Men's Lacrosse News

	Maier, McGinnis selected captains for men's lacrosse Senior Marcus Maier and junior Zachary McGinnis have been awarded the honor of serving as team captains for the initial season of men's lacrosse at Augustana. Kyle Hart, the Vikings' head coach, made the announcement recently after Augustana completed its fall practice season.
	Thorson-Lucken Field Dedication set for October 6 Even though it has hosted 10 soccer matches and countless lacrosse and soccer practices since the middle of August, the official dedication of Augustana's Thorson-Lucken Field is set for Thursday, October 6 at 5:00 p.m. The 1.3 million dollar facility is used for the soccer and lacrosse teams at Augustana and hosted its first varsity contest on Thursday, September 1 when the Vikings' women's soccer team played Wartburg.
	Augustana joins Midwest Lacrosse Conference The Augustana men's lacrosse program received good news today when it was announced that the Vikings were accepted as members of the Midwest Lacrosse Conference. Augustana will begin play in the MLC during the 2012-13 school year and will compete as an independent next year, 2011-12, which will be the school's inaugural season in the sport.
	Kyle Hart named head coach of men's lacrosse Kyle Hart has been tabbed to direct the first ever men's lacrosse team at Augustana, it was announced today by Mike Zapolski, director of athletics. Hart, who has spent the last three seasons as the assistant coach at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, will assume the head coaching duties immediately.