On the same weekend that Tiger Woods won his sixth consecutive stroke-play tournament, the St. Olaf mens golf team finished in a tie for sixth at the MIAC championships.
While defeating nationally fifth ranked UW-Eau Claire may have seemed like a far-fetched feat for any team, the St. Olaf womens soccer team held on for a 1-0 upset victory on Saturday in Eau Claire.
Searching for answers following a scoring draught of three games and a record of 0-3-1 in their previous four games, the St. Olaf mens soccer team found what they needed Wednesday: Their first conference win and, more importantly, some confidence.
The St. Olaf College football team made history last Saturday, defeating Gustavus 41-13 in St. Peter. The 2006 Oles are the first football team in school history to defeat Gustavus four years in a row. They are also the first Ole football team to win five games in September.
It was a scene that would have been better recognized as the clichéd sports movie: the dreadful beginnings, the astonishing turnaround and finally, the emotional, exhilarating finish.
Both the mens and womens cross country teams placed sixth at their respective races this past weekend, but as it turns out, that is where the similarities between the two meets come to an end.
