This recurring segment will highlight a senior Gustavus athlete each week. Q: Has the season met your expectations so far? A: I am extremely pleased how this season has gone thus far. I am very happy that our entire women’s team was able to come together to win our sixth straight MIAC conference championship. I will be competing in the National meet in Texas along … Continue reading Senior Spotlight: Jenny Strom
Here at Gustavus, there isn’t necessarily a “men’s” or “women’s” swimming & diving team, as both groups spend an insurmountable amount of time together in and out of the pool, essentially make up one collective team, or as some may say, one family. “As a coach, seeing the amount of caring and trusting and believing in each other that the team has had all season … Continue reading Women’s Swim And Dive grabs 6th title
Men’s and Women’s Track and Field have increasingly depended on individuality in their past seasons. Ten Gustie women and three men were part of the Winter-Spring Academic All-Conference Team last season. With the loss of 16 seniors last year, the season, so far, has not been shaping up to their standards. “Our numbers are down a bit, we have a smaller team this year. We … Continue reading Track & Field shrugs off tough start
With the number of gym facilities quadrupling over the last three years, the notion of CrossFit training has most certainly created a buzz within the fitness community. The high intensity exercise program combines almost anything you can think of to improve the speed, agility and cardiovascular endurance of its practitioners. While the exercise routines are proven effective for people trained in the program, critics believe … Continue reading CrossFit enthusiasts defend injury accusations
This recurring segment will highlight a senior Gustavus athlete each week. Q: Has the season met your expectations so far? A: Yes. This season has been amazing. It’s better than what I imagined my final season being. My teammates are probably 97% of the reason why this year has been so amazing. I couldn’t have done it without them cheering me on and being supportive … Continue reading Senior Spotlight: Heather Funai
For most Gusties, touring break consisted of subzero temperatures and many attempts to stay warm. This was most definitely not the case for the Gustavus softball team who spent ten days enjoying the Hawaiian sunshine while taking part in three double headers against Division II level competition. The team went 4-2, facing each of the following teams: 2011 Division II national champions Hawaii Pacific University, … Continue reading Softball goes 4-2 against D-II schools in Hawaii
After a trembling start to the season, the Minnesota Wild used the month of January to get back on a winning record. Since the all-star break, the team has collected 18 points out of 22 possible, elevating them from the bottom place in the Central Division to the verge of being a playoff candidate. One does not have to look far to find a reason … Continue reading Dubnyk boosts Wild towards playoffs
Four losses, six ties, and four wins; it is up to the final two games of the hockey season to determine whether the men’s hockey team continues into the playoffs, to possibly even win the MIAC Championship for the fourth straight year. Last weekend, they beat the Tommies with a 2-1 shootout win on the Friday and then a 3-1 victory on the Saturday. The … Continue reading Make-or-break weekend for men’s hockey
The Gustavus Women’s Basketball team will wrap up a successful regular season on Saturday, Feb. 21 with a home game against the College of Saint Benedict. The women will then set their sights on the conference playoffs which begin the following week. Currently ranked third, the women are hopeful that despite having a rather young team, they will be able to rely on strong team … Continue reading Women’s basketball dribbles into post-season
This recurring segment will highlight a senior Gustavus athlete each week. Q: What are your expectations for the upcoming season? A: After going to Hawaii and taking on three different Division II teams, I think the team really has something special this year. We fared well against the teams we played in Hawaii and going 4-2 against some very good teams is a great start … Continue reading Senior Spotlight: Sarah Rozell
