The Gustavus Football team opened camp Aug. 21, 2010. The team has been building to improve upon a 2009 season that yielded a 4-6 record and a tie for fourth place in the MIAC Conference. They have not placed higher than fourth in the conference in the last seven years, posting an overall record of 30-40 in that span. Hopefully, a new decade will offer … Continue reading Kicking off the season
I’ve been a self-described baseball fanatic for almost a decade. After all of the games I’d seen and people in baseball I’d met, I didn’t think that I could possibly do much else relating to the national pastime that I hadn’t already done. It’s funny how 10 weeks in baseball paradise will change your mind so quickly. I received my call from the National Baseball … Continue reading Internship of Hall of Fame proportions
Eric Jorgenson Eric Jorgenson is a first-year from Osseo, Minn. Jorgenson, a three-sport athlete in high school, will continue to participate in cross country, nordic skiing and track and field at Gustavus. Jorgenson knew that Gustavus athletics would be a little more involved than high school. “I expected it to be more intense, individual and independent. I feel like it’s a lot more of making … Continue reading Gustavus first-year athletes: Faces in the crowd
The Gustavus Men’s Hockey team had the best finish of any men’s team by advancing to the NCAA Quarterfinals. This year was a year of firsts for the Gustavus Men’s Hockey team. The Gusties had the best finish of any of the men’s varsity teams for the 2009-10 year. The Gusties finished with an overall record of 20-7-2, the first 20-win season for the Gustavus … Continue reading Men’s team of the year: Hockey
The Gustavus Women’s Hockey team advanced all the way to the Frozen Four, which was hosted at the Don Roberts Ice Rink. The Gusties finished fourth in the nation. The Gustavus Women’s Hockey team returned to the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time since its fourth place finish in the 2005-06 season. This year’s Gustie squad also finished fourth but received the exciting opportunity … Continue reading Women’s team of the year: Hockey
Gustavus Senior hockey player David Martinson was the most accomplished male athlete in Gustavus athletics for the 2009-10 school year. Besides leading the Gusties to an NCAA Quarterfinal finish, a 20-win season and a regular season MIAC crown, Martinson excelled on the ice more than any other Division III player in the nation. He received the 2010 Sid Watson Award, symbolic of the nation’s best … Continue reading Men’s athlete of the year: David Martinson
Gustavus Senior point guard Bri Radtke led the Women’s Basketball team to an 18-4 record in the MIAC, eventually losing to St. Thomas in the MIAC Playoff Semifinal game. Leading the Gusties to an 18-4 record and a second place finish in the MIAC, Gustavus Senior basketball player Bri Radtke was the most accomplished Women’s athlete of the year. The team’s second place finish was … Continue reading Women’s athlete of the year: Bri Radtke
Gustavus Men’s Head Basketball Coach Mark Hanson coached the Gusties to the MIAC Playoff Championship game Gustavus Men’s Head Basketball Coach Mark Hanson led the Gustavus Men’s Basketball team to a somewhat unexpected second place finish in the MIAC, along with a berth in the MIAC Playoff Championship game. The Gusties concluded their season with a tough loss in overtime in the MIAC Championship to … Continue reading Men’s coach of the year: Mark Hanson
Leading the Gusties to their third MIAC Championship in four years, Women’s Swimming and Diving Head Coach Jon Carlson is the Women’s Coach of the Year for Gustavus athletics. The Gusties were able to defeat defending champion Carleton in order to reclaim the MIAC Championship. During the course of the season, the Gusties broke three MIAC records, four meet records and 12 school records. Carlson’s … Continue reading Women’s coach of the year: Jon Carlson
As part of sports reporter David Watkins’ new series at KARE 11 called “Record Wreckers,” Watkins and fellow sports reporter Eric Perkins broke the world record for longest tennis match ever played. In 36 hours, 36 minutes and 36 seconds, one could drive from Los Angeles, Calif. cross-country to Pittsburgh, Pa. or from St. Peter, Minn. all the way north to Yellowknife in the Northwest … Continue reading Watkins and Perkins wreck the record
