Athletics

Year: 2008

  • Gustie Women’s Soccer Back on Campus for 2008

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    The Gustavus women’s soccer team started preparing for its 2008 season yesterday (August 19) as 39 players reported for pre-season camp . Head Coach Mike Stehlik, who is beginning his 19th season, welcomes back eight starters and 22 letterwinners from a young squad that finished 8-10-0 last year.

  • Gustavus Volleyball Starts 2008 Campaign

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    The Gustavus Adolphus College volleyball team arrived on campus Saturday, August 16 to begin its preseason camp for the 2008 campaign. The schedule for the student-athletes consists of a heavy dose of practice and team bonding exercises. For the first-year players these days are important as they adjust to their teammates, the campus, and college…

  • Gustavus Men’s Soccer Team Arrives for 2008 Training Camp

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    The Gustavus Adolphus College men’s soccer team arrived on campus over the weekend to begin its preseason camp for the 2008 campaign. The schedule for the student-athletes consists of a heavy dose of training both on and off the field as they prepare for their season opening road trip to Spokane, Wash. from August 29-31.

  • Gustie Tennis Players Claim Doubles Titles At Aquatennial Classic

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    A blend of current and former Gustavus tennis players made their mark at the recent 2008 Boston Scientific Aquatennial Plaza Tennis Classic by claiming men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles titles. The first title was won by the #2-seed duo of Lauren Hom and Sierra Krebsbach, who defeated Rajasree Hawk and Amy Jamieson 7-6, 4-6, 1-0…

  • Volleyball Team Receives AVCA Team Academic Award

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    The Gustavus volleyball team, which is coached by Kari Eckheart, recently received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative…

  • Former Gustavus Football Player Ryan Hoag Signs Contract With Jacksonville Jaguars

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    Former Gustavus football standout Ryan Hoag continues his dream of playing in the National Football League as he is currently in training camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars. This is the sixth consecutive year Hoag has been a part of an NFL Training Camp. He has previously played with the Oakland Raiders, the New York Giants,…

  • Gustavus Announces 2008 Hall of Fame Induction Class

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    The Gustavus Adolphus College Athletics Department has chosen nine individuals for induction into its Athletics Hall of Fame. The 2008 inductees include Sue Erlandson Breckner ’83 (Volleyball), Milt Brostrom ’49 (Benefactor), Sarah Edmonds Harris ’93 (Cross Country), Steve McDermott ’88 (Soccer, Basketball), Andy Micheletti ’72 (Ice Hockey), Ginny Schafer ’93 (Soccer), Tim Schwartz ’90 (Football,…

  • Three Gustavus Track and Field Athletes Receive USTFCCCA All-Academic Awards

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    Gustavus track and field athletes Anna Bauer (So., Hastings, Minn.), Shanna Dawson (Sr., Fairmont, Minn.), and Chris deLaubenfels (Sr., Mount Vernon, Iowa) have been recognized recently by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on its 2008 Division III All-Academic Women’s and Men’s Track and Field teams. Twenty-eight MIAC student-athletes…

  • Women’s Basketball Team Named To WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll

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    The Gustavus women’s basketball team ranked 25th on the 2007-2008 NCAA Division III Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll released by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) on Tuesday. The Gusties posted a team grade-point average of 3.375, just three-hundredths behind MIAC member Augsburg, which finished 18th. The award recognizes teams throughout the nation that…

  • Former Gustavus Tennis Player Eric Butorac Playing World Team Tennis With Sacramento Capitals

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    Former Gustavus tennis standout Eric Butorac, who has become one of the top doubles players on the professional tennis circuit, is taking a break from the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour, to play world team tennis for the Sacramento Capitals. Butorac was recently featured in a story in the Sacramento Bee.