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  • Men’s And Women’s Swimming & Diving Teams Earn Academic Recognition From CSCAA

    Men’s And Women’s Swimming & Diving Teams Earn Academic Recognition From CSCAA

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have been recognized by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for their efforts in the classroom this past season.  Both the men’s and the women’s squads were honored as CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams, while several individual swimmers were recognized…

  • Gymnastics Goes Down To The Wire With Hamline, Wins 177.900-177.575

    Gymnastics Goes Down To The Wire With Hamline, Wins 177.900-177.575

    St. Peter, Minn. – In front of a packed house at inside the Gustavus Gymnastics Studio, the Gustie gymnastics team fed off the crowd’s energy all night and rode the momentum to a 177.900-177.575 victory over Hamline University. “The crowd was great and the girls responded to the outstanding atmosphere in the gym,” said head…

  • Women’s Swimming & Diving Falls To St. Thomas 131.5-111.5

    Women’s Swimming & Diving Falls To St. Thomas 131.5-111.5

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s swimming and diving team suffered a 131.5-111.5 loss to the University of St. Thomas on Saturday afternoon on Senior Day at the Lund Center Natatorium.  The Gusties recorded seven event wins in their final dual meet of the season. “Although the scores didn’t come out in our…

  • Both Men’s And Women’s Swimming & Diving Place Second At Grinnell Invite

    Both Men’s And Women’s Swimming & Diving Place Second At Grinnell Invite

    Grinnell, Iowa – The day one standings of the Grinnell College Invitational held on the second day of competition, as host Grinnell won the men’s title and the University of Nebraska, Omaha won the women’s title.  For the second year in a row, Grinnell edged the Gustavus men, totaling 1253.5 points to the Black and…

  • Gymnastics Highlights This Weekend’s Gustie Spotlight

    Gymnastics Highlights This Weekend’s Gustie Spotlight

    St. Peter, Minn. – Gustavus Adolphus gymnasts Shelby Winzent (Sr., Golden, Colo.) and Kacy Lorber (Jr., Ashland, Wis.) along with first year head coach Katie Olson join Tom Wheeler of KNUJ AM 860 for this weekend’s edition of the Gustie Spotlight.  Wheeler interviews Winzent, Lorber, and Olson about the upcoming gymnastics season set to begin…

  • Women’s Swimming & Diving Suffers 169-131 Loss To St. Olaf In Opener

    Northfield, Minn. – The Gustavus women’s swimming and diving team opened its 2012-13 season with a head-to-head dual against rival St. Olaf College on Friday night at the Skoglund Center Natatorium.  After a hard-fought meet, the Gusties fell to the Oles by the score of 169-131. Gustavus registered five event wins and 20 top three…

  • Katie Olson Named Head Gymnastics Coach

    St. Peter, Minn. – Gustavus Adolphus College has named Katie (Kortuem) Olson as interim head coach of its women’s gymnastics team.  Olson, a 2000 graduate of Gustavus with a major in elementary education, becomes the fourth head coach in the program’s history. “I am honored to have this opportunity to give back to the program…

  • Men’s And Women’s Swimming & Diving Teams Garner Academic Distinction From CSCAA

    Men’s And Women’s Swimming & Diving Teams Garner Academic Distinction From CSCAA

    The Gustavus men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have been recognized as Scholar All-America Teams by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). The women’s squad cumulated a grade point average of 3.33 this season, while the Gustie men registered a GPA of 3.11.  The top team GPA in NCAA Division III on…

  • Relays Shine On Day Two Of NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships

    Relays Shine On Day Two Of NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships

    After what Jon Carlson described as a “strong” first day of competition at the 2012 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, the head coach had to break out the thesaurus after day two.  The term “All-American” would be fitting. With a pair of All-America performances on Thursday night in the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind., the…

  • Women’s Swimming & Diving In First Place After Day One Of MIAC Championships

    The Gustavus women’s swimming and diving team sits in first place with a total of 173 points after the first day of competition at the 2012 MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships being held at the Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota Feb. 16-18.  Second place St. Olaf tallied 128 points on…