After last Saturday’s heartbreaking loss against Bethel College, the Gustavus Football team is recharged and eager to finish out the season with two big wins. The Gusties have gone through a lot of changes this year. “We have learned a lot this year. Having new coaches and new plays assigned to the offense was a struggle. However, we have done a good job at overcoming … Continue reading Gustie Football has heart

The Gustavus Women’s Hockey team looks to follow up NCAA Quarterfinal finish last season with fast beginning The Gustavus Women’s Hockey team is ready to start the 2009-10 season after a very successful season last year. Last season, the Gustie women won both the regular-season Conference title and the MIAC Playoffs. By coming in first place, the team won a bid to the NCAA Tournament … Continue reading Gusties hope to skate pass competition

The Gustavus Men’s Rugby team completed a tough fall schedule with a 2-3 record The Gustavus Men’s Rugby club team finished up an abbreviated fall season this past weekend with a tough 14-7 loss to Southwest Minnesota State University out of Marshall, MN. The game was the last of five games on the schedule for the fall season. The Gusties also had games against St. … Continue reading Rugged ruggers

With last year’s success winning the MIAC Playoff Championship and advancing to the NCAA Division III Frozen Four Championship in Lake Placid, NY, this year’s Gustavus Men’s Hockey team is eagerly anticipating the start of the season. The Gustavus Men’s Hockey program had lost in the MIAC Quarterfinals the previous two seasons and last won the MIAC Playoff Championship in the 1992-1993 season before last … Continue reading Dropping the puck

Gustie Women play to stalemate against Luther College Battling non-Conference opponent Luther College on Oct. 18, the Gustavus Women’s Soccer team played the Norse to a 0-0 tie, equivalent to last year’s game in Iowa. The Gusties record for the season stands at 6-5-3 overall and 2-4-1 in the MIAC with four Conference games left. The Gusties were able to overcome Luther’s advantage in both … Continue reading Weekend in review

The Minnesota Twins may have ended their season with a sweep at the hands of the New York Yankees, but a little ‘Metrodome magic’ and some crucial victories to close out the regular season helped spread a campus-wide Twins fever that provided lasting memories for many Gustavus students. This season marked the final year in the Metrodome for the Twins after playing 28 seasons under … Continue reading Metrodome magic: Gustavus-style

Gustavus Men’s Soccer team maintains playoff hopes with win over Luther and three MIAC games remaining The Gustavus Men’s Soccer team scored a thrilling 1-0 double overtime victory on Sunday afternoon against Luther College. The team was able to even its record at 6-6-3 with only three games remaining in the Conference schedule before the MIAC playoffs. Even though the victory doesn’t come against a … Continue reading Gusties keep hope alive

The Gustavus Women’s Cross Country team posted a strong showing in a difficult field of teams at the Tori Neubauer Invite on Oct. 17. The Invite, hosted by the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, consisted of 27 teams with Gustavus finishing 14th. In a field of over 400 runners, seven Gustie women finished in the top 200, led by Sophomore Kim Rostvold, who placed … Continue reading Women’s Cross Country sprints to the finish

As the only tennis players representing Gustavus at the ITA Small College Championships in Mobile, AL, the Women’s Tennis doubles team of Senior Sierra Krebsbach and Junior Sam Frank faced extremely tough competition with an eighth place finish. The ITA Championships feature the top eight singles and doubles teams in the country as a result of winning their respective regional tournament. Krebsbach and Frank earned … Continue reading Tough luck at ITA Championships

The Gustavus Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams are excited to hop back in the pool and dive into the 2009 season. Since practice began Thursday, Oct. 1, the Men’s and Women’s teams have been working hard to return to a regular routine in order to prepare for the fast approaching season. Just this past weekend the teams participated in their annual Alumni and … Continue reading Gusties feel swimmingly about new season