The Gustavus Men’s Basketball team finished second in the MIAC this year with a season record of 16-11-0. With all the success the men have had this season, the approach they took at the beginning of the season was unlike any other year. “Our approach at the beginning of the season was to put emphasis on the team aspects of the game.  We knew we … Continue reading A disappointing end

“I don’t even know where to begin,” Senior Captain Bri Radtke said about the Gustavus Women’s Basketball team’s 2009-10 season. On Monday, March 1, the women found out they did not receive a bid to the National Tournament. This news was only more heartbreaking after their close loss to the University of St. Thomas on February 24, 2010. After a season with great accomplishments, the … Continue reading A Cinderella story for women in sneakers

Last weekend the Women’s hockey team faced Saint Mary’s University. On Friday night the Gusties won 3-2. Four of the games five goals occurred in the third period at what was truly a close game. Gustie goals were scored by Senior forward Melissa Mackley, First-year forward Lindsey Hjelm and Sophomore forward Mollie Carroll. Saturday’s game against Saint Mary’s was another close match, but luckily the … Continue reading Gusties aim to defend MIAC title

With only one returning top player from last year’s National Championship contending squad, along with a new head coach, the Gustavus Men’s Tennis team faced a tough task last weekend in competing against seven of the best Division III tennis programs in the nation in the ITA National Indoor Tournament at Gustavus. The Gusties dropped all three matches over the weekend to Kenyon, Carnegie Mellon … Continue reading Tough tourney for Men’s Tennis team

Gustavus Women’s Tennis team ready to start season strong at the ITA National Indoor Tournament this weekend The Gustavus Women’s Tennis team has nothing less than high expectations this year as it is going for its nineteenth straight MIAC title. “Although right now we are mainly focused on our upcoming match this weekend against Emory, our long-term goals as a team are to win our … Continue reading High expectations for Women’s Tennis team

Minimal funding, Division I competition, youth and somewhat relative obscurity may all plague the Gustavus Men’s and Women’s Nordic Ski team, yet the Gustie ski teams are a spirited group in a very difficult sport. Both the Men and Women’s teams combined have one senior, Women’s Captain Erin Eppler, and a much larger class of underclassmen. “In general the teams have done pretty well. The … Continue reading Skiing with spirit

This weekend the Gustavus Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams are looking forward to competing in the MIAC Championships at the University of Minnesota. According to a poll from CollegeSwimming.com, the Gustavus Men’s team is currently one of the three MIAC men’s teams, along with St. Olaf and St. Thomas, ranked in the top 25 of Division III programs. The Gustie men recently faced … Continue reading Gustavus Swimming and Diving teams prepared for Conference

After its first victory of the season last weekend versus Hamline, Gustavus’ Women’s Gymnastics team is raising its expectations for the upcoming meets this weekend and for future meets to come. Senior Christina Sorensen was optimistic about the goals for the rest of the season. “Our long-term goal is Nationals; however, right now we’re focusing on this upcoming weekend. We need to hit our routines, … Continue reading Raising the bar

After a red-hot start to the season, the Men’s Basketball team has come back to Earth lately with a flurry of tough losses as the team heads into the final weeks of the regular season. The Gusties began their Conference schedule with wins in each of their first nine games and handed MIAC champions St. Thomas their only defeat of the season, but a rough … Continue reading Men’s Basketball hoping to finish the season strong

The Gustavus Men and Women’s Track and Field teams continue to shine during their indoor season events as they get ready for the outdoor season coming up in April. Senior Captain Colin Rust reflected on the positive and negatives aspects of the indoor season so far. “A lot of athletes were studying abroad during [January Interim] this year, which made it difficult to maintain consistency … Continue reading Track teams sprinting way through indoor season