| Augustana Vikings | |
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| College | Augustana College (Illinois) |
| Conference | CCIW MPSF (men's water polo) CWPA (women's water polo) |
| NCAA | Division III |
| Athletic director | Mike Zapolski[1] |
| Location | Rock Island, Illinois |
| Varsity teams | 28 (14 men's, 14 women's) (14 men's, 14 women's) |
| Football stadium | Charles D. Lindberg Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Roy J. Carver Center |
| Baseball stadium | Swanson Stadium/Brunner Field |
| Softball stadium | Carver Field |
| Soccer stadium | Thorson-Lucken Field |
| Nickname | Vikings |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Website | athletics |
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TheAugustana Vikings are theintercollegiate athletic teams that representAugustana College of Illinois. This athletic program is not to be confused with the program ofAugustana University of South Dakota, also nicknamed Vikings.
Most teams compete in theNCAA Division IIICollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). The men's and women's water polo teams, plus the women's wrestling team, are de factoDivision I members. The NCAA sponsors single championship events open to members of all three divisions (what it calls the "National Collegiate" format) in men's and women's water polo. After several years as part of theNCAA Emerging Sports for Women program, women's wrestling will become an official NCAA championship sport in the 2025–26 school year, also using the National Collegiate format. Men's water polo competes in theMountain Pacific Sports Federation, women's water polo in theCollegiate Water Polo Association, and women's wrestling in the CCIW.
The university operates a number of athletic facilities, including Charles D. Lindberg Stadium forfootball, the Roy J. Carver Center for both men's and women'sbasketball and men's and women'svolleyball, Swanson Stadium/Brunner Field forbaseball, the Anne Greve Lund Natatorium for men's and women'sswimming anddiving, the Lower Campus Courts for men's and women'stennis, Carver Field forsoftball, Carver Wrestling Arena for men's and women'swrestling, Thorson-Lucken Field for men's and women'ssoccer, and the Austin E. Knowlton Outdoor Athletic Complex for men's and women's outdoortrack and field.[2]
The university offers 14 men's and 14 women'svarsity sports.
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Bowling |
| Cross Country | Cross Country |
| Esports | Esports |
| Football | Golf |
| Golf | Lacrosse |
| Lacrosse | Soccer |
| Soccer | Softball |
| Swimming and Diving | Swimming and Diving |
| Tennis | Tennis |
| Track and Field | Track and Field |
| Volleyball | Volleyball |
| Water Polo | Water Polo |
| Wrestling | Wrestling |
