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After redshirting a year ago, Thorn back in full force

Published December 8, 2008

Mike Thorn admits it âĂ„Ă® redshirting last season was a drag. âĂ„ĂşThere were a couple times when I was getting kind of bored,âĂ„Ăą the sophomore said. It didnâĂ„Ă´t help that...

Gophers get off to strong start at Ohio State

Published December 7, 2008

The Ohio State Invitational this past weekend saw strong performances from both the Minnesota menâĂ„Ă´s and womenâĂ„Ă´s swimming and diving teams, but it was clear Saturday that the women had...

Gophers take third at Las Vegas Invitational

Published December 7, 2008

Yogi BerraâĂ„Ă´s famous utterance, âĂ„ĂşIt ainâĂ„Ă´t over âÄòtil itâĂ„Ă´s over,âĂ„Ăą apparently doesnâĂ„Ă´t apply universally. At least not in wrestling. Minnesota...

Invite should be good prep for Big Ten, NCAAs

Published December 4, 2008

After a long Thanksgiving weekend, the Minnesota menâĂ„Ă´s and womenâĂ„Ă´s swimming and diving teams will be jumping into competition again this weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Both teams will compete...

Gophers have eye on the prize: a national championship

Published December 4, 2008

Most coaches avoid talking about the future. They donâĂ„Ă´t bother with hype and get prickly every time they field a question about expectations. Minnesota assistant wrestling coach Joe Russell apparently...

Minnesota handles foes at Northern Quads

Published November 30, 2008

After two weeks of competing unattached, it looks like the Minnesota wrestling team was ready to debut as a team. The Gophers opened their 2008-09 season with dominant dual meet victories Saturday against...

Thorn earns Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors

Published November 25, 2008

Sophomore Mike Thorn has burst out of the gates in 2008 for the University of Minnesota wrestling team. Individual titles in the 141-pound bracket at the Bison Open and last weekendâĂ„Ă´s Kaufman-Brand...

Rombough earns third All-American honors

Published November 24, 2008

Minnesota menâĂ„Ă´s cross country coach Steve Placensia said he could tell when he looked in Chris RomboughâĂ„Ă´s eyes that the senior was ready to go Monday at the NCAA championship in Terre...

Unattatched once more, Gophers face stiff competition in Nebraska

Published November 23, 2008

Minnesota wrestlers crammed into cars and hotels again this weekend as they wrestled unattached at the Nebraska-Omaha Open on Saturday. This was the final time this season that each member of the team...

Same place, two different roads to get there

Published November 23, 2008

Although both the Minnesota menâĂ„Ă´s and womenâĂ„Ă´s cross country teams earned automatic bids to todayâĂ„Ă´s NCAA championship, the two teams have used very different means to get to...

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