Augsburg University Athletics

One of the top women’s soccer forwards in school history, Kara Seibel Hoard '96 was a two-time All-MIAC honoree (1994 and 1995), and earned UMBRO All-Central Region second-team honors in her senior season. In 1995, she set a single-season school record for points (38), with her 13 goals and 12 assists both standing as second-most in a single season in school history. Her 26 career assists are a school record, while she stands second in school history in both goals (31) and total points (88). She led the team in goals in 1991, 1994 and 1995, was named team most valuable player in 1994. She was a team co-captain her senior year. A business finance major at Augsburg, she was named Augsburg’s Senior Honor Athlete in 1996. Following graduation, she worked as an investigator for an insurance company for eight years, before taking five years off of the working world to start a family. She currently works at the Loan Service Center in Wyoming, Minn., and has volunteered as a coach and administrator for her children’s sports teams. Hoard and her husband, Jim, have two daughters – Savanah and Sophie – and live in North Branch, Minn.