Summer Olympics – The Argonaut

Bjorn Bergvall and Peder Lunde Jr. practicing before the Olympics, with the Naples, Italy, behind them | Courtesy of Bjorn Bergvall

How Bjorn Bergvall sailed to Olympic gold before coming to the University of Idaho

A wild ride for two young Norwegian men in 1960

Cody Roberts11.29.2021

Bjorn Bergvall hung over a blue sea with Naples, Italy, behind him. From the trapeze of his sailboat, he could almost see the wind. The water changed color just before the gusts reached him. His friend and the skipper of the dinghy, Peder Lunde Jr., sat […]

Alumni: Cycling to Gold

Tess Fox08.18.2016

Former Vandal Kristin Armstrong won her third straight Olympic Gold Medal in the women’s individual time trial Aug. 10 in Rio de Janeiro. A day later, she turned 43. “I […]

From starting pistol to theater stage

Kaitlin Moroney09.24.2012

Whether she is running on the track at the Olympics or acting on the stage at University of Idaho’s Hartung Theater, Angela Whyte gives the same amount of dedication.