This past weekend, Gustavus Volleyball started its 2019 campaign at the Elmhurst Tournament in Illinois. The team is looking to build off of last year’s success, where it went undefeated in the MIAC and secured the program’s sixth MIAC Championship. The Gusties followed up with a strong postseason run, becoming MIAC Tournament Champions and were selected to host the regional portion of the NCAA tournament, … Continue reading Volleyball starts undefeated at Elmhurst: Gusties go 4-0 at tournament, defeat No. 10 ranked Aurora

Among the many fall sports who reported to campus a few weeks ago, none have seen more practice time and competition than the Women’s soccer. The team is putting in an abundant amount of work in order to prepare for the upcoming season and the grueling schedule that lies ahead.  The Gusties have had many lifts, fitness testing, and have had three practices a day … Continue reading Gusties kick off preseason play: Women’s Soccer focuses on mentality and style of play

The Gustavus Women’s Track and Field team competed in the final meet of the season this past weekend, the MIAC Championships. The event took place in St. Paul at the University of St. Thomas and spanned two days. Going into the meet, the women had six notable women who were first in the MIAC in their respective events. First-year Annalee Olson-Sola and Junior Katie Keelin … Continue reading Gusties place fourth in conference meet: Six Women’s Track and Field athletes place first

The Gustavus Men’s Track and Field Team took third at the MIAC Outdoor Championships last weekend. Once again, Senior Michael Hensch and Sophomore Taylor Rooney led the team with unprecedented performances at the Conference Meet. While many members of the team stepped up to propel the team to a third place finish, nobody was more influential than Hensch. On day one of the meet, Hensch … Continue reading Men’s Track and Field earn third in Outdoors: Hensch becomes first MIAC athlete to place first in all throws

The past couple weeks have been very busy for both the Gustavus Men and Women’s Track and Field teams, competing in two meets with a variety of difficult opponents. On April 26, both the men and women’s programs hosted the Drake Alternative meet, the lone home-meet of the season. There were a variety of teams involved, with only a handful being from the MIAC. Competing … Continue reading Track and Field takes on Drake and MSU meets: Men and women’s teams compete two consecutive weekends

Following their recent split with the Cardinals of St. Mary’s a couple weekends ago, the Gusties were able to claim the MIAC championship this past weekend following their double header matchup against the St. Olaf Oles. Going into the matchup, the Gusties only required one win that day to claim a share of the MIAC title, with two wins ensuring they would win it outright. … Continue reading Baseball wins first MIAC Championship since 1980

The Gustavus women’s softball team ended their season with a pair of wins over conference opponent Augsburg this past Sunday. The women hosted Augsburg for their senior day, which was also the final MIAC series of the year. The women are coming off a recent split series last Saturday against Bethel. On the season, the Black and Gold have been hitting .259 with opponents hitting … Continue reading Women’s softball season comes to a close: Gusties end season with three consecutive wins

The Gustavus Women’s Tennis team wrapped up regular season play last weekend with two decisive wins over conference foes St. Olaf and Bethel. With their two wins, the Gusties enter the MIAC playoffs as the No. 2 seed and will host Bethel in the first round of playoffs. Their lone conference loss on the season came over the easter break long weekend as they hosted … Continue reading Women’s tennis advances to postseason: Gusties finish second in the conference