Whether it’s Division 1 or Division 3, anytime a freshman comes in and makes an impact for a varsity sport, it’s a special achievement. To do it for not one, but two sports is an entirely more difficult feat. Just ask Freshmen Michael Hensch and Josh Curtis. In the fall, you can find Hensch and Curtis on the football field, Hensch as a nose tackle; … Continue reading Freshman Phenoms: Hensch and Curtis tackle Track and Field
The Gustavus Adolphus College Women’s Golf team started in second place after the first round of the Minnesota State University, Mankato Spring Invite that was played at Bunker Hills Golf Course. The Gusties scored a 320 in the first round, just four strokes behind meet leader, and host Minnesota State. St. Cloud State University was in third place with a score of 332. “The team … Continue reading Women’s Golf doing wonderfully
After a very strong start to the spring season, the Gustavus Women’s Tennis team hopes to continue and build on their success throughout the rest of the season. The team is currently undefeated in conference play, with a record of eight wins and zero losses, with one of the biggest victories being an 8-1 home victory over conference rival St. Thomas. Overall, the Gusties hold … Continue reading Women’s Tennis: Teamwork key as the Gusties eye a MIAC Championship
Last season, the Gustie Men’s Tennis team faced Chicago twice – once in the regular season and the other in the second round of the NCAA Championships. The Black and Gold fell both times to the Maroons, including a 5-4 decision in the early going, and falling yet again by a 5-2 score in the play-to-decision format of the big dance. Gustavus last faced Kalamazoo … Continue reading Men’s Tennis Triumphs: Beats nationally ranked Kalamazoo
The spring season for the Gustavus Men’s Golf team has been a good one. The team’s season is split between the fall and the spring, with a break during the winter. With a roster that is competitive from top to bottom, the Gusties have had a great time hitting the links in the recent months. Although having to battle snow and other imperfect weather conditions … Continue reading Men’s Golf hits their groove
This opinion piece solely represents the views of the writer. As fall registration week comes to a close at Gustavus, I again noticed something that baffled my body, bewildered my brain, and stumped my soul. A varsity sport is worth thirteen-hundredths of a Personal Fitness requirement.So what is that you ask? Allow me to explain. A Personal Fitness requirement, or (FIT) makes up half of … Continue reading Four years to get FIT?: The dilemma of the Lifelong Fitness credit
To put things simply, this week for the Gustavus Softball team will be extremely busy. With conference play now in full swing, the team’s schedule is jam-packed with double headers against MIAC opponents. Two double headers from two weeks ago were postponed to this week due to weather implications, meaning the Gusties will have five conference double headers in one single week. On Tuesday, April … Continue reading Softball staying busy to win MIAC
I write this not as a golf fan, but rather as a vocal adversary of the world’s most frustrating sport. I don’t dislike it because I have an unwavering moral opposition to any sport that the likes of Jon Daly can excel at or even because golf courses have generally been found more devastating to the environment than all of America’s vaping Hummer drivers put together, … Continue reading Why I hate Golf but love the Masters
The Gustavus Baseball team kicked off the Tucson Invitational with a doubleheader against DePauw University, but suffered a pair of losses, 6-0 and 5-4. The Tigers led 3-0 after three innings and added three more insurance runs in the sixth to cruise to a 6-0 shutout behind a complete game by Wyatt Spector. Jacob Volness started on the hill for the Gusties and suffered the … Continue reading Bringing the heat: Baseball’s spring break at theTuscon Invite
