Category: Sports & Fitness

Brady Boie – Staff Writer The Gustavus football program welcomed fans back to Lloyd Hollingsworth Field with a bang on Saturday. Fueled by explosive plays on offense and key defensive stops, the Gusties upset nationally-ranked Wartburg. Despite coming into the game as heavy underdogs, the Gusties were not afraid of the challenge. “We approached the game…

Autumn Zierman – Staff Writer The Gustavus women’s golf team returns from a successful two-day invitational this past weekend. Day one of the Wartburg invitational, Sept 11, saw GAC women’s golf carding a 299, the second lowest in program history. The team scored two strokes behind the 2008 record and sits tied in second place behind…

Autumn Zierman – Staff Writer The Gustavus Football team is back this fall with more vigor than ever. After missing last season, the team returns to the field with a strong 2019 record to build upon. Coming back from a 7-3 ending record in 2019 which ranked the Gustie Football team 4th in the MIAC and…

Jack Wiessenberger – Sports and Fitness Editor Being a First-year in college comes with a variety of unique challenges. Getting through classes, finding a group of friends, and handling any number of extracurriculars often weigh heavy on the minds of First-year students. With all of these tasks to take care of, students often neglect their physical health.…

Brady Boie – Staff Writer The last week has been a joy ride for the Gustavus women’s softball team. The women had their best week of play all year, as they dismantled Crown College twice and split a very competitive double-header against Carleton. The Gusties began their excursion on Thursday with a double-header at home against…

Autumn Zierman – Staff Writer With finals week swiftly approaching, the end of season for the majority of Gustavus sports teams also lies around the bend. The Gustavus volleyball team just finished up their season, first with a Saturday face-off at Bethel and then a Monday match with St. Olaf. The Saturday games at Bethel fared…

Jack Wiessenberger – Staff Writer The Gustavus men’s tennis program has once again asserted its dominance over the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) by taking home its 32nd straight regular-season title. The team secured the title last weekend in a match against St. Thomas. The temperature hit a scorching 90 degrees the day of the match,…

Brady Boie – Staff Writer The Gustavus Women’s Track and Field team had a phenomenal performance this last weekend. The Golden Gusties hosted five other teams (Martin Luther, UW-Stout, Carleton, UW-River Falls, and Crown College) at home. Despite dealing with cold, windy conditions, the Gusties were able to excel and ended up winning seven different…

Eamonn McCullough – Staff Writer The depth of talent on the Gustavus baseball team has been on display throughout the spring season, a trend that only continued this past Saturday, April 24, as the Gusties swept Bethel in a double header on the road. Intermixed with the deep field of skill on display, however, were…

Jack Wiessenberger – Staff Writer As the spring golf season nears its end, the Gusties are hoping to walk away with two Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) titles. Both the Men’s and Women’s teams are set to compete this weekend in the conference championship at Emerald Greens Golf Course in Hastings. The unusual season has…