SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana outdoor men's and women's track and field hits the road for the NSIC Championships Thursday through Saturday. The Vikings will travel to Mankato, Minnesota for the coveted conference meet. 

Complete action can be found at GoAugie.com/Live where there will be a live stream of each field event and a camera on the track at all times. 

Back in March, Ryan Hartman and Jonathan Sikel were selected as Augustana athletes to watch on the men's side.  

Hartman came into the outdoor season after collecting three NSIC Championships in the indoor season. Hartman was an NSIC Champion in the 5,000m and a 3,000m Steeplechase All-Conference honoree last season. He hit an impressive NCAA provisional mark of 3:44.27 in the 1500m at the 114th Drake Relays and smashed the provisional mark in the 5000m with a blazing time of 13:49.73. 

Jonathan Sikel has put up strong marks in the 200m, 100m and long jump this spring. 

Other notable Vikings to watch on the men's side include, Erik Gundersen,  Colten Brand,  Ethan Boyens, Jed Dooyema, and a two-time NSIC Athlete of the Week Andrew Martens. 

For the women, Maia Peterson and Maria Pedroso were selected as Augustana's athletes to watch. Peterson broke the school record in the sprint medley relay at the 113th Drake Relays with a time of 4:00.46 last season and played a crucial role in Augustana's sixth consecutive DMR Championship at the 114th Drake Relays. 

Pedroso entered her third collegiate outdoor season after claiming a personal best in the heptathlon at the 2023 NSIC Outdoor Championships with 4,086 points. The junior from Spain was an NSIC All-Conference honoree in the high jump after recording a mark of 1.67 during the NSIC Indoor championship. 

Vikings to be on the lookout for are Lily Juhnke, Jennifer Noutsougan, Caroline Sudbeck, Ella Bakken, Aubrey Surage, Eleni Lovgren, Bryn Greenwaldt, Nyanas Kur and Kaja Salemonsen

The top three finishers from each event are NSIC All-Conference (top two relays).