The Carleton College volleyball team hit the road for its first match of the MIAC season but unfortunately fell short against nationally-ranked (No. 10) Gustavus Adolphus College (25-17, 25-22, 25-20) on Wednesday evening in Saint Peter.

Meg Mathison was the runner-up in the 321-racer field at the St. Olaf Invitational, helping the Knights finish second in the 23-team field. In recognition of this exceptional performance, she was named MIAC Women’s Cross Country Athlete-of-the-Week.

For the second time already on the season, Donson Cook-Gallardo earned MIAC Men’s Cross Country Athlete-of-the-Week honors.

Ziyi Wang finished two strokes off the pace, placing second at the D3 Classic golf tournament, and in doing so earned MIAC Women’s Golf Athlete-of-the-Week honors.

This weekend the Carleton College men’s golf team competed in the Saint John’s Fall Invitational held at Blackberry Ridge Golf Course and Greystone Golf Club. In an extremely strong field—including three top-25 DIII teams and four others receiving votes—the Knights struggled with strong winds and long fescue on both courses, finishing the tournament 15th out of 17 teams.

Juniors Ziyi Wang and Ayumi Sakamoto finished second and third, respectively, as Carleton won its own D3 Classic event by 14 shots.