Tag: Women’s Sports

  • MIAC Selects Holtan as NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee

    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.

  • Aaron Lund Named Head Track & Field Coach at Gustavus Adolphus College

    Aaron Lund Named Head Track & Field Coach at Gustavus Adolphus College

    Gustavus Adolphus College Athletic Director Tom Brown announced Tuesday that Aaron Lund has been chosen to become the new head coach for the men’s and women’s track & field programs, starting Aug. 1. Lund comes to Gustavus after serving as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Whittier College (Calif.) for the past three years.

  • 68 Gusties Recognized as 2018-19 MIAC Winter and Spring Academic All-Conference

    68 Gusties Recognized as 2018-19 MIAC Winter and Spring Academic All-Conference

    The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) on Thursday announced its 2018-19 Winter and Spring Academic All-Conference Teams, which included 68 Gustavus student athletes. Combined with the 427 MIAC Fall-sport athletes who were honored in January, the overall total of Academic All-Conference selections for the 2018-19 academic year sets a new Conference-high of 1,172, surpassing the…

  • Holtan Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year Award

    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

    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.).

  • Freeman Named CoSIDA Academic All-America

    Freeman Named CoSIDA Academic All-America

    The 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division III softball teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), were released Tuesday and Gustavus junior Aly Freeman (Omaha, Neb.) was named to the 12-member Third Team.

  • Three Gusties Set to Compete at NCAA Outdoor Championships

    Three Gusties Set to Compete at NCAA Outdoor Championships

    Three members from the Gustavus track & field teams will compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on May 23-25 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Michael Hensch (Sr., North Branch, Minn.) and Taylor Rooney (So., Andover, Minn.) will represent the Gustie men, while Katie Keelin (Jr., Burnsville, Minn.) will represent the women.

  • Track & Field Receives All-Region Honors, Three Qualify for NCAA Meet

    Track & Field Receives All-Region Honors, Three Qualify for NCAA Meet

    All-Region honors for the 2019 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field season were announced Sunday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) following the conclusion of the regular season and four Gustavus student-athletes were recognized.

  • Olson-Sola Named Outstanding Field Athlete, Seven More Join on All-MIAC Team

    Olson-Sola Named Outstanding Field Athlete, Seven More Join on All-MIAC Team

    The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its women’s track & field postseason awards Thursday and eight Gustavus student-athletes received recognition. Annalee Olson-Sola (Fy., Northfield, Minn.) was named Outstanding Field Athlete, while Katie Keelin (Jr., Burnsville, Minn.), Bailey Van Den Heuvel (Sr., Mondovi, Wis.), Kourtney Kulseth (So., New Richland, Minn.), Sara Moen (So., Blaine, Minn.), Josie…

  • Freeman Named CoSIDA Academic All-District

    Freeman Named CoSIDA Academic All-District

    The 2019 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Google Cloud Academic All-District Softball Teams are released and Gustavus junior Aly Freeman (Omaha, Neb.) is named to the 11-member District 6 Team, which features student-athletes from institutions in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.