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  • Alex Kopp Places 12th In All-Around, 13th On Balance Beam At NCGA Championships

    Alex Kopp Places 12th In All-Around, 13th On Balance Beam At NCGA Championships

    La Crosse, Wis. – Gustavus Adolphus sophomore gymnast Alexandra Kopp (Wayzata, Minn.) finished 12th overall in the all-around and 13th on the balance beam at the 2015 NCGA Championships held over the weekend in UW-La Crosse’s Mitchell Hall. Kopp, who was Gustavus’s lone representative at the two-day meet, scored a 36.875 in the all-around and…

  • Softball Swept By Central To Open Weekend In Iowa

    Softball Swept By Central To Open Weekend In Iowa

    Pella, Iowa – The Gustavus Adolphus softball team kicked off its weekend excursion in Iowa with a pair of losses to Central College on Friday afternoon at the Kuyper Athletic Complex. The Gusties fell 5-3 in game one and 9-5 in game two to drop to 7-7 overall. Gustavus’s weekend will continue on Saturday afternoon…

  • Alexandra Kopp Set To Represent Gymnastics At NCGA Championships This Weekend

    Alexandra Kopp Set To Represent Gymnastics At NCGA Championships This Weekend

    St. Peter, Minn. – Gustavus Adolphus sophomore gymnast Alexandra Kopp (Wayzata, Minn.) will represent the gymnastics team at the upcoming National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Championships being held on Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28 in Mitchell Hall on the campus of UW-La Crosse. “We are extremely proud of Alex and are thrilled that…

  • Softball’s Doubleheader Against Saint Mary’s Postponed To April 6

    Softball’s Doubleheader Against Saint Mary’s Postponed To April 6

    St. Peter, Minn. – Due to the recent snowfall that blanked much of Minnesota, the Gustavus Adolphus softball team’s doubleheader against Saint Mary’s University originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 25 has been postponed.  The Gusties and Cardinals will now square off in a twin bill on Monday, April 6 at 2:30 p.m. in Winona, Minnesota.…

  • Women’s Swimming & Diving Finishes 10th At NCAA Championships

    Women’s Swimming & Diving Finishes 10th At NCAA Championships

    Shenandoah, Texas – Pressure is a privilege. It’s more than a motivational phrase for the Gustavus women’s swimming and diving team; it’s a mentality. On the final night of the 2015 NCAA Championships held over the past four days in the Conroe ISD Natatorium, the pressure was on in the final women’s swimming event of…

  • Lone Star State Of Mind: The End

    Lone Star State Of Mind: The End

    5:16 p.m. – I am back in the Conroe ISD Natatorium in Shenandoah, Texas for the final time this week and perhaps the final time in my life. This four-day event – this grind of a meet – comes to a close tonight. It’s all coming to an end and it has finally  hit me. Coach…

  • Women’s Swimming & Diving Completes Final Morning Session Of NCAA Championships

    Women’s Swimming & Diving Completes Final Morning Session Of NCAA Championships

    Shenandoah, Texas – What was arguably the Gustavus women’s swimming and diving team’s most important morning session of the 2015 NCAA Championships is in the books. The Gusties will be swimming in three events in tonight’s finals session thanks to the individual efforts of Katie Olson (Sr., North Oaks, Minn.) and Jenny Strom (Sr., Rochester,…

  • Lone Star State Of Mind: Saturday Prelims

    Lone Star State Of Mind: Saturday Prelims

    8:54: a.m. – Good morning everyone and welcome back to the Gustavus women’s swimming and diving blog. We are back in the Conroe Natatorium for the final day of the 2015 NCAA Championships. Despite it being the last prelim session of this meet, the energy level is still just as high as it was when…

  • Women’s Swimming & Diving In 11th Heading Into Final Day Of NCAA Championships

    Women’s Swimming & Diving In 11th Heading Into Final Day Of NCAA Championships

    Shenandoah, Texas – Gustavus Adolphus senior Jenny Strom (Sr., Rochester, Minn.) capped Friday of the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships with a 12th place finish in the 100 breaststroke after touching the wall in 1:03.76. Strom moved up one place and improved on her prelim time of 1:04.08, earning All-America Honorable Mention honors with her…

  • Lone Star State Of Mind: Friday Finals

    Lone Star State Of Mind: Friday Finals

    4:41 p.m. – Good evening everyone! Back at the blog inside the media room at Conroe. I rode to the pool with coach Lindstrom, coach Weyandt, Jenny Strom, and Danille Klunk. Since Jenny is the only one swimmer tonight, the remainder of the group will come later with coach Carlson. Since the team has spent…