Augustana ranks 7th in the nation, regardless of division; 3rd in NCAA Division III; and 1st in the CCIW and state of Illinois for its number of Academic All-Americans.
To see Augustana's full list of Academic All-Americans, visit the website.
The leading hitter on the Vikings team that finished the year 30-14 overall, Carter Amundsen is majoring in accounting and business administration-finance with a GPA of 3.97. He is the first baseball player to win Academic All-American honors since Ben Heaton ’13 in 2013.
For the second straight year, soccer standout Hannah Lohmeier earned Academic All-America honors. She also won an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Having graduated with a degree in biochemistry, Lohmeier will attend the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee this fall.
A linebacker for three years before moving to defensive end his senior year, Michael Daniels majored in accounting and business administration-finance. He now works for the Deloitte accounting firm in St. Louis. Daniels is the first football player to be named an Academic All-American since Thomas Enke ’15 in 2014.
The women’s tennis player with the most combined wins, Lauren Goggin majored in accounting and business administration-management. She now works at Plante Moran in cybersecurity consulting. Goggin is the first women’s tennis player to earn Academic All-America honors since Brigette Morrow ’94 in 1994.
Mitchell Johnson, an applied mathematics and business administration-finance major with a 4.0 GPA, finished 10th at the CCIW cross country championships last fall and anchored the indoor CCIW champion distance medley relay.
Tanner Osing '18
A public health major with a 3.46 GPA, Tanner Osing finished third in the nation in the indoor 3000. He broke school records, including the 5000-meter outdoor record held by Ambo Bati ’98. Osing won 5000- and 1500-meter titles at the CCIW outdoor track meet, helping the Vikings claim their second straight team championship.
Isaac Smith '17
Isaac Smith has earned Academic All-America honors twice. He leaves Augustana as a 10-time All-American and with a national championship as a member of the 2015 indoor relay 4 x 400 team. With a degree in chemistry, Smith is pursuing a career in analytical or industrial chemistry in the Quad-Cities area.