The Gustavus Women’s Hockey team wrested the top spot in the MIAC away from rival St. Thomas this past weekend by beating the Tommies 1-0 on Saturday night. The Gusties won in front of the home crowd after losing the previous night at St. Thomas, their first loss of the season. Gustavus is now 5-1 in the MIAC, 7-1 overall and currently ranked in the … Continue reading Women’s Hockey: Look hot, play hot
Midway through the season, the Men’s Swimming & Diving team is still in contention for the MIAC Conference title. “The team’s goal is always to win conference. On the men’s side, we are still in the fight for the conference title,” Junior Billy Schultze said. In order to take the title, team members feel that they need to continue to improve as a group. “We … Continue reading Men’s swimming: One lap at a time
After their first tournament in Eau Claire was canceled this past weekend due to the weather conditions, the Men’s Club Volleyball team will play in its first competition of the season in River Falls, Wisc. this weekend. The tournament, hosted by River Falls, will include teams from some of the smaller public schools in Wisconsin, such as Eau Claire along with a few MIAC schools … Continue reading Club Volleyball: Not just for the ladies
The Men’s Hockey team is already off to a great start with a 4-2 record and many more games to follow. Already, the men have faced some challenging teams including the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and St. Olaf. However, the Gusties defeated UW-River Falls 2-0. The Gusties followed that by going unbeaten against St. Olaf this past weekend with one win and one tie. The … Continue reading Men’s Hockey skates into MIAC competition
The Minnesota Vikings have no chance at the playoffs after losing to the Chicago Bears last week. The loss made them closer to being the worst team in the NFC North Division rather than the best, forcing the reality that winning out might not even be enough to earn a playoff spot. The Minnesota Vikings entered this season as a Super Bowl contender after posting … Continue reading The fate of our state
With the Minnesota Twins setting a new record for fan attendance in 2010 and the inaugural season of Target Field, the Twins plan to make a few changes to the ballpark before next season to enhance the experience. First and foremost, the Twins will add a second video display board to be located above the right-field grandstand. The scoreboard will be 28 feet high by … Continue reading Twins to make changes to Target Field
Head Coach Jon Carlson said, “We put a big emphasis [on] being more than just a bunch of individuals swimming for our school … We want to be a team.” This mantra has come to define the Gustavus Swimming and Diving program, which is one of the few athletic programs that combine men and women into one cohesive unit that trains, travels and competes together. … Continue reading The power of the Speedo
After a long offseason of reflecting upon what could have been, the Gustavus Men’s Basketball team is back on the court working hard to avenge its heartbreaking 78-71 overtime loss to Carleton in the conference finals last spring. The Gusties compiled a 13-7 record in MIAC play last year that placed them in a tie for the second best regular season record in the conference. … Continue reading With past pain comes future triumph
