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The Minnesota Daily

Gophers finish 12th as hosts to NCAA championships

by Ryan Schuster
Published March 31, 1997

Over the weekend, the usually quiet University Aquatic Center was transformed into a loud, raucous arena during the men's NCAA swimming and diving championships. Throngs of people packed into the building...

Gophers take 4th at Big Ten championships

by Susan Filkins
Published March 31, 1997

For a mere 30 seconds on March 23, Iowa men's gymnastics coach Tom Dunn thought his team had pulled out an upset and won the Big Ten championship at the Sports Pavilion. Heavily favored Ohio State had...

ophers get a quiet ending to an emotional season

by Michael Rand
Published March 31, 1997

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Ryan Trebil, a seldom-used freshman defenseman on the Gophers hockey team, haphazardly wrapped black tape around a box holding the team's portable stereo March 23 after Minnesota's...

State lawmakers considerfunding, saving and hazing

by Chris Vetter
Published March 31, 1997

Gopher pride swept every inch of the state during the past few weeks, and the marble halls of the state Capitol were no exception. The full House of Representatives joined with Goldy Gopher and members...

Knaeble takes a title at Big Tens

by Susan Filkins
Published March 31, 1997

When junior Mindy Knaeble finished her nearly flawless balance beam routine at the Big Ten championships, she was met by Gophers assistant coach Meg Stephenson, who embraced her in a hug. It had been...

aint the town

by Joe Carlson
Published March 31, 1997

Like the mythical Jack Frost dotting the leaves and rooftops of America with his intricate patterns of frost, graffiti writers emerge at night and leave their squiggly marks on their world. But then again,...

Softball team gets swept by spartans

Published March 31, 1997

The Gophers softball team, which finished second in the Big Ten with a 17-6 record last season, got off to a slow start in conference play this weekend by getting swept in a three-game series at Michigan...

Coach is happy with end to long season

by Ryan Schuster
Published March 31, 1997

Gophers women's swimming coach Jean Freeman's words about her team's performance at the NCAA championships summed up the story of the meet. She was clearly pleased, but the occasional cracking of her...

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...

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