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l5i1 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN'S INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Directory

Administrative and Support Staff

Director Vivian Barfield 373-2253 Fundraising Coordinator Barbara Stowe 373-2481 Sports Information Director Carol Van Dyke 376-5259 Assistant Sports Information Director Tom Byrd 376-5259 Athletic Trainer Leah Wollen burg 376-5039 Assistant Athletic Trainer Dusty Rippelmeyer 376-5039 Event Coordinator Barb Kalvik 376-2566 Business Manager Nancy Adams 373-2255 Administrative Assistant Kathy Surridge 373-2255 Administrative Intern Marlys Schmidt 373-2255 Secretary To The Director Deb Walker 373-2253 Department Secretaries Sharon Blizen 373-2255 Betty Anderson 373-2255

Coaching Staff

Tennis Ellie Peden 376-5378 Softball Linda Wells 376-5287 Field Hockey Ruth Christianson 373-5145 Gymnastics Katalin and Gabor Deli 376-3490 Cross Country Mike Lawless 376-5288 Swimming Jean Freeman 373-5145 Diving Frank Oman 373-5145 Golf Bob Kieber 376-5378 Volleyball Linda Wells 376-5287 Basketball Ellen Mosher 376-5435 Track and Field Mike Lawless 376-5288

Central Office Group for the University of Minnesota

C. Peter Magrath, President Donald Brown, Vice President for Finance Robert Stein, Vice President for Administration and Planning Frank Wilderson, Vice President for Student Affairs AI Link, Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs Lyle French, Vice President for Health Sciences Stanley Kegler, Vice President for Institutional Relations

Board of Regents

Charles Casey Charles McGuiggan William Dosland Wenda Moore, Chair Erwin Goldfine Lloyd Peterson Lauris Krenik Mary Schertler Robert Latz Neil Sherburne David Lebedoff Michael Unger Contents

Our Message To You ...... Page 4 Vivian Barfield-Director ...... 5 C. Peter Magrath-President ...... 6 Robert Stein-Vice President ...... 6 Assembly Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics ...... 7 Patty Berg Development Fund ...... 8 Barbara Stowe-Fundraising Coordinator ...... 9 Minnesota Honors Its Athletes ...... 10 AIAW ...... 11 Field Hockey ...... 12 Cross Country ...... 14 Track and Field ...... 16 Swimming and Diving ...... 18 Gymnastics ...... 20 Basketball ...... 22 Tennis ...... 24 Golf ...... 26 Volleyball ...... 28 Softball ...... 30 Meet The Staff ...... 32 Ticket Information ...... 35 Spotlight On The " U" ...... 36 To The News Media ...... 38 1978-79 Sports Results ...... 39

Equal Opportunity

The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, creed , color, sex, national origin or handicap. OUR MESSAGE TO YOU

Women's Intercollegiate Athletics is coming of age at the University of Minnesota as a result of commitments made both by the University's leadership and the Minnesota Legislature.

Since 1975 when we became a full-fledged department we have experienced a number of significant changes: a competent coaching staff has shifted from part time to full-time status, we have arranged a challenging competitive schedule for the ten varsity sports, and a support services group was added to complement the staff.

And now - where traditionally little or nothing was offered - the women's athletic program provides young women with a top-notch competitive and learning experience.

Athletics teach not so much fact, as attitudes of achievement and success. Living in a competitive society a young woman should be able to perceive in her self-image how competition and aggressiveness contribute to her womanliness. Women who have had the experience of teamwork, the experience of performing, and learning how to win and lose, develop a strong sense of identity and value personal achievement.

The mission of the Department is to enrich the quality of life for people in Minnesota, particularly young women students, through experience in sport. Implicit in this statement is the understanding that the strength of the program resides with our ability to encourage academic excellence first, while providing highly skilled women with a way to fully develop their athletic talents. We are firmly committed to this goal.

We hope you will share our enthusiasm, become interested in our program, and be as supportive of the emerging female athlete as we are. See you at the game.

4 DR. VIVIfiH BARFIELD DIRECTOR

Dr. Vivian Barfield was appointed the first fulltime Director of the young Women's Intercollegiate Athletics Department in September, 1976 following a nationwide search . Now in her fourth year as Director, Barfield has worked ceaselessly to increase the competitive athletic opportunities for women at the University of Minnesota.

Her goal is to increase public awareness and support of the Gopher women's athletics program, and her calendar is full. Barfield travels throughout the state speaking at civic and service organizations, award banquets, kick offs, television and radio shows, and varied seminars for educators and professional groups. In addition to these public relations activities, and the administration of her Department and its ten-sport program, she has worked to bolster the Patty Berg Development Fund, from which grants-in-aid are awarded to Minnesota student athletes.

Barfield earned B.S. degrees in history and health and physical education from the University of Houston in 1966, and received Masters degree in 1969, also from Houston. She took her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in teacher education and educational administration from the University of New Mexico in 1972.

The Houston native has been a frequent lecturer and instructor in recent years. She taught a graduate course in athletic administration at Adelphi University in Garden City, N. Y. last summer, and has made extensive presentations on women's sports, their rights and roles in contemporary society. She also has authored articles on fundraising and athletic administration for professional magazines.

Barfield's accomplishments have earned her a place in Who's Who in American Women, Personalities of the West and Midwest, Notable Americans of 1978-79, Dictionary of International Biography and Community Leaders and Noteworthy Americans. She's active in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, a number of women's political and service organizations, college athletic directors and educators' associations, and serves as a deacon of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis.

Barfield makes judicious use of her leisure time as well. She most enjoys spending time with people, particularly with her daughter Nancy and son Lowry. She likes to cook and sew, and enjoys sailing, mountain climbing, tennis and racquetball.

5 C. PETER MAGRATH PRESIDEtiT

The University of Minnesota continues to enjoy a national reputation as an instituion offering a diversity of educational experiences to its students. While service and research are an important part of the educational offerings of the University, so too, are the athletic programs. The Women's Intercollegiate Athletic program provides students with an opportunity to participate in a fine intercollegiate athletic program, acquiring skills and attitudes that w ill serve them well throughout their lives. The University of Minnesota takes pride in the acomplishments of the intercollegiate athletic programs on its campuses.

ROBERT fl. STEitl VICE·PRESIDEtiT

Women's Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Minnesota has rapidly developed into a successful, diverse program that is a source of pride to the University community and the state of Minnesota. Each year, the women student athletes distinguish themselves more keenly in state, regional, and national contests.

The ten-sport program offers the student-athletes a unique educational experience. In addition to developing their natural athletic talents, they are challenged to mature as competitors, team-members, and students. The academic achievements of the young women in the program reflect the high standards set in athletic competition and serve as one more reason for the University's pride in them.

The Women's Intercollegiate Athletic program looks forward to further success and development in the immediate future by continuing to educate and train young women of exceptional ability and by encouraging in them the pursuit of excellence that has characterized their efforts thus far. Women's athletics at Minnesota is growing and invites talented student-athletes to be a part of the program during these challenging years.

6 MARIOH FREEMAH ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE OH IHTERCOUEGIATE ATHLETICS

The Assembly Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics (ACIA) exercises faculty control over both intercollegiate athletic programs at the University of Minnesota . The ACIA, comprised of faculty, students and alumni is "under authority of the Twin Cities Assembly and subject to specific limitations which may be imposed by the Twin Cities Assembly."* On behalf of the Twin Cities Campus, the ACIA is responsible for formulation of all policy matters and for supervision of implementation of such policy on intercollegiate athletics including all matters of eligibility of students, scheduling of contests, awards, policies concerning tickets to intercollegiate contests and pricing of such tickets.

"The Committee shall promote high standards in athletic affairs, study and review all changes in rules, regulations, policies or legislative matters affecting the conduct of the intercollegiate programs of the Twin Cities Campus, and make recommendations to the Assembly, to the President, and to the Faculty Representatives for Intercollegiate Athletics. It shall have the power to approve all schedules of freshmen and varsity team events from the Twin Cities Campus."*

Chairing the ACIA since 1977 has been Marion Freeman . Freeman , an assistant professor with the Student Counseling Bureau and the Office of Student Financial Aid, Office for Student Affairs has served on the Committee since 1974. In addition to serving on numerous sub-committees of the ACIA, Freeman also has served on the University Task Force on Women's Programs, Coffman Union Board of Governors, University Child Care Task Force, Committee on the Handicapped, Office for Student Affairs Committee on Promotion and Tenure, Minnesota Union Coordinating Board and the Committee on Social Responsibility in Investments.

Joining Freeman on the Assembly Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics for 1979-80 are: Barbara Banoff, Vivian Barfield (ex-officio), Keith Buckley, Paul Giel (ex-officio) , Chet Grygar (ex-officio), Robert Jordon, March Krotee, Sander Latts, Merle Loken (ex-officio), Charles Scott, R. Ellen Prell-Foldes and Robert Stein (ex-officio). The alumni representatives are Fritz Rohkohl and Ron Simons. At the time of this printing, the two student members had not been selected.

*Handbook: A compilation of Rules and Operational Procedures. The University Senate and The Twin Cities Campus Assembly. Revised 1979.

7 Thcz Patty Bczrg Dczvczlopmcznt Fund

The Patty Berg Development Fund was established in 1974 as a means to provide scholarships for an increasing number of participants in the rapidly growing women's intercollegiate athletic program at the University of Minnesota.

The fund is named in honor of Patty Berg, former University of Minnesota student and Minnesota's premier woman athlete. Berg was instrumental in the forming of the Women's Maxine Nathanson Professional Golf Association during the 1940's. Still active in golf, Berg continues to work with young developing athletes, both men and women.

During the 1979-80 season, over 80 athletic scholarships will be awarded to varsity athletes in ten sports. The success of the Patty Berg Development Fund-net receipts of nearly $67,000 last year enables talented University of Minnesota students to continue their athletic careers, adding an unique perspective to their college education.

Spearheading the fundraising efforts of the Patty Berg Development Fund is the Patty Berg Executive Committee. The Executive Committee was formed two years ago to research , plan and direct the various fundraisers which benefit the Patty Berg Development Fund. Current members of the Executive Committee include: Chairperson Gladys Brooks, Maxine Nathanson, Jim Anderson, Gloria Segal, Bob Larson and Jan Schuett.

The committee members also act as liaison between the University and community. As solicitors of corporate and individual gifts, committee members speak to the community of the needs of the University's women athletes.

The lessons of the playing field - discipline, teamwork, achievements - are invaluable to any significant endeavor, thus providing an important educational experience. The members of the Patty Berg Executive Committee are working to ensure that the University of Minnesota women athletes have the opportunity to benefit from the lessons offered through intercollegiate competition.

The Patty Berg Development Fund goal in 1979-80 is $116,000. Your support is essential. Alumni, friends and supporters of the University of Minensota are urged to become more involved in the Patty Berg Development Fund. If you would like more information, or if you would like to discuss the program personally, please call 373-2481 . Jan Schuett

8 BARBARA STOWE FO"DRAISI"G COORDI"ATOR

Working as a liaison between the Patty Berg Executive Committee and the Women's Athletic Program is Barbara Gunderson Stowe, the Fundraising Coordinator.

Stowe begins her second year with the Women's Athletic Program and is looking forward to yet another successful year for the Patty Berg Development Fund.

Before coming to the University of Minnesota, Barbara worked as the Associate Director of Development for Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis for three years. There she was responsible for the annual giving program which supported medical education and research at that institution.

Barbara graduated from the University of Minnesota at Morris in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies. A native Minnesotan, Stowe hails from Gonvick.

She and her husband, Jim enjoy traveling, cross country skiing and theater, and Barbara likes to play racquetball and garden a bit. Politics is another of her interests. She's a member of the Minnesota Women's Political Caucus, and of Women In Communications, Inc., an association of professional women in communications industries. From her experience with Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, Stowe knows of the supportive attitude which is found in the Twin Cities.

"This community has been on the forefront in philanthropy and corporate responsibility, " says Stowe. "I think there is a commitment to providing equal access to opportunities for women, and a strong interest in intercollegiate athletics. Those attitudes will lead to success for the Patty Berg Development Fund ."

In addition to seeking corporate and individual gifts for the Patty Berg Development Fund, Barbara is involved with all the fundraising events done to benefit the Patty Berg Development Fund.

Planning for several of the fundraising events during 1979-80 is already underway. The annual Patty Berg-Les Bolstad Golf Outing, SportsMania, the Wine and Cheese Festival and a Jogathon are but a few of the fundraising events which promise enjoyment to participants and spectators alike, while helping the Patty Berg Development Fund reach its goal.

9 Mary Owen Cindy Anderson MI""ESOTA HOrtORS iTS ATHLETES

Several awards are presented annually to the outstanding athletes within the Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Program.

The Varsity " M" Award is given to athletes in recognition of service and loyalty to the team and to the University as well as for excellence in a sport. Athletes must be recommended by their coach and have met the criteria set for their particular sport. The award is given by the Department of Women's Intercollegiate Athletics.

Two new awards, the Patty Berg Award and the ACIA (Assembly Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics) Graduating Senior Award, were presented for the first time last year. These awards recognize the academic achievements accomplished by the athletes. The Patty Berg Award is awarded to athletes who compete on one or more intercollegiate athletic teams at the University of Minnesota for the entire sports season of the year in which the award is given and maintains a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average for the spring quarter of the preceding year and the fall and winter quarters of the current year.

The ACIA Graduating Senior Award is presented to senior athletes who have competed for an entire sports season for four years on one or more intercollegiate teams at the University of Minnesota while maintaining a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 for those four years .

The Outstanding Athlete Award is given to one athlete in each sport. This award is presented by the Minnesota Alumni Association. Selection for this honor is done by the coach based on criteria established by the individual coach.

The Athlete of The Year Award is given to a senior athlete who has shown leadership, scholarship and athletic achievement in the Women's Athletic Program. This prestigious award is presented by the Gopher Women's Athletic Club who selects the winner from athletes who have been nominated by their fellow athletes. Past winners include: Terry Ganley (1977) , Cathie Twomey (1978) and co-winners Cindy Anderson and Mary Owen (1979) .

These awards are presented at the annual Patty Berg Awards Banquet.

10 fiifiW

The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, (AIAW), is the governing body for women's intercollegiate athletic programs throughout the country. The University of Minnesota is proud to be among the more than 900 Universities and colleges who are members of the AIAW.

The AIAW was formally established during 1971-72 to encourage the development and growth of intercollegiate athletic competition for women.

For the purpose of organized competition, the AIAW has divided the country into 9 Regions with each region being further divided by individual states. The AIAW provides assistance to the regional and state governing groups and implements policies established at the national level.

The University of Minnesota is a member of Region 6, which consists of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. The University is also a member of the Minnesota Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (MAIAW) .

A major structural change in AIAW was approved in Janaury 1979 by the National Delegate Assembly. Women's athletic programs will now be distinguished by divisions. The AIAW national plan allows a school to choose in which sport it will compete in Division One, Two or Three. Criteria for competing in one of the divisions is based on the amount of financial aid given to athletes in each sport.

Every school will notify the AIAW in which division each of its sports will compete during 1979-80. The University of Minnesota will play Division One competition in all ten intercollegiate sports.

Because several states will have only one school competing in one of the divisions, sub regional tournaments will take the place of state tournaments as a means of qualifying for the Regional Championships. Minnesota's volleyball and basketball teams will participate in sub regional tournaments. The other Gopher teams: softball, gymnastics, field hockey, cross country, tennis, golf, swimming & diving, and track and field, will advance automatically to the Region 6 Division One Championships.

Qualifications for most of the AIAW National Championships must occur through state or sub-regional and then regional competition. It is only through the AIAW structure that a women's intercollegiate athletic team can reach the National Championships. ,, Field Hockey

Ruth Christianson

Field hockey at the University of Minnesota has shown the most dramatic improvement, in terms of record, of any women's intercollegiate sport. In 1976, the team finished at 5-18. In 1977, after a 3-9 start, the squad compiled a 14-13-1 mark.

Last year, Coach Ruth Christianson's team produced a " best ever" 20-5-1 record . After a tie in their first effort of the 1978 season, the Gophers ran off a string of 10 straight wins before falling to Region 6 and national powerhouse, Southwest Missouri State. Minnesota finished third in the state tournament and fourth in the Big Ten Tournament last year.

With only three AIAW Division I colleges (Minnesota, Iowa and St. Louis) competing in AIAW Region 6 field hockey in 1979, Christianson will focus her sixth season at the "U" toward a National Championship berth.

The Gophers will play both Iowa and St. Louis prior to qualifying competition for the Nationals. Minnesota will co-host the AIAW Region 6 Tournament for Division I and Division Ill schools, scheduled for Carleton College, November 9-10. The w inner will advance to the AIAW National Tournament, November 28-December 1, in Princeton, NJ.

Coach Christianson played field hockey at Minnesota as an undergraduate, and has served as president of the Minnesota Field Hockey Club since her graduation in 1970. A dedicated teacher and coach, Christianson is also an elementary physical education instructor in the Minneapolis public school system.

The return of seniors Chris Paulos, Jane Foreman and Cindy Bijold provide the solid foundation for even more improvement in 1979. Paulos scored in virtually every game last year, and totalled 32 goals for the season - a Minnesota record.

Bijold shared goalkeeping duties last season, with great success. When not in goal, she teams with Foreman to solidify the Gopher defense. Last year's squad held opponents to .95 goals per game and recorded nine shutouts. More stout defensive play can be expected this season .

The 1979 edition of the Minnesota field hockey team will return veterans at other positions also, including offensive standouts Holly Burkard and Cindy Storm, both juniors, plus defensive stalwarts Barb Lewandowski, a senior, and Stephanie Gaw, a junior.

Other Gopaher fielders back for 1979 are: seniors Stephanie Hanson and Marty Minor, junior Linda Werdouschegg and sophomore Nanci Hauck. Coach Christianson has also added an outstanding freshman prospect to the roster - Carolyn Kerby from Summit, NJ.

In addition, the field hockey program stands to profit from the all-around athletic ability of Gopher softball star Shelly Medernach .

The 1979 University of Minnesota field hockey squad should prove to be explosive and experienced, with the capability to advance to AIAW National Championship competition.

Cross Country

Mike Lawless

A 1978 Minnesota cross country squad with an accent on youth could well develop into the 1979 team that features individual strength and team depth.

Coach Mike Lawless begins his sixth year as the Gopher cross country coach with high hopes for 1979. Lawless, a seven-time lenerwinner at Minnesota, graduated in 1973 and accepted the challenge to coach an inexperienced women's cross country team in the fall of 1974.

Since then, Lawless has accomplished successes in developing outstanding individual performers and winning team records. Most notable, of course, is Cathie Twomey, a two-time All-America cross country selection and one of the finest female middle distance runners in the nation.

The Gophers, under Lawless, have captured the last two MAIAW large college titles. In 1979, Maroon and Gold carriers will anempt to defend their first-place finishes at the Royal Invitational (Golden Valley), the Minnesota Ouadragular and the Southern Illinois Invitational. Lawless has also scheduled his 1979 team for the tough Big Ten Championship, October 20 at Iowa City.

To round out the season , Minnesota will travel to the Michigan State Invitational and will aim at improvement on their fifth-place finish in the 1978 AIAW Region 6 Championship. The 1979 AIAW Region 6 meet will be held November 2 at Iowa State University.

To spearhead the drive for that goal, Coach Lawless will call on senior Terrie Wegner, Minnesota's most consistent runner in 1978. Wegner, a Jamestown, ND native, was the 1977 National Junior College Cross Country Champion while attending Golden Valley Luthern College. She was the first Minnesota finisher four times last season, took individual honors at the Michigan State Invitational and qualified for the AIAW National Championship.

1979 team strength should be added with the return to form of Rocky Racene. The St. Louis Park junior captured the Drake Relays 5,000 meters last spring and could blossom this fall as a tough and confident cross country performer.

Also returning for the 1979 season will be: sophomore Tammy McGrane; juniors, Beth Johnson and Laurie Orness. Lawless may also find some helpful additions from the 1979 Minnesota track squad, including senior Isabella Ceplecha and sophomore Mary Mielke.

Considering the experienced returnees and the potential for improvement among many team members, Lawless believes that it is not unreasonable to think that the 1979 Minnesota cross country team can again qualify for the National Championship.

Track & Field

The track and field season at the University of Minnesota in 1980 will focus around the outstanding individuals who blossomed last season and the prospect for more of the same this year. Sprinting depth has been added and more field event standouts could emerge to help Coach Mike Lawless' squad .

Lawless, who has built the Gopher women's programs in track and cross country since 1974, has developed successful teams and championship caliber performers in both sports. Most notable are Jane Oas ('76), one of Minnesota's finest female sprinters, and Cathie Twomey (78) an All-American in both cross country and track.

The task for Lawless this year will be to accompany the Minnesota depth in the distance and middle distance events with some scoring punch from the sprinters and field event specialists.

The 1980 Gophers should be bolstered by the continued improvement of juniors Tara Kazemba and Lisa Hansen. Kazemba is the holder of Minnesota records in the 200- and 400-meter indoor events, as well as teaming on the record-setting 1600-meter and 1-mile relay teams. Hansen demonstrated her hurdle prowess in 1979, setting school records in both the 60- and 100-meter hurdles.

The Maroon and Gold distance corps will again be led by junior Rocky Racette - the defending Drake Relays champion at 5,000 meters. Racette finished 15th in the event at the AIAW Nationals.

Sophomore discus record-holder, Julia Rask, and senior shot put record-holder, Cynthia Robb, will return to lead the Minnesota field event personnel.

Three freshmen who should fit nicely into Lawless' building program in 1980 are: Kris Rens, a middle distance runner from Little Falls; Jane Chapman, a 1978 long jump state champ and short sprinter from Glencoe; and Diane Bergquist, a sprinter from St. James.

Last year Minnesota finished ninth at the Big Ten Outdoor Championship and fifth in AIAW Region 6 competition. With pieces falling into place, the Gophers will be aiming for individual and team improvements during 1980, and should be especially primed for the Big Ten Championship, which will be held at the Bierman Field Track, May 2-3.

Swimming & Diving

Frank Oman

With an AIAW Region 6 Championship, a third-place Big Ten finish, and a 5-1 dual meet record in 1978-79, Minnesota's swimming and diving team again established itself as one of the strongest squads in the Midwest.

Four Gophers qualified for the AIAW National Championship in 1979, and three will return for the 1979-80 season . So when Coach Jean Freeman watches her team take its first com petitive splashes this fall, she will have visions of continuing a program that has all the ear marks of moving into national prominence.

Freeman has proven the ideal leader of the Gopher tankers, amassing a 51 -6 dual meet record in six seasons. She has tutored All-Americans Terry Ganley (77) and Cindy Anderson (79), and has been an outstanding recruiter of local swimming talent.

A 1972 graduate of the "U", Freeman was an intercollegiate competitor herself, has coach ed in the Minnesota AAU program, and last summer assisted with the USA Olympic Develop ment Training Camp in Colorado Springs.

Despite the loss of Anderson, Minnesota returnees include AIAW National Championship competitors Steph Schoening, a sophomore freestyler, and divers Crissy Curry, a junior, and Jana Schaumann, a spohomore.

Freeman's squad will enjoy the depth of the past, with the return of senior co-captains Patty Freeman, a backstroker, and Maureen Thielen, a freestyler, plus sophomore breaststrokers Steph Iverson and Peg Huebsch, senior butterflyer Sue Blosky and sophomore freestyler Julie Benz.

As per usual, the Minnesota team will be bolstered by an outstanding crop of incoming freshmen. They include Karen Anderson, the Minnesota State High School individual medley record-holder from Bloomington, Britta Wilk, a Tampa, FL freestyler, and Laurie Talmadge, a breaststroker from Osseo.

Freshman Christy Oman, daughter of diving coach Frank Oman, will team with Curry and Schaumann to make a tough " top three" for the Gophers on the 1- and 3- meter boards. Curry and Schaumann finished first and second, respectively, in both events at the Region 6 meet and they were in the top eight at the Big Ten meet in both events.

During the 1979-80 season Minnesota will host two Invitational meets, as well as duals with Wisconsin, Kansas and Hamline. The Gophers will be looking to tangle again with powerhouses Michigan and Indiana at the Big Ten Championship, February 28-March 1 at Michigan State, and will hope to peak for the AIAW National Championship, March 19-22, at Nevada-Las Vegas.

A continued assault on the record books, more dual meet victories, and national champion ship caliber performances all seem to be in the works for University of Minnesota swimmers and divers during the 1979-80 season .

Gymnastics

Katalin and Gabor Deli

The Gopher gymnasts captured six tournament championships during the 1978-79 season, including a fourth consecutive MAIAW State Championship. And an upset of AIAW Region 6 champion, Southwest Missouri State, highlighted Minnesota's dual meet season.

But more championships and more dual meet victories are surely in store for the Deli coached contingent this season . Now in their seventh year at Minnesota, Katalin and Gabor Deli will enter the 1979-80 campaign with several standouts from last year's squad returning, plus five promising freshmen to add to the Maroon and Gold roster.

The Delis, both veterans of international competition and coaching, met in high school in Hungary. Gabor represented Hungary at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. They married in 1970 and moved to Minnesota the same year. Katalin has served as Regional Age Group Direc tor for the United States Gymnastics Federation for the past two years.

An upgraded schedule in 1979-80 will include Big Ten Champion Michigan State and na tional powers Indiana State and Southern Illinois visiting Gopherland. Minnesota will also tangle with Kansas at home, and make trips to the UCLA Invitational and the Big Ten Cham pionship at Illinois.

Minnesota will also have the distinction of hosting the 1980 AIAW Region 6 Gymnastics Tournament, March 21 -22. Last year the Gophers were seventh at the Region Meet and hope to improve on that finish before the home crowd.

Fine performances last season by freshmen Julie Palen and Elizabeth Kilgore, and the recovery from a broken leg by 1978 Big Ten vaulting champion Lynn Ellingsen are ecouraging for the 79-'80 season.

Newcomers Robin Huebner and Teresa Schneider should strengthen the Gopher squad im mediately. Both freshmen have international experience and are classified as " elite" gymnast --the most prestigious ranking of the USGF.

Huebner, a Minnetonka native, competed in the Champions All Meet in London in 1977 and finished 15th in the 1976 Olympic Trials. Schneider, from Minneapolis, was chosen to compete in the Russian Spartacade last summer.

Other additions to the Minnesota team include Kari Ploof, a member of the 1978 Minnesota USGF state championship team from Shakopee, and Laura Franz and Lisa Wahl, who led their Edina West team to the Minnesota state high school championship in 1979.

Spectator interest is rising as rapidly as the gymnastic skill at the University of Minnesota. Exciting individual performances and high team finishes can be expected from the Gopher gymnasts in 1979-80. 20

Basketball

Ellen Mosher

A young Minnesota basketball squad fought and scratched to a 17-15 record during the 1978-79 season, culminating with a Consolation Championship in the National Women's Invita tional Tournament (NWIT) in Amarillo, Texas.

Usually starting one junior, three sophomores and one freshman, Coach Ellen Mosher's team topped AIAW Region 6 rivals Iowa State, Iowa, Drake, Kansas State and Nebraska during the season . Despite brilliant play at times, the Gophers fell victim to inexperience on occassion during a schedule which had few breathers.

Coach Mosher starts her third campaign as the Maroon and Gold mentor, after two suc cessful seasons at UCLA. Her initial Gopher squad produced a " best ever" 24-10 mark, and an invitation to the 1978 NWIT.

Mosher's basketball kudos include: All-State honors three years running while a schoolgirl in Iowa, selction to the Iowa Girls Basketball Hall of Fame, AAU All-American honors seven times, and five times a member of a USA national team.

Two 1978-79 starters return for Minnesota this year, including leading scorer (15.5) andre bounder (11.8) Linda Roberts, a junior center.

Also returning to the Williams Arena hardwood in 1979 will be Tammy Manly, a tenacious defensive guard who hit for 10.4 points per contest last year. Three of the 1978-79 freshman class , with a year under Coach Mosher's tutelage, could spot start or come off the bench to add defensive pressure or offensive firepower: sophomore guard Robin Dabareiner, sophomore forward Marty Dahlen and sophomore guard Christine Durand.

Minnesota's top recruits could propel the Gophers into the Region 6 title chase and ultimate ly into the AIAW National Tournament -- Mosher's goal for the program . They include: Debbie Hunter, a 5'10" guard from Cloquet, MN; Cindy Kuhlman, a 6'2" center/ forward from St. Cloud, MN ; and Carol Brownlee, a 5'10" forward from Kenosha, WI.

Three transfer students who should also help the Gopher cause this season are: Lisa Lissimore, a 5'8" sophomore guard from Grand View College and a graduate of St. Paul Cen tral; Mary Manderfeld, a 6'1" junior center from New Ulm, MN via Mankato State; and sophomore Karen Swanson, a 6' transfer from the University of Iowa and a native of Mt. Iron, MN.

This roster could provide the backbone for the kind of team Mosher believes will play a hustling, fast-pace, pressing attack that can vault Minnesota into national prominence.

Tcznnis

The 1979-80 edition of the University of Minnesota tennis team may have a tough time im proving on last year's 24-7 record and the Gopher's two-time copping of the AIAW Region 6 Championship.

For fifth-year coach, Ellie Peden , the 1979-80 season should prove the ultimate challenge - to stay on top, with a youth-laden squad .

But Peden is no stranger to challenges on the tennis court. She was ranked on No. 1 in women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles by the Northwest Tennis Association in 1974, and reached the semifinals of the National Indoor Junior Veterans Doubles Tournament in 1975.

This past August, Peden teamed with Dee Dolny to win the senior doubles division of the National Public Parks Tournament. An avid cyclist and cross-country skier, Peden transfers her emotion to team members, advocating an aggressive, attacking style of play.

The loss of three outstanding four-year letterwinners -- Patty Moran, Meg Horan and Marnie Wheaton -- will leave some gaps in Peden's 1979-80 lineup. Seniors Peg Chutich and Leslie Larm return this year, along with junior Kari Sandvig and sophomores JeNelle Johnson and Julie Ruder.

Chutich, the defending Big Ten Champion at No. 6 singles, teamed with Ruder in doubles to finish second to teammates Wheaton and Horan in the 1979 AIAW Region 6 finals. Johnson recorded a 38-7 singles mark as a freshman, and looks to move into one of the top three singles slots for the Gophers this year.

In addition to the already established doubles pairing of Chutich/ Ruder, Coach Peden team ed Larm and Sandvig during '78-'79 with great success. Depth on the 1979-80 Gopher squad will be added with the enrollment of University of Arizona transfer Theresa Bell, an Aberdeen, SO native, and freshman Wendi Luhmann of Golden Valley.

Bell had teamed with Sandvig well enough during 1977 doubles competition to earn the No. 1 (18 and under) doubles ranking by the Northwest Tennis Association in 1978. Junior letter winners Lynn Olson and Kelly Shannon will also bolster the Gopher's roster this year.

During the 1979 fall season, the Gopers will tangle with Region 6 rivals Drake, Iowa State and Kansas at home on October 5-6, and will travel to the Wisconsin-LaCrosse Invitational Oc tober 12-13, to defend their 1978 title.

Minnesota's spring schedule calls for the annual California trip during March, plus trips to the Big Ten Championship, April 24-27 at Ann Arbor, Ml, and to the AIAW Region 6 Tourna ment, May 14-18 at Columbia, MO.

Although Coach Peden and may qualify the upcoming year as one for " rebuilding," the Min nesota tradition of tennis strength should go a long way toward achieving court successes again during the 1979-80 season.

Golf

Bob Kieber

The 1978-79 edition of the University of Minnesota golf team earned its second consecutive AIAW Region 6 Championship, and for the second straight year the Gophers were selected to compete in the AIAW National Collegiate Championship.

New golf coach, Bob Kieber, will guide the Gopher women this year and has every con fidence of continuing one of the most successful "northern" collegiate golf programs in the nation.

Kieber, an outstanding golfer at Michigan Tech and Mankato State, is a well-known amateur competitor in Minnesota. As a 2-handicapper at the University course, and a former high school coach, he brings excellent credentials to the job of instructing the Gopher women. Kieber takes over the reins this year with a squad comprised of five returnees and two newcomers.

Kathy Williams returns for her junior year as the Gopher's No. 1 golfer. The LaCrescent, MN native captured individual medalist honors three times last year, and was invited to play in the Patty Berg Golf Classic last August.

Williams, plus seniors Nancy Mjolsness and Mary Baumgartner, junior Denise LaVaque and sophomore Sue Moline will form the core of the 1979-80 Minnesota team. Kris Hollen, a sophomore transfer from Duluth via Wisconsin-LaCrosse, will add depth and consistency to the Maroon and Gold roster.

The Gophers will open the 1979 fall season with the Lady Badger Invitational --where they are three-time defending champions. Also included on the fall schedule is a trip to Oklahoma, for the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, and two jaunts to Indiana. Minnesota will play in the Indiana University Tournament in Bloomingtion and the Purdue Invitational in West Lafayette during the month of October. The AIAW Region 6 Championship will be held at Wichita State University, September 28-29.

Coach Kieber's scheduling also calls for spring trips to Alabama, Florida and Kentucky, plus the annual two-week excursion to the Pinehurst Club in North Carolina . The Gophers will host the Minnesota Invitational at the University Golf Course in early May.

By welding together a team that can play consistently well over tight layouts, Kieber feels that his 1979-80 squad can be competitive in the Region 6 title chase again and can make a third consecutive appearance at the AIAW National Championship.

Volleyball

Linda Wells

In 1978, Minnesota volleyballers collected a Big Ten Championship, an MAIAW State Cham pionship, a third place finish at the AIAW Region 6 Tournament, and compiled a " best ever" 58-14 season record.

In 1979, Coach Linda Wells hopes to weld a contingent that can play with more consisten cy, while maintaining the proven strength and explosiveness of the '78 squad, to earn a trip to the AIAW National Tournament.

Wells, now in her seventh year at the University of Minnesota, also serves as head softball coach for the Gopher women. As an assistant and head coach during five volleyball seasons, she has piloted teams to three MAIAW state championships, one Big Ten Championship, two AIAW Region 6 runner-up titles, and twice has taken the team to the AIAW National Tourna ment.

The Maroon and Gold " Kill Korps" has never had a losing season under Wells, but improve ment on the 58-14 mark could prove a challenge, considering the upgraded 1979 schedule. Minnesota will tangle with defending national champion Utah State, perennial powerhouse San Diego State, as well as old nemesis Nebraska and other Region 6 rivals.

A highlights of the '79 season will be the Gold Country Classic, October 5-6, with the Gophers hosting Utah State, Michigan State and Kansas at Williams Arena. Minnesota will begin the post-season tournament trail at the sub-regional level, competing with Drake, Iowa, and Iowa State in Des Moines, November 2-3, for the opportunity to continue to the AIAW Region 6 and National Tournament.

The Gophers will miss outstanding defensive digger and setter supreme, Monika Lacis, but all other varsity starters will return for the fall campaign. Sister combos Patti (junior) and Joni (sophomore) Hagemeyer and Stacy (junior) and Wendy (sophomore) Godwin will return.

The Minnesota sister connection will be extended by two more duos in 1979, with returning letterwinner Jolene Bell (sophomore) being joined by sister Debbie (sophomore), and senior letterwinner Kathy Kraemer being joined by her freshman sister Jackie.

Other returning Gopher veterans include junior Julie Christensen, and sophomore Ann Croaker. Pam Melling, a starter on Minnesota's 1977 squad will return to Gopherland in 1979, and other hopefuls may be added from pre-season tryouts.

In 1979, the Gopher volleyballers look to have experience, strength and height, plus a deter mination to improve on last year's considerable achievements.

Softball

Few teams at the University of Minnesota have equaled the won-loss record of the Gopher softball team over the past two years. By finishing at 38-14, third in the nation, in 1978 and 25-8 in 1979, Coach Linda Wells' teams have won at a .741 clip.

But Wells wanted another World Series appearance for her 1979 squad, only to be halted by two 1-run losses at the AIAW Region 6 Tournament. The softball/ volleyball mentor, now in her seventh year at the U of M, has the experience - she's a catcher for the St. Louis Hummers professional team - and the core from last year - 10 returnees from the 1979 varsity roster - to contend for national placing again.

Wells is a 1972 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University and also coaches the Gopher volleyball team. She has served as the AIAW Region 6 tournament coordinator and as an advisor on the AIAW National Basketball Committee. Her championship caliber teams in volleyball and softball, plus an engaging and dynamic personality, have attracted many outstanding athletes to the Minnesota campus.

The 1980 diamond squad will make three southern swings before entertaining Invitational competition at home on the Bierman Fields. Trips to Texas, Missouri and New Mexico will precede two Minnesota lnvitationals and the AIAW Region 6 Championship.

The Gophers have dominated MAIAW state tournament competition for the past four years. But in 1980 they will move directly into AIAW Region 6 Division I competition, May 8-10. The National Championship will be held at the University of Oklahoma, May 22-24.

Returning in 1980 will be three of the top four Minnesota pitchers, junior Dani Ortler, sophomore Cindy Vadnais and sophomore Carol Enke. That trio combined for an 18-7 mark in '79, and all indications point toward improvement in 1980.

Ortler plays a superior first base when not on the mound, and junior Kim Niederluecke will fill in at first when Ortler pitches and will probably play third base on other occasions. Juniors Judy Knight, shortstop, and Linda Arford, second base, return for solid defensive strength up the middle.

Junior Katie Ray will be the only '79 starter returning to patrol the Minnesota outfield in 1980. But Joni Hagemeyer, a hard-hitting sophomore, could easily move into a starting slot in right or left.

Junior Holly Burkhard, a slashing .370 DH last year, could also move into an outfield post this spring. Cindy Storm caught half of the Gopher games last season, and will return for her junior year as the No. 1 backstop.

Wells has also added strength to the varsity roster with the recruitment of two outstanding local freshmen. Pitcher/ first baseman Lynn Schlichting, Brooklyn Center, and Gretchen Larson, a pitcher/ catcher from Edina East who hit over .500 during both her junior and senior years, will be wearing the Maroon and Gold in 1980.

With the maturity of the Minnesota mound staff and infield, plus some improvement in clutch hitting, goals for AIAW Region 6 and national contention seem to be within reach again for the Golden Gophers.

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' '•'f"'t;";. v ~ ~ ~ ... ' .. ~ ~, ~ ,r; . ~ . MEET THE STAFF

Carol Van Dyke - Sports Information Director

Carol Van Dyke is the person to see for information on any of Minnesota's ten varsity women's teams. She begins her third year as Sports Information Director in one of the nation's most successful women's athletics departments.

Carol graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1975 with a B.A . degree in journalism and a specialization in public relations. She became the first women's sports information director at Southern Illinois University in the fall of '75, and directed the Salukis' sports information office for two years.

The Kaukauna, Wisconsin native is responsible for increasing media coverage and public awareness of the University's female athletes and teams. She oversees weekly information releases, feature articles, interviews, guest appearances, advertising and the like, as well as nearly all the Department's brochures, posters and printed material.

Van Dyke enjoys playing sports as well as covering them. The former high school basketball player now plays tennis and softball, and hikes and camps when she gets the chance.

Tom Byrd- Assistant Sports Information Dlfector

Tom Byrd is in his second year as Assistant Sports Information Director and Department photographer.

Byrd graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1971 with a B.A . degree in advertising, and is currently working toward a B.A. in journalism at the University. He has worked as sports editor for Sun Newspapers and the Eden Prairie Community News, freelance writer, and public information director for the Minneapolis-St. Paul chapter of the March of Dimes.

Tom, a native of Minneapolis, his wife Marty and their sons Ross and Nathan enjoy camping, fishing and outdoor summer sports. Tom plays basketball, a sport in which he lettered at Metropolitan Community College, and shoots a five-handicap in golf.

32 Leah Wollenburg - Trainer

Leah Wollenburg is back for her second year as Athletic Trainer in the Women's Intercollegiate Athletics Department.

A native of Harvey, North Dakota, Leah studied physical education at the University of North Dakota. She continued her education at Colorado State, and received her Master's degree in physical education and athletic training in 1978. Before coming to Gold Country, Wollenburg was trainer for women's and men's teams at North Dakota and Colorado State.

Leah is certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association, and has been busy teaching training techniques and first aid at clinics throughout the Upper Midwest. She directed a training workshop at Bloomington Jefferson High School this past summer, and also participated in the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport softball coaches clinic at the University in July.

Leah is an athlete herself. She swims, skis, runs and plays racquetball, and when she's home spends a lot of time at her favorite indoor hobby-cooking.

Dusty Rippelmeyer - Ass1stant Tramer

New this year to the Women's Intercollegiate Athletics Department is Assistant Trainer Dusty Rippelmeyer.

The Minneapolis native graduated with a B.S. degree in physical education from St. Cloud State in 1976, and earned her Masters in physical education and athletic training last summer at Arizona. Dusty received her certification from the National Athletic Trainers Association in 1977.

Rippelmeyer worked c:s student trainer while at St. Cloud State in 1975, and then as head women's trainer at Drake University during the 1976-77 and 1977-78 academic years. She completed her second season as head trainer for the Tucson Sky franchise in the International Volleyball Association the past summer.

Dusty took up distance running during her junior year in college, and progressed rapidly enough to be named tri-captain of the St. Cloud State track squad her senior year. She still runs for enjoyment in addition to water skiing and reading.

33 Barb Kalvik - Event Coordinator

Events Coordinator Barb Kalvik is responsible for a wide range of services essential to the athletes and coaches of the Women's Athletics Department. She assists the coaches with scheduling, makes travel arrangements, and supervises event crews, hiring of officials, ticket sales and coordination of facilities for all Department events.

The native of Wendell, Minnesota graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1973 w ith a B.S. degree in home economics. She worked for two years in the University's Recreational Sports Department before transferring to the Women's Athletics Department in 1975.

Barb's responsibilities have recently expanded to include post season as well as regular season competition. She was Director of the 1978 AIAW Region 6 Swimming & Divng Championships, and held the same position for the 1979 Region 6 Basketball Tournament. She also served last year as Site Coordinator for one in the series of U.S.A. - Japan women's national teams volleyball exhibitions.

Kalvik's hobbies include softball, sewing and gardening. She and her husband Jeff, a photo lab technician at the University, have one son , Jesse. Currently they' re spending much of their free time finishing work on the new house they' re building. Barb plans to do graduate work in family social science at the University.

Nancy Adams - Busmess Manager

Nancy Adams begins her first full year as Office Supervisor in 1979-80. Since February of '79, she has been responsible for the Department budget and supervision of the Department's office staff.

Nancy graduated from Rockford College with a B.A . in political science in 1969. The Rockford, Illinois native also attended Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in Boston. Following her graduation from Rockford College, Adams completed a two-year stint as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia . She traveled in East and West Africa, and later returned stateside to work as a staff person for the Sierra Club, the environmental organization for which she still volunteers.

Adams traveled for a year in South America . In 1974-75, she worked for the Commission on Minnesota's Future. Prior to joining the Women's Athletics Department, she worked on former Representative Donald Fraser's Senate campaign staff.

Sports are prominent among Nancy's leisure interests. She played lacrosse, field hockey, basketball and badminton in high school, and still enjoys fly fishing, canoeing, traveling and reading . She hopes to study geography at the University.

34 Tickvt and Upcoming Evvnt Information 373-2255

The Department of Women's Intercollegiate Athletics has initiated a season ticket plan for volleyball, basketball and gymnastics. The volleyball season ticket which admits one to nine different sessions will be $20.00. Children (under 18 years old), University students and subsequent adult tickets may be purchased for $15.00. There is no limit on the number of subsequent tickets that may be purchased by an individual. A basketball season ticket admits one to nine regular season games. An adult may purchase a season ticket for $22.00 . Again, children (under 18 years old), University students and subsequent adult tickets are available at a lower cost of $15.00. A full season of gymnastics, four meets, may be seen with an adult season ticket for $10.00. Children (under 18 years old), University students and subsequent tickets may be purchased for $7.00.

Admission charges for regularly scheduled single events for gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, swimming and track and field are:

Adults - $3.00 Children/ University Students - $2.00

Admission prices for special events, AIAW Region 6 Tournaments, exhibitions and touring teams will be subject to individual event consideration.

35 SPOTLiGHT Ott THE ''o··

The University of Minnesota was founded in February, 1851 , seven years before the Minnesota Territory gained statehood. In its 127 years, the University has worked to meet the needs of people the world over.

The goal of the University is to serve the people of the state, wherever they may be, through teaching, research and public service. Beyond this is the commitment to contribute as fully as resources permit to needs both nationally and internationally. University Regents recently emphasized the University's mission by stating, "The University of Minnesota is dedicated to serve society by extending its teaching and research beyond the campus, applying knowledge to the solutions of problems of people, of public bodies, and of industry and agriculture- wherever there are needs. "

The University of Minnesota is among the largest in the nation, with a fulltime student enrollment of 75,000 spread among its campuses in Duluth, Crookston, Morris, Waseca, Minneapolis and St. Paul. Nearly 46,000 students are enrolled at the Twin Cities campuses. The University is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities and employment without regard to race, creed, color, sex, national origin or handicap. 36 The people of Gold Country have long taken pride in their quality of life, and the University, through its research and the efforts of its graduates and faculty, has increased the quality of living for us all. Eleven University of Minnesota faculty members have won Nobel Prizes, two have won Pulitzer Prizes, and University research in heart surgery, cancer treatment, gamma radiation, space physics, agriculture and modern mathematics continues.

Admission to the University of Minnesota is open to all qualified persons, and is based primarily on previous achievement and ability. Enrollment information, college bulletins and counseling assistance are available from the Admissions Office, 240 Williams Hall, (612) 373-2154.

The Department of Women's Intercollegiate Athletics awards athletic grants-in-aid to outstanding women students each year. Nearly 90 grants will be awarded in the 1979-80 academic year to athletes in each of the Department's ten varsity sports. Grants may be renewed annually provided students maintain academic eligibility, make normal progress toward a degree and continue to participate on the intercollegiate team for which the grant originated. Athletic grant applications may be obtained from the Department of Women's Intercollegiate Athletics, 238 Bierman, (612)373-2255.

Regulations of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women govern eligibility at the University of Minnesota. Only undergraduates are eligible for intercollegiate competition, and a student must maintain full-time status and make normal progress toward a degree to ensure eligibility. Information on eligibility is available from the Department of Women's Intercollegiate Athletics.

The University has a proud history of athletic achievement, and a comprehensive system of facilities for practice and game competition. Memorial Stadium, the Brick House, seats 57,000 for football. Williams Arena is site for women's and men's basketball and gymnastics contests and hockey games. Tennis is played at the Fourth Street Courts and the Bierman courts, indoors and out. Swimming and diving is held at Cooke Hall, while field hockey is played next door at Northrop Field . The Fieldhouse is used year-round, primarily for indoor track and field competition and spring baseball and softball practice. The golf and cross country teams make good use of the University golf course. The Bierman Field Building houses administrative offices of both the women's and men's intercollegiate athletics departments, and gymnasium, locker rooms, training rooms, weight room and equipment center. Football practice fields, baseball stadium, softball diamonds, tennis courts and track are found outside at Bierman .

37 To thcz nczws media

This brochure was compiled to assist you in covering the University of Minnesota's Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Program during the 1979-80 season.

Supplementary information: rosters, schedules, fact sheets, statistical summaries, biographies, feature stories, press releases and photographs will be mailed weekly or are available at the Women's Sports Information Office. Media passes will be issued at the beginning of the sports season. Inquiries for additional passes and photo passes should be directed to the Women's Sports Information Office.

Arrangements for postgame interviews vary with different sports. You will be notified of these arrangements prior to the beginning of each season.

The Women's Athletic Program is looking forward to a season of outstanding individual performances and exciting team play.

We invite you to share the thrills and spills with the Gopher coaches and athletes.

All media inquiries and requests should be directed to: Carol Van Dyke, Sports Information Director, Women's Athletics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. 55455, (612) 376-5259.

CREDITS: Published by the Sports Information Office of the Department of Women's Intercollegiate Athletics. Copy by Carol Van Dyke, Tom Byrd and Ron Bygness. Photography by Tom Byrd. Graphics by Sexton Printing, Inc. Printing by the University of Minnesota Printing Department. 38 1978-79 Sports Results

Cross Country Basketball 1st at Golden Valley Invitational 1st at Minnesota Quadrangular 2nd at Iowa State Invitational 1st at Southern Illinois Invitational Minnesota Opponents 3rd at Big Ten Championship 5th at AIAW Region 6 Championship 57 Missouri 82 1st at MAIAW State Championship 63 Kansas 81 No Team place at AIAW National Championship 57 Nebraska 59 85 Iowa State 73 53 Texas 114 71 Baylor 72 71 St. Cloud State 49 Field tlockey 87 William Penn 85 lOT) 82 Iowa 91 Minnesota Opponent 63 Nebraska 55 62 Kansas State 100 1 Illinois State 1 91 Temple JC 67 9 Northern Iowa 0 76 Neb.- Omaha 65 2 Concordia (Moorhead) 1 80 Memphis State 83 2 Concordia (Moorhead) 0 70 Drake 66 2 Carleton 1 82 Mankato State 55 1 Bemidji State 0 73 Kansas 79 7 Wisconsin-River Falls 0 68 Kansas State 66 3 Moorhead State 1 72 St. Cloud State 66 2 Wisconsin-River Falls 1 90 Iowa 79 2 Wisconsin-River Falls 0 86 Iowa 64 6 South Dakota State 0 63 Northwestern 78 0 SW Missouri St. 3 75 Ohio State 83 2 North Dakota 1 72 Mankato State 52 2 Moorhead State 1 74 Wis.- LaCrosse 69 3 Bemidji State 2 77 Drake 80 2 Northern Iowa 0 76 St. Cloud State 69 0 Indiana 3 77 Wis.- LaCrosse 93 2 Wisconsin 1 80 Kansas State 84 0 Michigan 1 74 Oregon 85 3 Luther 0 73 UC Berkley 64 2 Luther 1 81 Mississippi 73 1 Moorhead State 2 0 Bemidji State 3 2 Carleton 0 4 Concordia (Moorhead) 2 2 Wisconsin-River Falls 0 4th at Big Ten Tournament 1st at MAIAW State Championship 3rd at MAIAW State Championship 5th at National Women's Invitational Tournament 4th at Big Ten Championship

Overall record: 20-5-1 Overall record: 17-15

39 1978-79 Sports Overview

Seven teams competed in MAIAW State Championship (cross country, field hockey, gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, softball, tennis)

Six teams won MAIAW State Titles (tennis, softball, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, cross country)

Nine teams competed in AIAW Region 6 Championships (tennis, golf, cross country, basketball, volleyball, softball, track & field, swimming & diving, gymnastics)

Three teams won AIAW Region 6 Championships (golf, tennis, swimming & diving)

One team invited to participate in a National Invitational Tournament (basketball)

Six teams qualified individuals or as a team to compete in AIAW National Championships (swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, gymnastics, cross country, golf)

42 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

o.,.n.. t of Wo•n's lntercollegilte Athletics IIIII Tllll'ltty Berg Develop•nt Fund

COMPfirtiES irt THE WirtrtE~S Ci~CLE

Contributions, both corporate and private, to the Patty Berg Development Fund play an important role in the Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Program at the University of Minnesota.

These contributions provide athletic scholarships for young women students. W ithout this community support, many young women would be denied an opportunity for an educational experience through athletics.

The Women's Athletic Program would like to welcome the corporations and companies listed below as members in the " Winner's Circle" . These companies and corporations have generously contributed to the Patty Berg Development Fund during July 1, 1978 through June 30, 1979.

Apache Foundation Midland National Bank Otto Bremer Foundation Midwest Federal Cargill Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company Charlie's Cafe Exceptionale Minnesota AFL-CIO John Crowther, Inc. Minnesota Wood Specialties, Inc. Duff's Celebrity Tournament for M .A . Mortenson and Company Charities, Inc. Northwestern Bell Telephone Company Eaton Corporation Onan Corporation Alfred W . Erickson Foundation Lewis and Annie F. Paper Foundation Fine Associates Pentair, Inc. First Federal Savings and Loan Ringer Corporation Gamble Foundation Rosemount, Inc. General Mills Foundation Split Infinitive, Inc. Green Giant Company St. Paul Companies, Inc. Honeywell, Inc. Tennant Company Foundation I. J. Enterprises Twin City Federal International Multifoods weco AM-FM Jostens Foundations, Inc. Whitney Foundation Medtronic Foundation BIERMAN FIELD ATHLETIC BUILDING 516 15TH AVENUE S.E. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55455