SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The No.13 Augustana acrobatics & tumbling team topped Concordia (Wis.) in the Vikings home opener in the Elmen Center for the 2024 season Monday night. The Vikings set the tone by winning all three heats in the compulsory event to open the night totaling an event score of 35.800. After the event, AU went on to win 16 more heats and swept all six events. In all, Augustana won 19 of 20 heats on the evening. 
 
Records
Augustana 2-0 | Concordia (Wis.) 1-2
 
Score
Augustana 252.770 | Concordia (Wis.) 225.410
 

Event	Augustana	Concordia (Wis.)
Compulsory	35.800	32.250
Acro	24.750	21.700
Pyramid	27.850	26.200
Toss	26.600	24.900
Tumbling	52.550	43.400
Team Event	85.220	76.960
Total Score	252.770	225.410

 
 
Head Coach Kaelyn Cowan's Post-Meet Thoughts
"We always love to have the Falcons in town. Coach Koenig is just an awesome person to compete against. We had an injury today in the middle of our acro heat and she was pulled for the competition. What you saw after that is one of our main tops, Olivia Mcilravy, (switch out). The team stepped up throughout this meet and took over a lot of different events. 
 
"Honestly, the score doesn't show it, but it's the most proud I've ever been of this team. You probably couldn't even tell if you didn't know what had occurred. I feel they really faced adversity super well today, and I feel like if I just say one sentence, it's just that 'I'm so proud of them for stepping up in the midst of adversity'."

Notes

• Augustana won all six of the events in the victory over the Falcons.
• This was Augustana's seventh win in program history. 
• Augustana garnered 19 heat wins on the evening, the most in program history.
• The third time the Vikings have swept all six events. 

 
Up Next
The Vikings will be on the road in Denton, Texas, for a tri-meet on Saturday, March 9 against Mary Hardin-Baylor University and East Stroudsburg University at 6 p.m.