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Sophomore Hassan Mead runs in a meet last season. He and the Gophers will run in the Griak this weekend.

Gophers expecting crowded races at Griak

Published September 26, 2008

Minnesota womenâÄôs cross country coach Gary Wilson had his runners doing something unusual to prepare his Gophers for this SaturdayâÄôs Roy Griak Invitational âÄî falling down...

Minn. trying to stay patient entering third week on the road

Published September 26, 2008

For the third weekend in a row, the University of Minnesota womenâÄôs golf team is on the road. The team will participate in the Badger Invitational this weekend hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison....

Both men and women take to the road

Published September 26, 2008

Gophers menâÄôs tennis is getting first-time tournament action this weekend in Evanston, Ill. at the Northwestern Invitational, and the action is all for the freshmen. Minnesota will send four...

Fall softball coming to Jane Sage Cowles

Published September 25, 2008

The University of Minnesota womenâÄôs softball team steps onto the field this weekend in the annual Fall Invitational. The Gophers, following a 29-16 season last spring, will play four games at...

Fall teams feeding off of one another’s success

Published September 25, 2008

At this time last season, the Minnesota soccer team was hovering around .500, the football team was well on its way to its worst season since 1983 and the volleyball team was 9-3, and just more than a...

Golf not all about being on the course

Published September 23, 2008

At 6:30 a.m., the Minnesota womenâÄôs golf team is at Mariucci Arena or playing basketball at Bierman Field Athletic Building. The game of golf may not include running, but golf training does....

Senior midfielder Kelsey Hood works to get the ball away from an opponent. Hood recieved Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors after she helped Minnesota to a 2-0 weekend and a 10-0 overall start to the season.

Tubby Smith’s nephew killed in Massachusetts

Published September 23, 2008

Tubby SmithâÄôs nephew was killed in a Massachusetts apartment early Sunday morning. William L. Smith, 19, was stabbed in the chest around 2 a.m. Sunday after a fight broke out in an off-campus...

For 33 years, Roy Griak led the Minnesota cross country team.  And for the last 13 seasons, he has served as an administrative assistant. The Gophers host the Griak Invitational this week, named in the former coach’s honor.

Cross country legend prepares for Griak

Published September 23, 2008

In terms of dedication and loyalty to a single university, even Penn StateâÄôs Joe Paterno barely holds a candle to legendary Gophers coach Roy Griak. Entering his 46th season with Minnesota âÄî...

Women take fifth at Mary Fossum Invite

Published September 22, 2008

The UniversityâÄôs womenâÄôs golf team beat three Big Ten teams this past weekend. The Gophers took fifth place in the Mary Fossum Invitational in East Lansing, Mich . They were in fourth...

James has high hopes as women face tougher foes

Published September 19, 2008

The Minnesota womenâÄôs golf team will face tougher competition compared to last weekend. The Gophers head back to Michigan to compete in the Mary Fossum Invitational in East Lansing, Mich. The...

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