Category: Men’s Sports

  • Men’s Cross Country Finishes Fourth at SJU Invitational

    The Gustavus men’s cross country team opened its 2005 season with a fourth place finish (out of 8 teams) at the Saint John’s Invitational in Collegeville, Minnesota. The Gusties compiled 119 points, finishing behind meet champion MSU-Mankato, Saint John’s and Wartburg. Alex Zupan and Collin Meierbachtol were the highest placed runners for Gustavus. Zupan finished…

  • Football Team Falls to Wheaton 23-16

    The Gustavus Adolphus College football team led 21st-ranked Wheaton College (Ill.) for three quarters in its home opener Saturday at Lloyd Hollingsworth Field in St. Peter, but the Thunder scored 14 points in the final quarter for a come-from-behind 23-16 victory. The Gusties held Wheaton to 279 yards of total offense, including only 82 passing…

  • Men’s Soccer Falls to #8 Wartburg in Overtime Contest

    The Gustavus Adolphus men’s soccer squad picked up their first loss of the season, falling to Wartburg College, 2-1, in overtime. Wartburg midfielder Jon Hinke pushed through the Gustie defense just 2:13 into the extra session to give the eighth-rated Knights the victory. Wartburg improves to 2-1 on the season while sixth-rated Gustavus falls to…

  • Men’s Soccer Battles UW-Whitewater to 1-1 Tie

    The Gustavus men’s soccer team needed a little late-game magic in order to force a 1-1 tie with UW-Whitewater in St. Peter. Junior Alex Groth directed a Jordan Iblings pass past Warhawk goalkeeper E.J. Sesselmann with 3:46 left in regulation for the equalizer. UW-Whitewater had broken the scoreless tie a couple of minutes earlier when…

  • Football Falls to Valley City State 10-3

    The Gustavus Adolphus College football team dropped its season opener 10-3 to Valley City State University in Valley City, North Dakota. The Golden Gustie defense limited the Vikings to 256 yards of total offense and forced three turnovers, however the offense could manage only 222 yards and three points against the Valley City defense.

  • 2005 Men’s Cross Country Preview

    The Gustavus men’s cross country team looks to continue its slow rise toward the top of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 2005.

  • Gustavus Rated Sixth In Preseason Poll

    The Gustavus Adolphus College men’s soccer team begins the season ranked sixth in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas Division III national preseason poll. Defending national champion Messiah begins the season as the top ranked squad. Two of the Gusties’ 2005 opponents also find themselves on the list—UC-Santa Cruz (Saturday, October 15) is second,…

  • 2005 Men’s Soccer Preview

    The Gustavus Adolphus College men’s soccer team enters the 2005 season coming off a very successful and decorated 2004 campaign. The Gusties finished last season with the most wins in school history, recording an 18-2-3 mark.

  • 2005 Football Preview

    The Gustavus Adolphus College football team looks to take a big step forward in 2005 after posting a disappointing 2-8 mark in 2004. Head Coach Jay Schoenebeck will look to 32 returning letterwinners to lead the way including eight starters on offense and seven starters on defense.

  • Soccer Opens Play Labor Day Weekend

    A NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament rematch between Gustavus and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will highlight festivities at the Gustavus Soccer Field over Labor Day weekend. The Gustavus men’s and women’s soccer teams open their 2005 schedules by welcoming men’s and women’s teams from Macalester College and UW-Whitewater as well as the Wartburg College men’s team…