The phrase “raising a banner” has significant meaning in respect to the Gustavus Men’s Basketball team. The goal of the team is to add a banner to Gus Young Court every single year. Unfortunately, the goal was not met this season. The Gusties compiled a 16-11 overall record, finishing 11-9 in the conference. Despite these high points in the season, with a big  home win … Continue reading Men’s Basketball knocked out in close thriller

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

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

As spring semester began earlier this week, students gradually started lacking one invariable feature: time. As studies take over, other activities naturally get deprioritized and a two hour workout session each day may not be most logical choice. But a new study shows that students and other people in despair of time might have gotten lucky. Dr. Michael Mosley is a British television producer who … Continue reading Maximize your workout with HIT

The gymnastics team got back in action in January with a 3rd place finish at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational. Since then, the team has competed five more times, with their best performance being against UW-Whitewater on Feb. 7, where they scored 178.950 points.  The score would usually be good enough for a victory, but the women were defeated by  UW-Whitewater who scored 189.025 points. Senior … Continue reading Gymnastics team bonds on and off the mat