Eight Gusties Recognized as Academic All-Conference!!

At Gustavus, we pride ourselves on excellence on and off the field. College is a time to follow your passions, and discover new ones. We are so proud our our eight student athletes, who were named to the MIAC Academic All-Conference Team. It is a wonderful recognition of your hard work and dedication on and off the field!

 

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced its fall sport Academic All-Conference honorees on Tuesday and 47 Gustavus student-athletes received recognition.

A total of 431 student-athletes from the 13 MIAC institutions earned the prestigious honor this year after meeting all sport-specific athletic requirements and possessing a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale following the fall semester.

To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior or senior with at least one year (two semesters) at their current institution. Athletically, student-athletes in fall team sports (football, volleyball, soccer) must compete in 50 percent of their team’s regular-season varsity contests. Cross country student-athletes are required to finish in the overall top 100 or their team’s top seven at the 2019 MIAC Cross Country Championship. Between the on-field component and lofty GPA standard, the MIAC Academic All-Conference honor is a perfect blend of the balanced excellence championed by the MIAC and NCAA Division III.

This is now the eighth year in a row the total of Fall Academic All-Conference honorees has increased. In 2011, 301 student-athletes were recognized with Academic All-Conference distinction. That number rose to 330 in 2012, 334 in 2013, 356 in 2014, 357 in 2015, 380 in 2016, 412 in 2017, and 427 last year.

Four fall sports hit new record-highs with two – football and women’s soccer – crossing the century mark for the first time. Football had the most honorees with 102, up four from last season’s 98. Women’s soccer reached 100, five more than the sport’s previous high of 95 in 2017. Women’s cross country set a new record with 68, two more than last year’s 66, while men’s cross country totaled an all-time best 52, six more than 2018’s 46. There were 57 honorees in men’s soccer (67 in 2018) and 52 in volleyball (56 in 2018).

MIAC Academic All-Conference teams are announced twice annually, after the completion of both the fall and spring academic semesters. The MIAC Winter/Spring 2019-20 Academic All-Conference selections will be announced in late June. The MIAC has an online archive of Academic All-Conference honors.

Women’s Soccer (8)
Lydia Arens Gustavus So. Princeton, Minn.
Katie Ashpole Gustavus Jr. Chaska, Minn.
Ava Hanson Gustavus Jr. Medina, Minn.
Lauren Johnson Gustavus Jr. Woodbury, Minn.
Madeline McDermott Gustavus Jr. Mendota Heights, Minn.
Abby Mullenbach Gustavus Sr. Lakeville, Minn.
Rachel Rehnelt Gustavus So. Albert Lea, Minn.
Erin Teichroew Gustavus Jr. Duluth, Minn.

A Phenomenal Decade for Gustavus!

Wow! It's wild to think we have started a new decade. Starting a new decade encourages us to reflect on the previous one, and the previous one certainly treated Gustavus well! Below you will find an impressive list of the major investments that have upgraded our campus buildings and provided expanded opportunities for student learning and engagement. 

• Beck Hall opened in Fall 2011. This 125,000 square feet, $30 million academic building houses the Departments of Communication Studies, Economics and Management, History, Psychological Science, and Sociology and Anthropology and was certified as LEED Platinum for energy efficiency and sustainability.
• The West Mall, officially named the Annexstad Family Mall, extends west from Christ Chapel to the Linnaeus Arboretum, and includes the Sesquicentennial Plaza. Conceptualized in 2012 after completion of Beck Hall and dedicated in 2014, the mall includes an outdoor classroom, opened a new east-west corridor on campus, and provides increased access to the Arboretum along with recreation/relaxation space for students.
• The Chapel View Townhomes, across the street from the Big Hill Farm and Drenttel Golf Facility, were acquired by the College in 2012 and now house 56 returning students in townhouse-style living. One of the most coveted on-campus living spaces for students, the townhomes provide four individual bedrooms, a kitchen, living room, two bathrooms, and laundry facilities in each unit.
• Anderson Hall, originally built in 1948, was completely renovated and reopened in 2017. The $8 million project attained LEED Gold certification, provided new student collaboration spaces, and houses the education department, Bonnier Multifaith Center, the Academic Support Center, Writing Center, and Kendall Center for Engaged Learning.
• Our Nobel Hall south expansion links science to arts, added a new experimental theatre, and created The STEAMery cafe. The original Nobel Hall is currently undergoing a complete renovation, including the addition of a North Lobby. The total cost of this two-year expansion and renovation project is $70 Million. When completed, we will add 86,400 square feet of space to our science and fine arts facilities.
• We have also upgraded several of our athletic facilities in recent years. The Drenttel Golf Facility, which opened in 2015, provides a state-of-the-art, year-round practice facility for our golf teams. The renovated baseball field, complete with synthetic field turf, was ready for use in late 2017. Most recently, we replaced the bubble and the mechanical systems in the Swanson Tennis Center

That's over $108 million in updates that will provide a total of nearly 400,000 square feet in additional or updated learning spaces once the Nobel project is complete. The majority of these investments were funded by generous donors who are proud Gustie alums, friends and family.


To Come in the New Decade:

We are now actively fundraising for a significant expansion and renovation of Lund Center, and this is slated to be our next big project on campus. We will be releasing photos soon of this major renovation and expansion, which will provide our student-athletes with some of the best facilities in the nation!