The Blue Ox rugby club clinched the championship Sunday afternoon after edging out Viterbo University (3-0) in the Minnesota Division III tournament at the Eagan Community Center in Eagan, Minn.
Women’s soccer runs unbeaten streak to 10
The women’s soccer team ran its unbeaten streak to 10 games as the Tommies rode senior Erin Spranger’s goal to a 1-0 win over visiting Wisconsin-Oshkosh Sunday.
Intramural football power rankings – week four
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
Men’s soccer snap 11-game winless streak against Gustavus
The men’s soccer team snapped an 11-game winless streak against Gustavus with a 2-1 overtime win at home Saturday.
Volleyball goes 3-1 over the weekend
The volleyball team went 3-1 over the weekend at the Wisconsin-Oshkosh tournament. St. Thomas had wins over Lakeland College, Bethel University and number No. 6- ranked Carthage College. The Tommies took a 2-1 set lead over Oshkosh in the final match, but eventually fell in the fifth set to the No. 1-ranked Titans. Senior Kyley …
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.