The Minnesota Daily

Three U wrestlers take 3rd at NCAAs

by Allison Younge
Published March 31, 1997

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Gophers 142 pounder Jason Davids had trouble sleeping after a disheartening 10-4 loss in the NCAA semifinals to Indiana's Roger Chandler. For the third time this season, Chandler's...

Wrestlers take third at NCAA championships

by Allison Younge
Published March 31, 1997

CEDAR FALLS Iowa -- One single point was the difference for the Gophers' third place trophy at the NCAA wrestling tournament held at Northern Iowa's UNI-Dome. "One of our goals was to bring something...

nd of the road:

by Todd Zolecki
Published March 31, 1997

INDIANAPOLIS -- Years from now this Gophers men's basketball team will be remembered. Not because it lost to Kentucky 78-69 in the Final Four, but because it got there in the first place. And that accomplishment...

Kentucky’s full-court press takes Gophers out of their game plan

Published March 31, 1997

For once, the media was right -- partially, at least. Kentucky's press was written about in magazines, newspapers and seemingly even in school textbooks. It was talked about on four-hour television specials,...

Seniors remembered by work ethic

by Michael Rand
Published March 31, 1997

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Dan Woog left the locker room at Van Andel Arena, his vision clouded by tears. The Gophers hockey team had lost to Michigan 7-4 in the NCAA West Regional, and Woog, hair slicked...

Jury says former gym coach should get $675,000 damages

by Jodi Compton
Published March 31, 1997

Former University gymnastics coach Katalin Deli finally won a suit against the University when a jury awarded her $675,000 over what they agreed was a broken promise. Deli said that Chris Voelz, the women's...

Tourney features highs, lows for Gophers

by Allison Younge
Published March 31, 1997

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The NCAA wrestling tournament produced diverse individual outcomes for the Gophers. From the excitement of an overtime victory to the disappointment of an upset loss, the tournament...

Gophers storm Mickey Mouse club

Published March 31, 1997

Lake Buena Vista, Fla. -- During spring break at Walt Disney World in Florida, Mickey Mouse took a back seat to Goldy Gopher -- for a few hours anyway. While thousands of Gophers fans filled the Alamodome...

James gets bittersweet homecoming

by Todd Zolecki
Published March 31, 1997

INDIANAPOLIS -- The homecoming for Gophers forward Courtney James, which he hoped might end with a national championship tonight, became a bittersweet weekend, not only for himself, but for his family. Besides...

Media exploits Haskins’ tattoo policy

by Todd Zolecki
Published March 31, 1997

INDIANAPOLIS -- The days leading to the Final Four gave the media plenty of time to explore every aspect of the Gophers men's basketball team. Once they discovered Coach Clem Haskins' policy against players'...