MANKATO, Minn. – Augustana men's and women's track and field wrapped up the final day of the indoor championships as the men placed second while the women claimed third. Multiple Vikings were named NSIC Champions and All-Conference honorees. 

Ryan Hartman kick-started the day with an NSIC Championship in the men's 1 mile as he soared past the competition to a time of 4:10.68. Hartman followed up the 1 mile with a championship in the men's 1000m as he crossed the finish line with a time of 2:29.33. The junior distance runner garnered three championships throughout the weekend, claiming first in the men's distance medley relay on day one of the championships.

Ethan Boyens continued the Vikings' strong day as he was named an NSIC Champion in the men's 600m with a time of 1:23.42. Erik Gundersen was joining Boyens in the championship mood, who dashed across the finish line at 8:28.82 in the men's 3000m. Jesse Kaas followed in Gundersen's draft with a third-place finish in the event with a time of 8:30.80 and garnered all-conference honors. Brady Hogan rounded out the top eight in the men's 3000m as he ran to a time of 8:40.48. 

The Vikings' 4x400m relay team of Ella Heinitz, Maia Peterson, Caroline Sudbeck, and Nyanas Kur capped off the championships as NSIC Champs as they ran to 3:52.44.

Andrew Martens hurdled to a new school record in the men's 60m hurdles with a time of 7.88 as he finished second and claimed all-conference. 

The records didn't stop there as Peterson claimed a new school record in the women's 400m with a time of 56.33 and all-conference honors. 

Sudbeck joined in on the honors as she was named all-conference at 2:12.66 in the women's 800m.  

Aubrey Surage finished off the Vikings honors as she was named all-conference in the women's 3000m as she dashed to a time of 9:58.97. Ana McCabe and Ella Bakken finished just outside the top three in fourth and fifth place.  

Kaja Salemonsen garnered a new school record in the women's triple jump as she leaped to a mark of 12.03m. Sammi Sundby rounded out the point scorers with a mark of 11.54m. 

NSIC preseason field athlete to watch Kylee Sallee went home with a second-place finish in the women's pentathlon as her total score of 3546 collected all-conference honors. Sallee recorded a first-place mark in the women's long jump as she leaped for a mark of 5.50m. Maria Pedroso joined her teammates on the podium as she collected a third-place finish with a total score of 3540. Pedroso's impressive all-conference honors were capped off a strong indoor season for the junior. 

Eleni Lovgren snagged one point for the Vikings in the women's 1 mile as she ran to a time of 5:03.93. Sydnee Serck capitalized for four team points in the women's 600m with a time of 1:37.80. 

Matthew Schoessow garnered three team points as he finished with a time of 1:24.08 in the men's 600m. 

After qualifying for the men's 800m final, Tyson Ricker collected two team points as he crossed the finish line with a time of 1:58.40. 

Ashley Overgaauw propelled herself to four team points in the women's 1000m finals as she ran to a time of 2:57.14. 

Kur stayed hot throughout the day as she claimed five team points in the women's 200m final with a time of 24.92. 

The men's 4x400 relay team of Martens, Boyens, Tyler Sellin, and Schoessow claimed one team point with a time of 3:25.51.

Director of Track & Field/Cross Country - Tracy Hellman
We had a tremendous finish at the NSIC Indoor Championships. A second-place finish for the men and a third-place finish for the women is an awesome finish for our teams. Winning the women's 4X400 to finish the meet was very exciting and all four women ran great. 

"We had multiple champions throughout the weekend and we had great balance with both men's and women's teams. I'm always proud of our consistency at the championships and the top three finish in both is a great result.  

"As always, it is always a great day to be a Viking"

Through two days, Augustana garnered eight NSIC Championships.