132040238812008-08-30T22:49:00.002-05:002008-08-30T22:54:13.229-05:00

Saturday's (8/30) Augsburg athletics scores (links are to game story/stats):Women's soccer -- Augsburg 1, Northwestern-Roseville 0Men's soccer -- Augsburg 2, Central (Iowa) 1Volleyball -- Augsburg finishes in tie for 2nd at Ripon (Wis.) Early Bird Invitational:Wis.-Superior def. Augsburg 3-0 (26-24, 25-22, 26-24)Augsburg def. Beloit (Wis.) 3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 25-22)Men's/Women's Cross Country --

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-15687650264931671262008-08-29T22:37:00.006-05:002008-08-29T22:40:51.377-05:00

Friday's (8/29) Augsburg athletics scores (links are to game story/stats):Women's soccer -- Augsburg 1, Wisconsin-Stout 0Men's soccer -- Augsburg 0, Simpson (Iowa) 0 (2OT)Volleyball -- Augsburg at Ripon (Wis.) Early Bird Invitational, Day 1:Augsburg 3, Ripon (Wis.) 1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-14, 25-14)Augsburg 3, Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wis.) 2 (18-25, 25-8, 25-16, 23-25, 15-10)

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-88169395939411341842008-08-29T14:29:00.004-05:002008-08-29T22:40:29.662-05:00

The football season for Division III schools doesn't begin until next weekend, but the MIAC is out with its 2008 football preview. The 46-page PDF document is downloadable here.The MIAC's football season is shaping up to be a very competitive one, as evidenced by the conference's preseason coaches poll. Coming off a 5-5 campaign, Augsburg is picked to finish sixth in the nine-team MIAC race,

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-78467670354842263432008-08-29T09:59:00.009-05:002008-08-29T10:42:22.544-05:00

Another year of Augsburg athletics starts today, with competition in several sports. For your friendly AugBlog proprietor, it's the start of my 12th year as sports information director here ... which means that our incoming first-year student-athletes (the Class of 2012) were just starting first grade in elementary school when I began my work here at the corner of 23rd and Riverside ... does that

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-61300353443428791422008-08-28T15:22:00.006-05:002008-08-28T20:17:03.328-05:00

The MIAC has posted its season previews for volleyball, men's soccer and women's soccer.In volleyball, Augsburg is picked to finish seventh in the 12-team MIAC by conference coaches. The MIAC is well-represented on the American Volleyball Coaches Association's Division III preseason national poll, with St. Thomas ranked No. 8, Concordia-Moorhead ranked No. 16 and both St. Benedict and Bethel in

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-7730604074634147522008-08-27T15:41:00.006-05:002008-08-28T15:37:19.315-05:00

More fun with technology ...We're giving Auggie fans a new way to keep updated on their favorite sports. Augsburg is partnering with our live webcast provider, Stretch Internet, to provide fans with "eScores", for fans to receive scores and info via cell phone or e-mail. eScores is a free one-of-a-kind instant messaging service that allows you to receive scores, news and other information

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-84937603619805889502008-08-27T14:19:00.004-05:002008-08-28T15:37:51.180-05:00

As the ol' AugBlog springs forth to life, we want to involve you in the process. One of the features we will be doing on a regular basis will be "Ask the A.D." We want you to ask questions about Augsburg athletics and college sports in general of our athletic administrators -- Athletic Director Jeff Swenson and Assistant Athletic Directors Paul Grauer and Marilyn Florian. Send me an e-mail at

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-57964273283339724602008-08-26T15:04:00.009-05:002008-08-26T16:07:35.974-05:00

The Augsburg men's soccer team has its own channel on YouTube. You can get to it by clicking on this link. Coach Greg Holker has aleady posted some highlights from last night's scrimmage against the University of Minnesota club team. Here's a link for last year's highlights, along with the now-famous "shout out" for the Auggies by the anchors on the Fox Soccer Channel. Greg says that the team

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-80856626713330787222008-08-26T09:34:00.007-05:002008-08-28T20:19:35.255-05:00

It's official. Augsburg alum Devean George '99 will remain a member of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. Read the release here. He's going to enter his 10th season in the NBA this fall -- amazing considering that only SEVEN players who played Division III basketball have ever played in the NBA, much less lasted for a decade.Please allow your SID host a little personal indulgence here ... I remember

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-24502691843922096822008-08-25T17:07:00.007-05:002008-08-28T20:20:49.610-05:00

Well, here's what some Auggies did ...The volleyball team traveled to Brazil in May, played some matches against some local club teams, saw some incredible scenery, and took part in a community service project for underprivileged children in Rio de Janiero (Click here for more).Four members of the wrestling team went to central Asia (specifically, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan) for a training,

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992169352333652120.post-7307451450062125602008-08-25T15:59:00.003-05:002008-08-26T10:07:48.305-05:00

Welcome to the 2007-08 school year! During the past week, 191 Auggie student-athletes reported to campus for preseason practice in our eight fall sports. The first competitions on the Auggie sports calendar will happen this weekend, when the women's soccer team hosts Wisconsin-Stout and Northwestern-Roseville on Friday and Saturday, the men's soccer team travels to Iowa for two games, the men's

Don Stonernoreply@blogger.com