Purple Reign takes home Mac-Tommie cup
Men’s CC gets fourth in Ohio
Sophomore Ben Sathre took fourth place to lead men’s cross country to a fourth place finish out of 22 teams Saturday in Oberlin, Ohio.
Johnnies hand Tommies first loss
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Johnnies win in overtime 20-17
An announced crowd of 12,903 watched a thriller as St. John’s needed overtime to pull out a 20-17 win Saturday afternoon, at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville, Minn.
St. John’s running back Kellen Blaser dove into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown in the first period of overtime. A delayed signal from the referee caused a moment of hesitation before thousands of St. John’s fans and players rushed the field.
Undefeated Blue Ox rugby to play in D-III tournament
Coming off of an undefeated (3-0) fall season in the North Central League, the Blue Ox rugby club is hoping to continue its success this weekend at the Division III tournament at the Eagan Community Center in Eagan, Minn.
Women’s soccer ties Carleton, stays atop standings
The St. Thomas women’s soccer team extended its unbeaten conference streak to 19 as St. Thomas played Carleton to a 0-0 tie Wednesday in Northfield, Minn.
St. Ben’s snaps volleyball’s 36-game winning streak
The St. Thomas volleyball team’s 36-game win streak was broken Wednesday night as St. Ben’s beat the Tommies 3-1 at Concordia University.
Carleton snubs men’s soccer in second overtime
The Tommie men’s soccer team’s hopes to extend a three-game winning streak in the MIAC were thwarted as St. Thomas lost 1-0 at home to conference leader Carleton (10-3) Wednesday afternoon.
‘It’s the greatest small-college rivalry in the country’
Jim Gagliardi, son of St. John’s University head football coach John Gagliardi, was quoted in a 1989 edition of The Aquin saying this about the annual Tommie-Johnnie football game. Twenty years later, his sentiments ring true as St. Thomas prepares for the trip to Collegeville, Minn., where another chapter in the historic rivalry will be written.
Tommie-Johnnie rivalry starts with Ignatius O’Shaughnessy
The Tommie-Johnnie football game is something that students look forward to year after year. But some students may not be aware of the history behind the two teams.
The rivalry dates back to 1901 when Ignatius O’Shaughnessy began his freshman year at St. John’s. He and a group of his friends had a beer bust in the woods and were dismissed from the school.
Ignatius O’Shaughnessy’s 88-year-old son, Larry O’Shaughnessy, explained how his father ended up at St. Thomas.
Men’s golf ends season with fourth place finish
Freshman John Young tied for first to lead the men’s golf team to a fourth place finish out of 20 teams Sunday at the Twin Cities Classic.
Weather cut the 54-hole tournament down to a single 18-hole round, and Young’s score of 70 topped a 120-man field.
Men’s CC gets first at St. Kate’s
The men’s cross country team took first place out of three teams Saturday at the St. Kate’s Invitational. St. Thomas placed five runners in the top eight to beat Luther and Hamline.
Women’s soccer now 6-0 in MIAC, tied with Concordia
Goals by junior Lexie Fisher and sophomore Ale Wicka led the women’s soccer team to a 2-1 win over St. Olaf Saturday on South Campus.
Business clubs battle in kickball tournament
After weeks of trash talk and club promotion, the first business club kickball tournament kicked off Friday afternoon at Merriam Park in St. Paul.
With a traveling trophy and bragging rights on the line, the table was set for serious kickball and inter-club competition.
Members from the Financial Management Association (FMA), American Marketing Association (AMA), Accounting Club, Delta Sigma Pi, Entrepreneurial Society and Real Estate Society played in the round robin tournament.
Intramural football power rankings – week three
Monday/Wednesday league’s top 10
1. Team Bro’s
2. Zulu Nation
3. Pimpin Ain’t Brees-y
4. The Southern Renegades
5. Cherry Po