Top 5 sports highlights of 2012-13
May 10, 2013
1. The Gustavus swim & dive team rallied to support Sophomore Grace Goblirsch in her battle against leukemia. 2. The Gustavus women’s hockey team won the MIAC champion title for the ninth straight year and progressed to the NCAA National ...
Track and field prepares for conference meet
May 10, 2013
The Gustavus track and field team competed at The Meet Of The UnSaintly on Saturday, May 4, 2013. The meet took place at Hamline University, where the Gusties performed well. On the women’s team, Junior Nevada Wendlandt placed fourth in ...
Men’s golf prepares for NCAA Tournament despite bad weather
May 10, 2013
The Gustavus men’s golf team has their sights set on the NCAA Tournament as they wrap up their 2013 spring season. The NCAA Tournament will be held from May 14-17. The Gusties are confident that they will make a great ...
Smiles abound at Special Olympics
May 10, 2013
On Sunday May 5, 2013 approximately 200 athletes competed in a Special Olympics track meet at Gustavus. Athletic teams and Greek organizations helped organize and run the event for the athletes and their fans. “My favorite part of the Special ...
A hole-in-one isn’t once in a lifetime for Andrew Oakes
May 3, 2013
Gustavus athletes accomplish great things all the time. Few, however, accomplish what Junior golfer, Andrew Oakes has done. Oakes went from having never hit a hole-in-one, to hitting three within three months, an incredible feat for any golfer. “Those shots ...
Gustie baseball: Back on the field and ready to play
May 3, 2013
The Gustavus baseball team is starting to get back into the swing of things after unpredictable weather conditions have limited their season. The wintry conditions experienced in April have caused all non-conference games to be cancelled along with the cancellation ...
Maximize your metabolic ability
May 3, 2013
It seems as though at every family gathering there is one aunt/uncle/grandma who always reminds you to take an extra serving of mashed potatoes while you’re young, because in five years it’s going straight to your thighs. So why is ...
Women’s tennis team earns third seed in playoffs
May 3, 2013
After six consecutive wins, the Gustavus Adolphus women’s tennis team finished their regular season on April 28. The last match took place in Northfield, Minnesota, where the women played Carleton College and lost 8-1. Sophomore Laurel Krebsbach scored the only ...
Take the Hill triathlon: three times the fun
April 26, 2013
The Take the Hill Triathlon will take place on campus on Saturday, May 4, 2013. The Epsilon Pi Alpha Fraternity, as well as community volunteers, will be hosting the event. Epsilon Pi Alpha alumni, Peter Nerothin, founded Insulindependence, an internationally ...
Track and Field competes in rain or shine
April 26, 2013
This year’s unpredictable weather has taken its toll on many spring athletes, especially the Gustavus Track and Field Team. As this year’s spring outdoor season comes closer to an end, the team struggles to find time to compete in meets ...