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
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
