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

The Gustavus men’s hockey team remains in first position in the MIAC after defeating division opponents Augsburg in back to back games last week. The Gusties won 6-2 at home last Friday, and 3-2 on Saturday in Minneapolis. The series sweep placed Gustavus two points ahead of Hamline in the MIAC standings with a division record of 6-1-1. The Pipers follow with a 5-0-1 division … Continue reading Men’s hockey holds first place in MIAC

With a hard fought win over St. Benedict’s and a composed victory over Bethel, the Gustavus women’s basketball team retained their hold of first place in the MIAC. With an impressive record of 9-1 in division and 11-2 overall, the Gusties have consistently outplayed their opponents. At Bethel last Saturday, the Gusties played a tight game against the Royals. Back and forth play left Gustavus … Continue reading Record tying start propels women’s basketball

2010 has been a fantastic handful of days for Mark Hanson’s squad, starting out the new year with a series of wins. After a rough pair of games in Hawai’i over Christmas, the Gusties welcomed MIAC foes warmly with convincing wins over Macalester and St. Olaf, extending their conference winning streak to six games. This past Saturday, Gustavus played host to Hamline. Despite a poor … Continue reading MIAC leading men’s basketball downs Tommies

Ice time is hard to come by at Gustavus; multiple hockey teams and January broomballers crowd the rink at all hours. Recently though, a new squad has been covering the ice: the Gustie Blades, a synchronized skating club. The women of the Gustie Blades can be seen perfecting their latest routine, which is themed “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights.” The club was created three years ago … Continue reading Gustie Blades skating in style

Despite breaking a 50-game Conference winning streak this past weekend, the Gustie Women are ready to rebound this weekend against St. Olaf The Gustavus Women’s Hockey team is looking for a quick turnaround after a tough weekend on the ice. On Friday, Dec. 4, 2009 the Gustie women saw their 50-game winning streak in Conference play come to an end at the hands of St. … Continue reading Checking in

The Gustie Women’s Swimming and Diving team has made quite a splash in the first half of the season, arguably putting up its best start since it last won the MIAC Championship two years ago. The team’s latest effort at the Falcon Invite earned the squad a second place finish in a talented field of nine other schools. “We have a lot of solid swimmers,” … Continue reading Making a splash