Category: Sports & Fitness

Allison Fajt – Staff Writer This weekend Gustavus’s Seniors Brooke Merila and Sophia Redding ended their gymnastics season on a high at Nationals held at Ithaca, New York. Merila placed 8th in the All-Around category and Redding placed 6th in bars- both earning the title of All-American. “Getting All-American was definitely in the back of my…

Luke Siegle – Staff Writer Three members of the Women’s Track and Field team earned a spot at the NCAA Indoor Championships last Friday and Saturday. Junior Annika Poe competed in the shot put and finished in 8th place. Junior Birgen Nelson competed in the 60 M Hurdles and placed 7th and Senior Elizabeth Donnelly also finished…

Parker Burman – Staff Writer Entering this past weekend the Gustavus baseball team was sitting at a record of 1-2 after a road trip to Topeka, Kansas. Facing off against Luther College in a double header, the Gusties dropped both high scoring games while picking up a 14-10 victory in a game against Simpson College. Hoping…

Brady Boie – Staff  Writer After securing the MIAC championship less than a week ago, the Gustavus Golden Gusties continued their postseason run as a participant in the NCAA Women’s Hockey Tournament. Their path to the Frozen Four and National Championship game began with a home match against the Eau Claire Blugolds. Much like the MIAC…

Parker Burman – Staff Writer The Golden Gusties Women’s Hockey team entered a packed Don Roberts Arena Saturday afternoon for a showdown against Hamline to determine the MIAC Champion. As with many games this season, Gustavus was able to light the lamp early and often as they skated their way towards victory. Gustavus entered the game…

Allison Fajt – Staff Writer This weekend the Gustavus gymnastics team tumbled their way into 7th place at the WIAC/NCGA West Regional. The team competed in five different events earning a score of 184.8. “We actually had our highest team score of the season at this meet but I mean it didn’t necessarily show compared to…

Alli Joerger – Staff Writer The Gustavus Men’s Basketball loss to St. Olaf College in the MIAC playoffs marked not only the end of the season for the team, but also the end of the career of Head Coach Mark Hanson. While the team would have wished for a few more games in the season, the…

Luke Siegle – Staff Writer As the month of February came to a close, the Gustavus Men’s Track team had one more chance to make their mark on their indoor season with the conference meet that happened this past Friday and Saturday, February 25 and 26. A team that was hungry for top results and all-around…

Parker Burman – Staff Writer This past weekend, February 25 and 26, the Gustavus Track and Field team traveled to Northfield to compete in the MIAC Indoor Championships at Carleton College. After day one of the two-day event, the Gustavus women were sitting in fourth place with 57.5 points, only 15.5 behind leading Bethel. When competition…

Alli Joerger – Staff Writer After a convincing win over Augsburg University on Sunday, February 27, the Gustavus Women’s Basketball team earned their first MIAC postseason tournament title in program history. The 65-56 victory represents everything that this particular team has been working towards all season, as well as what the program has been working to…