Category: Sports

Parker Burman – Staff Writer The Gustavus women’s tennis team traveled north to Fargo, North Dakota for a MIAC match-up against rival Concordia. Once all the matches had concluded the Gusties headed home with a 9-0 victory over the Cobbers. The Gusties came away with two set victories in each of their singles matches which…

Emma Esteb – Staff Writer The Gustavus softball team headed down to Claremont, Florida for a warm getaway full of softball and sun. The Gusties started out hot as they finished with two back-to-back wins on the first day of the trip. They faced St. Lawrence and started the day with a 4-0 victory. Later…

Parker Burman – Staff Writer The Gustavus Women’s Hockey team returned to campus on Monday as National Champions. After long and hard-fought games out east, the Gusties prevailed and proved that they were the best team in the nation. It took nearly six thrilling periods of hockey in the final against Amherst to complete the…

Nyden Hill – Staff Writer Last week, on Saturday, March 18, the Gustavus women’s tennis team hosted both Bethany Lutheran and Northwestern-Iowa in a double-header at Swanson Tennis Center. The Gusties entered this contest riding the momentum of a one game winning streak, coming off a strong 9-0 performance against Luther on Saturday, March 11.…

Brady Boie – Sports Editor The Gustavus Women’s Swimming and Diving team capped off one of their most successful seasons in recent memory this last weekend in Greensboro, North Carolina at the NCAA Division III championships. The Gusties brought four women – Sophomore Marit Isaacson, Junior Lucy Peterson, and Seniors Ellen Hofstede and Abby Yartz,…

Emma Esteb – Staff Writer Seniors Birgen Nelson and Annika Poe become All-Americans once again. The duo traveled to Birmingham, Alabama for the NCAA Indoor Championships. “It was a super great facility, I was super excited to be there. We don’t really get to run on tracks like that very often so it was really…

Nyden Hill – Staff Writer Last week, the Gustavus men’s tennis team sent a group of their best players to Claremont, California to compete against some of the nation’s best competition in the Stag Hen Invitational. The event was hosted by the Claremont-Mudd Scripps, a joint intercollegiate program comprised of three different institutions from the…

Parker Burman – Staff Writer The Gustavus baseball team has spent the past week in Tucson, Arizona, for the Tucson Invitational. While the Gusties’ win-loss record of 2-6 was not what the team was hoping for, there were still many positives to take away from the trip. “We did not have our desired performance during…

Parker Burman – Staff Writer This past weekend, the Gustavus Women’s hockey team pulled off an impressive feat by securing their third straight MIAC Championship with a 4-2 victory over Augsburg. The win marks the Gusties’ eighth straight victory and their 24th of the season. Their victory Saturday also marked their MIAC-leading fourteenth Playoff Championship.…

Nyden Hill – Staff Writer This past weekend, the Gustavus women’s basketball team traveled to UW-Whitewater to take part in the 2023 NCAA tournament. Entering the tournament, the Gusties were riding a kind of momentum that was beyond anything ever seen in program history. Aside from being ranked in the top-10 in NCAA DIII basketball,…