Gophers Offer Attractive Winter Sports Menu
Uni versity of Minnesota GOPHERS OFFER ATTRACTIVE WINTER SPORTS MENU Strong Swim Squad Faces Promising Sophs Brighten Toughest Opposition Ever Minnesota Track Outlook Minnesota's 1965 swimming team could be one A group of talented sophs. hold the key to of the five or six best in the nation this year, according Minnesota's 1965 indoor track season. If they come to Coach Bob Mowerson. Despite this optimistic prog through, Coach Roy Griak thinks the Gophers could nosis, Mowerson feels that the Gophers also could have better quality than last year. He warns, however, drop from fourth to fifth in the Big Ten meet. The reason? that depth will be lacking in the sprints and hurdles. The Big Ten is"loaded." The cream of the first-year crop includes six The Gophers boast two distance runners who were members of Minnesota's 1964 outstanding swimmers cross country champs - Tom Heinonen, Dave Wegner, who will be threats John Valentine, Bob Weigel, Stan Gaffin and George nationally in Wally Podolsky. Others are Dean Anderson and Bob Wanberg, Richardson, defending middle distances; Jerry Brouwer, low hurdles; Mike NCAA champ and record Gilham, sprints; Ted Carlson, broad jump; Floyd holder in the 100-yard Helleckson and Larry Mueller, pole vault. butterfly, and Capt. Mike Stauffer, a first-rate It won't be an all new show, however. Veterans freestyle sprinter. Other include co-captains Tom Barnes, shot, and Byron veterans back are Darryl Gigler, hurdles and high jump; Norris Peterson who is Anderson and Lonnie defending Big Ten indoor two-mile champion, and Mike Helgemo, freestyle; Ed Elwell, distance; Bill Stevens, sprints; Wayne Thronson, Capt.
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