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Volleyball Set For Weekend Slate at Loras
The No. 11 Gustavus volleyball team will head to Loras this weekend for four games as part of the Loras Invite. The Gusties will play four games, taking on Wartburg, Loras, No. 25 WashU, and St. Norbert.
Volleyball Defeats No. 10 Aurora and North Central (Ill.) to Finish Weekend 4-0
After slow starts to both matches on Friday, the Gustavus volleyball team responded with two strong performances Saturday defeating No. 10 Aurora 3-0 and North Central (Ill.) 3-1.
Volleyball Rallies from Two Deficits to Win a Pair of Matches
After dropping the first set in each of its matches today, the Gustavus volleyball team rallied to win both matches 3-1 and start its season 2-0.
Volleyball Receives AVCA Team Academic Award
The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) recently announced its recipients of the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2018-19 academic year and Gustavus is one of 175 Division III teams to earn the award. This is the third consecutive year the Gusties have been recognized with the AVCA Team Academic Award.
MIAC Selects Holtan as NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
Recent Gustavus graduate Nora Holtan (Rochester, Minn.) has advanced one more step in the nomination process for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year. The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced Monday that Holtan is one of two former student-athletes to serve as the league’s nominees, joining Carleton’s Ziyi Wang.
Holtan Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year Award
Recent Gustavus Adolphus College graduate Nora Holtan (Rochester, Minn.) has been selected as a candidate for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Holtan was a three-time First Team All-American for the Gustavus volleyball team and the NCAA Woman of the Year nomination adds to a long list of accolades for the Rochester product.
Nora Holtan, Michael Hensch Selected as 2018-19 Gustavus Athletes of the Year
The Gustavus Adolphus College Athletics Department is pleased to announce the winners of the 19th Annual Gustavus Athlete of the Year awards. The 2018-19 recipients are volleyball setter Nora Holtan (Sr., Rochester, Minn.) and track & field thrower/football defensive end Michael Hensch (Sr., North Branch, Minn.).
Captain, Holtan Honored at Minnesota’s Rochester Sports Banquet
A pair of Gusties were honored Monday night in their hometown of Rochester, Minn. for their athletic achievements after high school. Chris Captain ’18 and Nora Holtan ’19 were named Male and Female Post High School Athletes of the Year at Minnesota’s Rochester Sports Banquet, which celebrates southeast Minnesota’s 2018 top amateur athletes.
Nora Holtan Earns Second Academic All-America Honor
The 2018 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America Volleyball Teams were announced Wednesday morning and Gustavus senior setter Nora Holtan (Rochester, Minn.) has been named to the seven-member Second Team. The CoSIDA Academic All-America Teams recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.
Holtan Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
The 2018 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Google Cloud Academic All-District Women's Volleyball Teams are released and Gustavus senior Nora Holtan (Rochester, Minn.) is named to the eight-member District 6 Team, which features student-athletes from institutions in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.