Winning runs deep at Augustana College, where students can excel in both academics and athletics. This is one reason why student-athletes from all over the world choose Augustana, where they grow as an athlete, a student, a leader and a world citizen.
In 2024-25, nearly 50 student-athletes from 24 countries joined one of the Augustana Vikings 28 NCAA varsity sports teams—plus varsity- level esports. They came from Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Ghana, Iran, Italy, Kenya, Mongolia, Morocco, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Panama, Portugal, Vietnam, Singapore, Spain, South Africa and Sweden—the home country of our Augustana College founders.
#1 in CCIW and in Illinois for Academic All-Americans – athletes who also excel as students
Nelly Cheboi ’16
Nelly Cheboi ’16, from Mogotio, Kenya, ran cross country at Augustana and majored in computer science and mathematics. Now she is CEO of Techlit Africa, for which she was nominated CNN Hero of the Year in 2022.
To this day, I know it was the best decision I have ever made…. Aside from academics, the coaches are phenomenal, and this is an exceptionally beautiful campus.
There is a place for everyone here at Augustana — it may be a sport, Greek life, club or so on. These venues will help you grow and learn more about yourself than you ever imagined.
Some recent standout Viking athletes from around the world include:
Rayane Haidi ’27
Casablanca, Morocco
Soccer
Business administration and data analytics
- Led team in goals
- First All-CCIW* performer
Lina Maatouk ’25
Casablanca, Morocco
Track & field
B.A., data science and business analytics, mathematics minor
- 2025 All-American & Runner Up 800m indoor
- 2025 800m First Team All- American 800m outdoor
- 6x CCIW Champion
- Owns 7 school records
Dani Romero ’26
Malaga, Spain
Basketball
Engineering (Bachelor of Science)
- JV Player of the Year (2022-23)
- CCIW Academic All-Conference (2023-24 and 2024-25)
- Dean’s List
Saman Rezaeyan ’27
Shiraz, Iran
Tennis
Data analytics
- All-Conference 2025
Rhys Lomax ’27
Johannesburg, South Africa
Water polo
Data analytics and business administration–finance
- 2x All-Conference at Augustana
Arthur Hermange ’25
Sacalay, France
Tennis
Engineering (Bachelor of Science)
- Member of the 100-win club
- 2x CCIW Player of the Year
- 2022 CCIW Freshman of the Year
- 4x All-CCIW... first four-time All- CCIW honoree in program history
Declan Hutton ’26
Bedfordview, South Africa
Water polo
Graphic design and business administration–marketing, art minor
- 3x All-American
- 3x All-Conference
- 2023 MPSF East Player of the Year
- 2022 MPSF East Newcomer of the Yea
Daneils Vasiljevs ’28
Uppsala, Sweden
Soccer
Business administration (finance)
- Appeared in 8 games as a freshman, 6 as a starter