The Gustavus Men’s Tennis team won its 39th MIAC title last season, but it has higher goals for the 2010-2011 season, which begins this weekend. The Gusties host the 2010 USTA/ITA Regional Championships for the Midwest featuring players from over 20 small colleges in singles and doubles. “We have a really good team this year with a good group of [first-years]. We want to match … Continue reading Men’s Tennis team serving up competition
Coming off a second-place finish at last weekend’s Frank Wrigglesworth Blugold Invitational, the Men’s Golf team has its eyes set on dethroning defending champion St. John’s at this weekend’s MIAC Championships. In the Blugold Invitational, the Gusties fired an opening round of 302 and followed that up with a 306 in the final round to finish in second behind St. John’s. Individually, Junior Alex Pederson … Continue reading Gustie golfers aim for MIAC title
The Gustavus Women’s tennis team began its fall competition three weeks ago and is on the cusp of completion, putting an end to the brief individual portion of the 2010 season. “Everything we do in the spring is all team-based,” Head Coach Jon Carlson said. “[The fall season] is hard because we created team goals, but we have one competition, and it’s an individual tournament.” … Continue reading Going Mobile: Women’s Tennis dominates regional tournament
After going 1-1 in non-conference play, the Gustavus Football team is set to open up its conference schedule on Saturday against MIAC foe St. Olaf at 1:30 p.m. in the annual Homecoming game at Hollingsworth Field. In its non-conference schedule, Gustavus lost to Wartburg 27-6 but rebounded the following week to beat Northwestern College 29-0. The Gusties will look to maintain their level of tenacity … Continue reading Football team hopeful for Homecoming win
The Gustavus Equestrian team is starting the school year in exciting fashion by hosting its first ever competition this weekend on Sept. 25-26 at Charles Yahnke Farms in Le Sueur, Minn. “This year we are hosting our first show, which is something the private colleges in our region don’t really do because of the general lack of funding and manpower. [The shows are] usually left … Continue reading Gustavus Equestrian team: Not horsing around
Finally. A season without a 163rd game in the American League (AL) Central is indeed possible. With a win on Wednesday night, coupled with a Chicago White Sox loss in Oakland, the Minnesota Twins became the first team in Major League Baseball to clinch a division. Considering that the past two seasons required a one-game playoff in order to determine the AL Central Champion, the … Continue reading No need for extra games for the Twins this year
The Gustavus Men’s Soccer program has been a post upon which Gustie fans could lean year after year, compiling a 418-182-90 record (.671), winning 12 conference titles and making eight NCAA Tournament appearances over a 42-year history. Last year the squad posted a 9-6-3 record and finished tied for fourth in the conference, which was considered a disappointment by many. The graduation of several seniors … Continue reading Euro trip: Scotty doesn’t know, but Mike Middleton does
It’s back. Like Britney Spears to her circus, Mr. Rogers to his neighborhood or Sarah Palin to her Alaskan frontier, it blindsides us with the force of a semi. It’s the NFL regular season and the end of meaningless preseason football. Yet, the 91st NFL season carries intrigue for football fans across the country, and for one week every team has promise and thoughts of … Continue reading NFL season outlook: Dallas or bust
The Gustavus Women’s Cross Country team got a strong start to its season, placing first and third in the first two meets. At Bethany Lutheran in Mankato, Minn. the Gusties took the top 19 finishing positions as they placed first out of four teams. Sophomore Kate Eggers finished in first place with a time of 24:12.3 minutes. Traveling to Decorah, Iowa last weekend for the … Continue reading Women’s Cross Country: Off to a running start
