Tribe of Vikings Hall of Fame
Heidi Hallstrom was a two-sport athlete during her time at Augustana, competing in both softball and basketball. The 2005 graduate was four-time All-CCIW selection, earning three First Team and one Second Team recognition at shortstop.
Following her time at Augustana, she was the school record holder for at-bats (526), hits (197), doubles (32), home runs (14) and runs batted in (107). Her 197 hits still ranks first all-time in the record books.
In 2004, 10 team school records fell during the season including best winning percentage (.800) and most wins (36). Team records fell for most hits (354), home runs (15) and earned run average (0.99). Hallstrom, with one year still left, broke career marks for RBI with 83. That mark rose to 107 the next year and held the top spot in the record book for two seasons. She currently ranks third all-time in that category.
Her senior year, she led the team in hitting with a .379 average and collected 53 hits in 140 at-bats with 32 runs scored, also adding 15 doubles, two home runs and 26 RBI. She also ended second in career runs scored with 116. Her .375 career batting average (197 of 526) ranked fifth at the time. The Vikings finished 33-12 overall in her final season with the team.
In 2004-05, Hallstrom started 21 of 24 games played for the Augie basketball team, averaging 9.8 points and 5.6 rebounds. She shared with team's Most Improved Player honor with teammate Kelly Sikora.
