Student-Athlete Association to Hold First Annual Holiday Food Drive

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 1998 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA "M" STUDENT-ATHLETE ASSOCIATION TO HOLD FIRST ANNUAL HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE

The University of Minnesota "M" Student-Athlete Association will hold its first annual holiday food drive at three Golden Gopher men's athletic events, Nov. 29 and 30. Non perishable food items and donations will be collected from attending fans and distributed to local shelters to aid needy families during the holiday season.

Non-perishable food items and donations will be collected at the following Golden Gopher men's athletic events:

Nov. 29 -- Hockey vs. Michigan State at Mariucci Arena, 2 p.m. Wrestling vs. Oklahoma State at Williams Arena, 6 p.m. Nov. 30 --Basketball vs. Oregon University at Williams Arena, 7 p.m.

The food and donations will be collected by male student-athletes dressed in Golden Gopher athletic apparel. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 1998

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA "M" STUDENT-ATHLETE ASSOCIATION TO HOLD FIRST ANNUAL HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE

Non-perishable food items and donations will be collected at the following Golden Gopher men's athletic events:

Nov. 29-- Hockey vs. Michigan State at Mariucci Arena, 2 p.m. Wrestling vs. Oklahoma State at Williams Arena, 6 p.m. Nov. 30-- Basketball vs. Oregon University at Williams Arena, 7 p.m.

The food and donations will be collected by male student-athletes dressed in Golden Gopher athletic apparel. University ofMinnesota • Bierman Field Athletic Building • 51615thAvenue Southeast • Minneapolis, l'vlinn. 55455 e •Phone: 612.625.4090 • Fax: 612.625.0359 • Director: Marc Ryan Assistant Directors: Bill Crumley and Brad Ruiter November 16,1998 www.gophersports.com

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LAST TIME OUT: The No. 18 University of Minnesota men's cross MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY FINISHES 3RD AT NCAA country team finished fourth at the 1998 Big Ten Championships in Ann DISTRICT V MEET: The University of Minnesota Men's cross Arbor, Mich .. on Sunday. It was the second year in a row that the country team placed third with 100 points at the NCAA District V Golden Gophers brought home a fourth-place finish. The University of Championships on Saturday, Nov. 14, in Wichita. Kan. Oklahoma State Michigan captured the overall title for the second year in a row with 50 captured first place with 42 points and Iowa claimed second with 81 points, followed by Michigan State with 64 and the University of points. Wisconsin with 70 points. Wisconsin's Matt Downin claimed the indi Junior ERIC PIERCE (Forest Lake. Minn.) led the Golden Gophers vidual crown with a time of 24:06. Michigan State's Ryan Taylor cap in the IOK race with his seventh-place finish (31:13). Two other Golden tured runner-up honors with a time of 24:23 and Michigan's John Gophers finished in the top 20, including junior JEREMY POLSON Mortimer finished in third place with a time o£'24:24. (Duluth. Minn. )who took a 13th-place finish with a time of 31:31.30 and Freshman Joey Corr led the Golden Gophers with a lOth-place finish JOEY CORR (Redmond, Wash) who placed 16th with a time of 31:35. (25:05). Minnesota placed six other runners in the field's top 30. includ Illinois State's Chris Bailey captured the individual title with a time ing Eric Pierce who took 14th (25:14); senior MICHAEL STOICK (St. of 30:52.60. Michael, Minn.) took 15th with a time of 25:20: Charles McClure fin The Golden Gophers will return to the NCAA Cross Country ished in 18th-place with a time of 25:27; ANDREW McKESSOCK Championships for the second year in a row as they received an at-large (OwensSound, Ontario) ran to a 25th-place finish. clocking a 25:33: bid after finishing third at the District V meet on Saturday. junior Jeremy Polson took 28th-place with a time of 25:35; and junior JOSH BRANG (Winona, Minn.) finished in 30th-place, clocking a time NCAA DISTRICT V CHAMPIONSHIPS (lOK): of25:38. I. Oklahoma State. 55; 2. Iowa. 81; 3. Minnesota, 100; 4. Missouri, 126; 5. Illinois, 221: 6. Southern Illinois. 223; 7. Drake, 237; 8. Loyola Chicago, 238; 9. Illinois State. 240; 10. Kansas State. 247: 11. Eastern Scoreboard Gopher Flashes • GOLDEN GOPHER SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 1998 Golden Gophers Chf-is Anderson* Jr. Chisago City, Minn. Sept. 12 All-American Invite lst126pts Joshua Brang* Jr. Winona, Minn. Matthew Carter* Jr. Janesville, Wis. Sept. 26 Roy Griak Invite 5th/139pts Nate Clay* Jr. Eden Prairie,Minn. Joey Corr Fr.. Redmond, Wash. Oct. 10 Bob Timmons Invite llthfJ61 pts Zach Edmondson Fr. Ballwin, Mo. Oct. 17 Minnesota Octoberfast lst/31 pts Eric Hartmark* Jr. Duluth, Minn. Ron Hoffner** Sr. Brooklyn Park,Minn. Oct. 24 Marathon Sports 5K Unscored Andy Hopko Fr. Big Lake, Minn. Andy Kummer Fr. White Bear Lake, Minn. Nov.l Big Ten Championships 4th/83 pts Todd Landgraff*** Sr. St. Peter, Minn. Charles McClure** Sr. Brookfield Wis. Nov.14 NCAA District V 3rd/100pts Andrew McKessock Fr. Owen,s Sound,Ontario Bryan Meyer Fr. Bloomington, Minn. Nov. 23 NCAA Championships Lawrence, Kan. Jason Owen So. Stewartville, Minn. Eric Pierce* Jr. Forest Lake, Minn. Jeremy Polson** Jr. Duluth, Minn. Erik Quam Fr. Alexandria, Minn. Matt Schadow Fr. Hopkins, Minn. Chuck Smith Jr. Lakeville, Minn. Phil Smith Jr. Lakeville, Minn. Michael Stoick** Sr. St. Michael, Minn. Scott Utne Fr. Shoreville, Minn. Sami Voltonen Fr. Lahti, Finland MASSURA AND MEIRI LEAD MINNESOTA AT BIG TE~ ALL Swimming STARS MEET: Sophomore Alex Massura won th~ 100 bacl-. in th~ :;~c ond day of the Big Ten All Stars meet with a time of 58.18 (LC~I l. & Diving Massura also finished fourth in the 200 back. Junior YOAY i\IEIRI (Reute. Israel) took third place in the 200 fly (2:08.13 LCM I and si.\th place in both the 200 and 400 IM events. Freshman RICARDO DOR NELAS (Belo Horizonte. Brazil) finished second in the 50 free with a GOLDEN GOPHERS PREPARE TO time of 23.79 (LCM). Junior BILL BISHOP (Barrington. Ill. l finished HOST MINNESOTA INVITATIONAL: ~~ lllfl third in the 400 IM (4:37.85 LCM) and fifth in the 200 fly (2:09.11 The University of Minnesota will host .::::;7"~ LCM). Senior MARTIN ZIELINSKI (Bloomington. Minn.) finished the annual Minnesota Invitational this week- fourth in the 100 fly (56.93 LCM) and junior RYAN CROSBY (River end with seven men's teams and 10 women's teams. Competing in the Falls, Wis.) finished fourth in the 100 back (I :00.09 LCM). men's competition will be Wisconsin, Iowa State, North Dakota, St. Olaf, Utah, Iowa and Northern Illinois. On the women's side, RESULTS FROM BIG TEN ALL STARS: 400 Medley Relay: Concordia. St. Olaf, North Dakota, Iowa State, Wisconsin, Iowa. Notre 1. Big Ten A (3:51.21 ); 2. USA A (3:53.13): 3. USA B (3:54.08). 200 Dame, Pittsburgh, Northern Illinois and Northern Michigan will com Fly: l. Tom Malchow (USA) 2:0 1.40; 2. Ugur Taner (USA) 2:02.44: 3. pete. Friday and Saturday, preliminaries will begin at 11 a.m., while the Yoav Meiri (MINN-Big Ten) 2:08.13. 200 Back: 1. Tom Dolan (USA) finals will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, preliminaries will start at 10 a.m. and 2:05.91; 2. T. Runberg (USA) 2:06.24: 3. B. Walters (Big Ten) 2:07.35: finals will be at 3 p.m. 100 Free: 1. Dan Phillips (USA) 51.88; 2. S."Muhammed (USA) 51.97: 3. B. Newmann (USA) 52.87. 200 IM: I. Tom Dolan (USA) 2:09.02: 2. LAST YEAR AT THE MINNESOTA INVITATIONAL: Last year V. Kovacs (Big Ten) 2:09.32: 3. M. Milenkovic (Big Ten) 2:10.04. 100 the Golden Gophers won the Minnesota Invitational. with Iowa State Fly: I. Sabir Muhammed (USA) 55.80: 2. Jarod Schroeder (USA) finishing second and Wisconsin placing third. Minnesota collected a 55.90; 3. Brock Newmann (USA) 56.84. 100 Back: I. Alex Massura three-day total of 1.611.5 points, while Iowa State had 833 and (MINN-Big Ten) 58.18: 2. Brian Walters (Big Ten) 58.19; 3. Michael Wisconsin finished with 746 points. On the final day of competition, the Gilliam (USA) 59.24. 50 Free: I. Sabir Muhammed (USA) 23.43; 2. Golden Gophers swept top honors in seven events. BILL BISHOP Ricardo Dornelas (MINN-Big Ten) 23.79; 3. Jason Lezak (USA) 23.98: (Barrington. Ill.) won the 1650 free (15:29.78), ALEX MASSURA 400 IM: 1. M. Milenkovic (Big Ten) 4:33.45; 2. Kyle Salyards (USA) (Bela Horizonte. Brazil) won the 200 back with a MN Invitional record 4:37.35; 3. Bill Bishop (MINN-Big Ten) 4:37.85. 400 Free Relay: time of I :45.53. Also the 400 free relay team of Massura. Ty Bathurst. 1. USA A 3:29.85; 2. Big Ten A 3:30.92: 3. Big Ten B 3:32.79. Jeremy Reints and LUIS LOPEZ (Aurora, Colo.) swam the fastest 400 free relay time in the nation this year with an NCAA consideration and UP NEXT: Minnesota will not compete until December 13-24, when Minnesota Invitational record time fo 2:59.74. the Golden Gophers take their annual Winter training trip to Hawaii. e Scoreboard 1998-99 Roster GOLDEN GOPHER SCHEDULE Name Yr. Hometown Rvan Avres So. Lilburn, Ga. Oct. 31 Northwestern W,178-120 Ben Bar-tell Fr. Grafton, Wis. Bill Bishop Jr. Barrington, Ill. Nov. 6-7 Quad Duals Blair Buccicone Fr. Rochester, Minn. North Carolina L, ms.5-161.5 Grant Butler So. West Bend, Wis. South Carolina w, 246.5-123.5 John Cahoy Sr. Hudson, Wis. Pittsburgh w, 270-100 Dan Croaston So. Champlin, Minn. Brandon Crook Fr. Omaha, Neb. Nov. 13-14 Big 10 All-Stars vs. USA No Tham Scores Rvan Crosbv Jr. River Falls, Wis. Travis Crow Fr. Sheboygan, Wis. Nov. 20-22 Minnesota Invitational Aquatic Center. Ricardo Domelas Fr. Jacaraiv% Serra ES, Brazil Nick Early Fr. Red ing, Minn. Dec. 13-24 Winter Training Trip Hawaii Chris Forrest Fr. Appleton, Wis. R~an Foster Fr. Eagan, Minn. Jan. 6-10 AU-American Diving Invite Austin, Texas A am Frankow Jr. Shelby, Ohio Oscar Godoi Jr. 5lo Jae do Rio Preto, Brazil Jan.9 Gold Country Invitational Aquatic Center Shane Hillsley Fr. Longmont, Colo. Scott Holbrook Fr. Rosemount, Minn. Jan.16 Nebraska Aquatic Center Brian Howard Jr. Shawnee Mission, Kan. Chad Krastins Fr. Apple Valley, Minn. Sr. Aurora, Colo. Jan. 22-23 Dallas Morning News Invite Dallas, Texas Luis LMaez Dove alnik Fr. Rishon le-Zion, Israel Alexandre Massura So. Sao Paulo, Brazil Jan. 29-30 Triple Duals \\et~lnd. Jonathan McLeod Sr. Regina, Sask., Canada Yoav Meiri Jr. Reute, Israel Feb. 5-6 Minnesota Challenge Aquatic Center Jeff Miller Sr. Brookfield, Wis. Marc-Phillippe Piche Fr. Saginaw, Mich. Feb. 25-27 Big Ten Championships Bkuningtln, Ind. Brian Porter Fr. Omaha, Neb. Stelios Sardelas Sr. Athens, Greece e March 7 Go-Pher-It Invitational Aquatic Center Brandon Schindler Jr. Saratoga, Calif. Tim Sheely So. Schaumburg, III. March 1.2-13 NCAA Diving Zone BlomJington, Ind. Gary Ta~or Jr. Shorewood, Minn. Jeremy itikko Sr. Hastings, Minn. March 25-27 NCAA Championships ~Ind. Martin Zielinski Sr. Bloommgton, Minn. defeated Chris James of Purdue in the semifinals. 7-6. 1-6. 6-4. to advance to the championship match. Chicoine recei,ed a bye in the Tennis first round and then defeated Mike Kosta of Illinois. 6-7 (5 l. 6-:!. 6-3 in the second round. Chicoine then defeated Radu Barton of Bl)\\ lin!: Green, 7-5, 6-2 and lvica Primorac of Michigan State. 7-5. 6-2. In tl;e quarterfinals, Chicoine defeated Cary Franklin. 6-4. 3-6. 7-5 to advance to the semifinals. This marks Chicoine·s second tournament e title this fall after winning the Penn Classic two weeks ago. Chicoine GOLDEN GOPHERS WRAP UP is now 14-3 in tournament play. FALL SEASON AT THE HUSKY FALL CHALLENGE: The Golden CHICOINE WINS THE PENN CLASSIC: No. !-seeded Chicoine Gopher men's tennis won several match defeated No. 3-seeded Doug Bohaboy of Northwestern. 6-2. 6-3 in es at the Husky Fall Challenge in Seattle, the finals of the Penn Classic, in Philadelphia. Pa .. to claim the tour Wash., this past weekend to wrap up a successful Fall season. Junior nament title. Chicoine defeated Scott Watnik of Columbia. Friday MARTIN MICHALOWSKI (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) won three morning, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the first round. He then went on to defeat matches for the Maroon and Gold over the course of three days of Andrew Nisker of Vanderbilt, 6-3, 6-3 in the second round. Chicoine competition with Oregon and Washington. Michalowski defeated continued his roll with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Thomas Bonicke of Christoph Kull of Washington Friday, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 and defeated Clemson in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Chicoine defeated Carlos Navarro of Oregon, 6-2, 6-2 and Marius Lunde of Mike Griesser of Penn State, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the finals Washington, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 Saturday. Sophomore JON SVENSSON (Kristianstad, Sweden) also won three matches in the tournament. match. Svensson defeated Lunde Friday, 7-6, 6-4, Tom Schneiter of Oregon, 6-4, 6-0 Saturday and Memo Carter of Oregon, 6-0, 6-4 Sunday. CHICOINE COMPETES IN THE ALL-AMERICAN TOURNA Freshman KARL SLOSS (Kildeer, Ill.) won his match Sunday over MENT: Senior TOM CHICOINE (Neenah, Wis.) won his first match in the main draw at the All-American Tournament in Austin, Dillon Ruby of Washington, 7-6. 6-l. Sophomore JOREGE DUE NAS (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) defeated Miguel Texas. Chicoine defeated Myles Clouston of Wake Forest, 7-6 (4), 4- Arriaga of Oregon, 6-3, 6-4 Saturday and Sunday. Senior ADAM 6, 6-3. Chicoine then lost to No. 2-seeded James Blake of Harvard, 6- SELKIRK (St. Joseph, Mo.) defeated Bertrand DeVilliers of Oregon, 4,6-3. 6-3, 6-3 Saturday. NEXT UP: The Golden Gophers will not compete again until CHICOINE WINS THE ITA REGION IV CHAMPIONSHIPS: January 15-18, when Minnesota will compete in the Big Ten Singles Senior TOM CHI CONE (Neenah. Wis.), the No. 2 seed, defeated Championships in Madison, Wis. Oliver Freelove, the No.3 seed, of Illinois, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3. to win the ITA Region IV Championships in East Lansing, Mich. Chicoine Gopher Flashes GOLDEN GOPHER FALL SCHEDULE .-

Sept. 25 National Clay Courts 1998 Golden Gophers No Tham Scores Name Yr. Hometown Sept. 25-27 New Mexico Fall Invite ~ Michael Bahrmasel Fr. Glencoe, Ill. Minnesota 5, New Mexico St. 2 Thomas Chicoine Sr. Neenah, Wis. Minnesota 4, New Mexico 3 Ryan Davies Fr. Corpus Christi, Texas Minnesota 6, UTEP 1 Jorge Duenas So. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Oct. 2-4 Charles Fluitt Classic Lexington, Ky. Martin Kristoffersen Sr. Portsgrunn, Norway No Team Scores Ed Marques So. Brasillia, Brazil Martin Michalowski Jr. Ottawa, Ontario, Oct. 8-11 Thunderbirds Invitational Thmpe, Ariz. Canada No Tham Scores Tyson Parry So. Chatham, Ontario, Canada Oct. 16-19 All-American Tourn. Austin, Thxas Adam Selkirk Sr. St. Joseph, Mo. No Team Scores Karl Sloss Fr. Kildeer, Ill. Jon Svensson So. Kristianstad, Sweden Oct. 23-25 Penn Fall Tournament PbiladeJphia,Pa. No Team Scores

Nov. 7-9 Regional Championships ~1\til. No Team Scores

Nov.13-15 Washington Fall Thurn. Seattle, Wash. No Team Scores over Steve Saxlund of North Dakota State.

At 125, freshman Leroy Vega won his second straight Bison Opet 1 Wrestling title with a 16-5 decision over Ryan Lewis of North Dakota State. Senior Pat Connors won his second straight title and his third title in four years at 133, with a 3-1 decision over teammate sophomore Brett Lawrence. ·sophomore Brad Pike also won his second straight Bison Open title with a 2-1 decision over Minnesota senior Troy Marr at 149 GOLDEN GOPHERS TAKE ON pounds. Senior Chad Kraft decisioned Wayne Mooney of North Dakota NORTH DAKOTA STATE IN FIRST State, 9-3 at 157 pounds to win his second Bison Open title in four DUAL MEET: The Golden Gophers open their dual meet season at North years. At 165 pounds, senior Josh Holiday and freshman Jacob Clark were Dakota State in Fargo, N.D., this Saturday afternoon. Last year, Minnesota defeated North Dakota State, 37-7 in named co-champions with a double forfeit. Freshman Jared Lawrence Fargo. N.D. The Golden Gophers won eight out of 10 matches to win decisioned Jake Thielbar of North Dakota State. 3-1 to win his first the meet. Jason Davids and current senior TIM HARTUNG (Durand, Bison Open title at 141 pounds. At heavyweight Brock Lesnar. compet Wis.) both won their matches with a pin in 2:30. Juniors DELANEY ing unattached, pinned Minnesota junior Brent Boeshans in 0:56 to win BERGER (Mandan, N.D.) and BRANDON EGGUM (Sidney, Mont.) his second straight Bison Open title. both won their matches with a technical fall to each score five points for the Golden Gophers. Sophomore BRETT LAWRENCE Bison Open Individual Champions (Sandpoint. Idaho), senior PAT CONNORS (Longview. Wash.), senior 125- Leroy Vega (MINN) dec. Ryan Lewis (NDSU) 16-5 BART GOLYER (Cedar, Minn.) and junior BRENT BOESHANS 133- Pat Connors (MINN) dec. Brett Lawrence (MINN) 3-1 (Beulah, N.D.) also won their matches. 141 - Jared Lawrence (MINN) dec. Jake Thielbar (NDSU) 3-1 149- Brad Pike (MINN) dec. Troy Marr (MINN) 2-1 GOLDEN GOPHERS WIN NINE TITLES AT THE BISON OPEN: 157 -Chad Kraft (MINN) dec. Wayne Mooney (NDSU) 9-3 The University of Minnesota Golden Gopher wrestling team won nine 165- Josh Holiday (MINN) & Jacob Clark (MINN) double forfeit titles competing unattached at the 29th annual Bison Open in Fargo. 174- Delaney Berger (MINN) dec. Steve Saxlund (NDSU) 3-1 N.D. Four Golden Gopher wrestlers won their third Bison Open title. 184 - Brandon Eggum (MINN) dec. Kenny Howard (MINN) 9-1 while four others won their second Bison Open title. Senior Tim 197 -Tim Hartung (MINN) pinned Nick Severson (NDSU) 1:26 Hartung pinned Nick Severson of North Dakota State in I :26 to take his HWT - Brock Lesnar (UNA) pinned Brent Boeshans (MINN) 0:56 third straight Bison Open title at 197 pounds. Junior Brandon Eggum won his third straight title at 184 pounds with a 9-1 decision over Golden Gopher junior Kenny Howard. Junior Delaney Berger also "on his third straight Bison Open title at 174 pounds with a 3-1 decision e Scoreboard 1998-99 Roster Golden Gopher Wrestling Schedule '"!"'' Yr. Wgt. Hometown(High School) Jul11~ -\l.mt7 Fr. 1~5 Mankato. Minn. (Mankato West) ~tt.'\L"n B.ml~n Fr. 197 Racme. Wis. (S.I. Case) Time Date Opponent Site Lu~l' B.:~.:~L'r Fr. 149 Cambridge. Minn. (Cambridge) Saturday. Nov. 14 Bison Open Fargo. :\.D

ll 11t.' Wonhington. Minn. (Wonhmgton) Sunday. Dec. 13 at Oregon State C<>n,dl'' (I,,· I~ I' n, \ t. ~-. ~ ru ~ h. 174 hr.HhJ••H Lf~Uill Jr. 18-l Sidney. Mont. (Sidney I Sunday. Dec. 13 at Portland State Ponl.tnd. tire !' 111 ll'o\t'll!llt.'tl Fr 197 Eyota. Minn. (Dover-Eyota) 7:.\tl p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2 Iowa State William' \ n·na { ll.h! !rti..,Pll Fr 141 Apple Valley. Minn. (Apple Valley) Sat.-Sun .. Jan. 16-17 National Duals lu\\d Cu~ (tl\\,J ·\II 1!." \1,,.,, H.tnJ~.Jil Fr. HWT St. Paul, Minn. (St. Thomas Academy) Friday, Jan. 22 Michigan Sport' l'a,iliun 7:.\tl p.m. I • l·rtt'th.·n~.:ll' Jr. 141 Maple Grove. Minn. (Osseo) h.111 ( nlht.'l Sr. 133 Cedar. Minn. (St. Francis) Sunday, Jan. 2~ Michigan State Sporb l'a\iliun ~p.m. I :rn H.tnun~ Sr 197 Durand. Wis. (Durand) hn\a C1t~. 11\\\~1 - ~() p Ill Saturday. Jan. 30 at Iowa Jp-.h HnlldJ) Sr. 165 Anaheim. Calif. (Calvary Chapel) Sunday, Jan. 31 at Wisconsin ll.ladt'on \\ ,, lpn, "l'nllt.'lh Ho" ard So. 184 Mandan. N.D. (Mandan) Friday, Feb. 5 Illinois William' .-\n·na 7:.\U p.m. ( ll..tJ Kraft Sr. 157 Laketield. Minn. (Heron Lake-Okabena-Lakefteldi \1Jtt Krait Fr. 174 Lakefield. Minn. (Heron Lake-Okabena-Lakefield) Sunday, Feb. 7 Ohio State Sports Pa' ilion ~p.m. Jt·,..,t= 1\.n:b.., Sr. 157 Minot. N.D. (Minot) Northern Iowa Sports Pa\ ilion 7:.\tl p.m. Friday, Feb. 12 Jo,h 1\.r~h.., So. 149 Minot. N.D. (Minot) Sunday, Feb. 14 at Nebraska Ltncoln. ;-o;d, 2 p lt1 Bn:u Lawrence So. 133 Sandpoint. Idaho (Sandpoint) Friday. Feb. 19 at Purdue We't Lala\l'ttc. lnJ -rm Jared Lav. rr:nct! Fr. 141 Sandpoint. Idaho (Sandpoint) G..trrctt Lnwne: Fr. HWT Appleton. Wis. (Freedom) Sunday. Feb. 21 at Northwestern Evanston. Ill !IL\ .\11tch Marr Fr. 149 Wyoming. Mmn. (Forest Lake) Ann Arhor. \ltdt TIL\ Sat.-Sun .. March 6-7 at Big Tens Tro: Marr Sr. 149 Wyoming. Minn. (Forest Lake I e Thurs.-Sat.. March 18-20 at NCAAs Unl\er'lt~ Par~. I' a TIL\ Ca ... e: ~h.:Gra" Fr. t97 Jacksonville. Fla. (Bolles School) Eddte Pak Jr. 157 Grayslake. Ill. (Grayslake) Brad Ptke So. 149 Brownsdale. Minn. (Haytield) Doug Surgenor Fr. 149 Neenah. Wis. (Neenah) Leroy Vega Fr. t25 Ponage. Ind. IPonage) (Wyoming. Minn.) won the 1998 state title at 149 pounds and tinished , Wrestling his senior year with a 37-0 record. HAPPY AT HOME: The Golden Gophers host seYen dual meets thi' season. including a showdown of No. 1 \S. No. 2. v. hen Minnesuta A faces Oklahoma State Sunday, Nov. 29. at 6 p.m .. in Williams Arena. W GOLDEN GOPHERS ARE NO. 2 IN PRESEASON RANKING: Minnesota is ranked No. 2 in the nation according to lntermat and No. 3 according to Amateur Wrestling News. Senior~ Tim Hartung and CHAD KRAIT (Lakefield, Minn.) are both ranked No. 1 at 197 and 157 respectively. Junior Brandon Eggum is ranked No.2 at 184, senior JOSH HOLIDAY (Anaheim, Calif.) is No.4 at 165, junior Delaney Berger is No. 9 at 174, seniors Pat Connors and Bart Golyer are both ranked No. 10 at 133, freshman CHAD ERIKSON (Apple Valley, Minn.) and senior Troy Marr are both ranked No. 15 at 141 and 149 pound respectively and freshman Leroy Vega is ranked No. 19 at 125.

RECRUITING CLASS RANKS NO. 1 AGAIN: The 1998-99 Golden Gopher recruiting class once again received a No. 1 ranking according to Wrestling U.S.A. Magazine, Amateur Wrestling News and WIN Maga::.ine. Freshman GARRETT LOWNEY (Appleton, Wis.) tops the class. Lowney is a five-time Junior National champion at heavyweight. He is also a three-time Wisconsin state champion. Freshman LUKE BECKER (Cambridge, Minn.) captured three state titles at 152 pounds. Freshman JARED LAWRENCE (Sandpoint. Idaho) won four straight high school titles at 130 pounds and recorded a 133-0 career record. JACOB CLARK (So. St. Paul, Minn.) was a double finalist at Junior Nationals, placing first in Greco and second in Freestyle. Clark was also a two-time state champion at 157 pounds. Freshman MITCH MARR

1998-99 Minnesota Wrestling Records Team Stats: Weight-by-Weight Results Wt. Name O'all Total Dual Big Ten Weight Overall Record Overall Dual Big Ten Dual 125 Leroy Vega 4-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 Julio Alaniz 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0 125 7-1 7-1 0-0 133 Pat Connors 4-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 r3'3 10-2 10-2 Bart Golyer 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Brett Lawrence 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0 141 8-1 8-1 0-0 141 Jared Lawrence 4-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 149 16-7 16-7 Chad Erikson 4-1 4-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Ty Friederichs 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 157 7-2 7-2 0-0 Joe Calavitta 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 165 12-1 12-1 149 Brad Pike 5-0 5-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Troy Marr 4-1 4-1 0-0 0-0 174 5-1 5-1 0-0 Luke Becker 4-1 4-1 0-0 0-0 184 13-2 Josh Krebs 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 13-2 0-0 Doug Surgenor 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 197 5-4 5-4 0-0 Mitch Marr 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 HWT 8-3 157 Chad Kraft 4-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 8-3 0-0 Eddie Pak 3-2 3-2 0-0 0-0 Total 91-24 91-24 0-0 165 Josh Holiday 4-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 Jacob Clark 4-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 Jesse Krebs 4-1 4-1 0-0 0-0 74 Delaney Berger 3-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 Matt Kraft 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 Mike Cuperus 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 184 Brandon Eggum 4-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 Kenneth Howard 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0 Benjamin Bly 6-1 6-1 0-0 0-0 197 Tim Hartung 4-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 Owen Elzen 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 Steve Bartlett 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 Casey McGraw 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 HWTBrent Boeshans 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0 Garrett Lowney 4-1 4-1 0-0 0-0 Mike Flanagan 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 91-24 91-24 0-0 0-0 1998 M CLUB HONOREES He was named All-Big Ten from 1990-93, and academic All-Big Ten from 1991-93. He won the Big Ten medal of honor in 1993. Roethlisberger he University of Minnesota "M" Club and has competed in two Olympics, most recently the Men's Intercollegiate Athletic finishing eighth in the all-around at the 1996 TDepartment is holding the. Eighth Annual games in Atlanta. Hall of Fame weekend. Nine former student athletes and two special honorees were inducted Pioneer Group: into the prestigious University of Minnesota "M" Club Hall of Fame on Friday. Ray King earned All-America and All-Big Ten The induction ceremony was held at the honors as the captain of the 1937 Golden Radisson Metrodome on the Minnesota campus. Gophers team. He was also voted captain of the The inductees are going to be recognized in a 1937 college all-star game. During his career at special halftime ceremony during today's foot Minnesota he played receiver, defensive end and ball game. For more information, call the "M" was the team's punter. Club at (612) 929-8813. Jim Mcintyre earned back-to-backAll-America Contemporary Group: honors in 1948 and 1949. He ranks 17th in Golden Gopher basketball history for career Archie Clark ranks 18th in Golden Gopher scoring (1,223pts) and 13th for career scoring basketball history for career scoring (1,199 pts.) average (15.lppg). He was named team MVP in and sixth for career scoring average (16.6 ppg). 194 7 and led Minnesota in scoring in 194 7 and He was selected team MVP in 1966. He ranks in 1948. several single-season record books, including fifth in scoring average (24.8) and eighth in both Glenn Seidel was the Golden Gophers quarter field goals (223) and field goal attempts (460). back from 1933-35. He was captain of Minnesota's national championship team of Tony Dungy was a two-time Academic All-Big 1935 and never was a quarterback for a team Ten selection in 1975 and 1976. He ranks third that did not finish the season undefeated. He in Golden Gopher football history for single-sea received the Western Conference Medal for son touchdown passes with 15 in 1975. He ranks Scholarship and Athletics in 1935. Seidel also fourth for career touchdown passes with 25. He lettered in hockey in 1936. was selected team MVP in 1975 and '76. Dungy ' is currently serving as the head coach of the Richard Smith earned All-America and All-Big Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL. Te'ti honors as a tackle on the Golden Gophers 1935 football team. He played on three consecu Doug Kingsriter earned All-America and All tive undefeated teams from 1933-35. Big Ten honors in 1971 and was an Academic All-Big Ten selection in 1972. He led the Golden Special Group: Gophers football team in receiving for three sea sons from 1970-72. Governor Arne Carlson, who recently com pleted his second term as Minnesota's governor, Wally Richardson was a three-time All has been and always will be a supporter of American swimmer from 1963-65. He won two Golden Gopher athletics. NCAA and two Big Ten titles in the 100-yard butterfly. He also earned a Big Ten title in the Jim Marshall has served the Golden Gopher 200-yard butterfly. He was a member of the Men's Athletic Department as head athletic 1963 NCAA and Big Ten champion 400-medley trainer for the past 23 years. He was one of four relay teams. He was also a member of the 1963 charter inductees into the Minnesota Athletic Big Ten champion 400-freestyle team, making Trainers Association (MATA) Hall of Fame and him a five-time Big Ten champion. Richardson is a member of the National Athletic Trainers was inducted into the the U of M Aquatic Hall of Association (NATA). Fame in 1986.

John Roethlisberger was a three-time NCAA all-around champion from 1991-93. He earned two additional national titles on parallel bars (1991) and pommel horse (1993). He was a four time Big Ten all-around champion from 1990-93 and won five conference event championships. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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THREE ATHLETES COMMIT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Three athletes have signed a letter of intent during the early signing period to compete at the University of Minnesota in cross country and track and field. The trio includes Minnesota natives Neil Hanson and Adam Steele and Canadian Willie McComb.

Hanson (Granada, Minn.) is the 1998 Class AA Minnesota State Champion in cross country with a state record time of 15:33 and was also the Class AA runner-up in the mile last spring with a time of 4:16.8.

Steele (Eden Prairie, Minn.) was the Class AA state champion in the 400-meter run last spring and was a member of the Eden Prairie state runner-up team for cross country this fall.

McComb (Chepstow, Ontario, Canada) had the fastest 5000Mjunior time in North America in 1998 with a time of 14:39 and took 6th place in the Canadian Seniors Championships in 1998. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IEW§

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For Immediate Release November 18, 1998 MASSURA NAMED BIG TEN SWIMMER OF THE WEEK

University of Minnesota sophomore Alex Massura, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, was named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week for his efforts at the Big Ten All Stars vs. the USA National Team meet last weekend in Evanston, Ill.

During the meet, Massura took first in the 100 back, clocking a time of 58.18. Massura also swam the opening leg of the 400 medley relay team that took first place, with a time of 3:51.21. Massura also finished fourth in the 200 back at 2:10.37.

The University of Minnesota men's swimming and diving team will host the Minnesota Invitational this weekend, Friday-Sunday, Nov. 20-22, in the Aquatic Center. The meet is co-ed and begins at 11 a.m. on Friday. · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEWS

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Steele (Eden Prairie, Minn.) was the Class AA state champion in the 400-meter run last spring and was a member of the Eden Prairie state runner-up team for cross country this fall.

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GOLDEN GOPHER BASEBALL TEAM SIGNS THREE TOP RECRUITS

University of Minnesota Head Baseball Coach John Anderson announced today that three top recruits have signed national letters of intent to play baseball for the Golden Gophers beginning in the 2000 season. Minnesota's signees are David Roach, of Clearwater, Fla., Luke Appert, of Park-Cottage Grove H.S. and Ben Hendrickson, of Bloomington . Jefferson H.S.

Roach, a 6-1, 180 pound left-handed first baseman was named to the Pinellas County all conference team after hitting .418 with four home runs, 12 doubles and 31 runs scored in 27 games. He was also named to the St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Tribune all conference teams as a junior. Roach considered Duke, Tulane and Florida before committing to the University of Minnesota. He is the son of Donald and Sally Roach .

. "David fills a need we will have for a left-handed first baseman with the graduations of Robb Quinlan and Aron Amundson after this season," Anderson said. "We are thrilled to have a player of David's academic and athletic ability commit to Minnesota."

Appert is a 6-0, 175 pound middle infielder at Park-Cottage Grove High School. Appert, a two-time St. Paul Suburban all-conference pick, was a Star Tribune all-metro selection last season after batting .452 with two home runs, eight doubles and 28 RBis in 23 games. He is the son of John and Julie Appert.

"Luke is a multi-talented player that can contribute with his bat, his glove and his speed," Anderson said. "He has a team player attitude and will fill a void that will be created with the graduation of second baseman Matt Brosseau."

Ben Hendrickson is a 6-4, 180 pound right-handed pitcher attending Bloomington Jefferson High School. Hendrickson was named to the Lake Conference all-conference squad after leading his team in wins, strikeouts and innings pitched. In addition to being selected MVP of his Jefferson High School team, he was also voted most valuable player this past summer on his Bloomington Blue Legion team. He is the son of Elayne Larson and Graham Hendrickson.

"Ben is an excellent all-around athlete with great promise as a Golden Gopher baseball player,'~ Anderson said. "We like his pitching frame and his strong arm and we believe he will prosper under new pitching coach Todd Oakes." I .. ~ ; ,, 1 r. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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For Immediate Release November 19, 1998 GOLDEN GOPHER WRESTLING TEAM SIGNS NO.1 RECRUIT

The University of Minnesota wrestling program announced that Damion Hahn signed a national letter of intent to attend the University of Minnesota. - Hahn, a native of Lakewood, N.J., is the No.1 high school wrestler in the nation at any weight class according to Amateur Wrestling News, Wrestling Institute Newsmagazine, USA Wrestling and the National Wrestling Coaches Association. A standout at Lakewood High School, Hahn has won two New Jersey state titles at 189 pounds. He is also a two time Junior National Freestyle Champion and a four-time Junior Olympic champion at 178 pounds. In three years, Hahn has racked up a 94-2 overall record and has won 64 consecutive matches at Lakewood.

"Landing Damion Hahn is another big step in bringing our program to the top," Minnesota Head Assistant Coach Marty Morgan said. "He had it narrowed down to Oklahoma State and us and usually at that point we lose them, but it was different this time. Damion and his dad realized Minnesota is an up and coming powerhouse and they wanted Damion to be a part of it."

An excellent student, Hahn has earned a 3.3 GPA in his three years at Lakewood High School. Hahn will compete in the 184 pound weight class at Minnesota. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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For Immediate Release November 19, 1998 MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM SIGN EIGHT TOP RECRUITS

The University of Minnesota Men's Swimming and Diving team announced that eight swimmers have signed national letters of intent to attend the University of Minnesota. The recruits include: Allen Ong, a £print free and fly specialist from Mission Viejo, Calif., Aaron Wood, a fly, back and individual medley specialist from Woodbury, Minn., Todd Smolinski, a back, freestyle and IM specialist from St. John, Ind., Jeff Hackler, a breastroke specialist from Alpharetta, Ga., Nick Toumanoff, a distance freestyle specialist from Pewaukee, Wis., Michael Mahoney, a sprint back and freestyle specialist from Edina, Minn., Matt Taylor, a freestyle, fly and IM specialist from Shorewood, Minn., and Mark Atwood, a sprint freestyle specialist from Alexandria, Minn.

Ong, who swims for Mission Viejo High School and the Mission Viejo Nadadores Swim Team, was a U.S. National Qualifier in both the 100 freestyle and butterfly. He was the 1998 California High School CIF State Champion in the 50 free and 100 fly. Ong is also a member of the Malaysian National Swim Team.

Wood, who currently swims with Woodbury High School, was the 1998 Minnesota State High School Champion in the 200 IM. Wood is a two-time high school All-America selection and was named Woodbury High School's Most Valuable Swimmer three times.

Smolinski, of Lake Central High School, is the Indiana state record holder in the 100 yard backstroke at 0:49.61. He is a four-time high school All-America selection and a U.S. National Qualifier in both the 100 and 200 back. Smolinski was the Indiana state high school runner-up in the 100 back.

Hackler, who swims for Centennial High School, was a U.S. National Qualifier in both the 100 and 200 breast with times of 1:05.41 and 2:21.47 respectively. He placed third in the 100 breast and fourth in the 200 breast at the U.S. Junior Championships in Auburn, Alabama.

Toumanoff placed third in the 500 free and fifth in the 200 free at the 1998 Wisconsin State High School Swimming Championships for Arrowhead High School. He also placed fifth in the 500 free, sixth in the 1650 free and seventh in the 1000 free at the 1998 U.S. Junior Championships in East Meadow, N.Y. Mahoney is the 1998 Minnesota State High School Champion in the 100 back for Edina High School with a time of 50.85 seconds. He is also a high school All-America selection.

Taylor, a high school All-America selection at Minnetonka High School, was the state high school champion in the 200 free and 500 free with times of 1:42.16 and 4:37.44 respectively.

Atwood placed fifth in the 50 free and fourth in the 100 free at the 1998 Minnesota State High School Championships for Jefferson Senior High School. He is a high school All America selection and the 1998 Section Eight Swimmer of the Year. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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CARTER NAMED GOLDEN GOPHER FOOTBALL TEAM MVP

University of Minnesota junior strong safety Tyrone Carter was honored as the winner of the Bronko Nagurski Award (team MVP) at the annual Golden Gopher football banquet Monday at the Minneapolis Athletic Club.

Carter, who is already the all-time school record holder with 298 career solo tackles with one season of eligibility remaining, ranked first on the team and second in the Big Ten with 158 total tackles this past season. That total ranks second on the all-time school records list. Along the way, he broke his own school record of 116 solo tackles set last season with 127 solo stops in 1998. He will head into his senior season ranked third on the all-time school list with 384 total tackles.

A semifinalist for the Football News Defensive Player of the Year Award and the Jim Thorpe Award which honors the nation's top collegiate defensive back, Carter ranked second in the Big Ten and set a new single-season school record with an average of 26.7 yards per kickoff return this season. The All-America candidate ran the opening kick back 86 yards for a touchdown in the season opener vs. Arkansas State. The consummate team player, he was also a member of the team's kick coverage unit as well.

This year's awards and honorees are:

BRONKO NAGURSKI AWARD (presented to the team's most valuable player): Tyrone Carter (strong safety, junior, Pompano Beach, Fla.) CARL ELLER AWARD (presented to the team's outstanding defensive player): Tyrone Carter BRUCE SMITH AWARD (presented to the team's outstanding offensive player): Luke Leverson (wide receiver, junior, Miami, Fla.) BOBBY BELL AWARD (presented to the outstanding special teams player): Adam Bailey (placekicker, senior, Burnsville, Minn.) BUTCH NASH AWARD (for competitiveness on the field and in the classroom): Pare Williams (linebacker, senior, Zumbrota, Minn.) PAUL GIEL AWARD (for total unselfishness and most concern about the University of Minnesota): Troy Duerr (offensive tackle, senior, Buffalo, Minn.) DEFENSIVE DEMO (for outstanding performance on the defensive demonstration team): Karon Riley (defensive end, junior, Detroit, Mich.) OFFENSIVE DEMO (for outstanding performance on the offensive demonstration team): Scooter Baugus (tight end, freshman, Fort Worth, Texas) UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IEW§

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MARVIN LEAVES U OF M HOCKEY TEAM

The University of Minnesota announced Monday that junior goaltender Willy Marvin has decided to leave the Golden Gopher men's hockey team.

Marvin, a native of Warroad, Minn., played in four games this season, posting a 1-1-1 record with a 3.62 goals-against average and .870 saves percentage. In his career, Marvin played in 11 games with a 1-1-1 record, 3.68 goals-against average, and .861 saves percentage.

"I just felt it was time to move on with my life and concentrate on things other than hockey," said Marvin. "I wasn't playing as much as I would have liked, and I wish I could have contributed to this team more on the ice. My experience at the University of Minnesota and with the hockey program has been positive, but I feel the need to pursue other avenues and concentrate on school at this time."

"Willy has made positive contributions to this team in ways that go beyond his statistics," said Head Men's Hockey Coach Doug Woog. "We wish him the best in everything that he pursues." UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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MINNESOTA MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM FINISHES 24TH AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

The University of Minnesota men's cross country team finished 24th at the NCAA Championships held Monday at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan. The Golden Gophers were led by junior Eric Pierce, of Forest Lake, Minn., who finished 59th.

Arkansas captured the team title with 97 points, just ahead of Stanford, who claimed runner-up honors with 114 points. Michigan was the highest Big Ten team at fourth, followed by Wisconsin (sixth) and Michigan State (12th).

Pierce ran a 31:47 to finish 59th in point scoring and 73rd overall. Junior Jeremy Polson, from Duluth, Minn., was the second-highest runner for the Golden Gophers, placing 95th in scoring and 121st overall.

Colorado's Adam Goucher captured the individual title with a time of 29:26.90.

Minnesota Finishers: 59. Eric Pierce, 31:47; 95. Jeremy Polson, 32:22.70. 123. Joey Corr, 32:44.70. 130. Mike Stoick, 32:51. 145. Josh Brang, 33:08.40. 166 Charles McClure, 33:30.90. 169. Andrew McKessock, 33:34.10. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IEW§

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TRAVELING TROPHIES TO BE INTRODUCED TO HOCKEY RIVALRIES

The University of Minnesota men's hockey program will introduce two traveling trophies into its long and storied rivalries with Michigan and Michigan State beginning with this weekend's College Hockey Showcase at Mariucci Arena. The Golden Gophers will play the Wolverines on Friday night at 7:05p.m., followed by a clash with the Spartans on Sunday afternoon at 2:05 p.m.

The trophies, which are created by Twin Cities based Award Craft, will be named after legendary coaches in each school's history. The Minnesota/Michigan trophy, named the Mariucci/Renfrew trophy, will be presented to the winner of the game on Friday night. The Minnesota/Michigan State trophy, called the Mariucci/Besone trophy, will be presented to the winner of the game on Sunday afternoon. The victorious team during the regular season game between the two schools will receive the trophy for the following year.

The Mariucci/Renfrew trophy is named after former Golden Gopher head coach John Mariucci and Wolverine head coach Al Renfrew. The Mariucci/Besone trophy is named after Mariucci and former Spartan head coach Amo Bessone. Both trophies will feature pictures of the coaches and logos from both schools. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IEW§

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MEN'S GOLF TEAM INKS TOP RECRUIT

The University of Minnesota men's golf team has announced the signing of a recruit to a national letter of intent during the early signing period which ended last Wednesday.

David Morgan, originally from Rochester, Minn., has signed to play with the Golden Gophers beginning with the 1999-2000 season. Morgan, who lived in Rochester and attended Mayo High School through his freshman prep season, has played the last three seasons at Robert Louis Stevenson Prep School in Monterey, California.

Morgan has placed second in the NorCal State Tournament as both a sophomore and a junior after being named the the all-conference and all-state teams as a freshman in Minnesota. During summer competition, Morgan has been named to the AJGA Rolex Junior All-American honorable mention team, competed in the U.S. Junior Amateur, and the Rolex Tournament of Champions. University ofMinnesota • Bierman Field Athletic Building • 51615thAvenue Southeast • Minneapolis, Minn. 55455 •Plwne: 612.625.4090 • Fax: 612.625.0359 • Director: Marc Ryan Assistant Directors: Bill Crumley and Brad Ruiter November 23, 1998 www.gophersports.com

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Monday, November 23 Saturday, November 28 Basketball Cross Country at NCAA Championships vs. Winthrop University Lawrence, Ks. Williams Arena Midwest Sports Channel live WCCO Radio (830 am) live Tuesday, November 24 4:00p.m.

Basketball Sunday, November 29 vs. Seton Hall Hockey Williams Arena vs. Michigan State Midwest Sports Channel live Mariucci Arena WCCO Radio (830 am) live Midwest Sports Channel live .~ KSTP (1500 a.m.) live 7:05p.m. Friday, November 27 Hockey Sunday, November 29 vs. Michigan Mariucci Arena Wrestling Midwest Sports Channel live vs. Oklahoma State KSTP (1500 a.m.) live Williams Arena 7:05p.m. 6:00p.m.

GOPHER HOTLINE The Golden Gopher Hotline features daily interviews with players and coaches. It is available to the media 24 hours a day by calling (612) 625-7887. The hotline is broadcast WEEKLY quality and is changed by noon each day. This service is for media use only. The schedule for this week is as follows: RELEASES The University of Minnesota Men's Media Relations Office will be producing five separate Monday. November ll Thursday. November ~ Head Wrestling Coach J ROBINSON previews the Head Basketball Coach CLEM HASKINS post-game releases during the 1998-99 aca dual meet vs. No. I ranked Oklahoma State. news conference from the Seton Hall game. demic year. Football, basketball, hockey and baseball information will be covered in sport-specific Tuesday. November 2.±;. ~November 2'L. Head Hockey Coach DOUG WOOG previews the Head Basketball Coach CLEM HASKINS post-game weekly releases. while informa Michigan and Michigan State weekend. news conference from the Seton Hall game. tion on "Olympic Sports" will appear each Monday in this Wednesday. November ll;. Sa,turda,y. November 2.B.;. release. Please refer any ques Head Basketball Coach CLEM HASKINS post-game Head Wrestling Coach J ROBINSON previews the tions to the Men's Media news conference from the Seton Hall game. dual meet vs. No. I ranked Oklahoma State. Relations office at (612) 625-4090. Schindler (MINN) 20.64; 3. Troy Johnson (Utah) 20.72. 200 Il\1: 1. Swimming Jono McLeod (MINN) 1:50.36; 2. Mick Coyne (NIU) 1:52.-11:3. Marko Milenkovic (lA) 1:52.47; 500 Free: 1. Bill Bishop (MlNN) & 4:29.79; 2. Eric Godsman (WI) 4:31.21; 3. Lovre Franicevic (IS~) . A Diving 4:32.12; 200 free relay: 1. MINN B 1:22.15: 2. ISU A 1:23.00: -~·Utah W A 1:23.32; 3 Meter Sprinboard: 1. Dan Croaston (MINN) 535.45: 2. Simon Chrisander (Iowa) 498.05; 3. Nick Smith (Utah) 442.80: 200 GOLDEN GOPHERS TAKE FIRST IN~ Medley Relay: 1. MINNA 1:31.92: 2. MINN B 1:33.12: 3. ISU A THE MINNESOTA INVITATIONAL: 1:33.61; 400 IM: 1. Jono McLeod (MINN) 3:55.45; 2. Marko The 11th ranked Golden Gopher men's Milenkovic (Iowa) 3:56.89; 3. Bill Bishop (MINN) 4:00.09; 100 Fly: 1. swimming and diving team won the John Cahoy (MINN) 48.26; 2. Mitch McGinty (ISU) 49.31: 3. Martin Minnesota Invitational at the Aquatic Center with 1.098.5 points. Iowa Zielinski (MINN) 49.37; 200 Free: 1. Johan Nystrom (Utah) 1:37.96; 2. State finished second with 695 points, Wisconsin was third with 680 Jay Glenn (Iowa) 1:39.27: 3. Eric Godsman (WI) 1:39.68: 100 Breast: points, Utah was fourth with 579.5 points and Iowa was fifth with 451 1. Mark Ritcey (ISU) 57.37; 2. Dov Malnik (MINN) 57.63; 3. Chris points. Junior YOAV MEIRI (Reute, Israel) won the 200 fly with a Forrest (MINN) 57.79; 100 Back: 1. Mike Greene (Utah) 49.72: 2. NCAA provisional qualifying time of 1:48.56, while senior JONO Adam Frankow (MINN) 50.12; 3. Ryan Crosby (MINN) 50.56; 1 McLEOD (Regina, Sask., Canada) was second with a time of 1:50.35. Meter Springboard: 1. Dan Croaston (MINN) 529.95; 2. Simon McLeod won the 200 and 400 IM events over the three-day competi Chrisander (Iowa) 471.70; 3. Nick Smith (Utah) 423.35; 800 Free tion. Junior BILL BISHOP (Barrington, Ill.) won the 1650 free with a Relay: 1. MINNA 6:45.48; 2. ISU A 6:51.77; 3. WI A 6:52.76:200 NCAA provisional qualifying time of 15:35.11 and won the 500 free Fly: 1. Yoav Meiri (MINN) 1:48.56; 2. Jono McLeod (MINN) 1:50.35; with a time of 4:29.79. Freshman CHRIS FORREST (Appleton, Wis.) 3. Lovre Fanicevic (ISU) 1:51.35; 200 Breast: 1. Chris Forrest (MINN) won the 200 breast with a time of 2:04.23. Senior JOHN CAHOY 2:04.23; 2. Mark Ritcey (ISU) 2:05.56; 3. Marko Milenkovic (lA) (Hudson, Wis.) won the 100 back with a meet record time of 48.26. 2:08.20; 200 Back: 1. Mike Greene (Utah) 1:48.88; 2. Adam Frankow Sophomore diver DAN CROASTON (Champlin, Minn.) won all (MINN) 1:50.16; 3. Cory Miller (WI) 1:50.44; 100 Free: 1. Johan three diving events on the weekend. Croaston won the 3 meter spring Nystrom (Utah ) 44.42: 2. Troy Johnson (Utah) 45.65: 3. John Cahoy board on Friday with 535.45 points, the 1 meter springboard Saturday (MINN) 45.68: 1650 Free: 1. Bill Bishop (MINN) 15:35.11; 2. Even with 529.95 points and the platform competition Sunday with 510.90 Deszoeke (ISU) 15:53.22: 3. Jamie Burke (WI) 16:01.30; Platform points. Diving: 1. Dan Croaston (MINN) 510.90; 2. Aaron Forgy (WI) 317.90; 3. Brian Hauger (WI) 298.75; 400 Free Relay: 1. Utah A 3:01.67; 2. RESULTS FROM THE MINNESOTA INVITATIONAL: MINNA 3:01.97; 3. ISU A 3:04.01. 1. Minnesota 1098.5; 2. Iowa State 695; 3. Wisconsin 680; 4. Utah 579.5; 5. Iowa 451; 6. Northern Illinois 188; 7. St. Olaf 146; 8. North ;D;a;ko;t;a;8;1;.5;0;F;r;e;e;:;l.;J;o;ha;n;N;;ys;t;ro;m;;(U;t;a;h);2;0;.64;;;;l;.;B;ra;n;d;on;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~ Scoreboard 1998-99 .Roster GOLDEN GOPHER SCHEDULE Name Yr. Hometown Ryan Ayres So. Lilburn, Ga. Oct. 31 Northwestern W, 178-120 Ben Bartell Fr. Grafton, Wis. Bill Bishop Jr. Barrington, Ill. Nov. 6-7 Quad Duals Blair Buccicone Fr. Rochester, Minn. North Carolina 1...,~161.5 Grant Butler So. West Bend, Wis. South Carolina w, 246.5-123.5 John Cahoy Sr. Hudson, Wis. Pittsburgh w, 270-100 Dan Croaston So. Champlin, Minn. Brandon Crook Fr. Omaha, Neb. Nov. 13-14 Big 10 All-Stars vs. USA No Tham Scores Ryan Crosby Jr. River Falls, Wis. Travis Crow Fr. Sheboygan, Wis. Nov. 20-22 Minnesota Invitational w, 1,098.5 pts. Ricardo Dornelas Fr. Jacaraipe Serra ES, Brazil Nick Early Fr. Red Wing, Minn. Dec. 13-24 Winter Training Trip Hawaii Chris Forrest Fr. Appleton, Wis. Regan Foster Fr. Eagan, Minn. Jan. 6-10 All-American Diving Invite Austin, Texas Aaam Frankow Jr. Shelby, Ohio OscarGodoi Jr. Sic> J~ do Rio Preto, Brazil Jan.9 Gold Country Invitational Aquatic Center Shane Hillsle)' Fr. Longmont, Colo. Scott Holbrook Fr. Rosemount, Minn. Jan.16 Nebraska Aquatic Center Brian Howard Jr. Shawnee Mission, Kan. Chad Krastins Fr. Apple Valley, Minn. Jan. 22-23 Dallas Morning News Invite Dallas, Texas Luis Lopez Sr. Aurora, Colo. Dove Malnik Fr. Rishon le-Zion, Israel Alexandre Massura So. Jan. 29-30 Triple Duals Wl!t~lnd Sao Paulo, Brazil Jonathan McLeod Sr. Regina, Sask., Canada Feb. 5-6 Minnesota Challenge Aquatic Center Yoav Meiri Jr. Reute, Israel Jeff Miller Sr. Brookfield, Wis. Marc-Phillippe Piche Feb. 25-27 Big Ten Championships Bkxmlingtml,Ind. Fr. Saginaw, Mich. Brian Porter Fr. Omaha, Neb. Stelios Sardelas March 7 Go-Pher-It Invitational Aquatic Center Sr. Athens, Greece Brandon Schindler Jr. Saratoga, Calif. Tim Sheely March12-13 So. Schaumburg, III. NCAA Diving Zone BlomDngtm, Ind. Gary Taylor Jr. Shorewood, Minn. Jeremy Witikko Sr. Hastings, Minn. March 25-27 NCAA Championships ~Ind. Martin Zielinski Sr. Bloommgton, Minn. Senior Jimmy Arias is another returning All-American for the Cowbov~ Wrestling at 157 pounds. Arias is currently ranked third in the nation. Senillr M:~rl.. Smith is the other returning All-American at 174. He is ranked ~o. I in the country. The head coach for Oklahoma State is John Smith. Smith is in hi~ seventh season with the Cowboys and has led them to two NCAA titles. MINNESOTA PREPARES TO FACE Last year, Oklahoma State finished third at the NCAA Championships. NO. 1 OKLAHOMA STATE: The No. 2 behind Iowa and Minnesota. The Cowboys currently have a 45 dual ranked Golden Gophers meet their meet win streak. biggest challenge in only their first home dual meet of the season against No. 1 GOLDEN GOPHERS DEFEAT NORTH DAKOTA STATE 27-12 ranked Oklahoma State at Williams Arena. The last time Minnesota IN FIRST DUAL MEET: The No. 2 ranked Golden Gophers defeated wrestled the Cowboys was January 31. 1997. in Stillwater. Okla. The North Dakota State 27-12 in their first dual meet of the season in Fargo. then ranked No. 1 Oklahoma State defeated the then ranked No. 3 N.D. Minnesota won seven of 10 matches on the night. Junior BRENT Golden Gophers, 26-10. In the match, Minnesota won three matches. BOESHANS (Beulah. N.D.) pinned Dave Clymer in 3:46 to earn the Senior CHAD KRAFT (Lakefield, Minn.) defeated Jimmy Arias. 3-2 at Golden Gophers six points at heavyweight. Junior BRANDON 150 pounds, senior TIM HARTUNG (Durand, Wis.) defeated Aaron EGGUM (Sidney. Mont.) defeated Chris Moen 25-11 at 197. Senior Strobel10-l at 190 and Jason Davids decisioned Scott Reyna 7-3 at JESSE KREBS (Minot, N.D.) defeated Josh Kerbaugh 14-5 at 165. 142. Oklahoma State's Teague Moore took the 118 match on a forfeit Senior Chad Kraft beat Wayne Mooney 10-2 at 157 and senior TROY by Minnesota and Eric Guerrero defeated Ty Friederichs 10-2 at 126 MARR (Wyoming. Minn.) defeated Dany Ankeny 12-5 at 149. Senior pounds. Mark Smith defeated Brandon Eggum, 5-3 at 177 pounds. BART GOLYER (Cedar. Minn.) and freshman JOE CALAVITTA (Yorba Linda. Calif.) also won their matches. THE OKLAHOMA STATE DYNASTY: Oklahoma State has won more NCAA team and individual titles than any other program in the MINNESOTA COMPETES AT THE ST. LOUIS AND KAUFMAN nation. In fact, the Cowboys have won 30 NCAA team titles since 1928 BRAND OPENS: Minnesota also had five wrestlers compete at the St. and have had 78 wrestlers win 117 individual titles. Oklahoma has the Louis Open in St. Louis, Mo. Senior Tim Hartung won the title at 197. second highest number of NCAA individual titles with 60. He also was awarded the most falls award and was named the tourna Oklahoma State returns two NCAA Champions and two other All ment's most outstanding wrestler. Senior JOSH HOLIDAY (Anaheim. Americans to this year's team. At 125, senior Teague Moore captured Calif.) finished second at 165, freshman CHAD ERIKSON (Apple his first NCAA crown last year. Senior Eric Guerrero is a two-time Valley, Minn.) was third at 141 with a record of6-1 on the day, senior NCAA Champion and a finalist for the Dan Hodge Trophy this season. PAT CONNORS (Longview, Wash.) was fourth at 133 and sophomore e Both Moore and Guerrero are currently ranked No. 1 in the nation. Scoreboard 1998-99 Roster Golden Gopher Wrestling Schedule Name Yr. Wgt. Hometown(High School) Julio Alaniz Fr. 125 Mankato, Minn. (Mankato West) Date Opponent Site Time Steven Banlen Fr. 197 Racine, Wis. (S.I. Case) Saturday. Nov. 14 Bison Open Fargo. N.D. 9Titles Luke Becker Fr. 149 Cambridge, Minn. (Cambridge) Saturday. Nov. 21 North Dakota St. Fargo. N.D. W. 27-12 Delaney Berger Jr. 174 Mandan. N.D. (Mandan) Benjamin Bly Fr. LaCrescent, Minn. (LaCrescent) Salurday. Nov. 21 at St. Louis Open St. Louis. Mo. I Title 184 Brent Boeshans Jr. HWT Beulah, N.D. (Mandan) Saturday. Nov. 21 at Kaufman-Brand Omaha, Neb. 3 Titles Joe Calavitta Fr. 141 Yorba Linda. Calif. (Calvary Chapel) Sunday. Nov. 29 Oklahoma State Williams Arena 6p.m. Jacob Clark Fr. 165 South St. Paul. Minn. (South St. Paul) Thursday. Dec. 3 at Minnesota St. Mankato. Minn. 7:30p.m. Pat Connors Sr. 133 Longview. Wash. (R.A. Long) Mike Cuperus Fr. 174 Worthington. Minn. (Worthington) Sunday. Dec. 13 at Oregon State Corvallis. Ore. 12 p.m. Brandon Eggum Jr. 184 Sidney. Mont. (Sidney) Portland, Ore. 7 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 13 at Portland State Owen Elzen Fr. 197 Eyota. Minn. (Dover·Eyota) Saturday, Jan. 2 Iowa State Williams Arena 7:30p.m. Chad Erikson Fr. 141 Apple Valley. Minn. (Apple Valley) Sat.-Sun .. Jan. 16-17 National Duals Iowa City. Iowa All Day Mike Hanagan Fr. HWT St. Paul. Minn. (St. Thomas Academy) Ty Friederichs Jr. 141 Maple Grove. Minn. (Osseo) Friday, Jan. 22 Michigan Sports Pavilion 7:30p.m. Bart Golyer Sr. 133 Cedar. Minn. (St. Francis) Sports Pavilion 2p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24 Michigan State Tim Hanung Sr. 197 Durand. Wis. (Durand) Saturday. Jan. 30 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 7:30p.m. Josh Holiday Sr. 165 Anaheim. Calif. (Calvary Chapel) Sunday. Jan. 31 at Wisconsin Madison. Wis. I p.m. Kenneth Howard So. 184 Mandan. N.D. (Mandan) Lakefield. Minn. (Heron Lake-Okabena-Laketield) Friday, Feb. 5 Illinois Williams Arena 7:30p.m. Chad Kraft Sr. 157 Matt Kraft Fr. 174 Lakefield. Minn. (Heron Lake-Okabena-Lakefield) Ohio State Sports Pavilion 2p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7 Jesse Krebs Sr. 157 Minot. N.D. (Minot) Friday, Feb. 12 Northern Iowa Sports Pavilion 7:30p.m. Josh Krebs So. 149 Minot, N.D. (Minot) Sunday. Feb. 14 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 2 p.m. Brett Lawrence So. 133 Sandpoint. Idaho (Sandpoint) 141 Sandpoint. Idaho (Sandpoint) Friday, Feb. 19 at Purdue West Lafayette. Ind. 7 p.m. Jared Lawrence Fr. Garren Lowney Fr. HWT Appleton. Wis. (Freedom) at N6nhwestem Evanston, Ill. TBA Sunday, Feb. 21 Mitch Marr Fr. 149 Wyoming. Minn. (Forest Lake) e Sat.-Sun .. March 6-7 at Big Tens Ann Arbor, Mich. TBA Troy Marr Sr. 149 Wyoming, Minn. (Forest Lake) Thurs.-Sat.. March 18-20 at NCAAs University Park. Pa. TBA Casey McGraw Fr. 197 Jacksonville. Aa. (Bolles School) Eddie Pak Jr. 157 Grayslake, Ill. (Grayslake) Brad Pike So. 149 Brownsdale. Minn. (Hayfield) Doug Surgenor Fr. 149 Neenah. Wis. (Neenah) N0.1 RECRUIT SIGNS WITH MINNESOTA: The University of Minnesota wrestling program announced that Damion Hahn signed a Wrestling national letter of intent to attend the University of Minnesota. Hahn, a native of Lakewood. N.J .. is the No. I hi2h school wrestler in the nation at any weight class according to Amate~r Wrestling AnLI.e Wrestling Institute Newsmagazine, USA Wrestling and the National BRAD PIKE (Brownsdale, Minn.) was Wrestling Coaches Association. A standout at Lakewood High School. fifth at 149 with a record of 5-2. Hahn has won two New Jersey state titles at 189 pounds. He is also a Minnesota also had wrestlers com two-time Junior National Freestyle Champion and a four-time Junior pete at the Kaufman-Brand Open in Olympic champion at 178 pounds. In three years. Hahn has racked up a Omaha, Neb., Saturday. Three freshmen won 94-2 overall record and has won 64 consecutive matches at Lakewood. titles in the 20 and under division of the tournament. Freshman JARED "Landing Damion Hahn is another big step in bringing our program LAWRENCE (Sandpoint, Idaho) won the 141 pound title with a 21-6 to the top," Minnesota Head Assistant Coach Marty Morgan said. "He technical fall decision over Oscar Frias of Chadron State. LUKE had it narrowed down to Oklahoma State and us and usually at that BECKER (Cambridge, Minn.) decisioned John Mitchell of Nebraska point we lose them, but it was different this time. Damion and his dad Omaha 12-5 to win the title at 149 and GARRETT LOWNEY realized Minnesota is an up and coming powerhouse and they wanted (Appleton, Wis.) captured the heavyweight title with a 2-1 decision Damion to be a part of it." over John Madsen of South Dakota State. Sophomore BRETT Hahn will compete in the 184 pound weight class at Minnesota. LAWRENCE (Sandpoint, Idaho) finished fourth in the open division of the tournament at 133 pounds. HARTUNG IS FINALIST FOR PRESTIGIOUS HODGE AWARD: Senior Tim Hartung, a two-time Big Ten Champion and the 1998 GOLDEN GOPHERS ARE NO. 2 IN LATEST RANKING: NCAA Champion, was named a finalist for the Dan Hodge Trophy Minnesota is ranked No. 2 in the nation according to lntermat and No. given to the most outstanding wrestler in the college ranks. The Hodge 3 according to Amateur Wrestling News. According to lntermat, seniors Trophy is the equivalent to the Heisman Trophy. Hartung joins Tim Hartung, Chad Kraft and junior Brandon Eggum are all ranked No. Oklahoma State's Eric Guerrero and Cal State-Bakersfield's Stephen 1 at 197, 157 and 184 respectively. Senior Josh Holiday (Anaheim, Neal as finalists for the award. Hartung was also a Hodge Trophy award Calif.) is No.4 at 165, junior DELANEY BERGER (Mandan, N.D.) finalist last year. is No. 10 at 174, senior Pat Connors is ranked No. 9 at 133, freshman Chad Erikson is ranked No. 13 at 141 and sophomore Brad Pike is HAPPY AT HOME: The Golden Gophers host seven dual meets this ranked No. 19 at 149 pounds. Freshman LEROY VEGA (Portage, Ind.) season, including a showdown of No. 1 vs. No. 2, when Minnesota is ranked No. 16 at 125. faces Oklahoma State Sunday, Nov. 29. at 6 p.m., in Williams Arena. e 1998-99 Minnesota Wrestling Records Team Stats: Weight-by-Weight Results Wt. Name O'all Total Dual Big Ten 125 Leroy Vega 4-1 4-1 0-1 0-0 Weight Overall Record Overall Dual Big Ten Dual Julio Alaniz 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0 125 7-2 0-1 0-0 133 Pat Connors 4-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 Bart Golyer 4-1 4-1 1-0 0-0 133 11-2 1-0 0-0 Brett Lawrence 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0 141 Jared Lawrence 4-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 141 9-1 1-0 0-0 Chad Erikson 4-1 4-1 0-0 0-0 149 17-7 1-0 0-0 Ty Friederichs 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Joe Calavitta 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 157 8-2 1-0 0-0 149 Brad Pike 5-0 5-0 0-0 0-0 Troy Marr 5-I 5-I 1-0 0-0 165 13-1 1-0 0-0 Luke Becker 4-1 4-1 0-0 0-0 174 5-2 0-1 0-0 Josh Krebs 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 Doug Surgenor 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 184 13-3 0-1 0-0 Mitch Marr 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 157 Chad Kraft 5-0 5-0 1-0 0-0 197 6-4 1-0 0-0 Eddie Pak 3-2 3-2 0-0 0-0 HWT 9-3 1-0 0-0 165 Josh Holiday 4-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 Jacob Clark 4-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 Total 98-27 7-3 0-0 Jesse Krebs 5-I 5-I 1-0 0-0 74 Delaney Berger 3-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 Matt Kraft 2-2 2-2 0-1 0-0 Mike Cuperus 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 184 Brandon Eggum 5-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 Kenneth Howard 3-2 3-2 0-1 0-0 Benjamin Bly 6-1 6-1 0-0 0-0 197 Tim Hartung 4-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 Brandon Eggum 1-0 1-0 0-0 Owen Elzen 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 Steve Bartlett 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 Casey McGraw 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 HWTBrent Boeshans 4-1 4-1 1-0 0-0 Garrett Lowney 4-1 4-1 0-0 0-0 Mike Flanagan 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 98-27 98-27 7-3 0-0 Cross Minnesota Finishers: 59. Eric Pierce, 31:47; 95. Jeremy Polson. 32:22.70. 123. Joev Corr, 32:44.70. 130. Mike Stoick, 32:51. 145. Josh Brang. · Country 33:08.40. 166. Charles McClure, 33:30.90. 169. Andrew e McKessock, 33:34.10.

Last Time Out: Junior Eric Pierce (Forest Lake, Minn.) led the MINNESOTA MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM FINISH Golden Gophers in the IOK race with his seventh-place finish ES 24TH AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (31:13). Two other Golden Gophers finished in the top 20. including junior Jeremy Polson (Duluth. Minn. )who took a 13th The University of Minnesota men's cross country team finished place finish with a time of 31 :31.30 and JOEY CORR 24th at the NCAA Championships held Monday at the University (Redmond, Wash) who placed 16th with a time of 31:35. of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan. The Golden Gophers were led by Illinois State's Chris Bailey captured the individual title with a junior ERIC PIERCE (Forest Lake, Minn.,) who finished 59th. time of 30:52.60. Arkansas captured the team title with 97 points, just ahead of Stanford, who claimed runner-up honors with 114 points. Michigan was the highest Big Ten team at fourth, followed by Wisconsin (sixth) and Michigan State (12th). Pierce ran a 31 :4 7 to finish 59th in point scoring and 73rd overall. Junior JEREMY POLSON (Duluth, Minn.,) was the second-highest runner for the Golden Gophers, placing 95th in scoring and 121 st overall.

Colorado's Adam Goucher captured the individual title with a time of 29:26.90.

Scoreboard Gopher Flashes GOLDEN GOPHER SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 1998 Golden Gophers Chris Anderson* Jr. Chisago City, Minn. Sept.12 All-American Invite lst/26pts Joshua Brang* Jr. Winona, Minn. Matthew Carter* Jr. Janesville, Wis. Sept. 26 Roy Griak Invite 5th/139pts Nate Clay* Jr. Eden Prairie,Minn. Joey Carr Fr.. Redmond, Wash. Oct. 10 Bob Timmons Invite llthfJ61 pts Zach Edmondson Fr. Ballwin, Mo. Eric Hartmark* Jr. Duluth, Minn. Oct. 17 Minnesota Octoberfast 1stJ31 pts Ron Hoffner** Sr. Brooklyn Park,Minn. Oct. 24 Marathon Sports 5K Unscored Andy Hopko Fr. Big Lake, Minn. Andy Kummer Fr. White Bear Lake, Minn. Nov.I Big Ten Championships 4th/83 pts Todd Landgraff*** Sr. St. Peter, Minn. Charles McClure** Sr. Brookfield Wis. Nov.14 NCAA District V 3rd/100pts Andrew McKessock Fr. Owens Sound,Ontario Bryan Meyer Fr. Bloomington, Minn. Nov. 23 NCAA Championships 24th/552pts Jason Owen So. Stewartville, Minn. Eric Pierce* Jr. Forest Lake, Minn. Jeremy Polson** Jr. Duluth, Minn. Erik Quam Fr. Alexandria, Minn. Matt Schadow Fr. Hopkins, Minn. Chuck Smith Jr. Lakeville, Minn. Phil Smith Jr. Lakeville, Minn. Michael Stoick** Sr. St. Michael, Minn. Scott Utne Fr. Shoreville, Minn. Sami Voltonen Fr. Lahti, Finland UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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McLEOD AND CROASTON NAMED BIG TEN SWIMMER AND DIVER OF THE WEEK

University of Minnesota senior Jono McLeod, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, was named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week and sophomore diver Dan Croaston, of Champlin, Minn., was named Big Ten Diver of the Week for their efforts at the Minnesota Invitational meet last weekend at the Aquatic Center.

McLeod provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in two events at the Minnesota Invitational, where the Golden Gophers took first place out of six teams scoring 1,098.5 points. McLeod won the 200 IM with a time of 1 :50.36 and the 400 IM medley in 3:55.45. McLeod also finished second in the 200 fly, clocking a time of 1:50.35.

Croaston won all three diving events for the Maroon and Gold. He took first place in the three meter springboard with 535.45 points, the one meter springboard with 529.95 points and the platform competition with 510.90 points. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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For Immediate Release November 24, 1998 UGLIEST COWBOY HAT LEADS ACTIVITIES SURROUNDING GOLDEN GOPHER/OKLAHOMA STATE WRESTLING MATCH

The No. 2 ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team kicks off their 1998-99 campaign with a home dual meet vs. No.1 ranked Oklahoma State, Sunday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. in Williams Arena.

The Golden Gophers are coming off their best season ever after a school record second place finish at the 1998 NCAA Championships. 1998 NCAA Champion senior Tim Hartung and runner-up senior Chad Kraft will return to lead Minnesota this season. Oklahoma State finished third last year at the NCAA Championships and return two NCAA Champions from last year in Eric Guerrero and Teague Moore.

Minnesota Men's Athletics Marketing Department kicks off the night with the "Ugliest Cowboy Hat" contest. Fans in attendance who wear their ugliest cowboy hats will be selected out of the crowd at halftime of the match. Goldy Gopher will then pick the ugliest cowboy hat of the group and award that lucky fan $150.

"Fly for Peanuts" is another contest the marketing department is sponsoring. Those fans with turkeys printed on the Sun Country ad of the program will get an opportunity to toss a bag of peanuts in to a box. The fan who can accomplish this will receive two travel vouchers from Sun Country Airlines.

Tickets are available through the Gopher ticket office at 612/624-8080 or 1-800-UGopher. The price of tickets for adults is $7 and students is $4. University ofMinnesota • Bierman Field Athletic Building • 516 15th Avenue Southeast • Minneapolis, Minn. 55455 e •Piwne: 612.625.4090 • Fax: 612.625.0359 • Director: Marc Ryan Assistant Directors: Bill Crumley and Brad Ruiter November 30, 1998 www.gophersports.com

- This Week in Gopher Sports

Monday, November 30 Friday, December 4 Basketball Basketball vs. Oregon at Fresno State Williams Arena Fresno, Calif. Midwest Sports Channel live Midwest Sports Channel live WCCO Radio (830 am) live WCCO Radio (830 am) live 7:00p.m. 9:00p.m.

Thursday, December 3

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Scoreboard~· . "' ? ~- 1998~99 Roster Golden Gopher Wrestling Schedule Name Yr. Wgt. Hometown(High School) Julio Alaniz Fr. 125 Mankato, Minn. (Mankato West) Date Opponent Site Time Steven Bartlett Fr. 197 Racine, Wis. (S.I. Case) Saturday, Nov. 14 Bison Open Fargo, N.D. 9Titles Luke Becker Fr. 149 Cambridge, Minn. (Cambridge) Saturday, Nov. 21 North Dakota St. Fargo, N.D. W, 27-12 Delaney Berger Jr. 174 Mandan, N.D. (Mandan) Benjamin Bly Saturday, Nov. 21 at St. Louis Open St. Louis, Mo. 1 Title Fr. 184 LaCrescent, Minn. (LaCrescent) Brent Boeshans Jr. HWT Beulah, N.D. (Mandan) Saturday, Nov. 21 at Kaufman-Brand Omaha, Neb. 3 Titles Joe Calavitta Fr. 141 Yorba Linda, Calif. (Calvary Chapel) Sunday, Nov. 29 Oklahoma State Williams Arena L, 21-17 Jacob Clark Fr. 165 South St. Paul, Minn. (South St. Paul) Thursday, Dec. 3 at Minnesota St. Mankato, Minn. 7:30p.m. Pat Connors Sr. 133 Longview, Wash. (R.A. Long) Sunday, Dec. 13 at Oregon State Corvallis, Ore. 12 p.m. Mike Cuperus Fr. 174 Worthington, Minn. (Worthington) Brandon Eggum Jr. 184 Sidney, Mont. (Sidney) Sunday, Dec. 13 at Portland State Portland, Ore. 7p.m. Owen Elzen Fr. 197 Eyota, Minn. (Dover-Eyota) Saturday, Jan. 2 Iowa State Williams Arena 7:30p.m. Chad Erikson Fr. 141 Apple Valley, Minn. (Apple Valley) Sat.-Sun., Jan. 16-17 National Duals Iowa City, Iowa AllDay Mike Flanagan Fr. HWT St. Paul, Minn. (St. Thomas Academy) Friday, Jan. 22 Michigan Sports Pavilion 7:30p.m. Ty Friederichs Jr. 141 Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo) Bart Golyer Sr. 133 Cedar, Minn. (St. Francis) Sunday,Jan.24 Michigan State Sports Pavilion 2 p.m. lim Hartung Sr. 197 Durand, Wis. (Durand) Saturday, Jan. 30 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 7:30p.m. Josh Holiday Sr. 165 Anaheim, Calif. (Calvary Chapel) Sunday, Jan. 31 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. 1 p.m. Kenneth Howard So. 184 Mandan, N.D. (Mandan) Friday, Feb. S Illinois Williams Arena 7:30p.m. Chad Kraft Sr. 157 Lakefield, Minn. (Heron Lake-Dkabena-Lakefield) Matt Kraft Fr. 174 Lakefield, Minn. (Heron Lake-Okabena-Lakefield) Sunday,Feb.7 Ohio State Sports Pavilion 2p.m. Jesse Krebs Sr. 157 Minot, N.D. (Minot) Friday, Feb. 12 Northern Iowa Sports Pavilion 7:30p.m. Josh Krebs So. 149 Minot, N.D. (Minot) Sunday, Feb. 14 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 2p.m. Brett Lawrence So. 133 Sandpoint, Idaho (Sandpoint) Friday, Feb. 19 at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. 7p.m. Jared Lawrence Fr. 141 Sandpoint, Idaho (Sandpoint) Garrett Lowney Fr. HWT Appleton, Wis. (Freedom) Sunday, Feb. 21 at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. TBA MitchMarr Fr. 149 Wyoming, Minn. (Forest Lake) Sat.-Sun., March 6-7 at Big Tens Ann Arbor, Mich. TBA Troy Marr Sr. 149 Wyoming, Minn. (Forest Lake) e Thurs.-Sat., March 18-20 at NCAAs University Park, Pa. TBA Casey McGraw Fr. 197 Jacksonville, Fla. (Bolles School) Eddie Pak Jr. 157 Grayslake, Ill. (Grayslake) Brad Pike So. 149 Brownsdale, Minn. (Hayfield) Doug Surgenor Fr. 149 Neenah, Wis. (Neenah) , !,

Hahn, a native of Lakewood, N.J., is the No. 1 high school wrestler in the nation at any weight class according to Amateur Wrestling News, Wrestling Wrestling Institute Newsmagazine, USA Wrestling and the National Wrestling Coaches Association. A standout at Lakewood High School, Hahn has won two New Jersey state titles at 189 pounds. He is also a two-time Junior National Freestyle Champion and a four-time Junior GOLDEN GOPHERS DEFEAT Olympic champion at 178 pounds. In three years, Hahn has racked up a NORTH DAKOTA STATE 27-12 IN 94-2 overall record and has won 64 consecutive matches at Lakewood. FIRST DUAL MEET: The No. 2 "Landing Darnion Hahn is another big step in bringing our program ranked Golden Gophers defeated North to the top," Minnesota Head Assistant Coach Marty Morgan said. "He Dakota State 27-12 in their first dual meet of had it narrowed down to Oklahoma State and us and usually at that the season in Fargo, N.D. Minnesota won seven of 10 matches on the point we lose them, but it was different this time. Darnion and his dad night. Junior Brent Boeshans pinned Dave Clymer in 3:46 to earn the realized Minnesota is an up and corning powerhouse and they wanted Golden Gophers six points at heavyweight. Junior Brandon Eggum. Damion to be a part of it." defeated Chris Moen 25-11 at 197. Senior JESSE KREBS (Minot, Hahn will compete in the 184 pound weight class at Minnesota. N.D.) defeated Josh Kerbaugh 14-5 at 165, Senior Chad Kraft beat Wayne Mooney 10-2 at 157 and senior Troy Marr defeated Dany HARTUNG IS FINALIST FOR PRESTIGIOUS HODGE AWARD: Ankeny 12-5 at 149. Senior Bart Golyer and freshman Joe Calavitta Senior Tim Hartung, a two-time Big Ten Champion and the 1998 also won their matches. NCAA Champion, was named a finalist for the Dan Hodge Trophy given to the most outstanding wrestler in the college ranks. The Hodge GOLDEN GOPHERS ARE NO. 2 IN LATEST RANKING: Trophy is the equivalent to the Reisman Trophy. Hartung joins Minnesota is ranked No. 2 in the nation according to Intermat and No. Oklahoma State's Eric Guerrero and Cal State-Bakersfield's Stephen 3 according to Amateur Wrestling News. According to lntermat, seniors Neal as finalists for the award. Hartung was also a Hodge Trophy award Tim Hartung, Chad Kraft and junior Brandon Eggum are all ranked No. finalist last year. 1 at 197, 157 and 184 respectively. Senior Josh Holiday is No.7 at 165, junior Delaney Berger is No. 9 at 174, senior Pat Connors is ranked No. UP NEXT: Minnesota hits the· road Saturday, Dec. 13, to face Oregon 9 at 133, freshman Chad Erikson is ranked No. 14 at 141 and freshman Portland State and Oregon State. The Golden Gophers will wrestle Leroy Vega is ranked No. 16 at 125. Portland State at 12 p.m. in Portland, Ore. and then travel to Corvallis, Ore. to wrestle Oregon State at 9 p.m. NO. 1 RECRUIT SIGNS WITH MINNESOTA: The University of Minnesota wrestling program announced that Darnion Hahn signed a e national letter of intent to attend the University of Minnesota. 1998-99 Minnesota Wrestling Records Wt. Name O'all Total Dual Big Ten 125 Leroy Vega 4-2 4-2 0-2 0-0 Julio Alaniz 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0 Team Stats: Weight-by-Weight Results 133 Pat Connors 4-1 4-1 0-1 0-0 Weight Overall Record Overall Dual Big Ten Dual Bart Golyer 4-1 4-1 1-0 0-0 Brett Lawrence 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0 125 7-3 0-2 0-0 141 Jared Lawrence 4-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 Chad Erikson 5-1 5-1 1-0 0-0 133 11-3 1-1 0-0 Ty Friederichs 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 141 10-1 2-0 0-0 Joe Calavitta 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 149 Brad Pike 5-0 5-0 0-0 0-0 149 17-8 1-1 0-0 Troy Marr 5-2 5-2 1-1 0-0 Luke Becker 4-1 4-1 0-0 0-0 157 9-2 2-0 0-0 Josh Krebs 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 165 14-1 2-0 0-0 Doug Surgenor 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 Mitch Marr 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 174 5-3 0-2 0-0 157 Chad Kraft 6-0 6-0 2-0 0-0 Eddie Pak 3-2 3-2 0-0 0-0 184 14-3 1-1 0-0 165 Josh Holiday 5-0 5-0 1-0 0-0 197 7-4 2-0 0-0 Jacob Clark 4-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 Jesse Krebs 5-1 5-1 1-0 0-0 HWT 9-4 1-1 0-0 74 Delaney Berger 3-1 3-1 0-1 0-0 Matt Kraft 2-2 2-2 0-1 0-0 Total 103-32 12-8 0-0 Mike Cuperus 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 184 Brandon Eggum 6-0 5-0 1-0 0-0 Kenneth Howard 3-2 3-2 0-1 0-0 Benjamin Bly 6-1 6-1 0-0 0-0 197 Tim Hartung 5-0 5-0 1-0 0-0 Brandon Eggum 1-0 1-0 0-0 Owen Elzen 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 Steve Bartlett 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 Casey McGraw 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 e HWTBrent Boeshans 4-2 4-2 1-1 0-0 Garrett Lowney 4-1 4-1 0-0 0-0 Mike Flanagan 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 103-32 103-32 12-8 0-0

• Records do not include St. Louis, Kaufman-Brand or Carolina Opens. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEWS

Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359 For Immediate Release November 30, 1998 CARTER NAMED FIRST-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN; HAMNER COLLECTS SECOND-TEAM HONORS

University of Minnesota junior strong safety Tyrone Carter, who collected first-team All-America honors from the Football News last week, was named a first-team All-Big Ten selection ~y both the media and the league's coaches Monday.

A native of Pompano Beach, Fla., Carter also paced the team this past season in tackles for loss (15), sacks (8), fumble recoveries (3) and forced fumbles (2). His eight sacks ranks second on the single-season school list behind Lamanzer Williams, who had 18.5 sacks in 1997 en route to earning All-America honors. It marks the first time in school history since 1962 (Bobby Bell) and 1963 (Carl Eller) that Minnesota has had first-team All-America selections in back-to-back seasons.

A semifinalist for the Football News Defensive Player of the Year Award ·and the Jim Thorpe A ward which honors the nation's top collegiate defensive back, Carter ranked second in the Big Ten and set a new single-season school record with an average of 26.7 yards per kickoff return this season. He ran the opening kick back 86 yards for a touchdown in the season opener vs. Arkansas State. The consummate team player, he was also a member of the team's kick coverage unit as well.

Junior running back Thomas Hamner, who had a team-leading 838 yards rushing this past season and is now ranked fourth on the all-time school list with 2,384 career yards on the ground, earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from both the media and the coaches.

Sophomore center Ben Hamilton and senior defensive tackle Antoine Richard were named honorable mention All-Big Ten by both the coaches and the media. Senior placekicker Adam Bailey and junior wide receiver Luke Leverson were named honorable mention by the coaches, while senior free safety Keith Dimmy and senior linebacker Pare Williams received honorable mention honors by the media.

The complete list of Golden Gopher honorees are as follows (complete media and coaches All-Big Ten teams are also attached):

First-Team All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media): Tyrone Carter Second-Team All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media): Thomas Hamner Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Media): Keith Dimmy, Ben Hamilton, Antoine Richard, Pare Williams Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches): Adam Bailey, Ben Hamilton, Antoine Richard, Luke Leverson UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA • JEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359

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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEN'S STUDENT -ATHLETES HONORED ON FALL ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS

The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday that 17 University of Minnesota men's student-athletes have been selected to the 1998 Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team in their respective sports.

Head Coach Glen Mason's football team was represented by 10 student-athletes. Senior linebacker Pare Williams from Zumbrota, Minn., was named to the team for the fourth time in his career, earning a 3.32 GPA in kinesiology. Junior linebacker Luke Braaten from Litchfield, Minn., was honored for the third straight season with a 3.03 GPA in math education.

Head Cross Country Coach Steve Plasencia had seven of his student-athletes selected to the team. Senior Charles McClure from Brookfield, Wis., collected the honor for the third time in his career with a 3.34 GPA in mechanical engineering. Junior Eric Hartmark from Duluth, Minn., was honored for the second time in his career with a 3.23 GP A in pre-management.

The complete listing of the U of M men's Academic All-Big Ten selections are as follows:

Sruu:1 Name XL GPA MD.im: Hometown Cross Country Nate Clay Jr. 3.35 Marketing Eden Prairie, Minn. Cross Country Joey Carr Fr.* 3.23 Pre-Law Redmond, Wash. Cross Country Ron Hoffner Sr. 3.69 MIS Brooklyn Park, Minn. Cross Country Charles McClure Sr. 3.34 Mechanical Engineering Brookfield, Wis. Cross Country Jason Owen So. 3.15 Pre-Kinesiology Stewartville, Minn. Cross Country Eric Hartmark Jr. 3.23 Pre-Management Duluth, Minn. Cross Country Chuck Smith Jr. 3.05 Pre-Management Lakeville, Minn. Football Matt Anderle Fr.* 3.00 Pre-Speech Comrn. Roseville, Minn. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEN'S STUDENT-ATHLETES HONORED ON FALL ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS

The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday that 17 University of Minnesota men's student-athletes have been selected to the 1998 Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team in their respective sports.

The complete listing of the U of M men's Academic All-Big Ten selections are as follows:

Sn2r.t Na.m XI:. !ifA ~ Hometown Cross Country Nate Clay Jr. 3.35 Marketing Eden Prairie, Minn. Cross Country Joey Corr Fr.* 3.23 Pre-Law Redmond, Wash. Cross Country Ron Hoffner Sr. 3.69 MIS Brooklyn Park, Minn. Cross Country Charles McClure Sr. 3.34 Mechanical Engineering Brookfield, Wis. Cross Country Jason Owen So. 3.15 Pre-Kinesiology Stewartville, Minn. Cross Country Eric Hartmark Jr. 3.23 Pre-Management Duluth, Minn. Cross Country Chuck Smith Jr. 3.05 Pre-Management Lakeville, Minn. Football Matt Anderle Fr.* 3.00 Pre-Speech Comm. Roseville, Minn. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

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For Immediate Release December 10, 1998 HARTUNG NAMED CAPTAIN OF ALL-AMERICAN FARM TEAM

Senior wrestler Tim Hartung, of Durand, Wis., was named the captain of the wrestling All American Farm Team. The All-American Farm Team is a scholastic program sponsored by Dodge Truck and Successful Farming magazine honoring outstanding collegiate athletes who call a farm or ranch home. A $1,000 scholarship will be donated to the University of Minnesota in Hartung's name.

Hartung, a two-time Big Ten Champion and the 1998 NCAA Champion at 190 pounds, is currently ranked No. 1 in the nation at 197 pounds. He currently has a 3.2 grade point average while majoring in sports administration. Hartung has also earned two Academic All-Big Ten awards.

Other members of the wrestling All-American Farm Team include: Jeff Freidhof of Luther College, Wes Hand of Iowa and Chad Wickman of South Dakota. Honorable mention honorees include: Tim Cobb Jr. of Missouri Valley College, John Newman of St. John's University, Mark Pisoni of University of California-Davis and Chance Stoeser of Augustana College. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEWS

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THREE ATHLETES COMMIT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Steele (Eden Prairie, Minn.) was the Class AA state champion in the 400-meter run last spring and was a member of the Eden Prairie state runner-up team for cross country this fall.

McComb (Chepstow, Ontario, Canada) had the fastest 5000M junior time in North America in 1998 with a time of 14:39 and took 6th place in the Canadian Seniors Championships in 1998. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA lEW§

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For Immediate Release December 11, 1998 JOHNSON NAMED TO THE FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM; CARTER COLLECTS THIRD-TEAM ALL-AMERICA HONORS

University of Minnesota true freshman wide receiver Ron Johnson has been named to The Sporting News Freshman All-America second-team, while junior strong safety Tyrone Carter was a third-team All-America choice by the publication.

Johnson, who had a career-high nine receptions for 100 yards at Wisconsin on Nov. 7, set freshman single-season school records with 38 receptions and four receiving touchdowns this season. The previous records of 24 receptions and three touchdown receptions were set by Ryan Thelwell in 1994. With 395 receiving yards, Johnson narrowly missed Thelwell's freshman record of 406 receiving yards. He is the son of Ron Johnson Sr., who earned two Super Bowl rings (1978 and 1979) as a cornerback for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers.

Carter, a first-team All-America selection by both the Football News and The Sports Network, is already the all-time school record holder with 298 career solo tackles with one season of eligibility remaining. The first-team All-Big Ten selection ranked first on the team and second in the conference with 158 total tackles this past season. That total ranks second on the all-time school records list. Along the way, he broke his own school record of 116 solo tackles set last season with 127 solo stops in 1998. He will head into his senior season ranked third on the all-time school list with 384 total tackles.

A semifinalist for the Football News Defensive Player of the Year Award and the Jim Thorpe Award which honors the nation's top collegiate defensive back, Carter ranked second in the Big Ten and set a new single-season school record with an average of 26.7 yards per kickoff return this season. He ran the opening kick back 86 yards for a touchdown in the season opener vs. Arkansas State. The consummate team player, he was also a member of the team's kick coverage unit as well.

The Sporting News' complete All-America and Freshman All-Amerca teams are attached. ------

The Sporting News All-American Teams First Team Offense

WR Torry Holt 6-1/193 Sr. North Carolina State T Kris Farris 6-9/310 Jr. UCLA G Doug Brzezinski 6-5/305 Sr. Boston College c Craig Page 6-3/288 Sr. Georgia Tech G Rob Murphy 6-5/300 Jr. Ohio State T Jay Humphrey 6-7/305 Sr. Texas TE Rufus French 6-4/245 Jr. Mississippi WR Peter Warrick 6-0/190 Jr. Florida State OB Michael Bishop 6-1/205 Sr. Kansas State RB Ricky Williams 6-0/225 Sr. Texas RB Devin West 6-2/222 Sr. Missouri

Defense E Tom Burke 6-4/249 Sr. Wisconsin T Jared DeVries 6-4/265 Sr. Iowa E Montae Reagor 6-2/254 Sr. Texas Tech OLB LaVar Arrington 6-3/226 Sop h. Penn State ILB Oat Nguyen 6-0/216 Sr. Texas A&M ILB Chris Claiborne 6-3/250 Jr. usc OLB Mike Peterson 6-2/224 Sr. Florida CB Chris McAlister 6-2/185 Sr. Arizona CB Antoine Winfield 5-9/180 Sr. Ohio State ss Damon Moore 5-11/200 Sr. Ohio State FS Anthony Poindexter 6-11220 Sr. Virginia

Specialists K Sebastian Janikowski 6-2/255 Soph. Florida State p Shane Lechler 6-2/220 Jr. Texas A&M KR David Allen 5-9/185 Soph. Kansas State

Second team Offense WR Troy Edwards 5-10/195 Sr. Louisiana Tech T Matt Stinchcomb 6-6/285 Sr. Georgia G Anthony Cesario 6-6/310 Sr. Colorado State c Eric Allen 6-5/288 Sr. Mississippi State G Randy Thomas 6-4/292 Sr. Mississippi State - T Aaron Gibson 6-7/371 Sr. Wisconsin- - e - - TE Ibn Green 6-2/225 Jr. Louisville WR David Boston 6-3/205 Jr. Ohio State QB Cade McNown 6-1/215 Sr. UCLA RB Travis Prentice 6-2/226 Jr. Miami (Ohio) RB James Johnson 6-2/233 Sr. Mississippi State

Defense E Corey Moore 6-0/217 Jr. Virginia Tech T Anthony McFarland 6-1/290 Sr. LSU E Patrick Kerney 6-6/260 Sr. Virginia OLB Jevon Kearse 6-5 254 Jr. ILB Jeff Kelly 6-0/245 Sr. Kansas State ILB AI Wilson 6-0/226 Sr. Tennessee OLB Lamont Green 6-3/230 Sr. Florida State CB Daylon McCutcheon 5-11/175 Sr. usc CB Champ Bailey 6-1/186 Jr. Georgia ss Jarrod Cooper 6-1/205 Soph. Kansas State FS Larry Atkins 6-4/222 Sr. UCLA

Specialists K Martin Gramatica 5-9/170 Sr. Kansas State p Josh Bidwell 6-3/230 Sr. Oregon KR Kevin Faulk 5-10/192 Sr. LSU

Third team Offense WR D'Wayne Bates 6-2/211 Sr. Northwestern T Jon Jansen 6-7/299 Sr. Michigan G Brandon Burlsworth 6-3/301 Sr. Arkansas c Eric de Groh 6-5/290 Sr. West Virginia G Yusuf Scott 6-3/320 Jr. Arizona T Ryan Young 6-6/330 Sr. Kansas State TE Larry Brown 6-5/260 Sr. Georgia WR Travis McGriff 5-8/180 Sr. Florida QB Tim Couch 6-5/223 Jr. Kentucky RB Amos Zereoue 5-10/200 Jr. West Virginia RB Mike Cloud 5-11/201 Sr. Boston College Defense E Ebenezer Ekuban 6-4/265 Sr. North Carolina T Corey Simon 6-4/275 Jr. Florida State E Rosevelt Colvin 6-3/245 Sr. Purdue OLB Dustin Cohen 6-4/222 Jr. Miami (Ohio) ILB Andy Katzenmoyer 6-4/260 Jr. Ohio State ILB Rob Morris 6-2/250 Jr. BYU OLB Sekou Sanyika 6-3/230 Jr. California CB David Macklin 5-9/197 Jr. Penn State CB Tim Curry 5-10/175 Sr. Air Force ss Tyrone Carter 5-9/183 Jr. Minnesota FS Rashard Cook 6-1/205 Sr. usc

Specialists K Matt Davenport 5-10/169 Sr. Wisconsin p Daniel Pope 6-1/204 Sr. Alabama KR Damon Gourdine 5-7/160 Jr. San Diego State

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The Sporting News All-Freshmen Teams First Team Offense WR Aaron Lockett 5-7/155 Kansas State* TE Tim Stratton 6-4/240 Purdue* T Josh Lawson 6-4/293 Virginia* G Makoa Freitas 6-4/280 Arizona c Seth McKinney 6-3/293 TexasA&M* G Scott Peters 6-3/321 Arizona State* T Joaquin Gonzalez 6-5/290 Miami (Fla.)* WR Charles Smith 5-9/175 Fresno State* QB Quincy Carter 6-3/225 Georgia RB Derrick Nix 6-1/208 Southern Miss RB DeShaun Foster 6-1/205 UCLA

Defense E Justin Smith 6-5/255 Missouri T Keoni Fraser 6-2/250 Arizona E Jarvis Green 6-3/252 LSU* OLB De'Andre Lewis 6-1/225 Texas* ILB Jamie Winborn 6-0/232 Vanderbilt* ILB Ryan Nece 6-2/203 UCLA* OLB Jashon Sykes 6-3/220 Colorado CB Jamar Fletcher 5-10/169 Wisconsin* CB Mike Rumph 6-2/190 Miami ss David Johnson 6-0/185 Kentucky FS Hakim Akbar 6-1/195 Washington

Specialists K Ryan White 5-10/187 Memphis* p Stephen Baker 5-11/185 Arizona State* KR Nick Davis 5-10/180 Wisconsin

Second Team Offense WR Kory Bailey 6-2/195 North Carolina* TE Marcellus Rivers 6-4/225 Oklahoma State• T Kenyatta Walker 6-5/300 Florida* G Brandon Ludwig 6-4/280 California* c Melvin Fowler 6-3/267 Maryland* G Kevin Rivers 6-3/299 South Carolina• T Greg Jerman 6-5/273 Baylor* WR Ron Johnson 6-3/200 Minnesota QB Major Applewhite 6-1/195 Texas• RB Ken Simonton 5-8/181 Oregon State* RB Eric McCoo 5-10/195 Penn State

Defense E Dennis Johnson 6-7/256 Kentucky T Jerome Haywood 5-9/270 San Diego State E Anthony Weaver 6-3/245 Notre Dame OLB Josh Thornhill 6-3/240 Michigan State ILB Pernell Griffin 6-2/230 East Carolina* ILB Eddie Strong 6-3/235 Mississippi OLB Rocky Calmus 6-4/220 Oklahoma CB Jerametrius Butler 5-10/175 Kansas State* CB Tedaro France 5-10/170 Central Michigan* ss Edward Reed 6-0/185 Miami (Fla.)* FS Eric Gibson 5-11/185 UTEP

Specialists K Chris Kaylakie 6-1/180 TCU* p Dave Zastudil 6-4/215 Ohio* KR KahliiHill 6-3/185 Iowa*

Third team WR Antonio Brown 5-10/170 West Virginia TE Todd Heap 6-5/220 Arizona State T Thomas Barnett 6-5/300 Kansas State* G Matt Brown 6-5/304 Kentucky* c P.J. Alexander 6-3/273 Syracuse* G Artis Hicks 6-4/288 Memphis* T Corey Sewell 6-3/250 Tulane WR Kurt Gerling 6-2/185 Bowling Green* - - e e - - • QB Wayne Madkin 6-4/205 Mississippi State• RB Ja'Mar Toombs 6-1/235 Texas A&M RB Ray Robinson 5·11/180 North Carolina State

Defense E Kindal Moorehead 6·4/284 Alabama T Antonio Garay 6-4/265 Boston College E Carlos Hall 6-4/235 Arkansas• OLB Aaron Thompson 6·1 /220 Maryland* ILB Aaron Kampman 6·4/235 Iowa ILB James Callier 6·1 /237 Auburn• OLB James Sunia 5·10/245 UNLV* CB Bennie Alexander 5·9/174 Florida* CB Danny Adams 5·10/170 Cincinnati ss Michael Lewis 6·2/195 Colorado FS Quentin Harris 6·0/192 Syracuse•

Specialists K Travis Dorsch 6·6/205 Purdue p Craig Jarrett 6·3/21 0 Michigan State KR Mike Rigell 5· 7/175 svu·

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