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68-871: All students must participate in physical education or athletic activities to fulfill graduation requirements. Carleton's biggest athletic rival is St. Olaf College , located across the Cannon River on the other side of Northfield. The Knights and the Oles contest six trophies in yearly matchups. The first trophy, The Goat, was created in 1913 and goes to the winning men's basketball team. Carleton competes in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports (9 for men and 9 for women): Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field and volleyball. 18-year-old Carole Pushing won

136-429: A corporation and bought land and four buildings (old Northfield schoolhouses) for the school. Muus came under scrutiny after a divorce case revealed extensive acts of domestic abuse . He fell out of favor with many of his predecessors, but the school did not officially denounce his abuses. St. Olaf's School opened on January 8, 1875, at its first site under the leadership of its first president, Thorbjorn N. Mohn,

204-545: A dozen recordings. The choir performs in the nationally broadcast annual St. Olaf Christmas Festival, along with the St. Olaf Orchestra and four of the college's other choirs. Other student musical ensembles include The St. Olaf Handbell Choir, Chapel Choir, Cantorei, Manitou Singers, Viking Chorus, Collegiate Chorale, Philharmonia, Norseman Band, and many smaller vocal and instrumental ensembles. There are also student-run music ensembles at St. Olaf: Valhalla Band, Naknefeler Orchestra, and

272-629: A dual meet against St. Olaf in 1913. Dale Kramer won four NCAA D-III individual championships in two years. He was the cross country champion in 1976 and 1977, as well as the 5,000 meters outdoor track champion in 1977 and 1978. Carleton's men’s cross country team won the 1980 NCAA Division III Championship . The team has participated in the Championship 21 times. The Knights men's runners have won 23 Midwest Conference championships from 1932 to 1982 and 6 MIAC championships, in 1994, 1995, 2002, 2017, 2018, and 2019. The men's track team has scored points at

340-405: A foreign language, society, religion, ethics, mathematical reasoning, race, social science, and natural science. Many of the courses are interdisciplinary. St. Olaf offers 41 different majors for the bachelor of arts degree, five for the bachelor of music degree, and 20 areas of concentration, which are pursued independently of majors. Its most popular majors, based on 2021 graduates, were: As of

408-572: A graduate of Luther College . Herman Amberg Preus , president of the Norwegian Synod , laid the foundation stone of the St. Olaf School on July 4, 1877. In 1887 the Manitou Messenger was founded as a campus magazine and has since evolved into the college's student newspaper, now called the Olaf Messenger . 1887 was also the year that the first female St. Olaf graduate, Agnes Mellby, joined

476-622: A high of 147 in 1892 to 129 in 1893. Also in 1893 the Norwegian Synod voted to cut ties with the college, greatly reducing its income. By the August 1893 board meeting, the college was $ 10,000 in debt. On August 2 the Board of Trustees appointed professor H. T. Ytterboe to travel around the Midwest and collect funds for the college. During this time President Mohn took over Ytterboe's responsibilities managing

544-474: A liturgical architect and St. Olaf professor of art until his death in 2014, designed or assisted in the design of 20 campus buildings. The Center for Art and Dance is a collaborative project with offerings from the art, art history, and dance departments. It houses the Flaten Art Museum and studio spaces dedicated to painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, wood sculpture, digital media, photography, and

612-610: A metal foundry, all named after alumni and educators who contributed to the development of each discipline. The Flaten Art Museum was founded as the Steensland Art Gallery in 1976. In 2002, it was moved to the Center for Art and Dance and renamed to honor Arnold Flaten, a past professor of art, and his family. The museum has a collection of regional, national, and international works and exhibits these as well as faculty and student work. The building underwent significant remodeling in

680-569: A non-secular post-secondary institution in the Lutheran tradition that offered classes in all subjects in both Norwegian and English. The catalyst for St. Olaf's founding was the Reverend Bernt Julius Muus ; he sought out the help of N. A. Quammen and H. Thorson. Together they petitioned their parishes and others to raise money to buy a plot of land on which to build the new institution. The three received around $ 10,000 in pledges, formed

748-454: A pass. The first cases on St. Olaf's campus occurred on November 11, 1918 , and shortly thereafter the college hospital was filled to capacity. Ytterboe Hall was converted into a hospital for the sick once the temporary beds in Hoyme Chapel had filled. St. Olaf officially closed for the year on December 7, due to a rapid rise of influenza cases. Four students died from flu complications. At

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816-415: A school for the children of American missionaries. Thorson Hall was constructed as a men's dormitory in 1948. It was one of four dormitories constructed in the 1940s and 1950s to address an increase in enrollment after World War II. The building is named after Harald Thorson (1841–1920), an early benefactor of the college. A businessman, Thorson owned farms, sold horses and mules, and established banks. He

884-517: A utility-grade wind turbine that supplies up to one-third of the college's electrical needs. Two buildings on the campus are listed on the National Register of Historic Places : Old Main, designed by Long and Haglin; and Steensland Library, designed by Omeyer and Thori. In 2011, Travel+Leisure named St. Olaf one of the most beautiful college campuses in the United States. Edward Sövik ,

952-642: Is also the location of the sacred choral music radio show Sing for Joy . St. Olaf's athletic teams are called the Oles. Their colors are black and gold. The college is a member of the NCAA Division III level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) in most sports since the 1974–75 academic year (of which it

1020-537: Is an annual men's college tennis national collegiate championship sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for teams in Division III . Team, individual, and doubles championships are awarded each year. UC Santa Cruz and Kalamazoo are the most successful men's Division III programs, with seven team titles each. Chicago are the reigning team national champions, winning their second title in 2024. The championship first began in 1976 after

1088-401: Is home to 17 academic and administrative buildings, 29 student residences and 10 athletic facilities. St. Olaf is a residential college; 96% of St. Olaf students reside in one of the 11 residence halls and 18 academic and special interest group houses. Adjacent to campus are 325 acres (132 ha) of restored wetlands, woodlands, and native tall grass prairie owned and maintained by St. Olaf, and

1156-497: Is one of these tempests in a teacup that usually take place once in a while in the springtime on a college campus". Initially, the Northfield Police sent Ytterboe's body to a local landfill, but students retrieved it. Afterward, Ytterboe's head was sent to Minneapolis to be tested for rabies; it tested negative. His body was buried on a slope of Manitou Heights the day after he was shot as a crowd of 2,000 students and members of

1224-699: Is the first responder for campus emergencies. St. Olaf students edit and publish several journals each year, including The Reed , the world's only international undergraduate journal for existential philosophy. St. Olaf's Student Government Association (SGA) finances many student activities and organizations on campus. It operates through 10 branches, each managed by an elected executive: Diversity Celebrations Committee, Volunteer Network, Music Entertainment Committee, Student Activities Committee, Student Organizations Committee, Board of Regents Student Committee, The Pause, After Dark Committee, and Political Awareness Committee. Besides these committees, students can serve in

1292-540: Is the student-operated radio station and the Olaf Messenger (formerly known as the Manitou Messenger) is the student newspaper. The paper changed its name in 2020 in response to concerns of the appropriation of the word "Manitou" from the language of the original inhabitants of the land the college is built on. Other groups include an on-campus organic farm (STOGROW), an improv comedy troupe (Scared Scriptless), and an EMT (emergency medical technician) organization that

1360-544: The Division 3 National Championship in 2011. In 1964, Carleton students named an intramural slow-pitch softball league after Marv Rotblatt , a former Chicago White Sox pitcher. Although traditional intramural softball is still played at Carleton, the name "Rotblatt" now refers to an annual beer softball game that is played with one inning for every year of the school's over 150-year existence. In 1997, Sports Illustrated honored Rotblatt in its "Best of Everything" section with

1428-707: The University of Copenhagen , Denmark , it is one of two internationally significant research facilities devoted to the study of Kierkegaard. The collection began as the private library of Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong , assembled during their complete translation of Kierkegaard's writings into English, the first volume of which received the National Book Award . Subsequent curators of the library were philosophers C. Stephen Evans and, from 1995 to 2022, Gordon D. Marino. NCAA Division III men%27s tennis championships The NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championship

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1496-750: The University of Minnesota in 1883. Carleton won the rugby style football game 4–2. The Knights have won two MIAC football conference championships, in 1924 and 1992. With a 9–1 overall record, the 1992 team was selected to play in the NCAA Division III Football Tournament , losing in the first round to Central College (Iowa) 20–8. Carleton competed in the Midwest Conference from 1922 to 1982 and won 9 conference football championships during that time. Carleton and St. Olaf played their first football game in 1918 and have played each other every year except four since then. The winner of

1564-520: The "Goat Trophy", which was created by Minneapolis dentist Ranthus B. Fouch in 1931. The rivalry between St. Olaf and Carleton began with a Carleton victory over St. Olaf in 1919. A statue of an eagle in Northfield's Civil War Veterans' Memorial (in Bridge Square) is turned to face the college that wins the annual match between the schools. These football teams are also significant for having played

1632-537: The 2020–21 academic year, the student-to-faculty ratio is 12.2 to 1. The Paracollege lasted for 31 years, from 1969 to 2000, and was an individualized, interdisciplinary option for obtaining the Bachelor of Arts degree. The Paracollege program emphasized student-centered education through workshops, colloquia, tutorials, seminars, and senior concentrations. It was replaced by the Center for Integrative Studies, which allows students to design individual majors. According to

1700-830: The DIII Nationals tournament in 2014. In 2017, Vortex again qualified for the national tournament in Kentucky and placed seventh. In 2018, Vortex won the DIII national championship in Rockford, Illinois. After that success, Vortex placed third at the DIII National tournament in College Station, Texas. The St. Olaf Dance Team supports St. Olaf athletic teams (football, men's/women's soccer and basketball) with halftime performances and competes in intercollegiate events every year. It has performed in

1768-553: The Dean of Women and an educator that fall, affectionately known as the Preceptress by those she worked with. Mellby taught English, German, geography, U. S. History, civics, and math, firm in her resolve to see to the well-being of St. Olaf's female population regarding education and housing. She held her position from 1893 until 1909, and continued to work with the college after retiring until her death in 1918. In 1956, Agnes Kittelsby Hall

1836-604: The International Studies program, now known as the Office of International and Off-Campus Studies. After his death in 2010, serious sexual assault allegations from St. Olaf alumni surfaced under the revisions of Title IX Policy concerning Dittmann and other faculty members. The decision to rename the building was made in 2017, following the pattern of campuses around the country questioning the names of buildings dedicated to notable alumni with contentious histories. Mellby Hall

1904-569: The Minnesota Swarm lacrosse team's halftime show and placed third in its division at the 2011 St. Thomas Invitational. St. Olaf is a traditional athletic rival of its crosstown neighbor Carleton College . The annual American football game between the Knights and the Oles was recently dubbed the "Cereal Bowl" in honor of the Malt-O-Meal production facility in Northfield. The annual winner receives

1972-648: The NCAA Championships 8 times at the national indoor meet and 25 times at the national outdoor meet. Anna Prineas won four NCAA D-III women’s titles over 15 months: 3,000 meters indoor track and cross country in 1988, plus the 5,000 and 10,000 meters outdoor track in 1989. The Carleton's women's cross country team has participated in the NCAA Division III Championship 18 times since 1985. They have won 11 MIAC championships, in 1991, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019. Both

2040-700: The National Championship in 2000. The other men's Ultimate team, the Gods of Plastic, won the 2010 and 2012 College Division III Open National Championships, and the other women's Ultimate team, Eclipse, won the College Division III Women's nationals in 2011, 2016, and 2017. The women's rugby team was founded in 1978. Each year the team plays a fall season in the National Small College Rugby Organization . The women's ruggers won

2108-475: The St. Olaf College Common Dataset for the class of 2024, St. Olaf received 5,229 applications, accepted 2,656 (50.8%), and enrolled 727. The middle 50% range of SAT Composite scores for the class of 2024 was 1160–1370, while the ACT Composite range was 25–32. Of the 37% of enrolled first-year students who submitted high school class rank, 39% were in the top tenth of their high school classes and 69% ranked in

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2176-715: The St. Olaf College displays the Coat of arms of Norway , which includes the axe of St. Olaf . The motto Fram! Fram! Kristmenn, Krossmenn , written in New Norwegian , is adapted from the Old Norse battle cry of King Olaf. It means "Forward! Forward! Men of Christ, Men of the Cross". Many Norwegian immigrants arrived in Rice County, Minnesota , and the surrounding area in the late 19th century. Nearly all were Lutheran Christians , and desired

2244-543: The St. Olaf men use safety pins to attach gummy bears to their shorts, which the Carleton runners attempt to rip off. The Howard V. and Edna H. Hong Kierkegaard Library is a research collection dedicated to the work of the 19th-century Danish philosopher and theologian Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), housed at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota . Along with the Søren Kierkegaard Research Center at

2312-484: The Student Senate to vote on issues such as constitutional bylaws changes and dorm capital improvement funds and communicate with college administrators about campus issues. SGA also maintains Oleville.com, a website containing information about student activities. Ytterboe, named after former professor H. T. Ytterboe, was a black dog who became a facet of campus life at St. Olaf in 1942. Fed and cared for by students,

2380-622: The U.S. based on its contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service. St. Olaf was ranked 47th for liberal arts colleges on Payscale.com 's 2016-17 list of highest-paid graduates. More than 250 student organizations are registered at St. Olaf, including academic, athletic, awareness, multicultural, political, religious, service ( Alpha Phi Omega ) and other special interest groups. Club sports include rowing, men's and women's Ultimate Frisbee, men's and women's rugby, men's and women's lacrosse, badminton, cycling, judo, and fencing. KSTO 93.1 FM

2448-621: The Year for the 2018–19 season. The men's golf program started with a dual meet against the University of Minnesota in 1933. Wally Ulrich won the NCAA individual national championship in men's golf in 1943 and the Midwest Conference title in 1947. Carleton men won 5 out of the first 6 MWC team championships, from 1934 to 1939, and 6 more from 1950 to 1974. The men's cross country program started with

2516-455: The administration and the board of regents in return for the cessation of "obstructive demonstration". The St. Olaf protests coincided with a similar occupation at Macalester College . In 2016, students protested the school's policies on sexual harassment through a T-shirt campaign. Students donned grey shirts reading "Ask me how my college is protecting my rapist" to draw attention to the school's sexual misconduct policies. Information about

2584-704: The award, "Longest Intramural Event." St. Olaf College St. Olaf College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota . It was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American pastors and farmers led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus . The college is named after the King and the Patron Saint Olaf II of Norway and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . As of 2024,

2652-620: The beginning of World War II , St. Olaf was not directly involved with the conflict, with the extent of wartime activities including Red Cross drives and a “Bundles for Britain” project. But by the fall of 1942, over 400 undergraduates and alumni were serving overseas. The campus was also ordered to house 600 U.S. Naval recruits for flight training, leading to the conversion of Mohn and Ytterboe Halls from women's dormitories to housing for naval servicemen. Students living in Ytterboe and Mohn Halls were required to move to Agnes Mellby Hall to accommodate

2720-488: The campaign circulated through social media and was soon picked up by local news sources. In response, the Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Education Department launched an investigation into the college's policies. Soon after, the school officially announced an overhaul of its Title IX policies. In 2017, a series of notes containing threats and racial slurs appeared. In response, students protested for systemic changes within

2788-413: The college had 3,074 undergraduate students and 313 faculty members. The campus, including its 430-acre (170 ha) natural lands, is 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Northfield, Minnesota . Northfield is also the home of its neighbor and friendly rival, Carleton College . Between 1995 and 2020, 154 St. Olaf graduates were named Fulbright Scholars and 35 received Goldwater Scholarships . The seal of

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2856-410: The college's finances. Over the next six years faculty and staff saw their salaries reduced, and the number of teaching faculty was reduced from eleven to seven. Ytterboe spent six years traveling the Midwest and was highly effective at fundraising, averaging $ 6,500 per year, mostly in small donations of a dollar or more from farmers and private individuals. By 1897, when the synod reinstated the college,

2924-515: The college. Mellby graduated in 1893. She was the first woman to graduate from a Norwegian Lutheran college in the United States. On June 20, 1889, the school's board of trustees renamed the school St. Olaf College . In 1932, Red Wing Lutheran Seminary was merged into St. Olaf and its Red Wing campus was closed. The Seminary was an independent academic institution from 1879 to 1932. In 1893, St. Olaf faced severe economic difficulties. A national economic depression caused enrollment to drop from

2992-493: The community gathered to pay their respects. Between 50 and 75 students from St. Olaf, accompanied by some Carleton students, occupied the St. Olaf administration building on April 16, 1970, demanding that the school cut ties with the ROTC . Students occupied the building until Friday afternoon, ending their occupation when President Sidney Rand came to an agreement with the leaders of the protest. The school moved forward on votes within

3060-432: The debt was reduced to less than $ 4,000. Historians of the college widely regard Ytterboe's and Mohn's efforts as having saved the college from extinction. Following students' return from Christmas vacation in 1903, an epidemic of scarlet fever broke out on the campus and quickly spread. Twenty-eight out of St. Olaf's approximately three hundred students came down with the highly infectious disease. With no local hospital,

3128-464: The dog became an unofficial mascot. In 1957, Ytterboe the Dog "allegedly" bit the son of a local police officer Peter Morris. In response, Morris sent two officers to St. Olaf's campus to capture the dog. After he evaded capture, police shot Ytterboe on the library hill, in front of students who were studying for finals. In response, St. Olaf and Carleton students protested, gaining local and national coverage. At

3196-681: The early 2000s and was initially dedicated as the Dittmann Complex, honoring Reidar Dittmann. Dittmann was born in Norway in 1922, and spent the better part of his youth working with the Norwegian resistance against the rising Nazi regime until his imprisonment in the Buchenwald concentration camp . After his immigration to the United States, Dittmann joined St. Olaf's faculty as a professor of art and Norwegian in 1947. In 1952 He and Ansgar Sovik co-founded

3264-411: The first squad to have its 5 player lineup place 1–5 on the individual leaderboard—an unprecedented feat and first-time occurrence in the history of NCAA women's golf. To continue their record-breaking performance, 6 of their 9 players received All-Conference honors. They also swept the end-of-season MIAC awards, taking home honors for Player of the Year, Senior of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of

3332-492: The game gets the Goat Trophy, which was first awarded in 1931. Sports Illustrated wrote about the undefeated 1954 team's game vs. St. Olaf and covered the 1962 St. Olaf at Carleton game. At the 2021 NCAA Division III men's tennis championships , Leo Vithoontien won the singles title, while Vithoontien and teammate Xander Zuczek won the doubles title. Carleton offers 25 student-run club sports teams. Ultimate clubs have had

3400-521: The growing threat of global climate change. The St. Olaf strike was organized by the college's Climate Justice Collective (CJC), a group dedicated to increasing campus awareness of climate issues and pushing St. Olaf to divest its endowment from fossil fuel companies. St. Olaf's music program was founded by F. Melius Christiansen in 1903. Its band , choir and orchestra tour the continental United States annually and have made many international tours, typically occurring triennially. The St. Olaf Band

3468-729: The men's and women's a cappella groups: The Limestones , Agnes, and Krossmen . In addition, the Gospel Choir of St. Olaf is one of few Midwest college gospel choirs. These groups are not a part of the college's music program and operate independently. Ensembles founded at St. Olaf include the Minnesota Symphonic Winds, the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, the Copper Street Brass and the a cappella choral groups Cantus , Inpulse, and Magnum Chorum . St. Olaf

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3536-573: The men's and women's cross country teams compete against St. Olaf College runners in the Great Karhu Shoe Race each year. Starting in 1972, runners who aren't appearing at the following weekend's NCAA Central Region Championships race against each other for the trophy, a pair of Karhu shoes. Laird Stadium has hosted the NCAA D-III Outdoor Championship track meet in 1984, 1988, and 1995. Carleton played its first game against

3604-480: The most national success; the school's top men's team, Carleton Ultimate Team (CUT), and women's team, Syzygy, are perennial national contenders in the USA Ultimate College Division I tournaments. CUT has qualified for nationals all but two years since 1989, and won the National Championship in 2001, 2009, 2011, and 2017. Syzygy has qualified for women's nationals all but two years since 1987, and won

3672-591: The naval personnel. King Olav visited the college in 1987 and King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway visited in 2011. Queen Sonja visited the college's campus again in 2022 as part of a tour to celebrate the connections between Norway and Minnesota's Norwegian-American community. She participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Special Collections vault at Rølvaag Memorial Library. St. Olaf has had 12 presidents since its founding: Known as "The Hill", St. Olaf College's 300-acre (120 ha) campus

3740-502: The north wing on the third floor of the Men's Dormitory was used as a makeshift hospital and staffed with two nurses who worked tirelessly to contain the spread of the disease. At the beginning of the spread of the Spanish flu to the United States, St. Olaf went into voluntary quarantine in hopes of avoiding the epidemic, allowing students to leave campus only for emergencies once they had obtained

3808-621: The notes was forged. While the forgery undermined the movement for some, others saw it as a rogue action that did not detract from the progress made. In 2019, St. Olaf students joined over four million people worldwide who participated in the September 2019 climate strikes , a continuation of the school strike for climate movement inspired by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg . On September 20, hundreds of St. Olaf students walked out of class and marched into downtown Northfield , where they joined other Northfield citizens to raise awareness of

3876-482: The only NCAA -sanctioned "Liter Bowl" metric football game in history, which St. Olaf won in 1977. The Great Karhu Shoe Race is an annual rivalry between the cross country teams of Carleton and St. Olaf College. The race was founded in 1972 when Carleton Coach Bill Huyck was in search of a new championship course for the Midwest Conference Meet. St. Olaf coach Bill Thornton agreed to a competition between

3944-413: The protests, an effigy of the officer who shot Ytterboe was hung from a streetlight and burned. The Minnesota highway patrol was called in to control the protest as students continued demonstrating in Northfield. In response to the protests, the chief of police said, "Nobody loves a dog more than I do. We didn't mean to kill him". St. Olaf President Clemens M. Granskou commented, "As far as I could see, this

4012-426: The runners on each team who were not on the varsity top 7 . The varsity athletes were still racing later in the season. The trophy for the 1972 race was a pair of Karhu Shoes worth $ 10. These shoes have remained the trophy to this day. Several traditions exist between the St. Olaf and Carleton runners at the race. As the race typically falls near Halloween, many of the runners will often don costumes. The runners for

4080-457: The school on issues like diversity and inclusion, cultural sensitivity, and hate crimes. As of May 1, 2017, there had been 9 reported acts of hate speech during the school year. By occupying campus buildings, blocking entrances to the cafeteria, and boycotting classes, demonstrators pushed the administration to act on a number of demands. While the protests prompted the administration to reevaluate its policies, an investigation revealed that one of

4148-643: The student body and also inter-college. Notable are the St. Olaf Ultimate teams, The Berzerkers and Durga (team name changed to Vortex in 2015 ), which make an annual trip to a national collegiate tournament (Spring Ultimax) in North Carolina . The women's Ultimate teams have been successful at the national level for many years. In 2011, Durga played at the Division III Nationals tournament in Buffalo, New York , finishing in seventh place. The team also played in

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4216-601: The top quarter. The average high school GPA was 3.68. The 2024 annual ranking by U.S. News & World Report rates St. Olaf 51st among 223 "National Liberal Arts Colleges", 29th among 100 "Best Value Schools", and tied at 27th for "Best Undergraduate Teaching" among 75 ranked liberal arts colleges. Forbes in 2019 rated St. Olaf 116th overall in its America's Top Colleges ranking of 650 military academies, national universities, and liberal arts colleges, and 50th among liberal arts colleges. Washington Monthly ranked St. Olaf 28th in 2022 among 203 liberal arts colleges in

4284-697: The women's individual intercollegiate golf championship in 1958, an event conducted by the Division of Girls' and Women's Sports , which later evolved into the current NCAA women's golf championship. The women's golf program started in 1998–1999. The Knights won MIAC championships in 2014 and 2017. The women's golf program has been ranked #1 in the nation from October 2018 to May 2019 and remained undefeated from April 2017 to May 2019. The team repeated as MIAC champs in 2018, winning by 66 strokes and smashing its own conference tournament 54-hole record by 20 strokes. Carleton made even more history in October 2018 by becoming

4352-945: Was also a member from 1920–21 to 1949–50), while its Alpine and Nordic skiing teams compete as Independents. The Oles competed in the Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC, known as the Midwest Conference since 1994–95) from 1952–53 to 1973–74. St. Olaf competes in 26 intercollegiate varsity sports (13 for men and 13 for women). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, hockey, skiing (Nordic and Alpine), soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, and track & field (indoor and outdoor); women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, ice hockey, skiing (Nordic and Alpine), soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball. Former sports included men's wrestling. St. Olaf also has many student-coached club and intramural teams that compete within

4420-632: Was constructed in 1938 to meet the needs of the growing female student population overflowing from Ladies' Hall, the first female dormitory competed in 1879, and Mohn Hall, completed in 1912. The building is dedicated to 1893 alumna Agnes Theodora Mellby, the first woman to graduate from St. Olaf. Born in Christiania, Norway in 1870, Mellby immigrated with her family to the U.S. in 1871 and settled in New Richland, Minnesota. After finishing her Academy (1891) and College (1893) studies at St. Olaf, she returned as

4488-474: Was constructed with rooms for 164 women as an adjacent wing to the Gertrude Hilleboe Hall. It was an all-women's dormitory until St. Olaf residence halls became co-ed. The building is named after Agnes Kittelsby, St. Olaf class of 1900. Like many St. Olaf alumnae, Kittelsby taught various subjects at the college after her graduation. In 1914, she moved to China and established American School Kikungshan,

4556-524: Was instrumental in establishing St. Olaf's School (as it was first named), choosing the initial 30-acre (12 ha) plot of land and authorizing the first payment for it. He later served as a member of the original Board of Trustees. Thorson's will bequeathed most of his estate to St. Olaf under the stipulation that the money be used for the construction of a new building, Thorson Hall. Before graduating, St. Olaf students complete 15-18 required courses in general education credits, including courses in writing,

4624-580: Was the first American college musical organization to conduct a concert tour abroad when it traveled to Norway in 1906. It was awarded The American Prize in Band/Wind Ensemble Performance, 2021, in the college/university (smaller program) division. The St. Olaf Choir was founded in 1907 as the St. John's Lutheran Church Choir in Northfield, a collegiate ensemble. It has toured Europe several times, as well as China, Korea , and Australia, performing before heads of state and producing more than

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