SPORTS

Hall of Fame inductee Nicole LaVoi ’91 (front right) surrounded by Gustavus women athletes past and present on Homecoming. LaVoi, a leading scholar on women coaches and director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, received the 2022 Making a Di erence Award from the athletic department. She played on the 1990 Gustavus women’s tennis NCAA championship team.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR WOMEN IN ATHLETICS

On October 8, the Gustavus Athletics Department Celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Title IX. Signed into the Education Amendments Act in June of 1972, the landmark legislation is best known for creating a more inclusive athletic environment, leveling the playing fi eld for women from elementary school to varsity college sports.

To celebrate Title IX on Homecoming Saturday, the Department hosted an Open House in the Lund Center, made t-shirts celebrating a half-century of sports equity, and showcased historic images depicting the particularly rich tradition and accomplishments of women’s athletics at Gustavus. There also was a special presentation prior to the women’s soccer game. Events culminated with former and current Gustavus female athletes gathering on the fi eld to be recognized at halftime of the football game.

As a part of the women’s soccer Title IX presentation, the Department gave the 2022 Making A Di erence Award to Nicole LaVoi ’91. LaVoi, a former Gustie tennis player and 1990 national champion, is a leading scholar on women coaches as the director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport at the University of Minnesota. She’s also the founder and director of the annual Women Coaches Symposium and has advised numerous Gustavus students, graduates, and coaches. Her research focuses on Title IX and gender equity, physical activity and girls, media representation, and the women’s sports industry. On Homecoming Saturday, she was surrounded by fellow female Gustie athletes, past and present.

The department and women’s athletic teams will continue to celebrate Title IX throughout the year with stories and events that honor the rich tradition of women in athletics and the history and successes of Gustie female athletes.

2022 Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees

These illustrious Gustavus student-athletes and sports advocates were honored at a banquet in October.

Brian Amundson

’07 (Coon Rapids), is the men’s swimming & diving program record holder with 14 AllAmerica honors, and was a 12-time MIAC champion. The freestyle specialist helped lead the Gusties to three MIAC championships and three top-10 NCAA fi nishes. He earned seven All-America honorable mentions and 23 MIAC AllConference selections.

Tim Brown ’04 (Bloomington), earned All-America status and played an integral role in the men’s basketball team reaching the NCAA championship game in 2003. Brown holds the program record for career three-point percentage and single season three-pointers made. Brown was All-Region and All-Conference in both his seasons and helped the Gusties win the 2003–04 MIAC championship.

Scott Hagemeyer ’07 (Willmar),

logged a record 20 MIAC championships and 28 All-Conference selections as a swimmer & diver. Hagemeyer earned 13 All-America selections and owns the program’s second-fastest times in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke. He helped lead the Gusties to three MIAC championships and three top-10 NCAA fi nishes.

Hailey Harren Hollenhorst ’07

(Cold Spring), won the 2005 NCAA

cross country championship and was the 2006–07 College Sporting News Female Student-Athlete of the Year. The two-time All-American, two-time NCAA Central Region Runner of the Year, and two-time MIAC Runner of the Year, also earned two CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, received the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, and was the 2005–06 Gustavus Female Athlete of the Year.

Joe Hartwell

’05 (Apple Valley), earned First Team All-America and MIAC Player of the Year honors while leading the men’s soccer team to a MIAC championship and the NCAA quarterfi nals in 2004. A two-time All-Region and three-time All-Conference selection, he anchored a Gustie defense that allowed just four goals in 23 games while recording 19 shutouts.

Lauren Hom Oien ’07

(Stevens Point,

Wisc.), is a fi ve-time

All-American tennis player, highlighted by her 2005 ITA national doubles championship with partner Marla Menne. She posted a career singles record of 84-21 and went 96-13 in doubles. Oien never lost a MIAC match in singles or doubles, going 60-0, and helped the Gusties win four consecutive conference titles with a 40-0 team record.

Toney Konicek ’07 (Rochester),

is a two-time First Team All-America selection as an outfi elder and third baseman and holds program records in career batting average, hits, triples, RBIs, and runs. Konicek earned Midwest Region Position Player of the Year and MIAC Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007. Konicek was a three-time MIAC AllConference selection and the 2006–07 Gustavus Male Athlete of the Year.

Andrea Peterson ’07 (White

Bear Lake), is a four-time All-American and was the 2006–07 Division III Player of the Year. Her 185 career points is the program record and the most by a defender in Division III women’s hockey history. She is the only four-time MIAC Player of the Year, has the secondmost assists in D-III history, and helped lead Gustavus to four NCAA tournament and two Frozen Four appearances.