The Gustavus Men’s and Women’s Track & Field teams recently concluded their indoor winter seasons. Though they did not claim a conference title (which was awarded to St. Thomas), they sent two throwers to the NCAA tournament. One of whom was Senior Sarah Swanson, who also took home the MIAC Women’s Indoor Field athlete of the year award. To start out the season, the Gusties … Continue reading Track and Field moves outdoors: But not before some historic individual performances

Few things are more Minnesotan than the High School Hockey Tournament. It’s special. A crowd of 23,000 is rarely present for an NHL team, but that’s the record-breaking crowd that came out to watch two boy’s high school semi-final games on March 4 at the Xcel Energy Center. The atmosphere isn’t the only renowned aspect of the tournament; the player’s hair at the tourney has … Continue reading Intro to the Tourney: Gusties from out-of-state experience Minnesota’s biggest event

The spring season for Women’s Golf has arrived, with the Gusties flying out to Peoria, Arizona to compete in the George Fox Invitational at Westbrook Village Golf Club with eight other schools on March 12 and 13. “This is a trip we take annually and it always offers us a chance to play some golf when Minnesota courses are still closed. In Arizona, we play … Continue reading Women’s Golf teeing off into spring

The Gustavus Men’s Tennis team made quite a splash on Saturday, Feb. 27, earning three 9-0 victories over Bethel University, Concordia College-Moorhead, and Morningside College at home in the Swanson Tennis Center. The first victory over Bethel came off of strong performances by Sophomores Mohanad Alhouni, Tommy Entwistle, and Zach Ekstein, Junior David Hagberg and Senior Andres Saenz. The win against Morningside introduced more players … Continue reading Men’s Tennis striving for excellence

Although there may be snow on the ground here at Gustavus, that doesn’t mean that the Gustavus softball team hasn’t been hard at work inside of Lund in preparation for another season. Less than one year ago, the Gusties were named the MIAC playoff champions and partook in the national tournament. Since that time, nearly half of the starting lineup of that team has graduated. … Continue reading Softball sets sights high

The Gustavus Women’s Hockey team was only a year removed from an extremely successful 2014-2015 campaign, where they went 19-5-2 overall and 15-2-1 in the MIAC, placing them first in the conference and raising expectations of the team’s performance for the coming year, even after a disappointing semi-final conference loss. Fast-forward a year, and the 2015-2016 season told quite a different story, where the Gusties … Continue reading Women’s Hockey wrapped up

With a dominating performance over Carleton College on Feb. 20, the Gustavus Women’s Basketball team wrapped up yet another successful regular season, ending in a tie with Saint Mary’s for second place in the MIAC — just two games behind St. Thomas who won its 12th consecutive conference title. “This season we have been focusing on one game at a time. They are each individual … Continue reading Women’s Basketball makes playoff push