Athletics
The Best is Ahead
Athletic Director Jeff Swenson ’79 plays a new role helping plan Augsburg’s 150th anniversary festivitiesSince arriving in 1975 as a first-year student, Jeff Swenson has built a storied legacy at Augsburg University. 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, stacking breadsticks on mounds of pasta, but this crew isn’t carb-loading for the next matchup. The nearly 550 students from Augsburg’s 19… more >
Play with purpose
Special Olympics Minnesota and Augsburg College team upHundreds of fans line sturdy oak bleachers. All eyes are on a group of athletes in college basketball jerseys. There are short ones, tall ones, fast ones, and slow ones… more >
Playing it forward
Auggie coaches create cycle of giving backDivision III athletics is the sweet spot for student-athletes—they compete on teams and nurture deep, meaningful relationships with their coaches and peers, and at the same time have… more >
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’s volleyball team qualified for the NCAA Division III National Tournament for the second straight year, an achievement that marked its reemergence as a… more >
Here we stand
Football team embraces our Lutheran heritageUniting members of a team is one of a coach’s biggest responsibilities and challenges; teams with cohesion amplify their success on and off the field. At Augsburg, football coaches… more >
From game time to lifetime
Influence of Auggie icons shapes alumni and today’s campusAugust 18 marks the 100th birthday of legendary Augsburg College coach Edor Nelson ’38. Nelson is one of the elite Augsburg coaches who profoundly impacted the College’s athletic programs… more >
Community engagement, competition, & cultural learning
It’s easy to say that students at Augsburg College are interested in the world around them and that they strive to make a difference by serving their neighbors. It… more >
