East Des Moines 1973
Born in Adair County, the son of a blacksmith and attended Orient High School and continuing at Grinnell College. He competed in track, throwing the discus and shot and running sprints and middle distance events. A story that Augustine ran six miles daily from his farm home to Orient School became a legend in Adair County. Mike died in 1964 at the age of 70. His Des Moines East Teams won nine state track titles, five state cross-country championships. State Cross Country Championships 1937, ’41, ’42, ’43, ’49 Runners-up – 1934, ’44, ’45, ’50, ’53 T&F Championships – 1928, ’36, ’38, ’39, ’40, ’43, ’44, ’50, ’51 STATE Runners-up – 1937, ’42, ’47, ’48, ’49, ’53, ’54