Month: May 2015

  • Men’s Tennis Begins NCAA Tournament Against UW-Whitewater On Saturday

    Men’s Tennis Begins NCAA Tournament Against UW-Whitewater On Saturday

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s tennis team will travel to Whitewater, Wisconsin to face the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, May 9 at 10:00 a.m. No. 18 Gustavus heads into the weekend with an overall record of 18-10 after earning the MIAC’s automatic…

  • Softball’s Eighth Inning Rally Leads To 3-2 Win Over Central In Opening Game Of NCAA Tournament

    Softball’s Eighth Inning Rally Leads To 3-2 Win Over Central In Opening Game Of NCAA Tournament

    Pella, Iowa – Back-to-back doubles were the difference in the Gustavus softball team’s MIAC Playoff Championship victory over St. Thomas last Sunday in Arden Hills. Back-to-back doubles were once again the difference in a 3-2 win over Central College on Friday afternoon in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Softball Tournament. Following three…

  • Ten Football Seniors Named To NFF Hampshire Honor Society

    Ten Football Seniors Named To NFF Hampshire Honor Society

    DALLAS – Ten Gustavus Adolphus football players have been named to the 2015 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Hampshire Honor Society.  The Hampshire Honor Society is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who have maintained a 3.2 GPA or better. Gustie seniors earning a place on this year’s…

  • Track & Field Teams Ready For MIAC Championships This Weekend

    Track & Field Teams Ready For MIAC Championships This Weekend

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams are set to compete in the MIAC Championships being held May 8-9 on the campus of Macalester College in St. Paul. This weekend’s action will begin on Friday with events starting at 2:30 p.m. The Gustavus men’s team will look…

  • Baseball’s Dalton Mattson Earns CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors

    Baseball’s Dalton Mattson Earns CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors

    SAINT PETER, MINN. – Gustavus Adolphus baseball player Dalton Mattson (So., Princeton, Minn.) has been named to the 2014-15 Academic All-District Baseball Team for District Six. The Capital One Academic All-District Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), are released to recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. An economics major…

  • Softball Opens NCAA Tournament Play Against Central On Friday

    Softball Opens NCAA Tournament Play Against Central On Friday

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus softball team heads into the 2015 NCAA Division III Softball Tournament looking to feed on the momentum of last weekend’s MIAC Playoff run. Following back-to-back 6-0 wins over Hamline University and the University of St. Thomas, respectively, in their first two contests, the Gusties captured the MIAC’s postseason…

  • Sarah Rozell, Hannah Heacox, And Motasem Al-Houni Named Gustavus Athletes Of The Month For April

    Sarah Rozell, Hannah Heacox, And Motasem Al-Houni Named Gustavus Athletes Of The Month For April

    St. Peter, Minn. – Pitchers Sarah Rozell (Sr., Lakeville, Minn.) and Hannah Heacox (Sr., Stillwater, Minn.) were named the Gustavus Female Co-Athletes-of-the-Month, while men’s tennis player Motasem Al-Houni (Sr., Tripoli, Libya) was named the Gustavus Male Athlete-of-the Month for April. SARAH ROZELL Softball Hometown: Lakeville, Minnesota HANNAH HEACOX Softball Hometown: Sherburn, Minnesota Over the course…

  • Matt Spier Takes Home Second MIAC Weekly Honor

    Matt Spier Takes Home Second MIAC Weekly Honor

    Bloomington, Minn. – Gustavus Adolphus men’s golfer Matt Spier (Jr., Prior Lake, Minn.) capped the 2014-15 season with the best round of his junior year and was rewarded by the MIAC sports information directors with the MIAC Men’s Golf Athlete-of-the-Week award. With an open date remaining in their regular season schedule, the Gusties took advantage…

  • Dirks, Krebsbach, Schulz, Stanczyk Named To 2015 MIAC Women’s Tennis All-Conference Team; Carlson Is Co-Coach Of Year

    Dirks, Krebsbach, Schulz, Stanczyk Named To 2015 MIAC Women’s Tennis All-Conference Team; Carlson Is Co-Coach Of Year

    SAINT PETER, MINN. – As a part of the 2015 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Tennis postseason awards that were announced Tuesday, Gustavus’ Sidney Dirks (Jr., St. Peter, Minn.) was named to the All-Conference Doubles Team, while Laurel Krebsbach (Sr., North Oaks, Minn.), Michaela Schulz (So., Elk River, Minn.) and Lizzy Stanczyk (Jr., Plymouth, Minn.) were…

  • Four Gusties Honored In MIAC’s Postseason Men’s Tennis Awards

    Four Gusties Honored In MIAC’s Postseason Men’s Tennis Awards

    St. Peter, Minn. – As a part of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s 2015 Postseason Men’s Tennis Awards released Tuesday by the league office, four members of Head Coach Tommy Valentini’s squad earned a spot on the All-Conference Singles and Doubles Teams. Earning All-Conference honors in both singles and doubles is Motasem Al-Houni (Sr., Tripoli,…