Athletics

Category: Men’s Sports

  • Sowden Named MIAC Men’s Basketball Co-Player of the Week

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    Gustavus junior forward Phil Sowden has been named MIAC Men’s Basketball Co-Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 12, 2006. Sowden averaged 20.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game as Gustavus won three games last week and clinched a MIAC playoff berth. Sowden shares this week’s award with St. Thomas guard Brian Schnettler.

  • Men’s Tennis Opens Home Slate With Pair of Wins

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    The Gustavus men’s tennis team opened its home slate with a pair of victories Saturday at the Swanson Tennis Center. The Gusties opened the day with an 8-1 win over Minnesota State Mankato and wrapped it up with 9-0 win over Bethel in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tilt.

  • Men’s Indoor Track and Field Claims Third at Ted Nelson Classic

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    The Gustavus men’s indoor track and field team claimed no titles at Saturday’s Ted Nelson Classic hosted by Minnesota State Mankato, but a number of top-four finishes allowed the Gusties to place third in the four team field with 78.50 points. MSU easily outdistance the field, compiling 221 points. University of North Dakota finished second…

  • Men’s Basketball Comes Alive in Second Half and Defeats Augsburg 70-50

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    The Gustavus men’s basketball team got off to a slow start, but dominated play in the second half and claimed a convincing 70-50 win over Augsburg College in St. Peter, Minn. on Saturday afternoon. The Gusties posted their fourth consecutive win, while the Auggies were tagged with their 13th consecutive loss. Phil Sowden led Gustavus…

  • St. Thomas Blanks Men’s Hockey 3-0

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    The Gustavus men’s hockey team dropped its third straight MIAC contest Friday night with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of league-leader St. Thomas in Mendota Heights. The Gusties fall to 12-7-1 overall, 7-4-0 in the MIAC, while the Tommies improve to 13-7-0 overall, 10-1-0 in the league. The teams complete the home-and-home series Saturday…

  • Men’s Hockey Downs St. Thomas 7-5

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    The Gustavus men’s hockey team defeated St. Thomas in a game where the momentum switched numerous times between the teams, but in the end the Gusties won 7-5. The Tommies came out and scored a goal 24 seconds into the game, and scored the next goal for a two-goal lead. However, the Gusties battled back…

  • 2006 Men’s Tennis Preview

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    The Gustavus men’s tennis team will be competing for its 18th consecutive Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team title this spring. The Gusties have claimed 31 MIAC team titles during current head coach Steve Wilkinson’s 34 years at Gustavus.

  • Indoor Track and Field Competes at MSU Open

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    The Gustavus indoor track and field team posted a pair of school records while competing in the MSU Open Saturday in Mankato. Sari Lindeman set a new mark in the triple jump with a distance of 36 feet, 5 3/4 inches, while Jered Hokenson cleared 6 feet, 5 inches during the high jump portion of…

  • Men’s Basketball Defeats Bethel 85-75

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    The Gustavus men’s basketball team remained in a third place tie in the MIAC with an important 85-75 win at Bethel on Monday night. Adam TeBrake and Phil Sowden led the Gusties with 25 and 23 points, respectively.

  • Men’s Swimming and Diving Performs Well in Relays at Minnesota Challenge

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    The Gustavus men’s swimming and diving team, concentrating its efforts in the relays, registered a total of 19 top-eight relay finishes at last weekend’s Minnesota Challenge at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis. The Gusties won three of five relays and finished second in four with either their first or second team.