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St. Olaf Men’s and Women’s Alpine Skiing compete in USCSA National Championships

St. Olaf Men’s and Women’s Alpine Skiing compete in USCSA National Championships

Evan Atchison, Sports Writer March 26, 2025

The week of March 10 was busy for both St. Olaf Men’s and Women’s Alpine Skiing, who competed in the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA). The National Championships were...

Bring on the baseball and softball!

Kim Tran, Staff Writer March 19, 2025

Spring sports at St. Olaf has begun. There are two sports that I personally cannot wait to attend on campus: baseball and softball. There are a multitude of things to love about these games.  First...

St. Olaf women’s nordic skiers compete in 2025 FISU World University Games

St. Olaf women’s nordic skiers compete in 2025 FISU World University Games

Evan Atchison, Sports Writer March 13, 2025

On Jan. 23, Lily Hubanks ’25 and Amae Kam-Magruder ’27, both skiers on the St. Olaf Women’s Nordic Skiing team, lined up for a 20-kilometer Mass Start race. As they looked around at their competition,...

An interview with Dana Zimmerman, a hero on the hill

Maya Betti, News Editor March 5, 2025

Dana Zimmerman’s path to winning a silver medal in the 1,500-meter race at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics didn’t start with running — it started with swimming. When Zimmerman was ten years old, he tried...

Illustration by Sadie Favour

Quitting time

Eli Tan May 13, 2021

  At small schools like St. Olaf, student athletes don’t play in front of sold out crowds chanting their names or dream of making it to the professional level. There are no scholarships on the...

Softball takes home regular season conference title

Eli Tan May 6, 2021

  The Oles took the field for their double-header against Hamline on Monday, May 3, just two wins away from a conference championship. Minutes into the first game, Hannah Matthies ’21 put St....

Women’s tennis builds culture of success

Zoe Miller April 15, 2021

    The St. Olaf women’s tennis team has won their first two matches of the spring, defeating St. Mary’s and Hamline to open conference play. While there’s lots to be proud of on the...

Illustration by Sadie Favour

NCAA, get it together.

Harper Lagares March 25, 2021

It’s outrageous, and yet somehow unsurprising. This week the NCAA kicked off both their men’s and women’s March Madness tournaments, and in the process revealed deep disparities in the amenities,...

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Coach Hatting talks spring softball season

Claire Boldt March 4, 2021

Going into the 2021 spring season, the St. Olaf women’s softball team is ranked 14th in the nation by the National Fastpitch Coaching Association (NFCA), their highest ranking in the history of the program....

Julie Graf '21 delivers a strike against Carleton. Photo courtesy of St.Olaf Athletics

Softball opens season with highest rank in program history

Eli Tan February 25, 2021

  The St. Olaf Softball team will enter the 2021 season ranked 14th in the country according to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Preseason Poll. The ranking is the highest in the program’s...

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