Take the dazzling dynamics of gymnastics and add the sizzle and sparkle of cheerleading.

Toss in a raucous crowd full of charged-up students that includes college wrestlers, football players — some shirtless and doing their own tumbling and tossing acts — and Augustana had the Elmen Center rocking like it was hosting an NCAA basketball regional over the weekend.

But this was the NCAA Championships for the relatively new sport of acrobatics and tumbling, and the Vikings program that started competing just two years ago reached the national semifinals against eventual champ Baylor.

"I'm just so proud of Augustana," Vikings coach and Baylor alumnus Kaelyn Dillon told Happy Hour host John Gaskins. "The crowd was so awesome. They really wrapped their arms around our team." 

In a half-hour conversation, Dillon brings us to the event that culminated four years of grueling work for her after leaving Baylor and her hometown of Waco, Texas, to build the Augie program from scratch.

How did she make Augie a contender in such short time? What makes her so passionate about a sport she at first rolled her eyes at as a college freshman, when her gymnastics dreams were still in tact? Why does the native Texan, who has traveled all over the country, all Sioux Falls "one of the best cities ever."

Learn about this new sport, which has grown from five NCAA programs to 55 since its inception 12 years ago. Enjoy the ride.