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Steeplechase event wet, grueling task on the track

by Ben Goessling
Published May 1, 2003

On the surface, it looks harmless enough: running, jumping and splashing in puddles. Just like you used to do when you were a kid, right? Not quite. The steeplechase, perhaps track and field's most peculiar...

Cornhuskers’ bats too much for Gophers baseball

by Anthony Maggio
Published May 1, 2003

Down 2-1 in the fifth before tying the game, Nebraska scored a run in the sixth, two in the seventh and three in the eighth to put the game out of reach.

Unorthodox recruiting method brings Reddy to U

by Aaron Blake
Published April 29, 2003

An e-mail and amateur video brought Hyderabad, India, native Nischela Reddy to the University of Minnesota. The coaches brought her footwork up to par, and with help, Reddy has now brought Minnesota to...

Softball finally clinches spot in Big Ten tournament

Published April 28, 2003

Wins over Penn State and Ohio State mean Minnesota will be in the tournament field for the first time since 1999.

Rowers top UCLA, look to Big Ten championships

Published April 28, 2003

With a beginning of a new rivalry and a new boat for her athletes, coach Wendy Davis hopes this is the start of a new era for Minnesota's rowing team. In their last race before the Big Ten championships,...

Potter’s first Drake showing memorable

by Ben Goessling
Published April 28, 2003

Say this for All-American sprinter Mitch Potter: He certainly has a flair for the dramatic. Potter, who stayed behind each of the last two years because of injuries when Minnesota's men's track and field...

Tennis teams fall short in finals

Published April 28, 2003

WBy Aaron Blake hile Minnesota's men's tennis team battled Illinois on Northwestern's campus Sunday, the Gophers' women's tennis team was doing battle with the Wildcats on Illini soil. Confused? All said,...

Drake Relays underway in Des Moines

Published April 25, 2003

Minnesota's women's track and field team began competition at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, and several of the team's distance runners scored personal bests. Senior Jill Field and...

Softball set for crucial four-game home weekend

Published April 25, 2003

Minnesota plays host to Ohio State and Penn State at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium.

Track and field teams set for Drake Relays

by Ben Goessling
Published April 24, 2003

After two and a half seasons with Minnesota's men's track and field team, seven-time All-American sprinter Mitch Potter will finally get his chance to run at this weekend's Drake Relays. Potter has been...