GENERAL INFORMATION
NAME: Augustana College
CITY/ZIP: Rock Island, Illinois 61201
FOUNDED: 1860
NICKNAME: Vikings
SCHOOL COLORS: Blue & Gold
OUTDOOR TRACK: Austin E. Knowlton Outdoor Athletic Complex (Paul V. Olsen Track)
INDOOR TRACK: Carver Physical Education Center & PepsiCo Recreation Center
ATHLETIC AFFILIATION: NCAA Division III
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
CONFERENCE: College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW)
PRESIDENT: Steven Bahls (Iowa 1971)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Mike Zapolski (Pepperdine 1985)
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE: (309) 794-7521
 
MEN'S TRACK HISTORY
FIRST YEAR OF COMPETITION: 1919

ILLINOIS COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS: 1945
COLLEGE CONFERENCE OF ILLINOIS & WISCONSIN CHAMPIONS: 1964 - 1965 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1980 - 1981 - 1982 -1983 - 1984 – 2008 - 2010


NCAA DIVISION III TOP TEN FINISHES: 1974 -6th; 1975 - 2nd; 1980 - 4th; 1981 - 2nd; 1982 - 10th; 1984 - 10th; 1992 - 7th; 1993 - 9th; 1994 - 8th; 1995 - 6th indoors & 5th outdoors; 1996 - 10th indoors & 4th outdoors; 1997 - 10th indoors; 1998 - 6th indoors; 2007 – T-8th outdoors; 2012 – 7th outdoors; 2014 – 5th outdoors.
 
SPORTS INFORMATION
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Dave Wrath
SID OFFICE PHONE: (309) 794-7265
WRATH'S CELL PHONE: (309) 737-5306
SID FAX: (309) 794-7525
INTERNET ADDRESS: www.atheltics.augustana.edu
E-MAIL ADDRESS: davewrath@augustana.edu
SID MAILING ADDRESS: Dave Wrath,
Sports Information Director, Carver PE Center
Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois 61201
 
COACHING STAFF
HEAD COACH: Paul Olsen (since 1969)
TRACK OFFICE PHONE: (309) 794-7257
OLSEN'S HOME PHONE: (319) 359-0702
ASSISTANT COACHES: Chad Thomas (pole vault), Doug Sand (distance & middle distance), David Gonzalez (throws), Mike Pettis (hurdles), Enyo Dewith (sprints), Mark Reade & John Furlong (recruiting coordinators)
 
TEAM INFORMATION
2014 HIGHLIGHTS:
Indoor – Champions at Sol Butler Invitational, Midwest Indoor Invitational, Wartburg Select, Grinnell Invitational and Dubuque Invitational … 3rd at CCIW Championship…4th at Warhwak Invitational… 24th at NCAA Division III Championship.
Outdoor –Champions at Augustana Early Spring Opener, Viking Olympics, WIU Lee Calhoun Invitational and Meet of Champions... 2nd at CCIW Championships and Wartburg Select… 5th at the NCAA Division III National Meet.
LETTERWINNERS LOST: 24
LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: 41
 
2014 AUGUSTANA INDOOR SUPERLATIVES
FINAL INDOOR NATIONAL DUAL MEET RANKING – 12th
NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP – Isaac Smith, David Devore, Dan Popek, David Voland, 400 Relay – 2nd (3:14.61)
 
NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL MEET QUALIFIERS – Isaac Smith, David Devore, Dan Popek, David Voland (400 Relay); David Devore (200); Joshua Eisenberg (Heptathlon)
 
INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL RECORDS – David Devore, 200 (:21.93) at NCAA Division III Championship in Lincoln, Nebraska on 3/14/14—breaks previous record (:21.97) set by Alex Rindone in Naperville, Illinois on 02/25/12... Isaac Smith, David Devore, Dan Popek, David Voland, 4x400 relay (3:14.61) at NCAA Division III Championship in Lincoln, Nebraska on 3/15/14—breaks previous record (3:16.88) set by Greg Patton, Alex Rindone, Keith Cline, David Voland, at Stevens Point, Wisconsin on 03/02/13... Joshua Eisenberg, Heptathlon (4,908) at CCIW Championship in Bloomington, Illinois on 02/28-03/01/14—breaks previous record (4,624) set by Ethan Gale at CCIW Championships in Kenosha, Wisconsin on 02/22-23/13
 
NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS – Tied for 24th with 8 points
 
CCIW MOST OUTSTANDING TRACK PERFORMER – David Devore
 
GRINNELL INVITATIONAL PERFORMER OF THE MEET – David Devore
 
COLLEGE CONFERENCE OF ILLINOIS & WISCONSIN ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE – Brandon Bonifern, Andrew Brimeyer, Austin Burant, Tyler Busch, Kyle Cluver, Rashaun DeBord, Eric DeMattia, David Devore, Camilo Duarte, Joshua Eisenberg, Kevin Gordy, Nicholas Gornick, Jay Graffagna, Bennett Hartmann, Daniel Herrera, Daniel Hostens, Jeremy Lang, Stephen Lavelle, Szymon Ligas, Jordan Midgley, Garrett Miner,  Alexander Odenkirk, Tanner Osing, Daniel Popek, Trevor Rogers, Keith Sands, Nowlan Savage, Isaac Smith, Joseph Strain, Isaac Trostle, David Voland, Myles Wallin, Nathan Wendt
 
COLLEGE CONFERENCE OF ILLINOIS & WISCONISN "ATHLETE OF THE WEEK"  – Keith Sands (Track – 02/11/14); David Devore (Track – 02/25/14)
 
TEAM INVITATIONAL TITLES – Sol Butler Invitational (6 teams), 01/18/14; Midwest Indoor Invitational (8 teams), 01/25/14; Wartburg Select (4 teams), 02/07/14; Grinnell Invitational (9 teams), 02/15/14; Dubuque Invitational (5 teams), 02/21/14.
 
2014 INDOOR INVITATIONAL INDIVIDUAL & RELAY CHAMPIONS
Sol Butler Classic in Dubuque, Iowa on 01/18/14 – 400 (Isaac Smith) :50.59... Mile (Keith Sands) 4:24.67... 3000 (Tyler Busch) 9:04.26... 4x200 relay (David Devore, Nowlan Savage, Jay Graffagna, Keith Cline) 1:30.74... 4x800  relay (Matt Simo, Cody Sharko, Szymon Ligas, Tim Panega) 8:21.66
 
Midwest Indoor Invitational in Monmouth, Illinois on 01/25/14 – 300 (David Devore) :35.55... 600 (Chris Madison) 1:24.19... 3000 (Keith Sands) 8:42.08)... 5000 (Joe Puetz) 16:24.96... Distance Medley Relay (Keegan Buttimer, Steve Zahrobsky, Szymon Ligas, Dan Herrera) 11:02.40... Pole Vault (Will Lardner) 14' 1¼"... Heptathlon (Joshua Eisenberg) 4,694
 
Warhawk Invitational in Whitewater, Wisconsin on 01/31/13 – 200 (David Devore) :22.43
 
Wartburg Select in Waverly, Iowa on 02/07/14  – 200 (David Devore) :22.53... 400 (David Voland) :51.30...Mile (Tanner Osing) 4:28.07... 3000 (Keith Sands) 8:32.20... 5000 (Joe Puetz) 16:12.25... 4x400 relay (Isaac Smith, Vincenzo Dal Pozzo, David Devore, Dan Popek) 3:22.54... Distance Medley Relay (Dan Popek, Jay Graffagna, Steve Zahrobsky, Ethan Koch) 10:37.39
 
Grinnell Invitational in Grinnell, Iowa on 02/15/14 – 60 (David Devore) :07.05... 800 (Dan Popek) 1:54.31... 200 (David Devore) :22.26... 5000 (Grant Bell (15:15.82)... 4x400 relay (Isaac Smith, Dan Popek, David Devore, David Voland) 3:21.38
 
Dubuque Invitational in Dubuque, Iowa on 02/21/14 – 200 (David Devore) :22.16... 400 (David Voland) :49.89... 800 (Vincenzo Dal Pozzo) 1:57.22... Mile (Dan Popek) 4:19.26)... 3000 (Ethan Koch) 8:46.20... 4x400 relay (Dan Popek, Isaac Smith, David Voland, David Devore) 3:22.75,,, Long Jump (Myles Wallin) 21' ½"
 
2014 AUGUSTANA OUTDOOR SUPERLATIVES
AUGUSTANA SCHOOL RECORDS: 400 IH – David Voland, :50.88 at NCAA Division III Championship in Delaware, Ohio on 05/24/14 – breaks previous record of :51.21 set by Ted McMillan in 2008; 4x200 Relay – Isaac Smith, Keith Cline, David Voland, David Devore, 1:26.51 at Viking Olympics on 03/28/14 – breaks previous record of 1:27.72 set by David Devore, Nowlan Savage, Jay Graffagna, Keith Cline in 2013.
 
CCIW CHAMPIONS: 100 – David Devore :10.76; 200 – David Devore :21.52; 400 – Isaac Smith :47.72; 400 Hurdles – David Voland :51.66; 4x100 Relay –David Devore, Nowlan Savage, Jay Gaffagna, Keith Cline :41.30; 4x400 Relay – Isaac Smith, David Devore, Nowlan Savage, David Voland 3:13.75.

CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN: Josh Eisenberg (1st team), David Voland (1st team), David Devore (2nd team)
 
CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT 7: Josh Eisenberg, David Voland, David Devore, Keith Sands.
 
CCIW ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE: Andrew Brimeyer, Austin Burant, Tyler Busch, Kyle Cluver, David Devore, Camilo Duarte, Joshua Eisenberg, Kevin Gordy, Jay Graffagna, Bennett Hartmann, Dan Herrera, Jeremy Lang, Stephen Lavelle, Szymon Ligas, Alexander Odenkirk, Tanner Osing, Dan Popek, Trevor Rogers, Keith Sands, Nowlan Savage, Isaac Smith, Wade Smith, Joseph Strain, Isaac Trostle, David Voland, Myles Wallin, Nathan Wendt.


CCIW ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Keith Cline (Track), 03/25/14; David Voland (Track), Justin Davidson (Field), 04/01/14; Isaac Smith (Track), 04/15/14; Vincenzo Dal Pozzo (Track), 04/15/14; 4x400 Relay – Isaac Smith, David Devore, Nowlan Savage, David Voland (Track), 04/29/14.
 
NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL QUALIFIERS
David Voland, 400 IH (2nd – :50.88)... Isaac Smith, David Devore, Nowlan Savage, David Voland, 4x400 Relay (2nd – 3:09.81)... David Devore, Nowlan Savage, Jay Graffagna, Keith Cline, 4x100Relay (4th – :41.01)... Isaac Smith, 400 (5th – :47.71)... Joshua Eisenberg, Decathlon (16th – 6,356)... Keith Sands, 3000 steeplechase (20th – 10:00.25).
 
2014 OUTDOOR INDIVIDUAL & RELAY CHAMPIONS IN INVITATIONALS
Augustana Early Spring Opener, 03/22/14 in Rock Island, Illinois: 100 – Keith Cline :10.93; 200 – Keith Cline :21.84; 400 – David Devore :50.08; 800- Alex Odenkirk 1:59.61; 1500 – Keith Sands 4:08.60; 3000 – Brian Lovejoy 9:01.52; 400H – David Voland :54.15; 4x100 Relay – :42.33; 4x400 Relay – 3:24.96; 4x800 Relay – 8:12.37; High jump – Justin Davidson 6' ¼"; Pole vault – Rick Funk 13' 11¼"; Triple jump – Austin Burant 37' 10"; Javelin – Alec Seymour 144' 8".
 
Viking Olympics, 03/28-29/14 in Rock Island, Illinois: 4x200 Relay – Isaac Smith, Keith Cline, David Voland, David Devore 1:26.51; 3000 steeplechase – Keith Sands 9:26.36; 4x800 Relay – Tanner Osing, Mitch Sand, Chris Madison, Vincenzo Dal Pozzo 7:56.35; 400H – David Voland :51.38; 110H – David Voland 15:28; 4x100 Relay – :41:20; 100 – David Devore :10.98; 200 – Keith Cline :22.16; 400 – Dan Popek :50.00; 800 – Vincenzo Dal Pozzo 1:57.14.
 
Wartburg Select, 04/05/14 in Waverly, Iowa: 200 – David Devore :22.05; 400 – Isaac Smith :49.13; 400H – Kyle Bennett :55.17; 4x100 Relay – David Devore, Nowlan Savage, Jay Graffagna, Keith Cline :41.69; 4x400 Relay – Kyle Bennett, David Devore, Nowlan Savage, Isaac Smith 3:19.01.
 
WIU Lee Calhoun Invitational, 04/11-12/14 in Macomb, Illinois: 200 – David Devore :21.80; 4x100 Relay – David Devore, Nowlan Savage, Jay Graffagna, Keith Cline :41.50; 4x400 Relay – Isaac Smith, David Devore, Keith Cline, David Voland 3:14.67; 400 – Isaac Smith :47.66; 400H – David Voland :51.53; 800 – Dan Popek 1:55.64; 5000 – Brian Lovejoy 15:58.43.
 
Meet of Champions, 04/18/14 in Rock Island, Illinois: 200 – David Devore :21.53; 800 – Vincenzo Dal Pozzo 1:53.64; 10,000 – Ethan Koch 31:08.40; 400H – David Voland :51.45; 3000 steeplechase – Keith Sands 9:08.30; 4x100 Relay – David Devore, Nowlan Savage, Jay Graffagna, Keith Cline :41.43; 4x400 – Antonio Owens, Kyle Bennett, Nowlan Savage, Isaac Smith :3.15.01; 4x800 Relay – Tanner Osing, Dan Popek, Alex Odenkirk, Keegan Buttimer 8:08.20.
 
2014 AUGUSTANA OUTDOOR TEAM FINISHES
NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS: 5th with 25 points
 
USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION III TEAM DUAL MEET RANKINGS: 6th in NCAA Division III; 3rd in the Midwest Region
 
INVITATIONALS: Augustana Early Spring Opener, 03/22/14 – 1st of 3... Viking Olympics, 03/28-29/14 – 1st of 8... Wartburg Select, 04/05/14 – 2nd of 9... WIU Lee Calhoun Invitational, 04/11-12/14 – 1st of 13... Meet of Champions, 04/18/14 – 1st of 9.
 
2014 AUGUSTANA TEAM AWARDS
MVP (Track): David Devore & David Voland
MVP (Field): Joshua Eisenberg
Most Inspirational: Jay Graffagna & David Voland
Most Valuable Freshman (Track): Isaac Smith
Most Valuable Freshman (Field): Myles Wallin & Marckus Simmons
Most Improved: Nowlan Savage, Matt Simo, Kyle Cluver
Most Improved Freshmen: Stephen Lavelle, Tanner Osing, Mitch Sand
Captains-Elect for 2015: David Voland, David Devore, Jacob Benner, Vincenzo Dal Pozzo, Kevin Gordy, Alex Odenkirk, Nick Gornick, Nowlan Savage, Keith Cline.