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Four Gusties Named To MIAC Women’s Hockey All-Conference Team
St. Paul, Minn. – Four Gustavus women’s hockey players were honored by the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) in its postseason awards, which were released Wednesday. Senior Melissa Doyle (White Bear Lake, Minn.), juniors Courtney Boucher (Hastings, Minn.) and Carolyn Draayer (Deephaven, Minn.), and sophomore Allison Eder-Zdechlik (Stillwater, Minn.) each earned a place on the […]
Track & Field Travels To Collegeville For MIAC Championships This Weekend
St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams will travel to Collegeville, Minn. this weekend for the 2014 MIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships. The conference meet will be held Thursday, March 6th through Saturday, March 8th, at Saint John’s University. At last year’s MIAC Championships, the men […]
Alissa Tinklenberg Named Female Athlete Of The Month For February
St. Peter, Minn. – Senior swimmer Alissa Tinklenberg (Willmar, Minn.) solidified her place amongst the immortals of Gustavus athletics this February with a record-breaking performance at the final MIAC Championship meet of her standout career. For her efforts in leading the Gustavus Adolphus women’s swimming and diving team to a fifth straight MIAC title, Alissa […]
Corey Leivermann Named Male Athlete Of The Month For February
St. Peter, Minn. – Thanks in part to the scoring expertise of senior captain Corey Leivermann (North Mankato, Minn.), the Gustavus Adolphus men’s hockey team was able to jump into the national rankings and secure the No. 2 seed in the MIAC Playoffs after going 3-2-1 over the month of February. For his efforts, Leivermann […]
Senior Thrower Sarah Swanson Earns Weekly Honor From MIAC
Release courtesy of Matt Higgins – MIAC Assistant Executive Director St. Paul – The Gustavus track and field teams got a final tune-up for the conference championships over the weekend, when they traveled to St. Paul for the Macalester Pre-MIAC Meet. It appears the Gusties – particularly thrower Sarah Swanson (Fairbanks, Alaska) – are ready […]
Motasam Al-Houni Named MIAC Men’s Tennis Athlete Of The Week
Release courtesy of Matt Higgins – MIAC Assistant Executive Director St. Paul – The Gustavus men’s tennis team continued its tremendous start to the 2014 season with a pair of big nonconference wins over the weekend. Junior Motasam Al-Houni (Tripoli, Libya/International School) played a big role in the Gusties success, winning all four of his […]
Women’s Hockey Remains Eighth In Latest USCHO.com Poll
St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s hockey team remained ranked eighth in the latest USCHO.com Division III Women’s Hockey Poll, which was released Monday. The Gusties defeated Bethel in the semifinals of the MIAC Playoffs on Saturday to advance to the MIAC Championship against St. Thomas. That game will be held on Saturday, […]
NCAA Announces Official Psych Sheets For Swimming & Diving Championships, Seven Gusties Headed To Indy
St. Peter, Minn. – The NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Committee has announced the participants for the 2014 NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Diving Championships. The Gustavus Adolphus men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will be represented by a total of seven individuals (1 male, 6 female). The men’s […]
Three Nordic Skiiers Named To USCSCA All-Academic Team
Denver, Colo. – The Gustavus Adolphus nordic skiing teams have placed three members – Megan Allen (Jr., Duluth, Minn.), Tyler Gustafson (Jr., Grand Rapids, Minn.), and Marian Lund (Sr., Duluth, Minn.) – on the United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association (USCSCA) 2014 National Collegiate All-Academic Team. The Gusties honored are three of 255 total skiers […]
Men’s Hockey Continues To Climb In National Polls
St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s hockey team jumped up one place to a No. 12 ranking in the most recent USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll released Monday, March 3. The Gusties also moved up to No. 13 in the D3hockey.com Men’s Top 15 Poll, gaining one spot from it’s previous ranking a week […]