Emma Esteb – Staff Writer This past weekend, the Gustavus men’s golf team traveled to Normal, IL to compete in the Illinois Wesleyan Invite for their spring season opener. The Gusties A team finished with a two-round score of 310-305-615 to tie for 12th, their B team had a 314-302-616 for a tie at 14th, and their final team ended with a 341-339-680. “Obviously if … Continue reading Gustie tennis shines in Fargo
Parker Burman – Staff Writer his past weekend the Gustavus baseball team squared off with conference rival Macalester in a Saturday double header. On the first warm and sunny day of spring the Gusties showed that they are a force to be reckoned with in the MIAC once again this season. Winning game one by a score of 12-0 and game two 14-2 the Gusties … Continue reading Baseball shines against Macalester
Nyden Hill – Staff Writer This past Friday, the Gustavus baseball team took on the University of Northwestern Eagles at home in an attempt to capitalize on their first home game of the season. Entering the contest, the Gusties were sitting below .500, being 3-8 on the season. The Eagles were also coming into the matchup just below .500, boasting a 5-6 record. Despite the … Continue reading Baseball wins home opener
Parker Burman – Staff Writer The Gustavus women’s tennis team traveled north to Fargo, North Dakota for a MIAC match-up against rival Concordia. Once all the matches had concluded the Gusties headed home with a 9-0 victory over the Cobbers. The Gusties came away with two set victories in each of their singles matches which propelled them to their fourth victory of the season. “It … Continue reading Gustie tennis shines in Fargo
Emma Esteb – Staff Writer The Gustavus softball team headed down to Claremont, Florida for a warm getaway full of softball and sun. The Gusties started out hot as they finished with two back-to-back wins on the first day of the trip. They faced St. Lawrence and started the day with a 4-0 victory. Later that afternoon, the Gusties posted a 6-3 win against Manchester … Continue reading Softball soaks up the sun
Parker Burman – Staff Writer The Gustavus Women’s Hockey team returned to campus on Monday as National Champions. After long and hard-fought games out east, the Gusties prevailed and proved that they were the best team in the nation. It took nearly six thrilling periods of hockey in the final against Amherst to complete the 2-1 victory to secure the Gusties’ first-ever National Championship. With … Continue reading Gusties are national champions
Nyden Hill – Staff Writer Last week, on Saturday, March 18, the Gustavus women’s tennis team hosted both Bethany Lutheran and Northwestern-Iowa in a double-header at Swanson Tennis Center. The Gusties entered this contest riding the momentum of a one game winning streak, coming off a strong 9-0 performance against Luther on Saturday, March 11. Given this recent dominant performance, the Gusties still faced a … Continue reading Gusties capitalize in doubleheader
Brady Boie – Sports Editor The Gustavus Women’s Swimming and Diving team capped off one of their most successful seasons in recent memory this last weekend in Greensboro, North Carolina at the NCAA Division III championships. The Gusties brought four women – Sophomore Marit Isaacson, Junior Lucy Peterson, and Seniors Ellen Hofstede and Abby Yartz, to compete at nationals in numerous relays and individual events. … Continue reading Gusties make some noise at nationals
Emma Esteb – Staff Writer Seniors Birgen Nelson and Annika Poe become All-Americans once again. The duo traveled to Birmingham, Alabama for the NCAA Indoor Championships. “It was a super great facility, I was super excited to be there. We don’t really get to run on tracks like that very often so it was really awesome to be on a big track of that caliber. … Continue reading Nelson and Poe are All-Americans
Nyden Hill – Staff Writer Last week, the Gustavus men’s tennis team sent a group of their best players to Claremont, California to compete against some of the nation’s best competition in the Stag Hen Invitational. The event was hosted by the Claremont-Mudd Scripps, a joint intercollegiate program comprised of three different institutions from the Claremont Colleges. The Gusties entered this invitational riding the momentum … Continue reading Gustie tennis shines in California
