Sports

Davis excited for upcoming rowing season

by Dan Miller
Published October 9, 2003

Minnesota rowing coach Wendy Davis said it plainly. She is more excited about this year than any of the other three years she has been with the Gophers. And she has reason to be. Rowing is beginning its...

Wrestlers pre-ranked third

Published October 9, 2003

Minnesota's wrestling team is ranked third in TheWrestlingMall.com preseason team rankings. The Gophers are coming off a three-year stretch in which they have captured three straight Big Ten championships,...

Rowers sweep the competition at Head of Mississippi regatta

by Dan Miller
Published October 6, 2003

The Mississippi River turned into a raceway Saturday afternoon as Minnesota's rowing team hosted the Head of the Mississippi regatta. And the track was full, with boats from all over the state getting...

Women’s hockey routs Aurora 10-0 at Ridder Arena

Published October 6, 2003

Minnesota's women's hockey team opened the 2003-04 campaign with a 10-0 exhibition win over the Aurora Panthers on Sunday at Ridder Arena. The Gophers scored two goals in the first period, two in the second...

Plasencia: 12th place is a ‘stepping stone’

by Lou Raguse
Published September 29, 2003

If Minnesota's men's cross-country team learned two things Saturday at the Roy Griak Invitational, they are that Kip Kangogo really "can go-go," and Wisconsin once again will be a tough team to beat in...

Women’s cross country finishes 19th at Griak

by Lou Raguse
Published September 29, 2003

On the bright side, Minnesota's women's cross-country team was vocal; redshirt freshman Emily Brown continued her solid running, and senior captain Anita Menden finished the race. But the team was hoping...

Buergis-Reddy finish second at Leary Invitational

Published September 29, 2003

Minnesota's women's tennis doubles duo of Angela Buergis and Nischela Reddy took second place Sunday at the 7th annual Cissie Leary Invitational in Philadelphia, Pa. The sixth-seeded Minnesota team upset...

Former track coach Griak’s accolades span four decades

by Lou Raguse
Published September 26, 2003

Earlier this week, in the wake of the fire that took the lives of three University students, Roy Griak told his track and field class to think of something beautiful they saw on their way to school. The...

Four swimmers to be inducted

Published September 26, 2003

Minnesota's men's and women's swimming and diving programs will induct four former swimmers, Del Cerney, Sean Quackenbush, Olga Splichalova Espinosa and Kim (Wilson) Williams, into the University's aquatic...

Cross-country teams ready for annual Griak Invitational

by Lou Raguse
Published September 25, 2003

Minnesota's men's cross-country coach Steve Plasencia described his team going into Saturday's Roy Griak Invitational meet as "Carlson-less." Running their second meet without senior Andrew Carlson, who...