As a high school ski coach I have suggested Gustavus as an option to many of my athletes due to the Nordic ski program. As many are aware the best students in the high school gravitate to Nordic skiing.
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John Harrer
12 years ago
I have written a letter to the Gustavus President, and the Athletic Director. I urge all of you to do the same. It is terribly sad that Gustavus, like St. John's and St. Benedicts before it, have elected to eliminate from their varsity program one of only a few lifetime sports, which provides unparalleled fitness and a wonderful community, while maintaining expensive sports programs, whose participants, while laudable for their efforts, have essentially no participatory future beyond college. Nordic skiing, besides providing a healthy pursuit into one's 80's at least, probably also has one of the lowest incidences of serious injury of them all.
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Sam Zabell
12 years ago
Please reinstate the team. A couple of my friends really want to attend guatavus adolphus. This team is highly successful and inexpensive to maintain. This is a poor decision on the part of the school and it should be reversed
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Ann Niedrmayer
12 years ago
I believe the ski team is a beneficial activity for all of the participants as well as the school. PLease consider keeping the ski team active in the Gustavus student body, for those who benefit from being involved with it, and those and benefit from being involved as well as watching the competitions. Thank you
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Paulette Smith
12 years ago
Wrong!
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Mark Stange
12 years ago
Father of Jennifer Stange ('97) Nordic skiing is a Life Sport that is the #1 aerobic sport (swimming is second)
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scott wurdinger
12 years ago
This is a great program and we need more schools in the midwest that offer Nordic Skiing as a collegiate sport.
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Erik Anderson
12 years ago
As an alumni of the Michigan Tech Nordic Ski Team, I've had the pleasure of competing against the Gustavus Nordic Team. They are a valued part of the NCAA Central Region. In 2001-2002, the MTU Nordic team faced a similar crisis and were successful in revitalizing the team and remaining a NCAA varsity team. I hope that the GAC team has similar success.
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Penny Fletcher
12 years ago
We have made so much progress on the World cup level with Nordic Skiing. Why are you taking this away as a dream from high school and college athletes. Sports develop young men and women into productive and successful individuals in life. Please reconsider your actions. I am a mother with 2 Olympic sons in Nordic Skiing and we are no longer NCAA and it has been unfortunate on many levels. Thanks Penny Fletcher
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Mark Trumper
12 years ago
A Swedish college with a storied xc skiing tradition decides it doesn't fit their college? This is nonsense.
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Bill Brown
12 years ago
Gustavus should view Nordic skiing as a way to attract strong students to their college.
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Jeff Bush
12 years ago
As a former college skiier and current high school coach I am appauled.
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Brian McCollor
12 years ago
I have known several skiers that have been part of the Gustavus program and think it would be a shame to lose another college team.
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Lucas Hetzel
12 years ago
Cutting sports should never be an option to balance a budget. These student-athletes use the intangible lessons taught to them during their season (coachability, displince, etc.) to make them better workers in the work force, and as a university isn't it your goal to produce these kinds of people?
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Celeste Curley-Black
12 years ago
Students who Nordic ski are some of the best students a college can have. It is short-sighted of the Gustavus to lose those smart and dedicated students to other colleges and universities.
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Angela
12 years ago
Save Gustavus Nordic Skiing!!
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Anonymous
12 years ago
Nordic Skiing is a sport my daughter is in at Northern Michigan and loves seeing all the MN teams at her meets. Keep nordic at Gustavus!!!
As a high school ski coach I have suggested Gustavus as an option to many of my athletes due to the Nordic ski program. As many are aware the best students in the high school gravitate to Nordic skiing.
I have written a letter to the Gustavus President, and the Athletic Director. I urge all of you to do the same. It is terribly sad that Gustavus, like St. John's and St. Benedicts before it, have elected to eliminate from their varsity program one of only a few lifetime sports, which provides unparalleled fitness and a wonderful community, while maintaining expensive sports programs, whose participants, while laudable for their efforts, have essentially no participatory future beyond college. Nordic skiing, besides providing a healthy pursuit into one's 80's at least, probably also has one of the lowest incidences of serious injury of them all.
Please reinstate the team. A couple of my friends really want to attend guatavus adolphus. This team is highly successful and inexpensive to maintain. This is a poor decision on the part of the school and it should be reversed
I believe the ski team is a beneficial activity for all of the participants as well as the school. PLease consider keeping the ski team active in the Gustavus student body, for those who benefit from being involved with it, and those and benefit from being involved as well as watching the competitions. Thank you
Wrong!
Father of Jennifer Stange ('97) Nordic skiing is a Life Sport that is the #1 aerobic sport (swimming is second)
This is a great program and we need more schools in the midwest that offer Nordic Skiing as a collegiate sport.
As an alumni of the Michigan Tech Nordic Ski Team, I've had the pleasure of competing against the Gustavus Nordic Team. They are a valued part of the NCAA Central Region. In 2001-2002, the MTU Nordic team faced a similar crisis and were successful in revitalizing the team and remaining a NCAA varsity team. I hope that the GAC team has similar success.
We have made so much progress on the World cup level with Nordic Skiing. Why are you taking this away as a dream from high school and college athletes. Sports develop young men and women into productive and successful individuals in life. Please reconsider your actions. I am a mother with 2 Olympic sons in Nordic Skiing and we are no longer NCAA and it has been unfortunate on many levels. Thanks Penny Fletcher
A Swedish college with a storied xc skiing tradition decides it doesn't fit their college? This is nonsense.
Gustavus should view Nordic skiing as a way to attract strong students to their college.
As a former college skiier and current high school coach I am appauled.
I have known several skiers that have been part of the Gustavus program and think it would be a shame to lose another college team.
Cutting sports should never be an option to balance a budget. These student-athletes use the intangible lessons taught to them during their season (coachability, displince, etc.) to make them better workers in the work force, and as a university isn't it your goal to produce these kinds of people?
Students who Nordic ski are some of the best students a college can have. It is short-sighted of the Gustavus to lose those smart and dedicated students to other colleges and universities.
Save Gustavus Nordic Skiing!!
Nordic Skiing is a sport my daughter is in at Northern Michigan and loves seeing all the MN teams at her meets. Keep nordic at Gustavus!!!
Save the team-keep the spirit!
SAVE GUSTAVUS NORDIC!
We love Gustavus skiing!