Men's Track and Field News
Men's Track & Field ranked second in NCAAAfter a long off-season, Augustana started right back where they left off from a year ago and that is near the top of the NCAA Division III track & field team dual meet rankings. After finishing second in the final outdoor poll last season, veteran Head Coach Paul Olsen’s squad is back at it again. | |
Vikings win 11 events and team title at WartburgThe Augustana men won eleven events this weekend and claimed the team title at the Wartburg Lutheran Triangular. The Vikings totaled 305 points to outdistance Wartburg (179.5) and Grand View (100.5). | |
Rindone honored by CCIWAugustana junior Alex Rindone has been selected as the "Athlete of the Week" for men's track & field in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. Rindone was a double winner at the Midwest Invitational on Saturday, January 21 in Monmouth, Illinois. | |
Rindone sets school record in 300It might only be the second weekend of the 2012 men's track & field indoor season but Augustana appears to be in mid-season form. The Vikings won 11 events at the Midwest Invitational on Saturday, January 21 and junior Alex Rindone broke one of his own school records. | |
Deep & talented Vikings ready for 2012Following a superb 2010-11 campaign that saw veteran coach Paul Olsen's team finish second in the NCAA Division III dual meet rankings, the Augustana men's track & field team comes into the 2012 season a seasoned and talented crew. Olsen will have a stable of national qualifiers and all-conference athletes to turn to in his 44th season at the helm of the program. |
About the Program
Augustana's men's track and field program has won 14 CCIW outdoor championships. Ten of those have come under legendary head coach Paul Olsen, who's guided the Vikings since 1968. Coach Olsen's teams have also 11 top ten finishes on the national level. Augustana's top finishes nationally have been second place in 1975 and 1981.



