SEWARD, Neb. – The 2026 edition of the Augustana Twilight will get started after dark from Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Concordia University, Nebraska Cross Country programs will open a new season at the Augie Twilight for the sixth consecutive year and for the eighth time in nine years. Due to intense heat, the start of the college portion of the meet has been moved back to 9:15 p.m. CT on the men’s side. The women’s race is slated to get underway at 9:45 p.m. Both the men and women will be running 5k courses. The field will be made up of runners from the NAIA, as well as all divisions of the NCAA and junior colleges.
2026 Augustana Twilight – Friday, Sept. 4
Yankton Trail Park | Sioux Falls, S.D.
-9:15 p.m. – men’s 5k
-9:45 p.m. – women’s 5k
-Live Results
-Meet info page (includes course map)
The Augustana Twilight signals the beginning of Matt Beisel’s 11th season as head coach of the cross country and track and field programs. This past 2025 season, the Concordia Cross Country squads turned in GPAC place finishes of third on the men’s side and fifth on the women’s side. Keeli Green (2025 NAIA All-American) and Vaughn Hendrickson represented the Bulldogs at the NAIA National Championships in Tallahassee, Fla. This preseason, Concordia was pegged third in both GPAC coaches’ polls. The Bulldogs return the bulk of their key performers from 2025, including all 10 women and nine of 10 men that competed at last year’s GPAC Championships.
For a detailed season preview on the cross country teams, click HERE.