Category: Gymnastics

  • Gustavus Set To Induct Nine New Members Into Athletics Hall Of Fame

    Gustavus Set To Induct Nine New Members Into Athletics Hall Of Fame

    The Gustavus Adolphus College Athletics Department has chosen nine individuals for induction into its Athletics Hall of Fame. The 2017 inductees include Brian Bergstrom ’02 (Football), Ryan Britz ’00 (Football), Sarah Garrison Moe ’02 (Hockey), Alicia Golembeski ’02 (Golf), Chad Gustafson ’01 (Golf), Brad Mazer ’02 (Baseball), Brenda Magoba ’97 (Track & Field), Rauha Rahkola…

  • Lauren Kershner Named To CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team

    Lauren Kershner Named To CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team

    The 2017 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Women’s At-Large Teams were released Thursday and Gustavus senior Lauren Kershner (Marine, Ill.) was named to the 11-member District 6 Team, which features student-athletes from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically…

  • Rhonda Gorseth Alberts Inducted Into NCGA Hall Of Fame

    Rhonda Gorseth Alberts Inducted Into NCGA Hall Of Fame

    The National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) announced Tuesday eight inductees into the NCGA Division III Gymnastics Hall of Fame and Gustavus alum Rhonda Gorseth Alberts was named a member of the Class of 2017.

  • Ardy, Kopp Earn First Team All-America At NCGA Championship

    Ardy, Kopp Earn First Team All-America At NCGA Championship

    Gustavus gymnastics had a spectacular showing at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Individual Championship Saturday as two Gusties earned First Team All-America status. Alex Kopp (Sr., Wayzata, Minn.) capped her impressive career with a second place finish on vault, scoring a career-high 9.700, while Sam Ardy (So., Thousand Oaks, Calif.) took fifth on the…

  • Kershner, Kopp Earn All-America At NCGA Championship

    Kershner, Kopp Earn All-America At NCGA Championship

    Gustavus senior gymnasts Lauren Kershner (Marine, Ill.) and Alex Kopp (Wayzata, Minn.) Friday both earned All-America status in the all-around at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Championship, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Kopp took sixth place with a score of 37.325, while Kershner took 10th with a 36.750.

  • Ardy, Kershner, Kopp To Represent Gustavus Gymnastics At NCGA Championship

    Ardy, Kershner, Kopp To Represent Gustavus Gymnastics At NCGA Championship

    Three Gustavus gymnasts will represent the College this weekend at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Championship, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Sam Ardy (So., Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Lauren Kershner (Sr., Marine, Ill.), and Alex Kopp (Sr., Wayzata, Minn.) qualified for the national meet, marking the first time in Head Coach Aryn DeGrood’s tenure…

  • Aryn DeGrood Named WIAC Women’s Gymnastics Coach Of The Year

    Aryn DeGrood Named WIAC Women’s Gymnastics Coach Of The Year

    The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Thursday announced Gustavus gymnastics coach Aryn DeGrood as its 2017 Women’s Gymnastics Coach of the Year based on voting conducted by the league coaches. DeGrood has directed the Gusties to a record-setting season as they have tallied six of the program’s all-time top 10 team scores this year alone. She…

  • Gymnastics Takes Seventh At WIAC/NCGA West Regional

    Gymnastics Takes Seventh At WIAC/NCGA West Regional

    The Gustavus gymnastics team competed in its final meet of the season Friday at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference/National Collegiate Gymnastics Association West Regional, hosted by Winona State University. The Gusties took seventh of eight teams, scoring 185.625, which is also the third best team score in program history. Gustavus scored 47.625 on floor, 47.050…

  • Gymnastics Set To Compete At WIAC/NCGA West Region Qualifier

    Gymnastics Set To Compete At WIAC/NCGA West Region Qualifier

    The Gustavus gymnastics teams has been preparing all season long for this meet and its finally here. The Gusties are set to compete in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference/National Collegiate Gymnastics Association West Regional, which takes place March 17-19 at the host site Winona State University.

  • Kopp Named WIAC All-Around Gymnast Of The Week For Performance During Senior Night

    Kopp Named WIAC All-Around Gymnast Of The Week For Performance During Senior Night

    Alex Kopp (Sr., Wayzata, Minn.) led Gustavus Adolphus in its regular season finale against UW-La Crosse last Friday, which was also the last home meet at the Sponberg Gymnastics Studio. She placed second on vault with a 9.575, third on bars with a career-high 9.500, sixth on beam with a 9.275, and won the floor…