Athletics

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  • Vote For Gustavus On NCAA Division III Special Olympics Spotlight Poll

    Vote For Gustavus On NCAA Division III Special Olympics Spotlight Poll

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    St. Peter, Minn. – Gustavus’s feature on the first ever Special Olympics Unified Flag Football Tournament held on campus has been nominated for November’s NCAA Division III Special Olympics Spotlight Poll.  The competition is nearing its end and the Athletic Department encourages all friends of the College to go to http://www.ncaa.org/D3SpecialOlympics and vote for Gustavus. The story…

  • Athletic Department Hosts First Special Olympics Unified Flag Football Tournament

    Athletic Department Hosts First Special Olympics Unified Flag Football Tournament

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    St. Peter, Minn. – Hollingsworth Field, located inside the Gustavus Football Stadium, has hosted its share of collegiate and high school football since opening in 2007.  On a late September Sunday afternoon, the Gustavus Adolphus College Athletic Department opened the doors of the stadium to a different type of football – one that has no…

  • Former Gustie Tennis Player Megan Gaard Named Assistant Director At MIAC

    Former Gustie Tennis Player Megan Gaard Named Assistant Director At MIAC

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    Release courtesy of Matt Higgins – MIAC Assistant Executive Director St. Paul – The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) consistently produces talented and impressive alumni, so it’s no surprise the conference’s recent search for a new assistant director resulted in the hiring of a former MIAC student-athlete. Gustavus Adolphus College graduate Megan Gaard– a two-sport athlete…

  • Gustavus Places 36th In 2012-13 NACDA Director’s Cup Standings

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    Cleveland – The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and Learfield Sports have announced the final totals for the 2012-13 Division III Directors’ Cup.  Gustavus Adolphus College placed 36th out of 444 competing NCAA Division III schools after earning 418.25 points over the year. The Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup was developed as a…

  • Three Gustie Student-Athletes To Participate In NCAA Career In Sports Forum

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    St. Peter, Minn. – Three Gustavus Adolphus student-athletes have been invited to participate in the National College Athletic Association’s Sports Forum being held June 8-11 in Indianapolis.  Representing Gustavus at the event will be softball player Shelby Nosan (Jr., Baudette, Minn.), football player Jake Forcier (Jr., Watkins, Minn.), and soccer player Casey Gilbert (Sr., Marshfield,…

  • Athletics Department Set To Celebrate NCAA Division III Week

    Athletics Department Set To Celebrate NCAA Division III Week

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    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus College Athletics Department is set take part in NCAA Division III Week with a jam-packed week of activities on campus.  NCAA Division III Week celebrates the unique Division III student-athlete experience, which offers a highly competitive athletics environment, a commitment to academic excellence and time to pursue other…

  • Softball To Face St. Olaf On Thursday At Hollingsworth Field

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    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus softball team will kick off its MIAC schedule with a doubleheader against St. Olaf College at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoon at Hollingsworth Field.  In what is the debut conference doubleheader for both squads, Gustavus enters the contests at 3-8 overall, while St. Olaf comes in at 5-7.…

  • Gustavus Athletics Supports American Heart Month

    Gustavus Athletics Supports American Heart Month

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    St. Peter, Minn. – Heart disease kills an estimated 630,000 Americans each year. It’s the leading cause of death for both men and women. To prevent heart disease and increase awareness of its affects, the Gustavus Student Athlete Volunteer Educators (SAVE) and Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) are proudly participating in American Heart Month. The…

  • MIAC Announces Fall Academic All-Conference Recipients

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    St. Paul, Minn. – The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced a record-setting number of Fall Academic All-Conference honorees on Thursday, Jan. 24.  A total of 329 selections were made, honoring student-athletes for their combined achievements on the field and in the classroom. Of those 329 selections, 27 were members of the Gustavus Adolphus College Athletics…

  • Women’s Tennis Featured In MIAC’s Friday Feature

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    Story courtesy of Matt Higgins – Assistant Executive Director of the MIAC ST. PETER, Minn. — On April 24, 1991, the Gustavus Adolphus College women’s tennis team dropped a narrow 5-4 decision to St. Olaf College. Little did the team know at the time, but that would be the start of some significant history. The…