Carleton Knights

18-year-old Carole Pushing won 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.[5]

The women's golf program started in 1998-1999.[6] The Knights won MIAC championships in 2014 and 2017.[7]

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 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 the Year for the 2018-19 season.[8]

The men's golf program started with a dual meet against the University of Minnesota in 1933.[9]

Wally Ulrich won the NCAA individual national championship in men's golf in 1943 and the Midwest Conference title in 1947.[10] Carleton men won 5 out of the first 6 MWC team championships, from 1934 to 1939, and 6 more from 1950 to 1974.[11]

The men's cross country program started with a dual meet against St. Olaf in 1913.[12]

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.[13][14][15]

Carleton's men’s cross country team won the 1980 NCAA Division III Championship.[13][16] The team has participated in the Championship 21 times.[12] 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.[17][18]

The men's track team has scored points at the NCAA Championships 8 times at the national indoor meet and 25 times at the national outdoor meet.[19]

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.[13][15]

The Carleton's women's cross country team has participated in the NCAA Division III Championship 18 times since 1985.[20] They have won 11 MIAC championships, in 1991, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019.[13][21]

Both 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.[22]

Laird Stadium has hosted the NCAA D-III Outdoor Championship track meet in 1984, 1988, and 1995.[19]

Carleton played its first game against the University of Minnesota in 1883. Carleton won the rugby style football game 4–2.[23]

The Knights have won two MIAC football conference championships, in 1924 and 1992.[24] 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.[25]

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 the game gets the Goat Trophy, which was first awarded in 1931.[26] Sports Illustrated wrote about the undefeated 1954 team's game vs. St. Olaf and covered the 1962 St. Olaf at Carleton game.[27][28]