The Gustavus Dance Team uses their dance expertise to pump up the Gustie fans and show their Gustie pride. The performance based team can be found at football and basketball games, and the competition team dances at competitions. The women are positive and strive for improvement, despite long practices and exhaustive physicality. Led by Head Coach Jess Erickson ‘13, the women work hard to make … Continue reading Gustie dancers reaches the end of an era

This offseason, the Gustavus football squad has been hard at work in preparation for next fall. Since last season ended, many different athlete-led workouts continued to occur. The offseason workouts have been completely optional, but the captains on the team emphazise their importance. “We stress how important it is for the team to come together and workout as a group. The workouts have been extremely … Continue reading Football team excited for spring practice

Coca-Cola sponsored the annual Wellness Fair last Thursday. This year’s theme was “Get Fit!”. The junior health fitness majors filled Lund with information on health, games, free food and much more. The Finance Club also made an appearance in the Wellness Fair, their goal being to promote the financial wellbeing of individual members of the College. “I care about the environment but I also want … Continue reading Lund hosts successful Wellness fair

Following Men’s Golf’s impressive showing at the MIAC Championships last fall, where First-year Chris Captain beat the whole field and led the Gusties to a second place finish, the team has had a spring of up and downs. The colder spring season lead to a lot of travelling. They competed in Florida, Georgia, and Illinois before playing their first home tournament on April 19. “We … Continue reading Confidence peaks as season finale approach

Here on The Hill, there is a club team requiring no past experience that many Gusties may not know about. That team is the Men’s Ultimate Frisbee Team. The roster ranges from a number of First-Years to multiple Seniors. Without coaches, captains administer practices, organize competitions, and handle other coach-like duties. The team participates in tournaments against schools like Gustavus, but also larger Division I … Continue reading Ultimate Frisbee club enjoying spring competition

Two-time MIAC Tennis Athlete-Of-The-Week this season, Sophomore Management and Communications major Michaela Schulz has shown a strong streak. The women’s tennis team is currently undefeated in the MIAC along with University of St. Thomas. Schulz is currently ranked #4 in singles, and ranked #3  in doubles with Lizzy Stanczyk in the MIAC. Junior Spanish Education major Lizzy Stanczyk was named MIAC Athlete-Of-The-Week in March, with … Continue reading Schulz inspires Women’s Tennis

This recurring segment will highlight a senior Gustavus athlete each week.   Q: What were your expectations for the season? A: My expectations coming into the spring were to go undefeated in the conference and win the MIAC playoffs with my team. So far my team is undefeated in the conference with two conference matches left so I have been very proud of my team and … Continue reading Senior Spotlight: Laurel Krebsbach

The professional basketball team in Minnesota, the Minnesota Timberwolves, concluded their season on April 15 with a 138-113 loss to Oklahoma City Thunder. The defeat wrapped up the Wolves’ season with a twelve game losing streak, their last win was against Utah Jazz almost a month ago. The bottom position meant the Wolves missed out on post-season participation for the twelfth year straight. The hopes … Continue reading Saunders set to see Garnett back in action