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r UNIVERSITV:'oF.MINNESOTA ~: . Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 l~th Avenue Southeast -Minneapolb;'-MN 55455 '(612)6ts.409Q ..-Fu62.J.i0359 .. For Immediate Release Nov. 11.1999 ''.A. \? ~ . .. GOLDEN GOPHERS INK FLEMING,TQ:NATIQ~. ~TTER;OF,IN'fENT '• ... '; ·· .. The University of Minn~-~ota basketball progr~-~umounced today that Kel\vi~: :Re~g. a 6-3, 180-pound point guard from ~nnedy-King J-()1' Co~g~ jJjChioago,mL, has signed a national letter o(;intent with the Gp}den~Gophers. F'lillling is.·riinkedthe No; 1 junior college point gua,rd- in tile country.·~y ~· Sportirtg New m.gu~~~e.·lje\ lf-.4 Kennedy-King to t~e r_~gion ~mpionshi~J~d f~ phtce ~ ~~onalju~or'college . tournament last spn~g. Fleffilng averaged: 1~6~2.POlllts• 9; 1 ass1sts aiJd1,4 steals pet game last season. ~ · · · Flemingplayed as a prep athleteatHiUcrestHighSchoolin ~icago,!Dl., whereneled them to the Class 2AA Illinois .State Basketball T~ament as a-seaior. :_ _._._ . .. J ' ..• 1; "We're excited to have Kerwinjoinoui- progTAmat~ta.n;~aid Head COOach Dan Monson. "Kerwin is a llllllti-di~sionalpia)'~J·:~&IQ·is:ah.Q,uts~gpoint·guard, bn.t because of his excellent outside s}lootirtg skills, ~~n slide.over and play th~ two guard as well. He is a proven winner wHo fits oui-· tip~tempo style of play and I look forward to seeing him wear the University Gf Minnesota jersey." i . r .·ii;!' -' ')' ,._ d<: '•t ,.' >.t~ . _.r_Jur, .' • '• 1. I .... ~ ;. i J i i \.'' .·1 ' ., ' ' ' ·: '~:~ ~). ~l 'J•·'~ \' i .~ \H '1;! t 1 ~'"}1,.' t'\.1 '·l t:,;, '· _!I , •' •J ! I e I\ SJ :1 n-; rl' · •: .:: 1 ~ • '·. !l; t'•;, } . il',.!lfn · .. '.-:·: 'J :-,n. : t:<; .:l.. c 1 '9 1j '.. , . • : j l' \:' i' r. ~ ~ "f' C.• ! rl]irl CIN I ::-;JI ;_ • -1 i"i ~~ i J ,I, 1sio:br:. Jr:.qr•II::; ..t: ~~" f).~.y 1 cf'c· _~i~ld2._;'/; t .. r -J~.~tr"_~'..,~i·· UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359 For Immediate Release Nov. 18, 1999 1 GOLDEN GOPHER BASEBALL TEAM ANNOUNCES FALL SIGNINGS .•. 11'. University of Minnesota Head Baseball Coach Jplui Anderson. ~pipped today that five s~ud~nt-athletes have si~ed ~ationalletters ofinten!; '¥,ithlari'~~g~~~~~~~stud~t-~thlete s1gnmg a letter of financial a1d, to play basebal.l for the Golden qop~~~~!. Ihe l~&tu~cludes four players from the state of Minnesota, one from Wisconsin an.d cine. from C019rado. · < . 1 ',~,, ·' Four of the players signed are pitchers with two being outfielde~::' ~ i ,. ..... "We are extremely excited abO'ut our early sigrle~s,''\head coach John Anderson said. "With the departure of seven senior pitchers after this season, thisgr9~P· will be the foundation of our pitching staff for the next four years. Bill. Sohn'eider and Logan Gerken have the potential to be outstanding offensive players 9uring thei:{C'an::ers. This class is made up of outstanding student-athletes .and people that w.:ill repre~ent our,progr~ with class during their careers at Minnesota." · · · .i' ·· ,. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Hometown (Last School) Chad Drexler RHP 6-2 175 Coon Rapids, Minn. (Coon Rapids HS) Jay Gagner LHP 6-1 185 Cumberland, Wis. (Cumberland HS) Logan Gerken OF 6-4 215 Boulder, Colo. (Fairview HS) Josh Krogman RHP 6-5 200 St. Cloud, Minn. (Apollo HS) Jeff Moen RHP 6-2 220 Glenwood, Minn. (Minnewaska HS) Bill Schneider* OF 5-8 160 Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View HS) * signed tender of financial aid Biographical Information: Chad Drexler, RHP, 6-2, 175, Coon Rapids, Minn. (Coon Rapids HS) Posted a 10-4 combined high school and legion ball record in 95 innings with an ERA of 2.42 and 138 stikeouts ... has a strong curve ball .. .father Daniel Drexler played football for the Golden Gophers under legendary head coach Murray Warmath ... high school coach is Jerry Coe .. .legion coach is Tom Yelle. Jay Gagner, LHP, 6-1, 185, Cumberland, Wis. (Cumberland HS) Earned all-state as a junior in 1999 ... has good command of three pitches ... his 1999 high school record was 8-2 with a 1.47 ERA striking out 100 batters in 64 innings of work ... was also an all-state kicker for the football team ... selected as a national scholar representing Wisconsin at the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, • DC ... high school coach is Mark Fuller. • Logan Gerken, OF, 6-4,215, Boulder, Colo. (Fairview HS) Right-handed power hitter who was a first team All-State in Colorado as a junior .. .led his high school to the Colorado State Championship game in a season where he hit .524 with 6 HRs and 37 RBis in 23 games ... hit nine HRs in his first 10 Connie Mack summer games ... has a GPA of3.9 ... also considered Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and Clemson ... high school coach is Rick Harig. Josh Krogman, RHP, 6-5, 200, St. Cloud, Minn. (Apollo HS) Finished the 1999 prep and legion ball seasons with a record of 15-6 in 149 innings pitched ... has a powerful fastball and breaking pitch ... struck out 246 batters with an ERA of2.09 ... has a 3.7 GPA ... high school coach is Tom Frerichs .. .legion coach is Dennis Yoerg. Jeff Moen, RHP, 6-2, 220, Glenwood, Minn. (Minnewaska HS) Strong armed picher whose fastball has been clocked at 88 mph ... was a perfect 9-0 in his junior prep season ... struck out 95 in 53 innings with an ERA of 1.58 ... was named the West Central Conference MVP ... also plays football ... high school coach is Chris Bennes. Bill Schneider, OF, 5-8, 160, Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View HS) Was MVP of the Tri-City Legion club that won the American Legion World Series in 1999 ... hit 22 HRs and stole 51 bases during the legion ball campaign ... father "Buzz" was a member of the 1980 gold medal-winning USA Olympic hockey team and a member of the University of Minnesota's national championship squad in 1974 ... high • school coach was Chris Scwartz .. .legion coach was Jeff Larson . • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 1999 GOPHERS SIGN FOUR TOP RECRUITS TO HOCKEY TENDERS The University of Minnesota men's hockey program has announced the signing of four student-athletes to national letters of intent to play for the Golden Gophers beginning with the 2000-2001 season. Matt Koalska is a 5' 11 112", 188-pound left-handed shooting forward who is spending this season with the Twin Cities Vulcans in the United States Hockey League. Koalska, a 1999 graduate of Hill-Murray High School in St. Paul, Minn., played last season as a prep with the Pioneers. He was honored on the all-metro and all-state teams after the 1998-99 campaign. This season, Koalska has scored eight goals and assisted on 10 others in 18 games for the Vulcans. Paul Martin is a 6'0", 196-pound left-handed shooting defenseman from Elk River High School in Elk River, Minn. Martin was named to the first team All-State squad as a junior, scoring nine goals and assisting on 11 others for a total of 20 points in 28 games. Martin, who as a wide receiver in football just recently set the Minnesota State High School all-time record for most receptions (189 career catches for 3,009 yards), carries a 3.87 grade-point average (A minus average). Troy Riddle, a 5'9 112", 172-pound right-handed shooting forward from Minneapolis, Minn., was named to the All-State squad as a junior after leading Benilde-St. Margaret High School to the Minnesota State High School Class A Championship. Riddle, who was the state's leading scorer last season as a junior (both Class A and Class AA), is spending his· senior season in Iowa playing with Des Moines of the United States Hockey League. Riddle has 12 goals and eight assists in 15 games this season with the Des Moines. Jon Waibel, a 5' 11", 180-pound right-handed forward from Baudette, Minn., is the fourth recruit to commit to the Golden Gophers during the early signing period. Waibel has spent the last two seasons playing with the U.S. National Development Team in Ann Arbor, Mich., after spending his sophomore season as a prep player at Lake Of The Woods High School. Waibel has seven goals and nine assists in 19 games this season with the U.S. National Team, which plays a schedule consisting of United States Hockey League teams. "We are extremely pleased with not only the talent that we've been able to sign in these four recruits, but also the quality of student-athletes that these four young men represent," said Golden Gopher Head Coach Don Lucia. "All four of these recruits are solid students, and that represents something that I feel is extremely important in recruiting kids into your program. And certainly not to be overlooked is the fact that all four are also focused on the task of returning our program to one of the elite in the WCHA and the nation." UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359 November 19, 1999 MEDIA ADVISORY MEDIA ADVISORY MEDIA ADVISORY A news conference with University of Minnesota Director of Men's Athletics Dr. Mark Dienhart will be held today at 11:45 a.m.