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Blast from the Past!
The cheerleading squad from 1973 football season gave the black and gold the extra edge! GO GUSTIES!
Factoid Friday
On November 11, 1938, the Gustavus community suffered a great tragedy. The bus carrying members of the football team back from St. Norbert’s was in an accident that killed athletic director George Myrum and two students, Donald Anderson ’40 and Carl Olson ’41. Four months later the new Myrum Memorial Field house was completed and […]
Sunday-Funday Gustie Thoughts
Feel free to post your name, graduation year, and comment below! What was the most exciting athletic event you witnessed at Gustavus?
View from the Hill
Gustavus received national media attention for hosting the “Heavys vs. the Leans” women’s football game on campus. Captains, Geraldine “Jerry” Baker ’26 and Murtle Adolphuson Rossow ’25, dressed for the Women’s Football Team in 1924.
Tuesday Trivia-Answered!
In what year did the Gustavus men’s soccer program have its first season of official conference play as part of the M.I.A.C (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)? C. 1969 In 1967, German Professor Horst Ludwig along with interested students started the team. In 1969, the first official year of conference play. Gustavus won the M.I.A.C. championship […]
Tuesday Trivia
In what year did the Gustavus men’s soccer program have its first season of official conference play as part of the M.I.A.C. (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)? A. 1934 B. 1957 C. 1969 D. 1978 The answer will be posted at 6:00P.M. CST
Gustavus History— Quiet Valor: The C. Fred Hanson Story | The Gustavian Weekly
Gustavus History— Quiet Valor: The C. Fred Hanson Story | The Gustavian Weekly.
View from the Hill
Here is the 1972 Gustavus “Bees” women’s basketball team photograph. This picture includes: Connie Yealing, Tonya Mouw ’75, Carol Planteen Woltzen ’73, Roxy Swenson ’72, Janet Nietz McCarty ’73, Susan Gustafson Pikrallidas ’73, Chris Mathieu ’74, Coach Gretchen Koehler, Cathy Almen Nelson ’75, Kathy Nissen Goodrich ’73, Janet Larson ’74, Virginia ‘Jenny’ Caine ’73, and […]
Tuesday Trivia!
This week’s Tuesday Trivia question: Who is this man? This campus leader gave “light” to outdoor football games and was an enthusiastic advocate and coach for athletics. He served as the athletic director at Gustavus for many years. Is it… A. Gus Young B. Jim Malmquist C. George Myrum D. Lloyd Hollingsworth Answer will […]
Factoid Friday!
In 1905, the Augustana Synod of the Lutheran Church (a predecessor to the ELCA) enforced an intercollegiate athletic ban, believing too much emphasis was being placed on athletics to the detriment of morals and academics. After strong opposition by students, the ban was lifted in 1910, except for football, which remained banned until 1917. When […]