Q: Has this season lived up to your expectations? A: This season hasn’t lived up to my expectations. My freshman year was so much different because we didn’t lose a game up until we made it to the Final Four. This year has been a bit of a roller coaster. I think that if we continue to focus on the things we can control the … Continue reading Senior Spotlight – Emily Reibert
Last season of Track and Field was a disappointment for both the men’s and women’s teams, who both placed ninth at the MIAC indoor championships, and seventh at the MIAC outdoor championships. It was a tough season, but the men and Women have both stepped it up this year. So far this season of indoor track has been impressive and spectacular. The men came in … Continue reading Track & Field Throws Big Numbers Up
This December, as the temperature dropped down to three, the Men’s and Women’s Basketball team were dropping threes in sunny San Juan, Puerto Rico. This year both teams had the opportunity to complete their winter training in Puerto Rico. They both played two games, but when they weren’t heating up on the gym floor, they were free to heat up on the white sandy beaches. … Continue reading Basketball in Paradise: Puerto Rico Heated Up for Winter Training
Long have people tried to earn glory and distinguish themselves from their fellow man through sport. This theme has been prevalent all throughout history- even cavemen practiced the spear throw. This year Gustavus students are offered a similar opportunity. Coed Intramural Broomball is in full swing this J-term, and the competition is heating up. This year twelve teams of men and women fill out a … Continue reading More Than Just a Broom
Q: What are your goals for the season? A: My goal is for the team to score a 183 or higher this season! Q: What is your best athletic memory? A: My favorite memory as a gymnast at Gustavus would be our pre-meet dance parties in the locker room. Q: Why would you recommend Gustavus? I would recommend Gustavus because it is a place that … Continue reading Senior Spotlight – Rachel Dargis
As it happens, the football careers of seniors Scott Newby, Marcus Kelly, Matt Boyce and Mitch Hendricks did not end with their senior season. The foursome was selected to represent Team USA in the Aztec Bowl, an annual game between a team of American Division 3 standouts, and Team Mexico, a team of standouts from Mexican universities. “The trip to Mexico was eye opening, I … Continue reading All-Star Gusties en Mexico
Q: What are your personal goals for the season? A: My goals for the season are ones focused on the success of the team. Bringing a MIAC regular season and playoff title home are something the team has strived for since last season. In accomplishing those goals we hope they lead to a birth in the national tournament, but for now we are focused on … Continue reading Senior Spotlight – Chad Poppen
This year, the Gustavus Gymnastics team is on a mission. Their first goal is to win a meet. Second off, they want a team score of 185.0. Lastly, the team wants to continue progressing as a program to become successful again, after encountering a rough patch a few years back. For now, it seems like they are on the right path. “Last year we reached … Continue reading Gymnastics: Guts, Gold and Glory
This season has been a bit of a work in progress thus far for the Gustavus Women’s Hockey team. The team currently holds an overall record of three wins, four losses, and three ties, with two wins, two losses, and two ties in MIAC conference play. The team’s roster consists of ten first-year players, and only three seniors, so it is fair to say that … Continue reading Ups and Downs for Women’s Hockey
Gustavus Football walked away from this season with not only seven wins for the first time since 2001, but also its first MIAC Coach-of-the-Year award since 1987. Head coach Peter Haugen was a co-recipient of the award this year along with St. Thomas’s Glenn Caruso. This was Haugen’s seventh season at the reigns of Gustie Football, a season that led the team to new and … Continue reading Haugen Brings Home Some Hardware: Wins Gustavus’ first MIAC Coach-of-the-Year award in football since 1987
