Gustavus rides a ten-game winning streak into an opportunity to make their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1986 Gustavus’ Volleyball team has been playing exceptionally well going into the MIAC Playoffs. Their most recent victory, a three set stomping of MIAC foe St. Mary’s, has assured them of the #2 seed in the playoffs, clinching a first round bye and a second round home game. … Continue reading Surging Gusties hope regular season success translates into MIAC playoff gold

After a tough loss to reigning national champion St. Norbert on Friday, Gustavus rebounded well on Saturday to even their record A mixture of young and experienced talent led the Gustavus Men’s Hockey team to a 13-12-1 (10-6 in the MIAC) mark last season, one the team hopes will be much improved this upcoming season. Four contributing seniors from last year’s team are gone, replaced … Continue reading Gusties start strong, begin season 1-1

The Gustavus football team has won three straight and holds its season’s destiny in the palm of its hand As the current standings read, Gustavus sits in a five-way tie for second place with a record of 5-2 (3-2 in MIAC), with their first legitimate chance at a conference title in quite some time. Gustavus’ football team has not won a MIAC Championship since 1987, … Continue reading Surprise: Gusties catch MIAC leaders unaware

After a potentially paralyzing injury last fall, Sophomore Andrew Valen has found another way to contribute “When one door closes, another one opens.” This is the statement Gustavus Adolphus College student football coach Andrew Valen keeps in mind when he thinks about the events in his life this past year. On Sept. 10, 2007, Valen played in what was his last game of football vs. … Continue reading From trauma to teacher

Gustavus’ semi-infant Equestrian team begins their campaign with new talent Miles and miles of Southern Minnesota’s beautiful farmland surrounds the rolling hills of St. Peter. Years ago this area was home to early settlers and, with those early settlers, horses. Yet until last year, it seemed as though the horses had disappeared from the area, leaving residents wondering one thing: where have all the cowboys … Continue reading Hilltop horses and the women who love them

An impressive month of October has put Gustavus among the conference elite The Gustavus Men’s Soccer team has been on a roll. The team won four of its last five matches to continue a solid month of October and improved its record to 10-3-1 overall and 6-1-0 in the MIAC. Last Wednesday evening, the soccer team took on Augsburg College, which was 4-2-0 in the … Continue reading Gusties surge; cement legitimacy in MIAC

Gusties to finish season with five of final six games against MIAC opponents With two big wins now behind them, the Gustavus Women’s Soccer team aims to hit its goals for the remainder of the season. The season started out with a win over the University of Minnesota-Morris and then a loss to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Beating Morris 3-0, they then fell 3-1 … Continue reading Gustavus sees improvement as MIAC postseason push continues

With first place finishes in three of their first four tournaments, the Gustavus Women’s Golf team looks sharp thus far in the fall season After closing with a strong  sixth-place finish in the NCAA Division III Championship last May, the Women’s Golf team is ready for another great year. The first meet of the year was the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Invitational on Aug. 30, … Continue reading Gusties get off to scorching start on the links