Augustana University Athletics

Darien Jacobson joins the Augustana soccer staff as a graduate assistant in the fall of 2021. The Sioux Falls, South Dakota, native joins the Vikings after graduating from SDSU in 2020 earning her bachelor’s in exercise science.]

During the 2021 season, the Vikings held an overall record of 14-4-2 and a conference record of 12-1-2. The Vikings were unbeaten at home, winning six games and tying two. The team entered the NSIC Championships on a 10-game winning streak. Seven student-athletes earned All-NSIC honors, two student-athletes saw NSIC Player of the Week honors and two student athletes earned both D2CCA All-Region honors and United Soccer Coaches/NSCAA All-Region honors.

While at SDSU, Jacobson was a midfielder for the Jackrabbits from 2016-2019 that were two-time Summit League Tournament Champions and appeared in two NCAA tournaments. In her senior season, she was a part of the All-Summit League First Team and the Summit League All-Tournament Team along with pacing the midfielders in minutes played (1,787) while starting all 22 games. She also scored two points on four occasions during her career.

Jacobson is pursuing the accelerated nursing program at Augustana and resides in Sioux Falls.