Women's Track and Field News
Women's track & field sends four to NCAA outdoor championshipsFour members of the Augustana women's track & field team will represent the Vikings at the NCAA Division III National Track & Field Championships this week in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. The meet will begin on Thursday, May 23 and will conclude on Saturday, May 25 | |
Twilight Qualifier nets eight event winnersThe Augustana Vikings put the finishing touches on the 2013 women's track and field season by winning eight events at the Twilight Qualifier on Friday, May 17 at Paul V. Olsen Track. There were no team scores but the four individuals on the team who are heading to the national meet showed they are ready for the competition. | |
Hillyer & Smith pace VikingsJuniors Taelar Hillyer and Kierra Smith recorded the best finishes for Augustana at the Dr. Keeler Invitational in Naperville, Illinois on Friday, May 10. Competing the week after the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin championship and with finals week looming at the end of the academic term, the contingent that veteran head coach Fred Whiteside took to non-scoring meet was smaller than usual. | |
Jones and Smith double winners at CCIW meetSenior Sarahbeth Jones and junior Kierra Smith were both double winners at this year's CCIW Track & Field Championship, which wrapped up Saturday at Millikin University. Jones, named the Track Athlete of the Meet, added a 5000-meter title to Friday's 10,000 championship and Smith won the 100 and 400 hurdles to help Augustana to a fourth-place team finish. | |
Jones wins 10,000 at CCIW ChampionshipsSenior Sarahbeth Jones won the fourth College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin individual title of her career on Friday, May 3 in Decatur, Illinois. Jones picked up a victory in the 10,000 with a time of 37:22.36 to help Augustana to a third place point total in the team standings heading into the final day of competition. |


