Month: May 2009
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Women’s Tennis Claims MIAC Championship With 8-1 Win Over St. Olaf
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The Gustavus women’s tennis team won its third consecutive MIAC Playoff Tournament title on Saturday with a 9-0 semifinal win over St. Benedict and then an 8-1 Championship victory over St. Olaf. With the tournament title, the Gusties receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. This will be the 22nd consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance…
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Softball Team Falls To St. Thomas 4-3 In MIAC Tournament Championship Game
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The Gustavus softball team was unable to get past St. Thomas in the MIAC Post-Season Tournament falling to the Tommies twice in the two-day tournament and finishing second after a 4-3 loss in the Tournament Championship game on Saturday afternoon. The Gusties defeated Hamline 5-4 in eight innings on Saturday morning to advance to the…
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Baseball Wraps Up Season With 2-5 And 2-11 Losses At St. Thomas
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The Gustavus baseball team saw its season come to an end after dropping a pair of games to St. Thomas by the scores of 5-2 and 11-2 in St. Paul on Saturday afternoon. The Gusties hit the Tommie pitching, but were unable to string together consecutive hits to score runs. However, St. Thomas had a…
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Men’s Tennis Wins MIAC Playoff Championship, Earns Automatic NCAA Tournament Berth
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The tenth-ranked Gustavus men’s tennis team earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after claiming the MIAC Playoff Championship on Saturday at the Brown Outdoor Tennis Courts in St. Peter. The Gusties, who improved to 25-8, defeated St. Olaf 8-1 after defeating St. Thomas 9-0 in the semifinal round. The NCAA Tournament field will…
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Softball Defeats Bethel, Then Falls To St. Thomas at MIAC Tournament, Will Face Hamline Next
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The Gustavus softball team opened the MIAC Tournament with a 5-1 win over Bethel, but then lost to St. Thomas 4-1 in its second game of the day. The Gusties will now play Hamline in an elimination game on Saturday morning at 11 am. Erin Truebenbach was the winning pitcher in game one, Kirsten Prunty’s…
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Kaelene Lundstrum Wins MIAC Heptathlon Title, Janey Helland Finishes Third
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Gustavus junior Kaelene Lundstrum captured first place in the heptathlon at the MIAC Multi-Event Championships which were held at Carleton College on Thursday and Friday. Lundstrum tallied a total of 4,550 points to defeat defending heptathlon champion Leah Kay of Concordia by 61 points. Lundstrum’s total is the third highest in Division III this season…
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St. Olaf And Saint Benedict Advance To Semifinals Of MIAC Women’s Tennis Playoffs
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The third-seed St. Olaf Oles and the fourth-seed St. Ben’s Blazers advanced to the semifinal round of the MIAC Women’s Tennis Tournament on Friday at the Brown Outdoor Complex in St. Peter. The Oles defeated the sixth-seed Concordia Cobbers 8-1, while the Blazers defeated fifth-seed St. Thomas 5-4.
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Carl Stenoien Finishes Ninth At MIAC Decathlon Championships
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Sophomore Carl Stenoien finished ninth in the decathlon at the MIAC Multi-Event Championships which were held at Carleton College on Thursday and Friday. Stenoien tallied a total of 5,290 points with his best result coming in the pole vault as he tied for third at a height of 12-8 3/4. Brayden Wagner of Saint John’s…
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St. Olaf And St. Thomas Advance In First Round Of MIAC Men’s Tennis Playoffs
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The fourth-seed St. Olaf Oles and the sixth-seed St. Thomas Tommies advanced to the semifinal round of the MIAC Men’s Tennis Playoffs on Friday at the Swanson Tennis Center in St. Peter. The Oles defeated the fifth-seed Saint John’s Johnnies 7-2, while the Tommies upset the third-seed Bethel Royals 5-4.
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Gustavus Will Host MIAC Women’s Tennis Championship This Weekend
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Gustavus Adolphus College plays host this weekend as the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference crowns a tournament champion in women’s tennis. The host Gusties captured their 18th consecutive league title and earned the top seed in this weekend’s tournament by going 10-0 in league play. The winner of this weekend’s tournament receives the MIAC’s automatic bid…