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Because of your past gifts and support, our women's athletic programs are having tremendous success. Check out some of the highlights from our women's athletics programs, including Cross Country, Soccer, Golf, and Tennis, during the 2018-19 season. 

Augustana Women's Cross Country Takes Home Regional Title

The Augustana women's cross country team captured the 2019 NCAA Central Region Cross Country Championship in Joplin, Missouri. The women's team took home the regional title for the first time since 2012.

The women's team had six runners finish in the top-15 with a final score of 41, which is the second-lowest total in program history. Individually, Nicolette Schmidt improved off her 18th place finish a year ago with a third-place finish this year to lead the Vikings. Schmidt finished with a time of 21:25.33. Rebekah Rairdon placed seventh with a time of 21:39.24 while her sister Rachel Rairdon finished right behind her in eighth with a time of 21:39.72. 

Behind his teams performance, For the eighth time in his 19-year tenure, Augustana Cross Country head coach Tracy Hellman is named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA DII Central Region women's coach of the year. 




Women's Soccer: Morgan Moe, Peyton Stenzel, and Grace Behm Garner United Soccer Coaches All-Region Honors

Seniors, and Sioux Falls natives, Peyton Stenzel, Morgan Moe and Grace Behm were named to the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II All-Central Region Teams for the 2019 Season. All three athletes were also named First Team All-NSIC earlier this season.

Stenzel started all 22 games for the Vikings this season and logged 1,577 minutes on the field. The senior tied the school record for assists in a season with seven, scored her first collegiate goal and tallied 48 shots, placing 18 of them on goal. Stenzel was also named to the Division II All-Central Region second team and to the Fall NSIC All-Academic Team.

Moe also started all 22 games for the Vikings and led the team in minutes with 1,945. She was named the NSIC Defensive Player of the Week twice throughout the season and scored the game-winner (also her first collegiate goal) against Minnesota Duluth. Moe was also named to the Division II All-Central Region second team and to the Fall NSIC All-Academic Team.

Behm lit up the stat sheet in her 21 starts for the Vikings. She led the team in goals (8), points (17), shots (80) and shots on goal (47). She was also tied for the team lead in game-winning goals with three. Behm finished her Augustana career with 16 goals, tied for seventh all time.



Women's Tennis: Staniszewska Earns Central Region ITA Senior Player of the Year

Augustana student-athlete Kornelia Staniszewska added another honor to her already impressive resume as a Viking. Staniszewska finished up her illustrious career with 69 wins in her four years, earning ITA Central Region Senior Player of the Year.

The Opalenie, Poland native, was named the Northern Sun Conference (NSIC) Conference Player of the Year for the fourth straight season earlier this season. The senior also earned All-NSIC First-Team honors in singles after going 19-0 on the season at No. 1 Singles and went 8-0 in conference play. 

Staniszewska is also a three-time All-American in singles action and has also garnered All-American status in doubles her freshman year.

The Women's Tennis team also has accolades of 112 conference wins (and counting) and 9 straight NSIC Conference Championships.



Women's Golf: Hannah Hankinson Earns NSIC Golfer of the Year

Hannah Hankinson, a junior from Edina, Minnesota, led the conference with a stroke average of 77.1 strokes and also has the second lowest round in the conference after shooting a 71 in the first round at the Augustana Invitational in the Fall. She placed third at the NSIC Championships with a three-round score of 237 and tied for 15th place at the NCAA Central Regional with a three-round score of 231.  

McKayla Poppens landed a spot on the All-NSIC First-Team and Alex Stone earned a spot on the All-NSIC Second-Team. Poppens, a Sioux Falls Roosevelt alum, earned All-NSIC First-Team honors after having a phenomenal junior season. The Tea, S.D. native, tied for eighth place and shot a pair of 79s after the first day and an 84 on the final day to finish at +26 (242) at the NSIC Championships. 

Alex Stone was also impressive, earning All-NSIC Second-Team honors after being named the NSIC Newcomer of the Year in 2018. The Crosslake, Minnesota native, finished the season with a stroke average of 80.28. Stone shot a season-low score of 75 this past season in the first round of the Ramada Mustang Invite and at the Augustana Invitational in the second round.

The women's Golf team has also won nine of the last ten NSIC titles.