Seven players from the University of Sioux Falls and six from Augustana were honored on the 2013 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Conference Football Teams.
The Augustana women's basketball team was picked to finish fourth overall and fourth in the South Division in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll. Coaches picked the University of Sioux Falls to finish 11th overall and fifth in the South.
After appearances in last season's NCAA Division II playoffs, the Augustana Vikings basketball teams have earned Top 25 preseason rankings.
The Viking women are ranked 16th and the men 22nd in the Division II Bulletin Preseason Top 25 polls released on Monday.
Wayne State scored all the points it needed in the first quarter of a defensive battle to come away with a 10-7 victory over Augustana Saturday at Kirkeby-Over Stadium.
Augustana is tied for sixth place and the University of Sioux Falls is 10th following the fall portion of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference men's golf tournament.
Five new members will be inducted into the University of Sioux Falls Athletics Hall of Fame October 11. The Class of 2013 includes Steve Bass, Patti Ibis, Courtney Farrell Wynthein, Kurtiss Riggs and Sammie Hasegawa.
The Augustana Vikings gave Jerry Olszewski a win in his first game as head coach.
The Vikings raced out to a 41-7 halftime lead, then held off Minnesota State-Moorhead 41-28 in the season opener for both teams at Kirkeby-Over Stadium.
The Augustana men's and women's cross country teams have earned the top spots in the 2013 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Coaches' Polls.
The University of Sioux Falls was picked third in the men's poll while the Cougars were sixth in the women's poll.