Athletics
A storied past, a bright future
Augsburg celebrates 100 years of athletic excellence.Countless individual threads have formed a tapestry of 100 years of Augsburg Athletics. 1926: Olaf Hoff 鈥�27 fires a pass to a cutting Luther Sletten 鈥�29, the ensuing basket earning… more >
All-female Hall of Fame class marks 50 years since passage of Title IX
Three Augsburg students walked into the office of Joyce Anderson Pfaff 鈥�65聽in the fall of 1972. 鈥淲hen are volleyball tryouts?鈥� they asked the health and physical education instructor. Pfaff… more >
The hustle and heart of Augsburg football coach Jack Osberg 鈥�62
At 81, he still goes the extra mile for student-athletes鈥攁nd now they鈥檙e backing him through the toughest contest of his lifeMinneapolis native Jack Osberg 鈥�62 played football from the time he was a kid in the alleys and parks of Minneapolis until his college years, and he entered Augsburg鈥檚… more >
The Auggies who refuse to 鈥榢eep politics off the field鈥�
How Augsburg鈥檚 student-athletes use their platform to advocate for causes beyond the sports arenaIn 2016, first-year student Olivia House 鈥�20 kneeled during the national anthem before one of her first Auggie soccer matches. She was alone鈥攖he only Black person on the… more >
Stay the course: Off-and-on sports seasons prove Auggie student-athletes鈥� resilience
After a pause on competitions due to COVID-19, Auggies are ready to get back in the gameThe COVID-19 pandemic put a major pause on 2020鈥檚 athletic competitions. Auggies can鈥檛 wait to get back in the game… more >
How to Build a Women’s Wrestling Program from Scratch
Augsburg Athletics continues trailblazing trend with Minnesota鈥檚 only collegiate women鈥檚 wrestling teamEditor鈥檚 note: In late July, the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced plans to postpone competition in cross country, football, soccer, and volleyball until the spring. Winter and spring sports… more >
All in the family
Augsburg athletes enjoy competing alongside siblings
The Best is Ahead
Athletic Director Jeff Swenson 鈥�79 plays a new role helping plan Augsburg鈥檚 150th anniversary festivitiesSince arriving in 1975 as a first-year student, Jeff Swenson has built a storied legacy at 海角社区. Swenson was a national wrestling champion as a student and joined… more >
Winning the long game
Meaningful, relevant workshops equip students to excel in the classroom, competition, and their careersStudent-athletes file past tables,聽stacking breadsticks on mounds of聽pasta, but this crew isn鈥檛 carb-loading聽for the next matchup. The nearly 550聽students from Augsburg鈥檚 19… more >
Play with purpose
Special Olympics Minnesota and Augsburg College team up
Playing it forward
Auggie coaches create cycle of giving back
Sideline support
Augsburg athletic trainers collaborate across campus and within the community to achieve a holistic approach to the safety and wellness of student-athletesAugsburg athletic trainers collaborate across campus and within the community to achieve a holistic approach to the safety and wellness of student-athletes… more >
Auggies win 12th national wrestling title
The Augsburg College wrestling team claimed its record 12th NCAA Division III national championship, winning two individual national crowns and earning six All-Americans in the finals of the national… more >
Passing on a legacy
Augsburg College volleyball finds success on 40th anniversary of historic seasonThis fall, the Augsburg College women鈥檚 volleyball team qualified for the NCAA Division III National Tournament for the second straight year, an achievement that marked its reemergence as a… more >