WINONA, Minn. - The Augustana track and field team put together a solid showing at the NSIC Outdoor Championships in Winona, Minn. on Saturday. The Vikings recorded four top finishes, two school records and had 18 student-athletes obtain 22 All-NSIC accolades.

"I'm very pleased with how both teams performed today at the NSIC Championships," head coach Tracy Hellman said of his team on Saturday. "We had some outstanding performances and it was our best team performance of the season. With a young team and an exciting future class, we are optimistic that we can continue to build momentum for future years."

Leading the charge on Saturday was the women's 4x100 relay team that took first and set a new school record. The team of Sara Heyn, Alaina Klapperich, Selin Dikmen and Callie DeWitt took first in the race and set a new school record, eclipsing the record they set earlier this season. The team raced to a time of 46.94.

DeWitt, a freshman from Sioux Falls, wasn't done on Saturday as she also earned team points in the 100 and 200-meters. DeWitt earned All-NSIC honors in the 100-meters with a third place finish and finished in seventh in the 200-meters.

Another Viking to earn multiple All-NSIC honors was senior Valerie (Moos) Gildemaster. Gildemaster was the top finisher in the 400-meter hurdles with a provisional time of 1:00.72, which was a season best and ranks 19th in Division II. Gildemaster was also a part of the 4x400 relay team that finished in second. Gildemaster teamed with Sydney Mudgett, Emily Tromp and Brooke DeVos to finish with a season best time of 3:53.75. Gildemaster also finished in fifth in the 100-meter hurdles.

Senior Anthony Huber also took home multiple All-NSIC recognitions and broke another school record. Huber grabbed All-NSIC honors for finishing in first in the shot put and third in the discus. Huber's school record came in a fourth place finish in the hammer throw with a mark of 55.20-meters, besting CJ Ham's (2015) previous record of 53.04-meters.

The final Viking with multiple All-NSIC honors was sophomore Austin Miller. Miller finished in second in the 1:53.09 and Zach Tuschen took fifth in the event. Miller also guided the 4x400 relay team to all-conference honors. Miller teamed with Blake Savey, Ryan Stiles and Josh Barrows to take second with a time of 3:19.52.

The Vikings also had plenty of success in distance races, highlighted by Nathan Schroeder's top finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Schroeder finished with a time of 9:12.04 and wasn't the only Viking at the front of the pack. Jesus Urtusuastegui finished in second, Sean Heaton took fourth and Skylar DeJong placed in sixth for the Vikings. In the women's 3000-meter steeplechase, both Courtney Hottovy and Claire Boersma hit their first provisional marks of their Augustana careers. Hottovy finished in fourth with a time of 11:00.73 and Boersma took fifth with a time of 11:02.18.

In the 5000-meters, Mackenzie Kelly took home All-NSIC honors with a third place finish and a provisionally qualifying time of 17:07.72. Carly Rahn picked up All-NSIC accolades with a second place finish in the 1500-meters and Emily Tromp took fourth, followed by Kelly in fifth. In the men's 5000-meters, Wyatt McLeod finished in fifth with a time fo 14:48.14. McLeod also took fourth in the men's 1500-meters with a time of 3:52.25.

The 10,000-meters was contested on Friday and the men's and women's teams each had a pair of runner finish in the top-six. Logan Burns led the way in the men's 10k with a third place finish and All-NSIC honors and Aaron Runge placed in fifth. In the women's 10k, Nicolette Schmidt finished in fourth and Leah Seivert took sixth.

In the team standings, the Viking men took third with 98 points and the Vikings women finished in fourth with 80 points. Minnesota State won its seventh straight men's title and U-Mary took home the women's title.

Next up for the Vikings will be the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Charlotte, N.C. on May 24-26.