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U’s Potter eager to run at Drake

by Lou Raguse
Published April 20, 2004

On Saturday at the Carleton Relays, Minnesota senior sprinter Mitch Potter opened his outdoor track and field season with a 200-meter dash. Potter said he was not necessarily supposed to try in the Division...

Double dual brings success

by Kent Erdahl
Published April 19, 2004

As Minnesota's rowing team entered an important Big Ten double dual over the weekend, the team looked to benefit from the talent and depth provided by its mix of experienced junior and senior walk-ons...

‘Objectives met’ in Drake Relay warm-up meet

Published April 19, 2004

Minnesota's men's track and field team cruised to first place at the Carleton Relays on Saturday on the heels of 10 individual wins. But more importantly than winning the Division III meet, the Gophers...

Power surge: HRs dominate series

by Aaron Blake
Published April 19, 2004

The winds were blowing out at Siebert Field on Friday and Saturday, and the first three games of the Minnesota-Penn State baseball series were accordingly decided by home runs. But on Sunday, it was the...

Fielding woes plague teams

by Noah Seligman
Published April 19, 2004

On a Sunday full of fielding misadventures, the final blow was dealt to Minnesota's softball team. In the first game of the day's double-header, the Gophers (27-15, 7-5 Big Ten) took advantage of seven...

Eight-game homestand continues with two Big Ten foes

by Noah Seligman
Published April 16, 2004

The Hoosier state is famous for basketball but unknown as a haven for softball. So far this season, Indiana (23-23, 0-6 Big Ten) and Purdue (23-17, 0-6) have done little to change that image. Minnesota's...

U looking for a return to victories

by Kent Erdahl
Published April 16, 2004

No more tuneups. No more borrowed equipment. No more excuses. Minnesota's rowing team will be sorting and discarding any unneeded baggage before it departs for Bloomington, Ind., this weekend for a double...

Carleton Relays a chance to ‘tuneup’

Published April 16, 2004

After spending the last three weeks flying from Raleigh, N.C., to Austin, Texas, to Eugene, Ore., most of Minnesota's men's track and field team is staying close to home this weekend. On Saturday, the...

U taking it one series at a time

by Aaron Blake
Published April 16, 2004

After Wednesday's 3-2, 10-inning win over South Dakota State, Minnesota baseball coach John Anderson noted that, at this point in the Big Ten season, most of the teams look pretty even. Accordingly, his...

Gophers rebound to earn a split with Concordia-St. Paul

by Noah Seligman
Published April 15, 2004

In preparation for a doubleheader against Division II Concordia-St. Paul, Minnesota's softball team looked to score runs early in the game. The Gophers (25-14, 5-3 Big Ten) did just that, but they had...