SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The No. 4 Augustana acrobatics & tumbling team made an immediate impact on the national scene, knocking off No. 5 Fairmont State 256.815-248.695 in the NCATA national quarterfinals inside the Elmen Center in front of over 1,300 spectators. 

Records
Augustana 7-0 | Fairmont State 10-2
 
Score
No. 4 Augustana 256.815 | No. 5 Fairmont State 248.695
 
Event        Augustana      Fairmont State
Compulsory    36.575        36.075
Acro        27.825        27.800
Pyramid          29.325        24.825
Toss                  27.825        27.400
Tumbling        53.275        53.175
Team Event   81.990        79.420
Total Score    256.815        248.695
 
Notes
- Thursday marked the first NCATA National Championship meet for Augustana, one of two first timers in the field. 
- Augustana earned its seventh win of the season, setting a new program record for single-season victories. 
- It is also their fourth ranked win on the year.
- The Vikings won all four heats in the compulsory event, with each coming within 0.2, to take the early lead. 
- In the Acro event, each team won a heat while tying the third heat to keep it close but the Vikings saw a slim advantage. 
- The Vikings tallied a program-record 29.325 in the pyramid event while taking advantage at the midway point.
- Another event sweep came in the toss event when the Vikings took all three heats to gain a marginal increase. 
- A back-and-forth tumbling event came down to the final two heats where AU took a 0.2 advantage to earn another event victory. 
- The Vikings sealed the deal in the team event, wowing the home crowd and 
- Won 15 of 19 heats in the victory. 
- This was Augustana's 18th win in program history. 

Up Next
The undefeated Vikings will take on top-seeded Baylor in the national semifinals at 7 p.m., on Friday night.