Category: Gymnastics

  • 2016 Gustavus Athletics Year In Review

    2016 Gustavus Athletics Year In Review

    2016 was another year filled with conference championships, national tournament appearances and spectacular individual performances both on and off the field of play for Gustavus athletics. Here’s a look back at numerous highlight events that occurred throughout the year.

  • 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 2016 inductees include Ryan Boutwell ’99 (Football), Scott Crowell ’01 (Soccer), Heather Fitch ’96 (Gymnastics), Rick Hjelm ’83 (Hockey), Molly Nemes ’01 (Gymnastics, Track & Field), Bret Newcomb ’92 (Hockey), Dana Peterson ’96 (Cross Country, Track…

  • Matthew Boyce, Alex Kopp Named Gustavus Student-Athletes Of The Year

    Matthew Boyce, Alex Kopp Named Gustavus Student-Athletes Of The Year

    To officially close the 2015-16 academic year, the Gustavus Adolphus College Sports Information Department is proud to announce senior football player Matthew Boyce (Excelsior, Minn.) and junior gymnast Alex Kopp (Wayzata, Minn.) as this season’s Male and Female Student-Athletes of the Year.

  • Alex Kopp, Mohanad Alhouni Named March Student-Athletes-Of-The-Month

    Alex Kopp, Mohanad Alhouni Named March Student-Athletes-Of-The-Month

    For the second month this academic year, junior gymnast Alex Kopp (Long Lake, Minn.) and sophomore men’s tennis player Mohanad Alhouni (Tripoli, Libya) have been selected as the Gustavus Adolphus College March Female and Male Student-Athletes-of-the-Month, presented by Thrivent Financial and voted on by the Gustavus Sports Information Department.

  • Kopp Claims NCGA Floor Championship With Program Record 9.85

    After becoming an All-American in the all-around Friday at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Championships, Alex Kopp (Jr., Wayzata, Minn.) continued to impress Saturday during the individual events. Kopp tied for first on the floor with a program record 9.850, claiming the 32nd national event title in program history. Kopp is the first Gustie…

  • Kopp Takes Ninth In All-Around At NCGA Championships, Earns All-America

    Gustavus gymnast Alex Kopp (Jr., Wayzata, Minn.) etched her name among elite company in a decorated program Friday at the NCGA Championships. Kopp placed ninth in the all-around competition to earn All-America honors, becoming the 52nd Gusties to do so, while attaining the 94th All-America award in program history.

  • Alex Kopp Set To Represent Gustavus At NCGA Championships This Weekend

    Alex Kopp Set To Represent Gustavus At NCGA Championships This Weekend

    For the second consecutive season, Gustavus gymnast Alex Kopp (Jr., Wayzata, Minn.) is competing at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Championships. The College at Brockport: State University of New York in Brockport, N.Y. hosts this year’s national meet, which takes place Friday and Saturday. Kopp is competing in the all-around competition on Friday, and…

  • Gymnastics Takes Eighth At WIAC Championships, Kopp Breaks All-Around Program Record

    The Gustavus gymnastics team took eighth place at the WIAC Championships/NCGA Regional on Friday evening with a season-high score of 184.475, which is also the second highest team score in program history. The conference championship also proved to be a memorable night for the Gusties with five individual career-highs, six season-highs, and two program records.

  • Gymnastics Competes In WIAC Championships/NCGA Regional Friday

    Gymnastics Competes In WIAC Championships/NCGA Regional Friday

    The Gustavus gymnastics team has been preparing all season for this moment and the moment is almost here. The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC)/National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) West Regional begins at 6:20 p.m. Friday at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Mitchell Hall.

  • Sam Ardy Named WIAC Specialist Of The Week

    Sam Ardy (Fy., Thousand Oaks, Calif.) scored career highs on the uneven bars and vault helping Gustavus to a third-place finish at the Best of Minnesota and season high scores. For her performance, Ardy has been named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Gymnastics Specialist of the Week.