The word “journey” held high precedents when it came to Gustie football this fall. When asked to describe the season in just one word, without hesitation, both Head Coach Peter Haugen and Senior Captain Zach Vine, responded with the same answer: Journey. After beginning the season 6-0, the team fell into the heat of their campaign, losing in the latter four games of their season. … Continue reading Football hopes to build on winning record next year

The volleyball season has officially come to a close as they finished an overall conference record of 11-15. Two weeks ago on Nov. 5, the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) released its 2014 Volleyball Awards.  Junior middle hitter Alyssa Taylor and First-Year setter Marisa Morgan made it onto the All-Conference team. The last time any Gustavus volleyball player made it onto the All-Conference team was … Continue reading Taylor, Morgan earn All-Conference honors

The Athletic Training Program at Gustavus is established for students who want to prepare for a career as an athletic trainer and is endorsed by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). Athletic trainers are medical professionals who work with other healthcare providers to prevent, diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate injuries. The Gustavus athletic trainers and the athletic training students provide emergency care at … Continue reading Athletic Training major provides a classroom without walls

This Saturday, Nov. 22, the Gustavus Women’s Swimming and Diving Team will be hosting the first Grace Goblirsch Invitational in memory of Grace Goblirsch who was a member of the swim team during the 2011-12 and 12-13 season. Goblirsch passed away from leukemia in 2013 before her junior year. Goblirsh swam the breast stroke and was a strong distance swimmer and loved Gustavus and being … Continue reading Race for Grace: a race to remember

Gustavus’ Health Services office offers resources to navigate discussions regarding nutrition, which have begun to include more detail about ‘what’ and ‘how much’, and also ‘when’ to eat. With more data and new analytical techniques available, large numbers of nutrition studies have begun to emerge, backing modern diets or refuting conventional wisdom. Take, for example, the breakfast debate. In June, Outside Magazine declared “Everything You … Continue reading Multi-sport athletes benefit from dietary advice

Gear up with the Gustavus Men’s Hockey team because their season is back. Last year the Men’s Hockey team finished strongly with an overall conference score of 16-7-4. This placed the hockey team in second place. However, with a large number of graduated seniors, the status of the team is still unknown. It will require new leaders and hard work to make it back to … Continue reading Men’s Hockey to face Concordia twice

The Gustavus Women’s Hockey team played their first game of the season against the University of Wisconsin-Superior at the Don Roberts Ice Rink on Nov. 4. The Gusties defeated the Yellowjackets 3-1, with two of the team’s goals coming from First-years. Last year the women’s team was shut out of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in ten years after failing to clinch either … Continue reading Women’s Hockey excited to have season underway

The Gustavus Women’s and Men’s Basketball teams have been officially practicing since Oct. 15 and are both working hard to be at the top of their game before their first games on Nov. 15 and 17, respectively. The women’s team, which made it to the MIAC Playoff quarterfinals last year, is hoping to utilize their positive team dynamic and new influx of recruits to push … Continue reading Basketball season tips off this weekend

The Women’s and Men’s Cross Country teams ran at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship last Saturday, Nov. 1. The meet took place at Como Golf Course in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Runners braved the low temperatures and high winds to run for their place in the conference. The teams prepared for the meet with mental drive, team support, and different workouts. On Friday, Oct. 31, … Continue reading Men’s and Women’s CC both take sixth at Conference Championship