Month: January 2015
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MIAC Releases Fall Academic All-Conference Teams, 25 Gusties Honored
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Bloomington, Minn. – The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honored the league’s top performers in athletics and in the classroom with the announcement of the 2014 Fall Academic All-Conference Teams. Despite two sports moving their honor from fall to spring, the MIAC still recognized the most Fall Academic All-Conference honorees in conference history. This fall, a…
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Cold Shooting Plagues Women’s Basketball In 65-52 Loss To Bethel
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St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s basketball team suffered its first home loss of the season on Wednesday night with a 65-52 setback against Bethel University. Facing a stifling Bethel defense that limited good looks and cut off the interior throughout the night, the Gusties couldn’t come back from a nine point halftime…
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Legendary Men’s Tennis Coach Steve Wilkinson Dies
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Steve Wilkinson, longtime men’s tennis coach at Gustavus Adolphus College and founder of Tennis and Life Camps, passed away on Wednesday, January 21 at the age of 73 after courageously living with cancer for nearly seven years. Wilkinson spent 39 years (1971-2009) at the helm of the Gustavus men’s tennis program. His teams compiled 929…
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Crazy Finish Ends With Men’s Basketball Falling 65-64 To Bethel
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ARDEN HILLS, MINN. – In an unprecedented and unfortunate conclusion, the Gustavus Adolphus men’s basketball team fell to Bethel University 65-64 on Wednesday evening at Robertson Center Gym. In a game that featured five lead changes in the final 10 seconds, the Gusties were unable to hold off Royal guard Brycen Wojta’s jump shot that gave Bethel…
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Women’s Swimming & Diving Moves Up To No. 11 In CSCAA Rankings
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St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s swimming and diving team moved up to a No. 11 ranking in the most recent College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) NCAA Division III Poll released Wednesday, Jan. 21. The Gusties were ranked No. 12 in the CSCAA’s last poll released on Dec. 10. The College…
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Women’s Basketball Welcomes Bethel For Wednesday Night Showdown
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St. Peer, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s basketball team will play host to the Royals of Bethel University in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 7:00 p.m. on Gus Young Court. In a matchup between two of the top three teams in the league, Gustavus enters a new week…
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Men’s Basketball To Begin Three-Game Road Trip On Wednesday Vs. Bethel
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ST. PETER, MINN. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s basketball team embark on a three-game road trip, beginning with a game against Bethel University on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. at Robertson Center Gym. Gustavus will head into Wednesday’s contest with a record of 6-3 in the MIAC and 10-4 overall, while Bethel currently owns a 5-4…
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Zac Solis Earns MIAC Weekly Honor
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Bloomington, Minn. – Gustavus Adolphus swimmer Zac Solis (Sr., Centennial, Colo.) has been named the MIAC Men’s Swimming & Diving Athlete-of-the-Week for the second time this season. Competing in the final preliminary-final format meet of the season at the Grinnell Invitational last weekend at the Grinnell Natatorium in the Charles Benson Bear Recreation and Athletic…
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Women’s Hockey Maintains No. 6 Ranking In USCHO Poll
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ST. PETER, MINN. – Following a series sweep over Augsburg College this past Friday and Saturday, the Gustavus Adolphus women’s hockey team has maintained its No. 6 ranking in the most recent USCHO poll that was released Monday. The Gusties rolled to a 5-0 victory over the Auggies on Friday night at Don Roberts Ice Rink,…
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Gustie Athletics Unique Path Series—Gary Cooper: A Journey To Finding Balance
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While Gary Cooper’s road to college was anything but traditional, the Gustavus Adolphus basketball player has found balance in his life as an athlete, student, husband, and father. Saint Peter, Minn. — In the middle of the fallout after pulling a particularly serious prank involving a publication in his high school’s yearbook, Gary Cooper was…