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November 13, 2012 Volume 1, Issue 4

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Schedule

Womens & Mens

Basketball

Saturday, Nov 17

6 & 8pm @ HOME

Hockey

Friday, Nov 16

7:30pm @ Briercrest

Saturday, Nov 18

2pm @ Briercrest

Womens & Mens

Volleyball

Friday, Nov 16

6 & 8pm @ HOME

Saturday, Nov 17

6 & 8 pm @ RDC

Photo by Pro Sports Photography

By Alex Frost

Despite airplane flight

delays, poor driving

conditions and the

stresses of missing bag-

gage, the 11 represen-

tatives of the Augus-tana running team

made it to Montreal

ready to run. We ar-

rived in Montreal to

beautiful running

weather, 10 degree

with light cloud cover

but mostly sunny and

ideal conditions to hold

the Canadian Collegiate

Athletics Association

National Running

Championships. We

also quickly learned

that travel in and

around Montreal would

prove to be more diffi-

cult than expected.

Once we learned the

lay of the land, we took

some time to learn the

layout for the course.

The running team ap-

preciated the relatively

flat home course of the

Champlain College St.

Lambert Cavaliers. On

Saturday morning, we

warmed up for the mo-

ment we have been training for all year.

The course offered

plenty of space for all

of the 137 men on the

8km course and 137

women on the 5km

course. Our top place-

ments were Kalli

Green with a time of

20:40 and Keiran Baird

with a time of 28:12.

The competition was

tough— almost all of

the top 100 runners

finished within 5 min-

utes of the start. Every

member of the Cross-

Country Team im-

proved their time from

the ACAC Champion-

ships held a few weeks

ago in Camrose. As a

team, the Augustana

Vikings placed a re-

spectable 11th for the

men and 13th for the

women. Kalli Green,

selected for the Team

Alberta All Conference

Team, supported the ACAC into a very

close 2nd place. The

entire team was very

excited with our re-

sults and look forward

to our next season.

However for most of

us this will be our last

chance to wear the red

for Augustana as all but

two of our team mem-

bers who traveled to

Nationals will be gradu-

ating this year.

Congratulations to all

of the members of our

Augustana Cross-

Country Running

Team! I look forward

to following your re-

sults next year.

Cross Country Running Team Places at Nationals

“The course

offered plenty

of space for all

of the 137 men

on the 8km

course and 137

women on the

5km course.”

Page 2 Vikings Nation

By Nathan Lehman

Snow was falling, wind

was blowing and roads

conditions were any-

thing but ideal, but that

wasn't going to stop

the team from making their way to Caron-

port, Saskatchewan.

The weekend featured

two games against the

Briercrest Clippers and

both the Clippers and

the Vikings were com-

ing off of good previous

weekends, so the

matchup was going to

be highly competitive.

On Friday, the Vikings

started slow and had a

tough time adjusting to

Briercrest's abnormally

low roof and quickly

fell behind 1-0. The

guys quickly bounced

back in the second set,

rushing out to a19-9

lead. After holding off a

late Clippers push, the

set ended and the

score sat 1-1. In the

third set, the Vikings

seemed complacent

after their second set

win and again started slow, eventually losing

25-15. The roller

coaster continued into

the fourth and the Vi-

kings again bounced

back and came out

strong in the fourth set.

This time however, the

Vikings fight back was

cut short. A late serv-

ing run and a number

of Viking errors re-

sulted in a 10-1 Clip-

pers run and comeback

win in the fourth. Fol-

lowing Friday's disap-

pointing loss, the Vi-

kings hoped to bounce

back on Saturday, but

again lost in four sets.

The Vikings came out

much stronger and

raced to a 18-12 lead

and eventually won the

first set 25-23. The team

lost a close second set.

Following this the game

began to slip away and

the Vikings lost the third

and fourth sets, the last one by a lopsided score

of 25-13. The two

matches were both frus-

trating and eye-opening

as the team. In certain

respects we progressed

as a team and in other

areas we realized there's

still more work to be

done. The team then

had to embark on an-

other long trip home

through the icy roads

and blowing wind. After

a long three days away

and much time spent on

the road, it was good to

be home. Now it's time

to prepare for the up-

coming weekend's

games and continue to

build as a team.

Men’s Volleyball

“...road

conditions were

anything but

ideal, but that

wasn't going to

stop the team

from making

their way to

Caronport,

Saskatchewan. “

Page 3 Volume 1, Issue 4

Balancing the books…

Sleep, eat, classes, group projects, studying, team practice, strength training, travel, competi-

tion, eat, sleep, repeat…

Not all days are like this, but our student-athletes, on average, dedicate 21 hours a week to

training and performing in their chosen sport. Add in weekend travel to competitions, athletic

therapy, and involvement in community initiatives and there is little to no time remaining to

take on part-time jobs to offset the

costs of attending university.

Financial assistance is crucial to the continuation of the proud tradition of sporting and aca-

demic excellence at Augustana.

Invest in their dreams and they will become reality.

To proceed to honoring one of our athletes and/or Vikings Athletics teams please visit our

Athletics website.

ADOPT-A-VIKING

By Joel Danyluk On Tuesday December 4 at

7:30 under the lights of the

Edgeworth Center parking lot,

a new tradition will be started

at Augustana. The purpose of

this game is to give back to a community member

or family that is having difficulty

around Christmas. This years beneficiary is Dave Bor-

man of Hockey Plus who was

recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and is cur-

rently undergoing treatment in

Edmonton. His contributions

to Vikingathletics and minor

hockey in Camrose makes him

a very deserving person. This is

more than just a fundraising

game. Instead, it is a support

rally to show how Augustana is

giving back to the community.

The signup is in the ASA office

with a limit of 20 students and

20 professors to play in this

game for $20 per person. If

you do not want to play in the

game the atmosphere is going

to be a one of a kind scene.

The City of Camrose has

granted a permit to hold this game in the front of the Edge-

Worth Center under the

lights. They have also donated

bleachers and the Mayor of

Camrose will be dropping the

opening ball. A full set of rink

boards, nets, and goalie equip-

ment has been donated by

Camrose Cycle and will be set

up during the day with the help

of the Vikings Hockey Team .

The game will consist of two

25min straight time periods

and will be officiated by Lucas

Martin Hudec. The Augustana

Choir will be singing O Canada

and the student chaplains will

be serving free hot chocolate.

This is not a typical hockey

game so music will be played throughout the

game with a half time show

which will feature musicians

from Augustana. Also during

half time, a live auctioneer

will be auctioning off a Vi-

kings Championship Hockey

Jersey, a 2012 Team Canada

Roberto Luongo Olympic

Jersey donated by Hauser

Home Hardware, and Bryan

Adams pictures donated by

Bryan Adams himself. There

is no excuses for not attend-

ing this event because Res-

Life has donated a bus to

take students starting at 6:45

from First Year Dorms if

they do not want to make

the short walk . Please at-

tend and better yet, partici-

pate in this event! Signup is

first come first serve!

1st Annual Student/Professor Benefit Road Hockey Game


Women’s Volleyball Keeps Fighting to Win in Fifth Set 17-15 VS. Clippers

By Siobhan McKenna The Augustana Viking’s Women’s Vol-

leyball team, accompanied by the

Men’s Volleyball team, travelled to

Caronport Sask., this weekend to take

on the Briercrest Clippers. Friday

night’s game came as a disappoint-

ment, the Viking’s losing three con-

secutive sets. Although the team fol-

lowed Coach Steve Leggitt’s game plan

almost flawlessly, execution of the

skills was poor and they could not

come out on top. Jill Alcorn received

player of the game, but none of the

girl’s were satisfied with this loss. On

Saturday however; the women com-

posed themselves and did not allow

the outcome of Friday’s

game effect their play on Saturday. The

Vikings took two sets immediately from

the Clippers, but Briercrest did not just

roll over and pushed through to win the

next two. All four games were close,

the fifth a real nail-bitter, the final score

17-15 for your own Augustana Vikings.

It seemed as if the strategy laid out by

the coach amalgamated with the deter-

mination and discipline of the players

really paid off. The women continue

their season at 3-3 with high hopes for

the following matches. Come check out

the Women’s Team as they take on the

Red Deer Queens next Friday Nov.

16th. Women’s Games at 6pm, Men’s

to follow at 8.

By David Shantz The Women’s basket-

ball team took care of

business against the St.

Mary’s Lightning hold-

ing them to 30 points.

The Vikings overcame a

longer than anticipated

bus ride due to poor

road conditions with a

quick change and a

solid warm up, remain-

ing focused on the task

at hand. The team

played very well and

disciplined having a ma-

jority of their young

players seeing the

court and gaining valu-

able experience. Ra-

chel Warrack was

awarded player of the

game honors with 16

points, 6 rebounds and

1 assist. In their second game

the Women’s Basket-

ball team took it to the

Lethbridge Kodiaks in a

97-45 win. Again stat-

ing their dominance as

well simultaneously de-

veloping as a team.

With rookies Becky

Sjorgen, Hailey Story,

Shea Jose, and Emma

Lowry getting serious

minutes it is no doubt

that the future of the

program looks strong.

The main focus for the

Vikings at this point in their season is to have

that defensive edge. As

defense has been one

of their biggest strug-

gles in the past few

years. They were fo-

cusing on not letting

main scorers touch the

ball, therefore limiting

their opportunities to

score. Having this de-

fensive mindset has

been working for them

thus far in the season.

Captain Taryn Story

said, “If we take care of

defense, offense will

come naturally.” Emma

Lowry was awarded

player of the game hon-

ors with 20 points, 8

rebounds and 5 steals.

After a sweep the Vi-

kings are looking for-

ward to their future

games this season

where they will be fac-

ing stiff competition

that they can work

hard to overcome.

The Men’s Basketball

team came out to a

slow start matching the

play of the opposing St.

Mary’s Lighting for the first half. At half time

team captain Simon Ir-

ving gave great words

and brought to light

how the team was not

fulfilling their goals.

After the team was re-

focused they came out

with energy and an in-

tention to play, as they

are capable of. With

solid shooting and re-

bounding the Vikings

pulled away in the third

quarter and maintained

the lead for the remain-

der of the game. Player

of the game honors

was awarded to David

Shantz with 22 points

and 17 rebounds. The Men’s Basketball

team came out slow in

their second game ver-

sus the Lethbridge Ko-

diaks putting them-

selves down by a large

margin early in the first

half. They once again

Women’s Basketball Builds Big Lead; Beat Kodiaks 97-45


came out swinging in

the second half led by

Michael Swampy

shooting very well

from behind the arc.

His threat freed up

space for other players

such as Lee Danderfer

to score with the rock.

From here the Vikings

were able to chip back

playing hard-nosed

basketball to fall to the

Kodiaks by a 2-point

margin. Player of the game was awarded to

Michael Swampy with

30 points and 5 assists.

With a disappointing

split of the weekend

words from Lee Dan-

derfer were,

“remember how this

feels.” The team will

be entering this week

of practice with that

chip on their shoulder

in preparation for the

Red Deer Kings at

home.


AUGUSTANA

Don’t Just Sit There…Get Fit For you!

The Fitness Centre has something for everyone!

This week’s WOW (Work-Out of the Week): Triathlon (Wo)-Manmakers

If you have any questions about any of the exercises in the WOW this week please ask any of the Fit-

ness Centre staff and we will help you out!

Also, join the Fitness Centre on Facebook (Augustana Fitness Centre) and post your WOW times.

You will also gain access to great healthy recipes, fitness tips and motivational quotes to inspire you

on your journey to wellness.

Now go have fun and get your WOW on!

Join us in our Pursuit for Wellness!

Hours of Operation Contact Information Mon - Thurs 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. Tel: 780-679-1577 Fri 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. E-mail: [email protected]

Sat - Sun 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Website: http://www.augustana.ualberta.ca/athletics recreat

ion/fitness/ Address: 4512-53 St Camrose, AB

(Located inside the Edgeworth Centre)

ADVANCED:

5 minute bike (seated sprint or climb)

(Wo)-Manmakers:

5 push-ups, 4 alternating plank rows, 4 alternating lunges with weight overhead (straight arms)





5 minute row

Repeat (Wo)-Manmakers (continue to pyramid down with pushups)

5 minute run (quick pace)

Repeat (Wo)-Manmakers (continue to pyramid down with pushups)

NOTE: Select an appropriate dumbbell weight for both plank rows & alternating lunges with overhead weight.

BEGINNER:

Same sequence as above with the following modifications:

Push-ups from knees, plank rows from knees, omit overhead weight from alternating lunges.

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http://www.augustana.ualberta.ca/athletics/recreation/fitness/

Aucoin scored the go

ahead goal and Dan Hope

along with Harrison Trib-

ble added insurance

markers leading to a 5-3

Vikes win. Paul Kolida had

19 saves in the win.

Saturday afternoon seen

another close game at

Encana Arena. Cornelson

potted his second of the

weekend giving the Vi-

kings the lead, however

Keyano played harder as

the game went on earning

a 3-1 lead early in the

The Augustana Vikings

Men's hockey team

played two home games

this weekend against the

newcomers of the

league, the Keyano Hus-

kies. Fridays game saw

the Huskies take a 1-0

first period lead, how-

ever the Vikings got two

goals in the second pe-

riod one by Dean Prpick

and the other by Craig

Cornelson leaving the

game tied heading into

the final period. Scott

third period. Hope

added a goal making the

game 3-2 but it was all

the Vikings could manage

with the game ending in

a close loss. David Ritz

made 22 saves for the Vikings. Next weekend

finds the men's team

travelling to Briercrest

playing the Clippers for

two games in Saskatche-

wan.

Vikings Hockey Win One, Lose One



Photos of the Week by Pro Sports Photography

Find more photos online! www.augustanavikingsgallery.com


The Last Word

By Josh Ryan

There is a mentality that the big-

ger, more prestigious sporting in-

stitutions are always better. From

professional sports franchises to

high school teams, there is a per-

ceived order of greatness. Obvi-

ously there have been results in

order to create this view, such as

in the ACAC. Prior to the last few

years, several sports were domi-

nated by a select few schools,

namely RDC, Mount Royal, and

Grant MacEwan. While this will

always be the case in some re-

spects, with money, population and

reputation always dictating the abil-

ity to find talent, the sports land-

scape has changed somewhat over

the years. Small market teams

compete with major cities at the

professional level, and more small

schools have found success at the

collegiate level.

Several factors have affected pro-

fessional sports. The salary cap

system in several leagues has lim-

ited some teams in their spending,

such as the NHL and NFL. An-

other factor is the increased focus

of statistical analysis in recruiting

players. Many people have now

seen the Brad Pitt film Moneyball,

which followed Billy Beane, the

manager of MLB’s the Oakland

Athletics who employed the Sabre-

metrics method for baseball analy-

sis, which has changed professional

baseball’s scouting significantly. To

see winning results, you can find

them in almost every major sport.

Some examples include Carolina

winning the Stanley Cup in 2006, Green Bay’s continued success in-cluding a recent Superbowl, St

Louis Cardinals winning the World Series, NBA. While there are cer-tainly still elite franchises, there is definitely more opportunity for

these teams to compete.

At the college level, it is perhaps

more evident, particularly in Can-

ada. A strong example is in ACAC

men’s volleyball. In four of the last 5

seasons Briercrest College has

medaled in provincials in men’s vol-

leyball despite having a student

population of less than 1000. The

men’s program is now one of the

premier men’s programs in the

country and has won matches

against teams that come from

schools with populations more than

ten times the size of Briercrest.

Some other examples of smaller

schools finding success includes

Kings University College winning

men’s volleyball bronze in 2011,

Medicine Hat College women’s

winning silver last year and our own

Vikings men’s hockey team winning

the ACAC championship last year.

So how have small schools been

able to be successful? Well, there

are a few reasons. One is the

growth of certain youth sports, a

great example being volleyball. This

has allowed for more athletes to be

recruited, giving schools more op-

portunities to find talent. In some

cases, schools/programs have gone

the extra mile in fundraising. This

allows for them to give more schol-

arship money, thus enticing

sought after recruits to choose

said institution. Another exam-ple is the sense of community. Small town schools often have

a tighter community of stu-dents and residents, and the athletes buy into this sense of unity. This is especially in sold

out home games, (such as home games in Augustana’s gym). Finally, as is necessary

for any successful program, there needs to be the right coach and the right group of

players.

Vikings athletics can serve up

plenty of evidence of this trend

in college sport. In the mid

2000’s, Vikings athletics had no

particularly high standing in the

ACAC. The outdoor sports

such as cross country running

were successful, but the team

sports like basketball and

hockey were at the bottom of

the standings and volleyball was

in the ACAL. Now volleyball is

in the league and competing,

hockey has a championship and

look to repeat this year and

both basketball squads have

been nationally ranked. And on

top of these results, Augustana

has become perhaps the best

place in the ACAC for having

loud home support. When

playoffs come around, this

small school success is going to

grow.

Wellness Week: November 26-30

Prepare to be spoiled silly.

Monday, Nov. 26: Free Cooking Class

Start from Scratch is a Calgary-based company that teaches students how to cook quality, healthy meals. We will be having 2 classes, each will have 15 students per class. This is valued at $40.00 per student per class. The

sign up sheet is located in the ASA Office. 50% of space is reserved for off-

campus students. Location: Dish

1st session: 4:00-6:30 pm

2nd session:7:00-9:30 pm

Free Massages

Student Massage Therapist Vickie East will have a massage station up-stairs in the forum from1:30-5:00 pm. You will want to be here for this,

trust us.

Tuesday, Nov. 27: Free Booster Juice

Starting at 11:00am.you can choose from 3 flavors: Original, Strawberry

Sunshine, and Mango Hurricane. Have class? 100 smoothies will be deliv-

ered atv12:00pm., and 100 at 1:00pm.

Wednesday, Nov. 28: Free Massage

Upstairs Forum from 6:30-9:30 pm.

Thursday, Nov. 29: Free Yoga

Britta from the Augustana Fitness Centre will teach her yoga class from 6:00- 7:00pm. Mats will be provided, sign up sheet is in the ASA Office.

Drop-Ins welcome!

Friday, Nov. 30: More Yoga, More Massages!

2nd Year Representative Joel Danyluk will teach a meditative yoga at

9:00 a.m. Mats Provided.

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