Category: Sports & Fitness

Nyden Hill – Staff Writer This past weekend the Gustavus men’s golf team traveled to Edina to host the Twin Cities Classic. The tournament took place at the Elk River Country Club, Links at Northfork, and Edina Country Club, and featured teams from the MIAC and beyond. This included St. John’s, Bethel, Augsburg, Luther, Carleton,…

Parker Burman – Staff Writer This weekend the Gustavus Volleyball team hosted the Gustavus Triangular Saturday, welcoming Bethel and Dubuque for a series of matches. Ranked the 20th team in the country heading into the weekend, the Gusties were looking to continue building on a strong season. Having won their last four matches, including a…

Nyden Hill – Staff Writer Andrew Becker is a name that many people associate with the sports community, particularly the swimming community. The MIAC community has come to associate this name with Gustavus swimming and diving. During his tenure at Gustavus the Junior sprint standout has amassed a mountain of accomplishments, being an All-American, Conference…

Emma Esteb – Staff Writer This past Saturday, Sept. 24, Gustavus men’s soccer team continued their winning streak by defeating Saint John’s 5-0. The Gusties scored two goals within the first 18 minutes of the game and continued to carry that momentum until the final minutes. The team is now ranked seventh with a record…

Matthew Olson – Staff Writer The Gustavus women’s tennis team hosted the 2022 ITA Division III Midwest Regional Championship this past weekend. Many Gusties made deep runs in their respective quarters, showing promise for the season soon to come. With multiple players making it to the round of 16 in the singles draw and three…

Parker Burman – Staff Writer This past weekend the Gustavus Volleyball team traveled to Dubuque, Iowa to participate in the Loras Invitational. After starting the season off with seven straight wins, they suffered their first defeat of the season which came in the form of a 3-0 sweep by Northwestern before heading to Iowa.  They…

Emma Esteb – Staff Writer This past weekend the Gustavus men’s golf team traveled to Sartell, MN, for the Saint John’s Fall Invite. The Gusties finished second out of 12 teams, behind host, Saint John’s University. The team ended a two-day total of 295-296-591 (+15). “We all just had a lot of fun this past…

Nyden Hill – Staff Writer Following their 62-20 win this Sunday versus Buena Vista, the Gustavus football team took the field for the first time at home this season against UW-Stout. It was a warm, sunny day and the stadium was packed, so it looked like the Gusties were primed to keep their momentum going.…

Nyden Hill – Guest Writer Following their successful 2021 campaign last fall, the Gustavus men’s soccer team opened their season Saturday, September 1, against the Wartburg Knights. While that match ended in a draw, the team followed up with a pair of strong performances against Lake Forest and St. Norbert before tying again at Bethany…

Parker Burman – Staff Writer The Gustavus Women’s golf team spent last weekend down in Waverly, Iowa, for the Wartburg Fall Invitational. Playing at Prairie Links Golf Course, the Gusties looked to start off the year with a strong performance. Gustavus finished in twelfth place out of the 22 teams that had competed in the…