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WHALEY WITHDRAWS FROM UNIVERSITY OF

The announced today that Darrell Whaley has withdrawn from school due to personal reasons. Whaley, a 6-4, freshman guard from Detroit, Mich., played in 20 games and averaged 1.9 points, and six minutes per game last season.

"This is the best decision for Darrell at this particular time in his life," said Head Coach Clem Haskins .. "We wish him the best in his future endeavors and we will provide all the support that we can." L\IHRSITY OF \1!\"JESOTA JEW§

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 1995 GODBOUT HEART SURGERY A SUCCESS

The University of Minnesota announced today that freshman defenseman Jason Godbout's heart surgery yesterday was a success and he is recovering nicely. He has been moved out of the recovery area into his private room and is resting comfortably.

"Jason is so strong," said Ken Godbout, Jason's father. "He did very well in surgery and is receiving great care from everybody. He can now begin to get things back to normal."

Godbout played in 32 games for the Golden Gopher hockey team this past season, scoring one goal and notching four assists, before suffering a minor stroke on March 24, 1995. The stroke was caused by a congenital heart defect that was corrected by the surgery.

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MEN'S TENNIS ADVANCES IN NCAA REGIONALS

The University of Minnesota men's tennis team defeated Ball State 4-0 Friday to advance to the NCAA Region V semifinals in South Bend, Ind.

The Golden Gophers won the doubles point with victories by the top two doubles teams. At No. 1 doubles sophomore Lars Hjarrand and junior Erik Donley defeated Alex Teixeira and Denny English 8-5 and senior Ross Loel and sophomore Ben Gabler defeated Steve Tallak.son and Jeff Boulos 8-3.

In singles, Minnesota finished off the Cardinals with wins by Hjarrand over Teixeira 6-4, 6-4 at No.2, senior Stefan Tzvetkov defeated Tallak.son 6-2, 6-2 at No.3, and at No.6 sophomore Robin Rutili defeated J.D. Hall6-3, 6-4.

Minnesota plays Notre Dame tomorrow at 1 p.m.

Singles: Lars Hjarrand, Minnesota def. Alex Teixeira, Ball State 6-4, 6-4; Stefan Tzvetkov, Minnesota def. Steve Tallakson, Ball State 6-2, 6-2 Robin Rutili, Minnesota def. J.D. Hall, Ball State 6-3, 6-4; Doubles: Hjarrand/Donley, Minnesota def. Teixeira/English, Ball St. 8-5; Loel/Gabler, Minnesota def. Tallak.son/Boulos, Ball St. 8-3; L'NIVERSITY OF MI~NESOTA JEW§

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GOLDEN GOPHER GOLDEN GOPHERS THIS WEEK HOTLINE TUESDAY, MAY 10 The Golden Gopher Hotline features daily inter­ Baseball vs. St. Cloud State views with coaches and student-athletes. It is available to the media 24 hours a day by calling 7p.m. (612) 625-7887. The Hotline is broadcast quality KFAN 1130AM and is changed by noon each day. This service is for media use only. The following is the schedule for the coming week:.· FRIDAY, MAY 12

MONDAY, MAY 8 Golf at Big l'en Championships Baseball player Rob Smith Madison, Wis. all day TUESDAY, MAY 9 Track Head Coach Roy Griak Track hosts· Minnesota Open VVEDNISDAY,MAY10 Bierman Field Stadium Baseball player Shane Gunderson Sp.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 11 SATURDAY, MAY 13 Golf Head Coach John Means Golf at Big Ten Championships fRIDAY, MAY 12 Madison, Wis. Baseball Head Coach John Anderson all day

SATURDAY, MAY 13 Track hosts Big Ten Decathlon Championship TBA Bierman Field Stadium SUNDAY, May 14 10a.m. TBA Baseball at Northwestern (2) Evanston, Ill. 1 p.m. KFAN1130AM

SUNDAY, MAY 14

Golf at Big Ten Championships Madison, Wis. all day

Track hosts Big Ten Decathlon Championship Bierman Field Stadium lOa.m.

Baseball at Northwestern (2) Evanston, Ill. 1p.m. KFAN1130AM Golden Gophers Travel To Northwestern This Weekend: The Golden G.ophers will attempt to wrap up their 18th Big Ten baseball title as they travel to Northwestern this weekend for a four-game series. Both doubleheaders (Saturday and Sunday) are slated to begin at 1 p.m.

On Tuesday, the Golden Gophers will host the St. Cloud State University Huskies in a non-conference game. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. at Siebert Field. All five games this week will be broadcast by the home of Golden Gopher baseball, KFAN-AM 1130.

FEB.4 PRo-ALU\iNI # 6-3 L All-Time Series Against Northwestern: The Golden Gophers FEB. 10 NORTH CAROLINA STATE# 18-13 w lead the all-time set against the Wildcats 109-53-1 entering this FEB. 11 NORTH CAROLINA STATE# 5-3W weekend's series at on the NU campus. Last FEB.12 NORTH CAROLINA STATE# 12-9 L season the Golden Gophers were able to take three-of-four FEB. 17 @ CENTRAL FLORIDA 6-0L from the Wildcats in Minneapolis (5-10, 12-1, 4-2, 15-3). FEB. 18 @ CENTRAL FLORIDA # 7-1 L Northwestern won game one of the series at the Metrodome, FEB. 19 @ CENTRAL FLORIDA 4-3 L before the weather and the Golden Gopher fortunes turned FEB.25 @MISSISSIPPI STATE# 19-1 L around, and the Maroon and Gold were able to win the final FEB.26 @MISSISSIPPI STATE 6-2L three games at Siebert Field. FEB.27 @MISSISSIPPI STATE RAINOUT Last Minnesota Win In Evanston: May 1, 1993 (~) HORMEL CLASSIC Last Northwestern Win In Minneapolis: April30, 1994 (10-5) MAR. 3 MICIDGAN 7-4 W Last Minnesota Series Sweep: April24-26; 1993 (7-0, 7-6, 17-1, 5-4) MAR. 4 FLORIDA STATE# 4-1 L (10 inn.) Last Northwestern Series Sweep: May 12, 1962 (9-5, 9-8); MAR. 5 LOUISIANA STATE# 14-2 L Northwestern has never swept Minnesota in a four-game series MAR. 8 ST. THOMAS 9-5 W Last lO meetings: 6-4 Minnesota MAR. 20 @ ORAL ROBERTS # 4-2 L Last 20 meetings: 14-6 Minnesota MAR. 21 @ ORAL ROBERTS 2-1 L MAR.23 IOWASTATE# 7-1W About The Wildcats: Northwestern currently stands at 12-12 in MAR. 24 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 18-5 W Big Ten play (29-16 overall), placing them in a four-way tie for MAR. 25 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI# 4-3 L third in the tight conference race. The Wildcats were swept out MAR. 26 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 4-3 W of first place in the Big Ten standings by Ohio State last week­ MAR. 27 TOLEDO# 12-2 W end, losing three one- games (8-7, 4-3, 5-4) and a two-run MAR. 28 TOLEDO# 5-2 W game (3-1). Both games on Sunday (4-3 and 5-4) went nine MAR. 29 TOLEDO 6-4 W innings. They are led by a veteran pitching staff which was APR. 1 @IowA (2) # 3-0 L, 5-3 L leading the Big Ten in ERA heading into last weekend's games APR. 2 @ IOWA (2) # 5-4 L, 5-1 W (2.56). A pair of junior right-handers, Brad Niedermaier (8-2, APR. 5 @ IOWA STATE 11-8 L 2.61) and Chad Schroeder (7-1, 2.87) lead the way (statistics are APR. 7 1-0 W before last weekend's series). The Wildcats have struggled a bit APR. 8 ILLINOIS # 3-0 W at the plate this season in Big Ten action, as they are eighth in APR. 9 ILLINOIS (2) # 2-0 W, 2-1 L (8 inn.) hitting with a team average of .272. APR. 12 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 16-15 W APR. 14 @INDIANA 3-1 L Head Coach Paul Stevens is in his eighth season at the helm of APR. 15 @ INDIANA (2) # 8-7 L, 19-4 W the Wildcats, and is 223-221-4 in his tenure in Evanston. APR. 16 @INDIANA 8-4 w Stevens has a Big Ten record of 92-126-1 entering this week­ APR. 19 @CREIGHTON 7-2 L end's series. Stevens was named Big Ten Coach of the Year in APR. 21 PuRDUE 2-0 W 1991 following a 15-12-1 conference season and a third-place APR. 22 PuRDUE (2) # 11-3 W, 8-4 W finish in the Big Ten Tournament. Prior to taking over the head APR. 23 PuRDUE 4-2 L (8 inn.) coaching duties in October, 1987, Stevens served as a Wildcat APR. 26 NORTHERN IOWA 8-1 L. assistant for three seasons under former head coaches Ron APR. 27 UW-MILWAUKEE# 15-3 W. Wellman (1985-86) and Larry Cochell (1987). APR. 29 MICIUGAN (2) # 6-4 L, S-4 W APR. 30 MICIUGAN (2) # 5-2 W, 4-3 L (8 inn.) In 1994, Northwestern finished 34-22 overall and 10-18 in MAY 3 MANXATO STATE# 7-6 W (11 INN.) league action. The 34 victories last season were the mostfor the MAY 6 MICIDGAN STATE (2) # 16-2 W, 17-8 W program since 1986. MAY 7 MICIDGAN STATE (2) # • 7-0 W, 14-2 W MAY 9 ST. CLOUD STATE# 7 P.M. Gold Rush: As the Big Ten teams head into the final two week­ MAY 13 @NORTHWESTERN (2) # 1 P.M. ends of the conference season, the Golden Gophers have taken MAY 14 @NORTHWESTERN (2) # 1 P.M. a slim lead in the Big Ten logjam. All 10 teams are still mathe­ MAY 18-21 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT TBA matically alive to earn a berth in the Big Ten Tournament, to be MAY 25-27 NCAA REGIONALS TBA hosted this season by the regular season champion. JUNE 2-10 NCAA CoLLEGE WoRLD SERIES TBA HOME GAMES ARE LISTED IN BoLD Big Ten Results From This Past Weekend: Six of the Big Ten FEB./MAR. HOME GAMES ARE AT METROOOME schools were in conference action last weekend and were able APR./MAY HOME GAMES ARE AT SIEBERT FIELD to complete all games as scheduled. The weekend results and #INDICATES GAME BROADCAST ON KFAN-AM 1130 conference standings follow: Saturday Sunday that a Golden Gopher has been honoredas player of the week @Minnesota 16-17, Michigan St. 2-8 @Minnesota 7-14, Michigan St. 0-2 by the conference office (Wes Denning on April 24, Rob Smith @Ohio St. 8-3, N'Westem 7-1 @Ohio State 4-5, N'Westem 3-4 on May 1), and the second time this season that a Golden @Michigan 3-2, Indiana 5-1 @Michigan 8-5, Indiana 7-8 Gopher hurler has been named Pitcher Of The Week (Brian illinois, Iowa, Penn State, and Purdue were all idle from Big Ten Mensink, April11). action last weekend Pederson tossed a four- shutout in game one of the ­ Big Ten Standings: (through Sunday's games) header Sunday, walking just one and fanning eight. On the sea­ Team (overall record) W L Pet. GB son, the sophomore has a 5-3 record and a 3.68 ERA with 46 Minnesota (28-23) 15 9 .625 strikeouts in 44 innings pitched. Ohio State (32-20) 14 10 .583 1 Penn State (21-27-1) 11 11 .500 3 Pitching And Defense Are Key: During the series, Minnesota Illinois (22-29) 12 12 .500 3 was the beneficiary of 25 walks, seven hit-batsmen, and eight Northwestern (29-16) 12 12 .500 3 errors by Spartan pitching and defense. The Golden Gophers, Purdue (22-26) 12 12 .500 3 on the other hand, walked just five Michigan State batters, Iowa (27-22) 11 13 .458 4 struck out 25, and committed only two errors. On the season, Indiana (31-20) 11 13 .458 4 Minnesota has committed 57 errors in 51 games, while their Michigan (22-25) 10 12 .455 4 opponents have 78 miscues. Michigan State (22-24) 10 14 .417 5 Clutch Hitting: On the weekend, the Golden Gophers hit .475 This Weekend's Schedule with runners in scoring position (29-for-61). For the season, the Saturday, May 6 Maroon and Gold is hitting .308 in that category. Minnesota@ Northwestern (2) 1 p.m. (KFAN) Indiana@ Purdue (2) Keeney, Guse Streaks Continue: Second baseman Bob Keeney Michigan @ Ohio State (2) (So., Burnsville, Minn.), and Bryan Guse Illinois @ Michigan State (2) (So., New Brighton, Minn.) are both in the midst of long hit­ ting streaks. Keeney, whose .375 average in Big Ten play is sec­ Sunday, May 7 ond on the team, has a 10-game streak and is hitting .391 (27- Minnesota@ Northwestern (2) 1 p.m. (KFAN) for-69) since April 12. Guse has hit in 11 straight games, and has Indiana@ Purdue (2) an average of .438 (14-for-32) in that span. Michigan @ Ohio State (2) Illinois @ Michigan State (2) Senior Leadership: Five Golden Gopher seniors played their Iowa @ Penn State final Big Ten regular season games at Siebert Field last week­ end, and all said farewell in style with outstanding perfor­ Monday, May 8 mances. Left-hander Andy Hammerschmidt (Sr., New Ulm, Iowa @ Penn State (2) Minn.) was the winning pitcher in game one Saturday, scatter­ ing eight hits while walking no one and fanning four. Wes Sweep Spartans To Move Into First Place: The Golden Denning (Sr., OF, St. Paul, Minn.), Tony Bender (Sr., 3B, Rock Gophers put together their finest weekend of the season to date Island, Ill.), Shane McCarthy (Sr., OF, Billings, Mont.), and in sweeping the Michigan State Spartans in a four-game series Mark Vandersall (Sr., OF, Plymouth, Minn.) combined to go last weekend at Siebert Field by the scores of 16-2, 17-8, 7-0, 12-for-29 (.414) with 12 RBI and 11 runs scored in Sunday's and 14-2. The Colden Gophers pounded out 54 runs on 47 hits twin bill sweep. Denning, who was 5-for-8 with four RBI during the weekend set. In the last eight meetings between the Sunday, scored 10 runs in the four-game series. two schools, Minnesota has now outscored Michigan State 104- 29. Conference Tie-Breakers: If Minnesota should tie for the Big Ten regular season title, the following criteria will be used to Gundy Leads The Way: Shane Gunderson (Jr., determine the host of the Big Ten Tournament: Faribault, Minn.) led the charge for the Maroon and Gold with (1) Head-To-Head record against teams that are tied a phenomenal weekend against the Spartans. In the four (2) Team with the best winning percentage against all g~mes, he was 7-for-12 with five doubles and 13 RBI. teams finishing in positions 1-2-3-4 for the tournament Gunderson, who now has 22 multiple-hit games on the season, (3) Run differential in all conference games leads the Golden Gophen with a .377 average. He also leads the team in numerous other offensive categories, including With four teams presently tied for the three and four spots in runs scored (47, tied), home runs (8), RBI (51), (105), the Big Ten, the criteria for the second tiebreaker will not be stolen bases (18, tied), slugging percentage (.660), and on-base dear until after this weekend's contests. However, if the third percentage (.473). tiebreaker were to come into effect, the Golden Gophers would have the large edge on any team they would be tied with based It was also announced last week that Gunderson has been on their plus 74 (148-74) run differential in conference games. named a semi-finalist for the Smith Super Team and a quarter­ Ohio State currently has a plus two (118-116) in that category. finalist for the Smith Award. The honors are given annually to the nation's top collegiate player and the team is regarded as Heading In The Right Direction: Following last weekend's one of the premier All-America teams in the country. sweep of the Spartans, the team batting average rose to .291, the highest it has been since the third game of the season (.304 on Gunderson, Pederson Named Big Ten Player and Pitcher Of Feb. 12). The team ERA of 4.84 is presently at its lowest point of The Week: Gunderson and right-hander Justin Pederson (So., the season. The Golden Gophers are 11-3 over the past 14 Chippewa Falls, Wis.) were named Big Ten Player and Pitcher games in the Big Ten, and are 13-5 in their last 18 games overall. Of The Week, respectively, for their performances last weekend against Michigan State. It marks the third consecutive week The Magic Number Is Five: Minnesota's record when scoring five or more runs is 23-3, while they are just 5-20 when scoring four or fewer runs. When Minnesota leads after five innings, their record is 23-3, and only 2-15 when trailing after the fifth frame. The Golden Gophers are also five games over the .500 mark for the first time this season (28-23).

Get Em' Early: The Golden Gophers have stormed out of the gate quickly in most cases this season, outscoring their oppo­ nents 138-73 in the first three innings. They have scored first in 30 of 51 games, and have a 23-7 record when doing so. for the Big Ten Decathlon Championship: The University of season, Minnesota has outscored their opponents 313-248. Minnesota will host to the Big Ten Decathlon Championship Anderson Gets 200, Aims For 500: Head Coach John Anderson Saturday and Sunday at the Bierman Field Track. Sophomore notched his 200th career Big Ten victor):: as skipper of the Seth Mischke (Worland, Wyo.) will compete for the Golden Golden Gophers with Saturday's doubleheader sweep, and Gophers. The multi-eventer placed ninth at last year's Big Ten becomes only the second active Big Ten coach to accomplish the competition and was sixth in the Big Ten indoor heptathlon feat. He has an overall record of 497-314-3 entering this week, with a school record 5,074 points. At the Alabama Relays in which leaves him only three wins shy of the 500-win plateau. March, Mischke set a school record in the decathlon with 6,830 points. Competition begins at 10 a.m. Shutout Record In Reach: The Golden Gophers' pitching staff currently has five shutouts in Big Ten action, tying the most Minnesota Open Next: The men's track team primes them­ Minnesota has had in the conference in a single season. The last selves for next week's Big Ten meet this Friday evening at the time the Maroon and Gold fired six shutouts in Big Ten action Minnesota Open. The competition starts at 5 p.m. was in 1988. Four Golden Gophers Win Events At Jesse Owens: Minnesota Media Interviews: The Golden Gophers will be departing early competed at the Jesse Owens Track and Field Classic last Friday morning for Evanston, Ill., for their weekend series Sunday. Four individuals took top honors. Senior thrower against the . Coaches and players will be Chris Brinkworth (Bloomington, Minn.) won the discus title available for interviews this week before and after the non-con­ with a throw of 185-4 (56.48m). Brink worth saw tough competi­ ference game Tuesday against St. Cloud State, and also before tion in the shot put. He finished fourth with a heave of 58-9 1 I 2 and after practice Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. Workout time both days will be approximately 2:30 p.m. at (17.92m). Three unattached athletes placed ahead of him, two of Siebert Field. Please contact Brad Ruiter from the Media whom threw over 60 feet: Relations department (612) 625-4090 if you would like to arrange an interview with a coach or player for any of these Junior Paul Michalek (Bloomington, Minn.) ran the home- times. stretch of the 1500-meter run neck and neck with New York A Athletic Club's Mike Micinko. Michalek triumphed at the tape - Siebert Success: The last three-plus seasons at Siebert Field, the with a last minute lean, clocking a time of 3:45.47 to beat Golden Gophers have an outstanding 65-14 record. The Maroon Micinko, who with a time of 3:45.48, by the narrowest of mar- and Gold have the opportunity to host the Big Ten Tournament, gins. Sophomore Tye Harvey (Jamestown, Calif.) won his first if they can wrap up the Big Ten regular season title this week­ big meet of the year with a vault of 17-51/2 (5.32m), matching end, at the frie~dly confines of Siebert Field. his season's best. Bob Johnson (Sr., Kenosha, Wis.) came from the middle of the pack in the last 200 meters to win the Jesse KFAN To Broadcast 40 Games In 1995: KFAN-AM 1130 will Owens 800-meter title in a time of 1:51.00. Johnson smashed his again be the radio home of Golden Gopher baseball during the previous best of 1:52.08. 1995 season. The 40-game broadcast schedule includes 30 home and 10 road games. Former Golden Gopher center fielder Ryan Schlueter Wins Discus: A small group of Golden Gophers Lefebvre will handle the play-by-play for all games, while being competed at the Minnesota Invitational on Saturday at Bierman joined in the booth for home and selected road games by former Field Track. Sophomore Ja~on Schlueter (New London, Wis.) World Series hero Gene Larkin. won the discus with a throw of 175-5 (53.46m). Benjamin Jensen (Fr., Mandai, Norway), who is red-shirting this season, won the javelin with a personal-best of 184-10 (56.34m). Jensen suffered a broken ankle this winter.

Looking Good: Senior Bob Johnson sets a personal record each time he goes on the track this season. Johnson's first PR came at the Alabama Relays in March when he clocked a 1:53.13 in the 800-meter run. At the John Jacobs Invitational (April 15) he set a new best time in the 800 with a 1:52.08. His 1500-meter person­ al was lowered at the Veisha Invitational (April22) when he ran a 3:56.2. His personal-record setting year continued this week­ end at the Jesse Owens Oassic when he cut more than a second off his 800 personal best running a 1:51.0. Johnson has been an integral part of the 4x800 meter team as well. During their fifth place effort at the Drake Relays, the senior blazed a 1:.50 split- a time. - Golden Gophers To Host Big Ten Outdoor Championships: The University of Minnesota will host the '95 Big Ten Men's and Women's Outdoor Championships at the Bierman Stadium on May 20-21. Iowa was originally scheduled to host the com­ petition, but its track facility will not be ready in time for the meet.

Outdoor Season Bests: The top performances in each event for the Golden Gophers during the 1995 outdoor season are listed below(# NCAA provisional qualifier, • school record, tt auto- matic qualifier): Netters lose to Notre Dame in NCAA Region V Semifinals: lOOm Tim VanVoorhis 10.84 3-25-95 Saturday, Minnesota was defeated by Not~e Dame 4-3 in the 200m Eric Stommes 21.60 4-08-95 Regional V semifinals in South Bend, Ind. Minnesota trailed 3-0, BOOm Paul Michalek 1:50.98 4-15-95 but fought back with singles victories by Ross Loel (Sr., lSOOm Paul Michalek 3:44.39# 4-29-95 Rancho La Costa, Calif.), Lars Hjarrand (So., Oslo, Norway) 3000m St Rick Obleman 9:21.93 5-08-95 and Adam Cohen (Sr., Buffalo, Minn.) to tie the match. The 5000m Mark Gonzales 15:05.19 4-08-95 match was decided at No. 3 singles as Jason Pun defeated lO,OOOm Mark Gonzales 31:11.08 3-24-95 Stefan Tzvetkov (Sr., Sofia, Bulgaria) 6-3, 6-7, 6-4. Tzvetkov llOmHH Niles Deneen 14.85 4-08-95 came back after being down 1-5 in the second set to win the sec­ 400miH Aaron Wheatcraft 54.76 5-08-95 ond set tie-breaker, but Pun broke serve to win the deciding set. 4x800m Rei Jason Boon 7:24.63 4-29-95 Bob Johnson Minnesota lost the doubles point as Hjarrand and Erik Donley Kevin Dunbar (Jr., Duluth, Minn.) lost 8-3 to Mike Sprouse and Pun at No.1 Paul Michalek doubles and Loel and Ben Gabler (So., Chambersburg, Pa.) SMRel Eric Stommes 3:33.10 3-26-95 were edged 9-7 by Steve Flanigan and Jakub Pietrowski at No. Niles Deneen 2. Kevin Dunbar Travis Nordrum This is the second consecutive year Notre Dame defeated the DMRel Bob Johnson 9:58.75 4-08-95 Golden Gophers in the Regionals, both years by a 4-3 score. Keita Cline Jason Boon 'This is the exact same result as last year, the score was tied Paul Michalek three all in matches and down to the last singles match," said I 4 x 400m Rei Boon 3:19.07 4-15-95 Head Coach David Geatz "Maybe it was the luck of the Irish ! I e Johnson today. I have to give our guys credit. We never quit. We kept Dunbar fighting the whole match, even after losing the doubles point." Michalek Jump Keita Cline 51-07 4-15-95 Loel to Compete at NCAA Championships: Ross Loel, who is Long Jump Keita Cline 26-7 3/4·· 4-08-95 31-5 on the year, will compete in the singles draw at the NCAA High Jump Jared Johnson 6-10 4-18-95 Championships May 13-21 in Athens, Georgia. Loel is the 59th Shot Put Chris Brinkworth 59-81/4 # 4-08-95 ranked player in the country according to the IT A Rolex Discus Chris Brinkworth 190-8 # 3-26-95 Rankings. Pole Vault Tye Harvey 17-51/2# 4-08-95 Decathlon Seth Mischke 6,830. 3-24/25-95 Region V Semifinals: Singles: Beckstrand put of Hospital: Junior decathlete J.J. Beckstrand #1 -Ross Loel, Minn. def. Ryan Simme, Notre Dame 7-6, 6-3; (Prior Lake, Minn.), who suffered a serious head injury during #2 - Lars Hjarrand, Minn. def. Mike Sprouse, Notre Dame 1-6, practice on April18, was released from Hennepin County 6-3, 6-3; Medical Center May 3. #3 -Jason Pun, Notre Dame def. Stefan Tzvetkov, Minn. 6-4, 6- 7, 6-4; #4- John J. O'Brien, Notre Dame def. Erik Donley, Minn. 6-4, 6-3; #5 - Jakub Pietrowski, Notre Dame def. Ben Gabler, Minn. 6-1, 6-4; #6- Adam Cohen, Minn. def. Brian Harris, Notre Dame 1-6,6-4, 6-1 Doubles: #1 - Sprouse/Pun, Notre Dame def. Hjarrand/Donley, Minn. 8- 3; #2- Flanigan/Pietrowski, Notre Dame def. Loel/Gabler, Minn. 9-7;

Region V Quarterfinals: Singles: Lars Hjarrand, Minn. def. Alex Teixeira, Ball State 6-4, 6-4; . t

Stefan Tzvetkov, Minn. def. Steve Tallakson, Ball State 6-2, 6-2 Robin Rutili, Minn. def. J.D. Hall, Ball State 6-3, 6-4; ' Doubles: Hjarrand/Donley, Minn. def. Teixeira/English, Ball St. 8-5; Loel/Gabler, Minn. def. Tallakson/Boulos, Ball St. 8-3;

Big Ten Championships Next: After a week off, the Golden Gophers will head to the Big Ten Championships on Friday through Sunday in Madison, Wis. The last time Minnesota won the Big Ten Championship in golf was 1972 at the Les Bolstad/University of Minnesota Golf Course. Last year, the Maroon and Gold finished third with a four-round score of 1159, eight strokes off the winner, Wisconsin. Kelly finished second with a score of 285.

Last Time Out: The Golden Gophers carded a third place finish at the Kent Invitational April 28-29 in Ravenna, Ohio: The Golden Gophers started slow with team scores of 293 and 294 for the first 36 holes. Their 280 score on the final18 was the low team round of the tournament. That score elevated the Maroon and Gold to a tie with Iowa at 867. Tournament host Kent University, won the tournament with a team score of 849, fol­ lowed by Northwestern at 865. Northwestern's Scott Rowe won the medalist honors with a three-round score of 204.

Top Ten Trio: Minnesota finished with three golfers in the top 10 in the individual standings. Junior Aaron Barber (New London, Minn.) led the team with a score of 216 (71-75-70). He finished sixth in the overall standings. Sophomore Mark Halverson (Fargo, N.D.) was seventh at 217 (73-73-71), while fellow sophomore Andy Brink (Bemidji, Minn.) was lOth at 218 (74-76-68). Senior Mark Hanson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) was 15th at 220 (78-71-71), and senior captain Jon Kelly (Mankato, Minn.) had his toughest outing of the year, finishing 45th at 227 (75-75-77).

Top Ten Teams Top 10 Individuals 1. Kent, 849 1. Scott Rowe, Northwestern, 204 2. Northwestern, 865 2. Donnie Darr. Kent, 209 3. Minnesota, 867 3. Bryan DeCorso, Kent, 210 Iowa, 867 4. John Bernatovicz, Kent, 213 5. Kentucky, 887 5. Sean Rowen, Iowa, 214 Illinois, 887 6. Aaron Barber, Minnesota, 216 7. Marshall, 890 7. Mark Halverson, Minnesota, 217 8. Bowling Green, 896 Preston Futrell, Northwestern, 217 9. Michigan State, 898 Jay Scott, Illinois, 217 Purdue, 898 10. Andy Brink, Minnesota, 218 Others: Mark Hanson, Minnesota, 220 (15th), Jon Kelly, Minneteta. 227 (45th) GOLDEN GOPHER BASEBALL Gaae Results for Minnesota (as of ~ay 07, 1995) (All ga1es) Ga1e date Opposing teal Score r h e/ r h e Inns Overall Big Ten Pitcher of record Attend Tiae ------~ Feb 10, 1995 North Carolina State V18-13 is-is--i~i3-ii--3 9 1- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 Felling (W 1-0l 424 3:50 ~ Feb 11, 1995 North Carolina State V 5-3 5 5 0/ 3 8 3 9 2- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 Ha11erschldt 1-0) 472 3:05 Feb 12, 1995 North Carolina State 9-12 L 9 11 2/12 11 1 9 2- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 Kearin (L 0-1 li 674 3:36 Feb 17, 1995 at Central Florida 0-6 L 0 7 1/ 6 10 1 9 2- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 Ha11erschldt L 1-1) 150 2:05 Feb 18, 1995 at Central Florida 1-7 L 1 3 3/ 7 10 0 9 2- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 Westfall (L 0·1) 180 2:15 Feb 19, 1995 at Central Florida 3-4 L 3 9 2/ 4 11 1 9 2- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 Mensink (L 0-1) 220 2:35 Feb 25, 1995 at Mississippi State 1-19 L 1 4 1/19 21 1 9 2- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 Ha11erschldt 1-2) 3487 2:55 Feb 26, 1995 at Mississippi State 2-6 L 2 7 3/ 6 11 3 9 2- 6- 0 0- 0- 0 Kearin (L 0-2 jt 3159 3:03 Mar 03, 1995 Michigan W 7-4 7 12 1/ 4 10 2 9 3- 6- 0 0- 0- 0 Kearin (W 1-2 9129 2:50 Mar 04, 1995 Florida State 1-4 L 1 8 0/ 4 9 0 (10) 3- 7- 0 0- 0- 0 Mensink (L 0- l 5706 3:20 ~ar 05, 1995 Louisiana State 2-14 L 2 5 3/14 9 1 8 3- 8- 0 0- 0- 0 Pederson 1L 0-1) 4163 3:00 Mar 08, 1995 St. Tho1as W 9-5 9 14 1/ 5 8 2 9 4- 8- 0 0- 0- 0 Lance (W -0) 344 3:28 Mar 20, 1995 at Oral Roberts 2-4 L 2 7 0/ 4 6 1 9 4- 9- 0 0- 0- 0 Ha11erschldt (L 1-3) 332 2:44 ~ar 21, 1995 at Oral Roberts 1-2 L 1 5 1/ 2 10 0 9 4-10- 0 0- 0- 0 Kearin (L 1-3) 211 2:33 Mar 23, 1995 Iowa State W 7-1 7 9 0/ 1 7 1 9 5-10- 0 0- 0- 0 Westfall (W 1·1j 267 2:18 Mar 24, 1995 Southern Mississippi W18-5 18 18 1/ 5 8 4 9 6-10- 0 0- 0- 0 Pederson (W 1-1 302 3:04 Mar 25, 1995 Southern Mississippi 3-4 L 3 8 0/ 4 8 0 9 6-11- 0 0- 0- 0 Ha11ersch1dt (L 1-4) 452 3:12 Mar 26, 1995 Southern Mississippi w 4-3 4 8 1/·3 8 1 9 7-11- 0 0- 0- 0 Mensink (W 1-2) 244 2:35 Mar 27, 1995 Univ. of Toledo W12-2 12 15 1/ 2 3 5 9 8-11- 0 0- 0- 0 Dobis (W 1-0) 224 3:09 Mar 28, 1995 Univ. of Toledo W 5-2 5 11 2/ 2 5 3 9 9-11- 0 0- 0- 0 Felling (W 2-0) 290 2:55 Mar 29, 1995 Univ. of Toledo W 6-4 6 7 2/ 4 8 1 9 10-11- 0 0- 0- 0 Lance (W 2-0) 214 2:22 *Apr 01, 1995 at Iowa 0-3 L 0 2 2/ 3 8 2 7 10-12- 0 0- 1- 0 Ha11erschldt (L 1-5) 1118 1:40 *Apr 01, 1995 at Iowa 3-5 L 3 7 3/ 5 7 2 7 10-13- 0 0- 2- 0 Pederson 1L 1-2) 1118 1:53 *Apr 02, 1995 at Iowa 4-5 L 4 4 1/ 5 10 1 7 10-14- 0 0- 3- 0 Dobis 1L -1) 1483 2:13 *Apr 02, 1995 at Iowa W 5-1 5 9 0/ 1 2 1 7 11-14- 0 1- 3- 0 Westfa 1 (W 2-1) 1483 2:06 Apr 05, 1995 at Iowa State 8-11 L 8 8 7/11 14 3 9 11-15- 0 1- 3- 0 Felling (L 2-1) 103 3:01 *Apr 07, 1995 Illinois W 1-0 1 6 0/ 0 5 0 7 . 12-15- 0 2- 3- 0 Ha11erschldt (i 2-5) 281 1:45 *Apr 08, 1995 Illinois V 3-0 3 5 1/ 0 1 1 7 13-15- 0 3- 3- 0 Mensink (V 2-2) 427 1:34 *Apr 09, 1995 Illinois W 2-0 2 5 1/ 0 5 1 7 14-15- 0 4- 3- 0 Westfall (V 3-lj 527 1:39 *Apr 09, 1995 Illinois 1-2 L 1 3 0/ 2 9 0 ( 8) 14-16- 0 4- 4- 0 Pederson (L 1-3 527 2:29 Apr 12, 1995 North Dakota State V 16-15 16 19 . 1/15 17 3 9 15-16- 0 4- 4- 0 Kearin (W 2-3) · 308 3:46 *Apr 14, 1995 at Indiana 1-3 L 1 4 0/ 3 7 0 7 15-17- 0 4- 5- 0 ·Mensink (L 2-3) 375 1:51 *Apr 15, 1995 at Indiana 7-8 L 7 12 1/ 8 8 2 7 15-18- 0 4- 6- 0 Kearin iL 2-4) 474 2:34 *Apr 15, 1995 at Indiana W19-4 19 17 0/ 4 5 4 7 16-18- 0 5- 6- 0 Vestfal IV 4-1~ 474 2:43 *Apr 16, 1995 at Indiana W 8-4 8 11 1/ 4 8 0 7 17-18- 0 6- 6- 0 Pederson V 2-3 236 2:28 A Apr 19, 1995 at Creighton 2-7 L 2 9 1/ 7 13 1 9 17-19- 0 6- 6- 0 Felling (L 2-2) 365 2:54 ...,*Apr 21, 1995 Purdue University W 2-0 2 3 1/ 0 4 1 7 18-19- 0 7- 6- 0 Ha11erschldt (i 3-5) &31 1:46 *Apr 22, 1995 Purdue University W11-3 11 12 0/ 3 5 1 7 19-19- 0 8- 6- 0 Kearin (V 3-4) 1039 2:03 *Apr 22, 1995 Purdue University V 8-4 8 8 1/ ·4 8 3 7 20-19- 0 9- 6- 0 Pederson (V 3-3) 1039 1:56 *Apr 23, 1995 Purdue University 2-4 L 2 9 3/ 4 7 0 ( 8) 20-20- 0 9- 7- 0 Kearin (L 3-5) 1624 2:30 Apr 26, 1995 Northern Iowa 1-8 L 1 6 1/ 8 9 2 9 20-21- 0 9- 7- 0 Tuorila (L 0-ll 341 2:45 Apr 27, 1995 Wisconsin-Milwaukee V15-3 15 15 0/ 3 4 3 9 21-21- 0 9- 7- 0 Felling (V 3-2 194 2:58 *Apr 29, 1995 Michigan 4-6 L 4 7 0/ 6 8 0 7 21-22- 0 9- 8- 0 Ba11erschldt ( 3-6) 0 2:14 *Apr 29, 1995 Michigan W 5-4 5 11 2/ 4 10 1 7 22-22- 0 10- 8- 0 Mensink (V 3-3) 737 2:15 *Apr 30, 1995 Michigan V 5-2 5 8 0/ 2 10 1 7 23-22- 0 11- 8- 0 Westfall (V 5-1) 1125 2:06 *Apr 30, 1995 Michigan 3-4 L 3 6 1/ 4 9 2 ( 8! 23-23- 0 11- 9- 0 Ha11erschldt (L 3-7) 1125 2:33 May 03, 1995 Mankato State v 7-6 7 13 1/ 6 13 1 (11 24-23- 0 11- 9- 0 Pederson (V 4-3) 524 3:52 *May 06, 1995 Michigan State V16-2 16 11 0/ 2 11 4 7 25-23- 0 12- 9- 0 Ha11er~chldt (V 4-7) 1124 2:34 *May 06, 1995 Michigan State W17-8 17 14 0/ 8 10 2 7 26-23- 0 13- 9- 0 Felling (V 4-2). 1124 2:27 *May 07, 1995 Michigan State V 7-0 7 9 1/ 0 4 0 7 27-23- 0 14- 9- 0 Pederson (V 5·3) 1057 1:49 *May 07, 1995 Michigan State V 14-2 14 13 1/ 2 5 2 7 28-23- 0 15· 9- 0 Mensink (i 4-3) 1057 1:47 * Big Ten gue () e1tra inning gale GOLDEN GOPHER BASEBALL Overall Statistics for Minnesota tas of Ma) 07, 1995) (All ga1es Sorted by Ba ting avg Record: 28-23-0 Holle 25-9-0 Away: 3-14-0 Na1e AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG\ BB HBP SO GDP on SF SH SB-SBA PO A E FLD% Gunderson ...... 377 51-51 159 47 60 11 5 8 51 105 .660 33 3 25 3 .473 8 1 18-19 310 33 4 .988 e Bender ...... 351 51-49 174 H 61 14 1 6 49 95 .546 21 0 23 4 .414 3 2 6-9 35 105 7 .952 Smith .. ·...... 309 43-41 139 25 43 10 2 5 30 72 .518 20 1 30 4 .400 0 3 4-6 324 47 1 .997 ilel ter ...... 295 29-13 61 10 18 6 0 0 10 24 .393 12 2 15 1 .427 0 1 1-2 23 21 0 1.000 Guse ...... 289 46-39 135 21 39 9 0 0 24 48 .356 20 2 13 2 .381 3 0 9-13 83 7 3 .968 Denning ...... 281 51-50 192 47 54 7 6 2 22 79 .411 23 3 31 3 .364 2 1 18-21 105 4 0 1.000 Keener· ...... 279 49-46 165 28 46 8 3 1 24 63 .382 13 5 17 1 .346 2 3 7-8 70 119 8 .959 McCar hy ...... 273 50-49 161 28 44 4 0 5 27 63 .391 21 2 46 3 .362 1 2 3-9 68 2 5 .933 Mahady ...... 263 37-32 99 16 26 4 0 0 14 30 .303 8 2 21 2 .327 1 0 5-8 34 3 5 .881 Huls ...... 250 50-50 136 29 34 6 1 0 11 42 .309 26 4 33 2 .383 1 8 7-9 57 122 12 .937 Stein ...... 235 23-13 51 10 12 2 0 1 11 17 .333 0 1 16 2 .250 0 1 2-3 18 0 0 1.000 Vandersall ...... 224 34-22 67 17 15 4 0 0 10 19 .284 15 2 17 1 .372 2 3 3-4 21 3 2 .923 --- Others --- Nelson ...... • .500 2-1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1 0 0 0 .667 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 Wirth ...... 125 10-1 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 1 0 5 0 .222 0 0 0-0 11 4 0 1. 000 Beers ...... 000 3-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 3 0 .000 0 0 0-0 9 2 2 .846 Groebner ...•...... 000 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 Totals ...... •.•... .291 51-51 1558 313 454 85 18 28 283 659 . 423 214 27 297 28 .381 23 25 83-111 1210 551 57 .969 Opponents ...... 281 51-51 1557 248 438 87 5 43 221 664 .426 172 31 314 30 .361 18 18 52-77 1178 495 78 . 955

LOB- Teal (3561, Opp (339£. DPs turned- Tea1 (38), Opp (37). CI -Teal (1), Guse 1. IBB- Teaa (4) Gunderson 4, Opp (12). Picked off - Hu s 2, McCar hy 1, Saith 1. 1 (All ga1es Sorted by Earned run avg) Na.e ERA li-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB so 28 3B HR BF B/Avg liP HBP BK SFA SHA Mensink ....•....•... 3.55 4-3 18 6 1 1/0 2 50.2 46 21 20 16 57 8 1 8 213 .243 10 4 0 0 4 Westfall .•...... 3.68 5-1 14 9 1 0/1 1 51.1 47 23 21 20 47 14 1 4 220 .240 1 2 0 0 2 Pederson ••••....•... 3.68 5-3 21 6 1 1/2 3 44.0 38 22 18 20 46 5 1 3 191 .235 7 3 0 4 2 Ha11erschldt ...... 4.40 4-7 17 12 1 0/2 0 75.2 83 40 37 19 52 11 1 10 315 .286 1 6 2 0 0 Felling ...... 4.40 4-2 14 1 0 0/0 0 30.2 44 20 15 13 22 9 1 1 147 .341 1 2 0 2 1 Lance .••.••.....•.•. 4.87 2:-0 14 3 0 0/0 0 20.1 22 15 11 12 13 10 0 1 97 .275 2 1 0 2 2 Dobis •..••...... •. 5.06 1-1 16 3 0 0/0 0 32.0 34 23 18 14 16 6 0 5 145 .272 2 3 0 2 1 e Kearin ...... •. 5.33 3-5 20 6 0 0/0 0 49.0 63 31 29 17 24 8 0 6 221 .325 3 3 3 3 4 Wolff...... 6.48 0-0 8 1 0 0 8.1 6 8 6 11 8 1 0 1 40 .214 2 1 1 0 0 Tuorila ...... 8.53 0-1 7 2 0 ~~~ 0 12.2 18 13 12 9 6 5 0 2 67 .333 4 3 0 1 0 Diebolt •••.....•.... 10.96 0-0 19 2 0 0/1 1 23.0 35 30 28 21 21 9 0 1 121 .376 9 2 0 2 2 --- Others --- Leatherun ...... 3.18 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 5.2 2 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 20 .118 1 0 2 0 . Totals ..•...... 4.84 28-23 51 51 4 7 403.1 438 248 217 172 314 87 5 43 1797 .281 43 31 6 18 18 Opponents ...•...•.•. 5.94 23-28 51 51 15 ~~ij 2 392.2 454 313 259 214 297 85 18 28 1847 .291 47 27 5 23 25

PB- Teal (12), Guse 7, Gunderson 5 0~~ (6). Pickoff& · Teal (10), Ha~~erschldt 6, Fellin~ 2, Lance 1, Kearin 1 Of~ ~3). SB/SBA- Gunderson (34-42J, Guse (lt-2 Ba~~erschldt (9-17~, Kearin ~10-11!, !ensink ~3- ~, Dobis ~8-8), Dieboit - ), Lance (6-7), Tuorila (4-5 , Westfall (4- 4), Pederson (4-4), olff (0-2 , Van ersall (1- ), elling ( -2). ------

GOLDEN GOPHER BASEBALL Overall Statistics for ~innesota (as of May 07, 1995) (Big Ten gaaes only Sorted by Batting avg)

~qecord: 15-9-0 Bote 12-4-0 Away: 3-5-0

Na•e AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SB SB-SBA PO A E FLD% Gunderson •...... 379 24-24 66 18 25 5 2 4 34 H . 697 12 2 9 2 .448 7 1 6-7 140 14 . 987 Keeney •...... 375 24-23 72 15 27 4 2 0 15 35 .486 7 1 7 0 .427 2 1 1-1 28 42 2 .972 Denning ...... •. .358 24-24 81 27 29 3 5 1 13 45 .556 12 1 13 1 .442 1 1 8-9 44 2 0 1.000 Bender ...... 342 24-24 79 16 27 7 0 3 27 43 .544 7 0 7 2 .386 2 1 2-3 8 49 3 .950 Buls ...... 309 24-24 55 19 17 4 1 0 4 23 .418 10 4 13 1 .449 0 4 1-3 25 49 6 .925 Vandersall ...... 296 14-11 27 8 8 1 0 0 5 9 .333 5 0 5 0 .394 1 1 1-1 3 1 1 .800 Guse ...... 259 21-18 58 6 15 2 0 0 6 17 .293 6 1 9 0 .338 0 0 2-4 9 0 0 1.000 McCarthy ...... 254 23-23 63 15 16 0 0 4 13 28 .444 11 1 16 1 .368 1 2 1-4 29 0 1, .967 Sai th ...... 246 24-24 69 12 17 5 0 3 17 31 .449 13 1 15 3 .373 0 2 1-1 173 22 i .995 Mahady ...... 190 16-14 42 3 8 0 0 0 3 8 .190 1 0 9 1 .209 0 0 2-3 10 0 1 .909 --- Others --- ilel ter ...... 235 9-3 17 5 4 1 0 0 6 5 .294 4 1 5 0 .409 0 0 0-1 5 3 0 1.000 Stein ...... 231 6-4 13 4 3 1 0 0 1 4 .308 0 1 3 0 .286 0 0 1-1 6 0 0 1.000 Wirth ...... 000 4-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 2 0 .333 0 0 0-0 6 0 0 1.000

Totals ...... •.•.• .304 24-24 644 148 196 33 10 15 144 294 .457 89 13 113 11 .392. 14 13 26-38 502 219 20 . 973 Opponents •..•...•••. .263 24-24 632 74 166 31 1 18 68 253 .400 56 9 H6 16 .330 3 11 9-18 479 209 31 .957

LOB - Teat (146), Opp (135). DPs turned - Teat (17), Opp (14). IBB - Teat (0), Opp (7). Picked off - Buls 1.

(Big fen gaaes only Sorted by Earned run avg) lt:aae ERA IH APP GS CG SBO/CBO SV IP B R ER BB so 28 38 BR BF B/Avg liP BBP BK SFA SBA Westfall ...... 2.70 4-0 8 6 1 0/1 1 33.1 27 10 10 12 27 10 1 3 138 .218 0 1 0 0 1 Mens ink...... · 2. 86 3-1 8 6 1 1/0 0 34.2 27 12 11 6 39 4 0 5 137 .213 4 1 0 0 3 Pederson ...... •.... 3.65 3-2 11 4 1 1/2 2 24.2 22 11 10 11 30 2 0 3 111 .237 5 3 0 2 2 Baaaerschldt ...... · 3. 79 3-3 10 6 1 0/2 0 35.2 40 17 15 11 25 5 0 2 150 .292 0 2 0 0 0 Dobis ••.•...... ••.. 4.05 0-1 6 1 0 0/0 0 13.1 16 7 6 5 6 3 0 2 58 .308 0 0 0 0 1 Kearin •...... 6.14 1-2 10 1 0 0/0 0 14.2 19 10 10 6 11 2 0 3 65 .339 0 1 0 0 2 Diebel t ••..•....•..•• 7.20 0-0 7 0 0 0/1 1 5.0 7 4 4 3 3 2 0 0 24 .368 3 1 0 0 1 --- Others --- Felling ...... 0.00 1-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 3.1 4 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 15 .286 0 0 0 0 0 Lance ...•••...... •.. 6.75 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 2.2 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 13 .400 0 0 0 1 1

Totals •...••.•••.••• 3.66 15-9 24 24 4 5/3 4 167.1 166 74 68 56 U6 31 1 18 711 .263 12 9 0 3 11 Opponents ...•.....•. 6.99 9-15 24 24 10 1/0 0 159.2 196 148 124 89 113 33 10 15 773 .304 13 13 3 14 13

PB- Teat (5), Gunderson 4, Guae 1, Opp (1). Pickoff&- feaa (3), Ba~~erschldt 3, Opp (1). SB/SBA- Gunderson (9-13), Ba11erschldt (2-7), !ensink (1-5}, Pederson (3-3}, Westfall (1-1), Lance (1-1}, Kearin (1-1}.

Bitting 1iniauas - 10 Gates 20 AB 30 fPA Pitching ainiauas - 5 Gaaes 5 IP 10 BF UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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THREE MINNESOTA STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED RECIPIENTS OF ARTHUR ASHE JR., SPORTS SCHOLAR A WARDS

Three University of Minnesota student-athletes have been named by Black Issues in Higher Education as recipients of its second annual Arthur Ashe Jr., Sports Scholar Awards. Senior gymnast Brian Yee, junior swimmer Kenji Sudoh and junior football player Chris Fowlkes were recognized by their respective sports selection committees.

The award honors student-athletes of color who exemplify scholarship, athleticism and community participation. The award was renamed Arthur Ashe Jr., Sports Scholars Award this past year.

Yee (Houston, Texas) is psychology and speech communications major with a cumulative GPA of 3.23. Sudoh is a chemistry/pre-med major from Maplewood, Minn. and has a cumulative GPA of 3.11. Fowlkes is a philosophy major from Milwaukee, Wis., with a cumulative GPA of 3.39 and will be attending the University of Minnesota Law School this fall. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IEW§

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/9/95 GOLF TEAM EARNS THIRD CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT BID

The University of Minnesota men's golf team received its third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid today based on its third-place ranking in the district. The Maroon and Gold will compete at the NCAA Central Regional at Bentwater Country Club in Houston, Texas, on May 18-20. The NCAA Finals take place at Ohio State's Scarlet Golf Course in Columbus, Ohio, on May 31-June 3.

The Golden Gophers seek to improve upon last year's performance. Earning an invitation with a sixth-place district ranking, they traveled to Oklahoma City, Okla. for the Central Regional and finished 13th, six strokes short of qualifying for the NCAA Golf Championships. The last time Coach John Means' team advanced to the national meet was 1993, when they traveled to Lexington, Ky., and achieved a 20th-place finish.

Minnesota competes at the Big Ten Championships this weekend, Friday through Sunday (April 12-14), in Madison, Wis.

Final District Four Rankings: 1. Ohio State 2. Kent State • 3. Minnesota 4. Northwestern 5. Iowa 6. Michigan

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GOLDEN GOPHERS INK JACKSON AND JONES TO NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT

The University of Minnesota basketball program announced today that junior college All-America guards Bobby Jackson of Western Nebraska Community College, and Mark Jones of Anderson Junior College (S.C.) have signed national letters of intent.

Jackson led Western Nebraska to the National Junior College Tournament where they finished third and he was honored as an all-tournament selection. Jackson averaged 12.7 points, and 6.3 assists per game to help lead Western Nebraska to a 68-11 record the past two seasons. A native of Salisbury, N.C., he is a 1993 graduate of Salisbury High School, where he averaged 22 points per game over his junior and senior seasons.

Jones is a shooting guard who averaged 23.5 points and shot 53 percent from the field for Anderson Junior College last year. He also hauled down seven rebounds and dished out four assists per game. He was the junior college District 10 player of the year. At 6-6, he possesses tremendous athletic ability, and he could play guard or small forward for the Golden Gophers. A native of Milwaukee, Wis., he is a 1993 graduate of Milwaukee Tech High School where they posted a 22-4 as a junior, and 20-5 record as a senior. • "Mark and Bobby are outstanding players and we're excited that they have decided to come to Minnesota," said Head Coach Clem Haskins. "We needed backcourt help and with Mark, Bobby, Charles Thomas, and Quincy Lewis coming in next season we have really solidified ourselves in that area. Overall, I'm really pleased with the recruiting year that we have had."

Jackson and Jones join four incoming high school players who signed national letters of intent last fall. Courtney James, a 6-8 power forward from Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, Ind., Lewis, a 6-7, 200-pound forward from Little Rock, Ark., Thomas, a 6-4, 190-pound guard/forward from Harlan, Ky., and Miles Tarver, a 6-8, 210-pound forward who played at Maine Central Prep School in Pittsfield, Maine .

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GUNDERSON, PEDERSON WIN BIG TEN PLAYER AND PITCHER OF THE WEEK HONORS

For the third consecutive Monday, a University of Minnesota baseball player has been named Big Ten Player of the Week. Junior Shane Gunderson, who was 7-for-13 with five doubles and 13 RBI as the Golden Gophers swept Michigan State last weekend to move into first place in the Big Ten, was named Player of the Week. Sophomore right-hander Justin Pederson earned Pitcher of the Week honors for a four-hit shutout (7-0) in Sunday's first game of a doubleheader.

Gunderson is leading the team in numerous categories, including a .377 average, runs scored (47, tied), home runs (8), RBI (51), total bases (105), stolen bases (18, tied), slugging percentage (.660), and on-base percentage (.473). The Faribault, Minn., native has 23 multiple-hit games on the season, and last week was named as a semi-finalist for the Smith Super Team and a quanerfinalist for the Smith Award, regarded as one of the • premier All-America teams and top individual awards in the country for collegiate baseball. Pederson walked just one and fanned eight in picking up his second win of the week. The Chippewa Falls, Wis., native was the winning pitcher in last Wednesday evening's 7-6, 11-inning win over Mankato State at Sieben Field. On the season, Pederson is 5-3 overall with a 3.68 ERA, three saves, and 46 strikeouts in 44 innings pitched. In Big Ten play, he is 3-2 with a 3.65 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 24 2/3 innings pitched. Opponents are hitting only .235 against him overall and .237 in conference action. Earlier this season, right­ hander Brian Mensink was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for his one-hit shutout over Illinois on April 8.

The Golden Gophers will be back in action Tuesday evening for their final regular season game at Siebert Field, as they entertain St. Cloud State in a non-conference game at 7 p.m. Minnesota will attempt to wrap up its 18th Big Ten baseball title this weekend as they travel to Northwestern for a four-game series with the Wildcats. Both doubleheaders (Saturday and Sunday) begin at 1 p.m. 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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The University of Minnesota men's golf team received its third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid today based on its third-place ranking in the district. The Maroon and Gold will compete at the NCAA Central Regional at Bentwater Country Club in Houston, Texas, on May 18-20. The NCAA Finals take place at Ohio State's Scarlet Golf Course in Columbus, Ohio, on May 31-June 3.

The Golden Gophers seek to improve upon last year's performance. Earning an invitation with a sixth-place district ranking, they traveled to Oklahoma City, Okla. for the Central Regional and finished 13th, six strokes short of qualifying for the NCAA Golf Championships. The last time Coach John Means' team advanced to the national meet was 1993, when they traveled to Lexington, Ky., and achieved a 20th-place finish.

Minnesota competes at the Big Ten Championships this weekend, Friday through Sunday (April12-14), in Madison, Wis .

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RELIASTAR COLLEGIATE GOLF INVITATIONAL SET FOR SEPTEMBER

The University of Minnesota, in conjunction with ReliaStar Financial Corp., announced today that the first annual ReliaStar Collegiate Golf Invitational will take place Sept. 16-18, at Dellwood Hills Golf Club, Dellwood Hills, Minn. The 54-hole event, hosted by the University of Minnesota, will feature representatives from some of the most successful programs in collegiate golf. Florida State, Alabama, Kansas, UCLA, Colorado State, LSU, Duke, Michigan, Rhode Island, and Northwestern are 10 of the 11 teams that are scheduled to compete in the tournament. The field was chosen on the basis of national rankings and geOgraphic diversity. All of the teams in the field are nationally ranked and are projected to be in this year's NCAA Golf Tournament.

The event gets under way with a college-amateur fund-raising event that will feature one or two players from each team competing with area amateurs. There will also be a golf clinic for more than 150 inner city youth at the Les Bolstad!University of Minnesota Golf Learning Center on Saturday morning sponsored by the Fairway Foundation. Wrapping up Saturday's events will be a dinner and social gathering with entertainment at Dellwood Hills Golf Club.

Sunday's collegiate competition will feature 36 holes of twosome play. The final 18 holes of the tournament will be played in threesomes on Monday.

"We are very excited about the opportunity to work with ReliaStar on this exciting event," said Director of Men's Intercollegiate Athletics McKinley Boston. "In the four years since John Means became our head golf coach, our program has been elevated to being a Big Ten and NCAA Championship caliber program. This outstanding tournament is just another example of the direction we are heading as we continue improvements in our golf program."

"It's an honor for us to sponsor a tournament that will feature some of the best collegiate golfers in the country," said John Turner, ReliaStar chairman and CEO. "We're especially pleased that the tournament also provides an opportunity for us to partner with the Fairway Foundation to offer the golf clinic for inner city youth. As a corporation, we've dedicated ourselves to the causes of youth and education, and this is one more way that we can help young people develop skills and build self esteem."

The tournament, which is being held at the par-72, 7,110-yard Dellwood Hills Golf Club, will be administered by the Minnesota Golf Association (MGA). The event is a fund-raiser for the University of Minnesota Men's Golf program, and all logistics and planning are being handled by the Golden Gopher Golf Booster Club.

Midwest Sports Channel (MSC) will produce a 30-minute tournament highlight show following the competition. The tournament will be an annual event, with the 1996 tournament tentatively scheduled for Sept. 14-16, at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn.

ReliaStar Financial Corp. (formerly The NWNL Companies) is a Minneapolis-based holding company specializing in the life and health insurance and annuity businesses. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA • JEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359

MEDIA ADVISORY

DATE: Tuesday, May 9

TO: Media agencies covering Golden Gopher baseball

FROM: Brad Ruiter, U of M baseball contact

RE: Game scheduled for today vs. St. Cloud State

The non-conference college baseball game scheduled for today at 7 p.m. at Siebert Field between the University of Minnesota and St. Cloud State University has been cancelled due to rain in the Twin Cities area. There will be no make-up date for the Golden Gopher-Huskies game, however, a non-conference game at Siebert Field may possibly be added to the schedule for later this week. I will send out an advisory if a game is added. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA • JEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 9, 1995

THREE MINNESOTA STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED RECIPIENTS OF ARTHUR ASHE JR., SPORTS SCHOLAR A WARDS

Three University of Minnesota student-athletes have been named by Black Issues in Higher Education as recipients of its second annual Arthur Ashe Jr., Sports Scholar Awards. Senior gymnast Brian Yee, junior swimmer Kenji Sudoh and junior football player Chris Fowlkes were recognized by their respective sports selection comnfttees.

The award honors student-athletes of color who exemplify scholarship, athleticism and community participation. The award was renamed Arthur Ashe Jr., Sports Scholars Award this past year.

Yee (Houston, Texas) is psychology and speech communications major with a cumulative GPA of 3.23. Sudoh is a chemistry/pre-med major from Maplewood, Minn. and has a cumulative GPA of 3.11. Fowlkes is a philosophy major from Milwaukee, Wis., with a cumulative GPA of 3.39 and will be attending the University of Minnesota Law School this fall. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA • IEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis. MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359

FOR IMMEDIA1E RELEASE 5/11/95 Minnesota Track Team Signs Wisconsin Prep

The University of Minnesota men's track and field team received the signed tender from Wisconsin distance standout Charles McClure from Brookfield, Wis., yesterday. The Brookfield East runner finished in second-place at the Wisconsin State Cross Country Meet last fall and is having a fine track season. He has already registered a 4:22 mile this spring. An outstanding student, McClure will study in Minnesota's Institute of Technology. Head Cross Country Coach Roy Griak, who has already signed Wisconsin's cross country state champion Brendan O'Brien, comments, "I expect McClure and O'Brien, as well as the number of walk-on athletes, to have an immediate effect next fall. We feel that we have brought in a very good recruiting class." IJ:-.JIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA • IEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis. MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359

For Immediate Release May 11, 1995 GOLDEN GOPHER TRADITION TOUR BEGINS TUESDAY

Director of Men's Athletics Dr. McKinley Boston and Head Football Coach Jim Wacker will headline the two-day 1995 Golden Gopher Tradition Tour which begins Tuesday.

Coordinated in conjunction with local civic groups and radio stations, the Golden Gopher caravan will visit 12 different cities in Minnesota. A variety of events are planned in each city. Paul Flatley, color analyst for Golden Gopher football broadcasts on WCCO­ AM, will serve as emcee.

Tuesday's schedule begins in Red Wing, followed by stops in New·Prague, Owatonna, Faribault, Waseca and Albert Lea. Wednesday's events get underway in Windom, followed by stops in Mankato, New Ulm, Redwood Falls, Willmar and Hutchinson.

For more information, call Sue Rubens of the U of M Sales & Promotions Office at (612) 624-7342. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 15, 1995 TWO TOP WRESTLERS TO ATTEND MINNESOTA

The University of Minnesota wrestling program has announced that Gerald Carr of Dublin, Ga., and Drew Chacon of Sturtevant, Wis. will attend Minnesota. Carr won the 1995 Junior College Championship at 177 pounds and was also named Outstanding Wrestler at the 1995 Junior College National Tournament. Carr also was a three-time Georgia high school state champion at Laurens High School. Chacon was a Wisconsin state qualifier at Case High School.

"Gerald brings with him a great work ethic and is very motivated to get his degree and wrestle here in the NCAA tournament, which will be held here next year," said Head Coach J Robinson. "The two things that attracted him to Minnesota were the university's degree program and the young team."

"We are happy Drew has decided to attend Minnesota," said Robinson. "Drew will add depth to our upper-weights. He has great size and the attitude and work ethic we look for." L:"I\ERSITY OF \fi~:"ESOTA IEWS

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GOLDEN GOPHER GOLDEN GOPHERS THIS WEEK HOTLINE THURSDAY, MAY 18 The Golden Gopher Hotline features daily inter­ Baseball vs. Northwestern views with coaches and student-athletes. It is Big Ten Championships Columbus, Ohio available to the media 24 hours a day by calling 11 a.m. (612) 625-7887. The Hotline is broadcast quality KFAN 1130 AM and is changed by noon each day. This service is for media use only. The f.ollowing is the schedule Golf at NCAA Regional for the coming week: · Houston, Texas all day TUESDAY, MAY 16 Golf Head Coach John Means FRIDAY, MAY 19

WEDNISDAY, MAY 17 Golf at NCAA Regional · . Baseball Head Coach John Anderson Houston, Texas all day THURSDAY, MAY 18 Baseball player Tony Bender Baseball at Big Ten Championships Columbus, Ohio le TBA FRIDAY, MAY 19 KFAN1130AM Track Head Coach Roy Griak SATURDAY, MAY 20 SATURDAY, MAY 20 TBA Golf at NCAA Regional Houston, Texas SUNDAY, May 21 all day TBA Track hosts Big Ten Championship Bierman Field Stadium 10a.m. Baseball at Big Ten Championships . Columbus, Ohio TBA KFAN1130AM

SUNDAY, MAY 21 Golf at NCAA Regional Houston, Texas all day Track hosts Big Ten Decathlon Bierman Field Stadium 10a.m. Baseball at Big Ten Championships Columbus, Ohio TBA KFAN 1130AM Golden Gophers Battle Northwestern In Big Ten Tournament: The Golden Gophers will travel to Columbus, Ohio for the Big Ten Tournament, which begins Thursday and will continue through S4Jlday. Minnesota, the number two seed, will face Northwestern in the first game of the tourna­ ment beginning at 11 a.m. (CST). Top-seeded Ohio State will battle fourth-seeded Purdue in the second game of the day, with the first pitch of that contest at approximately 2:30 p.m. (CST>.

All Golden Gopher games during the tournament will be broadcast by KFAN-AM 1130. FEB.4 PRO·ALL'M."l # 6-3 L FEB. 10 NORTH CAROLI~A STATE# 18·13 w Tournament Schedule: The following is the schedule for the FEB. 11 NORTH CAROLINA STATE# 5-3W 15th annual Big Ten baseball playoffs. All games will be nine­ FEB. 12 NORTH C AROLI~A STATE # 12-9 L inning affairs, and all will be played at Trautman Field on the FEB. 17 @ CENTRAL FLORIDA 6-0L campus of Ohio State University. FEB. 18 @ CENTRAL FLORIDA # 7-1 L FEB. 19 @ CE~TRAL FLORIDA 4-3 L Thursday, May 18 (all times for the tournament are Central) FEB.25 @ MISSISSIPPI STATE# 19-1 L game one--# 2 Minnesota vs. # 3 Northwestern, 11 a.m. FEB. 26 @MISSISSIPPI STATE 6-2L game two--# 1 Ohio State vs. # 4 Purdue, 2:30 FEB.27 @ MisSISSIPPI STATE RAIN OUT HORMEL CLASSIC Friday, May 19 MAR. 3 MICHIGA.'"' 7-4 W game three-loser of game one vs. loser of game two (loser MAR. 4 FLORIDA.STATE # 4-1 L (10 inn.) eliminated), 11 a.m. MAR. 5 LoLlSIANA STATE# 14-2 L game four--winner of game one vs. winner of game two, 2:30 MAR. 8 ST. THOMAS 9-5 W p.m. MAR. 20 @ ORAL RoBERTS # 4-2 L MAR. 21 @ ORAL RoBERTS 2-1 L Saturday, May 20 MAR. 23 IOWA STATE# 7-1 W game five-winner of game three vs. loser .of game four (loser MAR. 24 SOUTHER!"! MISSISSIPPI 18·5 W eliminated), 11 a.m. . MAR. 25 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI# 4-3 L game six--winner of game four vs. winner of game five, 2:30 MAR. 26 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 4·3 W p-.m. MAR. 27 TOLEDO# 12·2 W MAR. 28 TOLEDO# 5·2 W Sunday, May 21 (if necessaey) MAR. 29 TOLEDO 6·4 W game seven--if game six winner is winner of game five, then a APR. 1 @IOWA (2) # 3-0 L, 5"3 L final game will be played at 11 a.m. to determine the champion APR. 2 @IOWA (2) # 5-4 L, 5·1 W APR. 5 @IOWA STATE 11-8 L Against The Field: The Golden Gophers were a combined 4-4 APR. 7 ILLINOIS 1·0 W against the tournament field during the regular season. APR. 8 ILLINOIS # 3·0 W Minnesota won three-of-four from Purdue at Siebert Field on APR. 9 ILLINOIS (2) # 2·0 W, 2-1 L (8 inn.) Apr. 21-23 (2-0 win, 11·3 win, 8-4 win, and 4-2loss in eight APR. 12 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 16·15 W i~nings), and dropped three-of-four to Northwestern last APR. 14 @ L'IDIANA 3-1 L weekend in Evanston, Ill. (12-1loss, 2-1loss, 8-3loss, and 12-7 APR. 15 @ INDIANA (2) # 8·7 L, 19·4 W win). The Golden Gophers did not meet Ohio State during the APR. 16 @ INDIANA 8·4 W 1995 regular season. The two teams did square off in last sea­ APR. 19 @CREIGHTON 7-2 L son's Big Ten Tournament in Battle Creek, Mich., with the APR. 21 PuRDUE 2·0 W Buckeyes prevailing 6-5 in a .winner's bracket game. APR. 22 PuRDUE (2) # 11·3 W, 8-4 W APR. 23 PuRDUE 4-2 L (8 inn.) All·Time Series Against Northwestern: The Colden Gophers APR. 26 NORTHEIIN IOWA 8-1 L lead the all-time series against the Wildcats 111-59-1. Last APR. 27 UW·MILWAUKEE# 15·3 W. weekend in Evanston, lll., the Wildcats knocked the Golden APR. 29 MlCIDGAN (l) # 6-4 L, 5·4 W Gophers from title contention by taking three-of-four from the APR. 30 MICIDGAN (l) # 5·2 W, 4-3 L (8 inn.) Maroon and Gold. MAY3 MANXATOSTATE# 7-6W(111NN.) Last 10 meetings: 6-4 Northwestern MAY 6 MlCIDGAN STATE (l) # 16·2 W,17-8 W Last 20 meetings: 12-8 Minnesota MAY 7 MICHIGAN STATE (2) # 7-0 W, 14-2 W MAY 13 @ NOR1HWESTERN (2) # 12-1 L, 2-1 L Against The Wildcats In The Post-Season: The lone meeting MAY 14 @ NOR1HWESTERN (2) # 8-3 L, 12·7 W between the Golden Gophers and the Wildcats in the Big Ten MAY 18-21 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT# 11 A.M., 2 P.M. Tournament occurred in the 1984 playoffs at Siebert Field, MAY 25-27 NCAA REGIONALS TBA where Northwestern ended Minnesota's season by downing JuNE 2-10 NCAA CoLLEGE WoRLD SERIES TBA the Maroon and Gold 10-2. HOME GAMES ARE LISTED IN BoLD FEB./MAR. HOME GAMES ARE AT METROOOME Minnesota In The Big Ten Tournament: The Golden Gophers APR./MAY HOME GA.\ffiS ARE AT SIEBERT FIElD are 25-18 in the 15 years of the playoffs, with an 11-7 record #INDICATES GAME BROADCAST ON KFAN-AM 1130 against this year's field. Minnesota has a 1-1 record against Northwestern, won seven of 11 meetings against Ohio State, and are 3-2 against Purdue. About The Wildcats: Northwestern finished the Big Ten sea­ Southpaw David Lance (So., New Brighton, Minn.) collected son with a 15-13 record {34-17 overall), placing them in sole his third victory of the season without a defeat by tossing four possession of third place in the tight conference race. solid innings of relief. Head Coach Paul Stevens is in his eighth season at the helm of the Wildcats, and is 226-222-4 in his tenure in Evanston. Gundy Slams To Record: Gunderson tied the Big Ten single­ Stevens has a Big Ten record of95-127-1 through the 1995 sea­ season runs-batted in record with 39 RBI for the Golden son. Stevens was named Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1991 fol­ Gophers in conference action. The versatile performer helped lowing a 15-12-1 conference season and a third-place finish in vault his total with a phenomenal13 RBI weekend against the Big Ten Tournament. Prior to taking over the head coach­ Michigan State on May 6-7. ing duties in October, 1987, Stevens served as a Wildcat assis­ tant for three seasons under former head coaches Ron Wellman Bender Completes Solid Senior Season: Tony (1985-86) and Larry Cochell {1987). Bender has been a mainstay in the Golden Gopher lineup for the past three seasons, and is ending his career in grand style In 1994, Northwestern finished 34-22 overall and 10-18 in with his finest season in Gold Country. He finished second dur­ league action. The 34 victories both this season and last season ing the regular season on the team with a .346 average, seven are the most for the program since 1986. home runs, 51 RBI, and 103 total bases, all of which are single­ season career highs. He has been referred to by Head Coach Final Big Ten Standings: John Anderson as "one of the finest defensive third basemen Team (overall record) W L Pet. GB we've had at Minnesota," and has backed up that praise again Ohio State (36-20) 18 10 .643 this season with some fine defense at the hot corner. Minnesota (29-26) 16 12 .571 2 Northwestern {36-17) 15 13 .536 3 Control, Control: In the four-game series last weekend at Purdue (26-28) 15 13 .536 3 Northwestern, the inconsistency of the mound corps to throw Penn State {25-29-1) 13 13 .500 4 strikes was a big reason for the Wildcats' ability to score 29 runs Illinois {25-31) 14 14 .500 4 in winning three-of-four games. In the series, the Golden Iowa {29-24) 13 15 .464 5 Gophers walked 16 batters. while fanning only 18. Wildcat Indiana {33-23) 12 16 .429 6 pitchers tossed three complete games, issuing just seven free Michigan State {24-29) 12 16 .429 6 passes and striking out 19. Michigan {24-29) 10 16 .385 7 The Magic Number Is Five: Minnesota's record when scoring Winning Season Streak Continues: With their win in the sec­ five or more runs is 24-3, while they are just 5-23 when scoring ond game of Sunday's twinbill, the Golden Gophers assured four or fewer runs. When Minnesota leads after five innings, themselves of the 33rd consecutive winning season for the pro­ their record is 24-3, and only 2-18 when trailing after the fifth gram. The program has suffered only five losing seasons in the frame. 16-7 last 60 years. Get Em' Early: The Golden Gophers have stormed out of the Lose Three-Of-Four To Wildcats: Minnesota ended the regular gate quickly in most cases this season, outscoring their oppo­ season on a sour nqte last weekend as they dropped three-of­ nents 145-89 in the first three innings. Against the Wildcats last four to the Northwestern Wildcats, ending their chances of an weekend, however, the Golden Gophers were outscored 16-7 in 18th Big Ten title and the opportunity to host the upcoming Big the first three frames. They have scored first in 31 of 55 games, Ten Tournament. Ohio State came from a game back of the and have a 23-8 record when doing so. For the season, Maroon and Gold to claim conference honors as they swept Minnesota has outscored their opponents 330-277. Michigan last weekend in Columbus. Andenon Gets 200, Aims For 500: Head Coach John Anderson As is normally the case in a four-game Big Ten series, the first notched his 200th career Big Ten victory as skipper of the few innings can set the tone for the rest of the weekend. The Golden Gophers on May 6 with a doubleheader sweep of 'Cats jumped out to a 5~ lead in the first inning of game one Michigan State, and became only the second active Big Ten and never looked back on the way to a 12-1 victory. In game coach to accomplish the feat. He has an overall record of 498- two Saturday, the Golden Gophers trailed 1-0 with two out and 317-3 entering this weekend, which leaves him only two wins nobody on in the top of the seventh inning. Left fielder Shane shy of the 500-win plateau. McCarthy (Sr., Billings, Moat.) worked out a walk. and scored on a double to the gap. by catcher Bryan Guse (So., New KFAN To Broadcast All Post-Season Games: KFAN-AM 1130 Brighton, Minn.) to knot the game at 1-1. The tie was short­ is the radio home of all Golden Gopher post-season games, lived, however, as right fielder Jim Reeder homered off losing with former Golden Gopher centerfielder Ryan Lefebvre han­ pitcher Andy Hammerschmidt (Sr., LHP, New Ulm, Minn.) dling the play-by-play. KFAN carried 39 Golden Gopher regu­ on the second pitch of the inning to claim the sweep. lar season games in 1995, and has been the home of Golden Gopher baseball the past three seasons. On Sunday, the Maroon and Gold lost game one 8-3 before rebounding with a 20-hit attack in the nightcap to win 12-7. The hit barrage in game two was the most in a game by the Golden Gophers this season. Catcher Shane Gundenon (Jr., Faribault, Minn.), centerfielder Wes Denning (Sr., St. Paul, Minn.), right fielder Mark Vandersall (Sr., Plymouth, Minn.), third baseman Tony Bender (Sr., Rock Island, IlL) and Guse all had three hits apiece, with Vandersall completing his most productive day at the plate of the season with four RBI. Gunderson smashed a grand slam homer to account for four of his five RBI in the game. Minnesota Open: Several Golden Gophers set personal-bests and achieved or improved qualifying marks last Friday evening at the Bierman Track & Field Stadium. Junior Cr -.s Darkins sprinted a personal-best in the 100-meter in 10.t- His previous best was 10.79 The football star also anchored '- 2 4xl00-meter relay team to a t:me of 40.77, the th1~d-fastest time in school his­ tory. Senior Bob Johnson (Kenosha, Wis.) won the 600-meter run in a blazing hand-held time of 1:18.9. The Golden Gopher throwers had another stellar day. Sophomore Jason Schlueter University of Minnesota Set To Host Big Ten Track & Field (New London, Wis.) threw an NCAA provisional-qualifying Championships: Minnesota will host the 95th annual men's and personal-best toss of 179-9 (54.78m) for second place in the and the 14th annual women's Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field discus. Teammate Chris Brinkworth won the event with a Championships on Saturday and Sunday at the Bierman Track throw of 183-8 (55.98m). In the shot put, sen.ior Rob & Field Stadium. Heptathlon competition begins at 10:20 a.m. Hydukovich (Bemidji, Minn.) heaved a provisional-qualifier of on Saturday, while the first individual final will be the men's 58-21/2 07.74m). Sophomore Tye Harvey (Jamestown, Calif.) long jump at 1:15 p.m. On Sunday, the heptathlon starts at 9:15 triumphed in the pole vault, raising his personal-best and and the women's triple jump will be the first indiv;jual final at NCAA provisional-qualifier to 17-61/2 (5.35m\. With the 11:40 a.m. For more information, con:: -the Gok -r. Gopher fc;>urth-best time in school history of 21.53, so; ',,more Eric ticket office at (612) 624-8080. Stommes (foley, Minn.) took second-place in '200-meter dash. Wisconsin Is Men's Title Favorite: The past four Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships have been Big Ten Decathlon Sees Some Rain, Some Shine: Minnesota won by four different teams. Ohio State won the '93 Outdoor hosted the Big Ten men's decathlon championship this week­ meet with its sprinting dominance. When Michigan hosted the end. Although rain and wind hampered the first day's marks '94 Indoor championships, they took the crown. lllinois slipped and times, the athletes took advantage of beautiful, sunny through with a championship a year ago at the '94 Outdoors w.eather on Sunday for excellent performances. Senior Jon and, most recently, Wisconsin finished atop the heap at this Pergande from Purdue set a Big Ten meet and all-time confer­ year's indoor conference championships. Led by Big Ten cham­ ence record with 7,522 points. He won two· and placed in the pions James Menon, Jason Casiano and Reggie Torian, the top-three in eight of the 10 events. Wisconsin's sophomore Badgers are tn position to repeat their indoor performance. James Dunkleberger was runner-up with 7,357 points, earning Minnesota vhich has finished in the upper division in seven the same place as he did a year ago. Gold Country sophomore consecutl">" conference meets, seeks to match their third-place Seth Mischke (Worland, Wyo.), won two events on Sunday, 1993 outdoor performance. the pole vault (16-0 3/4) and 1500-meter run finale (4:34.49). He finished the two-day ten-event competition in seventh-place Golden Gop hen Look Strong: Minnesota goes into the week­ with 6,630 points. end with stellar athletes leading the way. Seniors Kei~ Cline (Gainesville, Fla.) and Chris Brinkworth (Bloomington, Outdoor Season Bests: The top pt!rformances in each event for Minn.) are reigning Big Ten Champions. Cine took both the the Golden Gophers during the 1995 outdoor season are listed long jump and triple jump crowns at the '95 Indoor below ( # NCAA provisional qualifier, • school record, *auto­ Championships. Brinkworth triumphed at last year's outdoor matic qualifier): meet in the discus. This year, he won the shot put at the presti­ gious Texas Relays, as well as winning both the shot put and lOOm Chris Darkins 10.61 5-12-95 discus at the Drake Relays this season. Heisman-hopeful run­ 200m Eric Stommes 21.53 5-12-95 ning back Chris Darkins (Houston, Texas) will compete on the BOOm· fl3ul Michalek 1:50~98 4-15-95 track in the 100-meter dash and the 4x100-meter relay this 1500m '.1ul Michalek 3:44.39# 4-29-95 weekend. The junior placed second in the 55-meter dash at this 3000m St R1ck Obleman 9:21.93 5-07-95 year's Big Ten indoor meet. The man who beat him, Ohio 5000m Mark Gonzales 15:05.19 4-08-95 State's Jonathon Burrell, will not compete. Junior Paul 10,000m Mark Gonzales 31:11.08 3-24-95 Michalek (Bloomington, Mbmj hopes to put the finishing 110m HH Niles Deneen 14.85 4-08-95 touches on what has so far been an excellent season in which he 400m IH Aaron Wheatcraft 54.76 5-07-95 won the Jesse Owens Classic 1,.500-meter run

Big Ten Championships Team Standings 1. Ohio St., 1175 2. Purdue, 1197 3. Michigan, 1200 4. Northwestern, 1202 5. Illinois, 1203 6. Minnesota , 1206 7. Iowa, 1207 8. Wisconsin, 1210 9. Penn St., 1212 Golf Team Is Sixth At Big Ten Championship: Minnesota 10. Indiana, 1222 climbed over four teams on the final round to finish sixth at the 11. Michigan State, 1226 Big Ten Championship in Madison, Wis., this past weekend. Minnesota fired a team score of 290 on the final round to finish at 1,206 and climbed over Indiana (1,222), Penn State (1,212), host Wisconsin (1,210) and Iowa (1,207) on the final day. Ohjo State won the tournament with a score of 1,175; 22 strokes ahead of Purdue at .1197. Michigan finished third at 1,200; Northwestern was fGurth at 1,202; and Illinois was fifth at 1,203.

Big Ten Recap: The Maroon and Gold were led by freshman Jeff Barney (Appleton, Minn.) and sophomore Mark Halverson (Fargo, N.D.), who both finished 20th overall with a scores of 302. Junior Aaron Barber (New London, Minn.) and senior Mark Hanson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) were 25th with a score of 303. Scott Rowe of Northwestern won the tournament with a score of 284. Barber was honored with All-Big Ten hon­ Loel Heads to NCAA Championships: Ross Loel (Sr., Rancho ors for his efforts throughout the season. La Costa, Calif.) will compete in the NCAA Championships May 17-21 at Henry Field Stadium at the University of Georgia. All-Big Ten Teams Anncnmced: Junior Aaron Barber was Loel is currently ranked 59th nationally and was recently named All-Big Ten along with Big Ten Golf Athlete of the Year named the 's Player of the Year as he helped Scott Rowe. Joining Barber and Rowe on the All-Big Ten team lead Minnesota to their fourth consecutive Big Ten title. Loel were; Mark Scheibach of Wisconsin; Kyle Dobbs and Bill Lyle also won the 1995 Big Ten Singles Championship. The doubles of Michigan; Matt Seppanen of Northwestern; Chris Wollman, team of Erik Donley (Jr.. Duluth, Minn.) and Lars Hjarrand Ryan Armour, and Bobby Sims of Ohio State; and Sean (Jr., Oslo, Norway) were selected as alternates for the doubles McCarty of Iowa. Seppanen was named Big Ten Freshman of competition at the championships. the Year and Ohio State coach Jim Brown was Big Ten Coach of the Year.

Next Up: The Golden Gophers will compete in the NCAA Central Regional this Thursday though Saturday, May 18-20, at Bent water Country Oub in Houston, Tex. This marks Minnesota's third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Golden Gopher Tradition Tour Begins Tuesday: Director of Men's Athletics Dr. McKinley Boston and Head Football Coach Jim Wacker will headline the two-day 1995 Golden Gopher Tradition Tour which begins Tuesday.

Coordinated in conjunction with local civic groups and radio stations, the Golden Gopher caravan will visit 12 different cities in Minnesota. A variety of events are planned in each city. Paul Flatley, color analyst for Golden Gopher football broadcasts on WCCO-AM, will serve as emcee.

Tuesday's schedule begins in Red Wing, followed by stops in New Prague, Owatonna, Faribault, Waseca and Albert Lea. Wednesday's events get underway in Windom, followed by stops in Mankato, New Ulm, Redwood Falls, Willmar and Hutchinson.

For more information, call Sue Rubens of the U of M Sales & Promotions Office at (612) 624-7342. GOLDEN GOPHER BASEBALL Ga1e Results for Minnesota (as of May 15, 1995) (All qaaes) Gaae date Opposing teaa Score r h e/ r h e Inns Overall Big Ten Pitcher of record Attend Time ------/------·--- ~b-io~-i995 ;~;th·c;;~ii~a state v 18-13 18 15 1/13 21 3 9 1- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 Felling (W 1-0} 424 3:50 Feb 11, 1995 North Carolina State V 5-3 5 5 0/ 3 8 3 9 2- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 Ha11erschadt ~W 1-0) 472 3:05 Feb 12, 1995 North Carolina State 9-12 L 9 11 2/12 11 1 9 2- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 Kearin (L 0-1 674 3:36 Feb 17, 1995 at Central Florida 0-6 L 0 7 1/ 6 10 1 9 2- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 Ha11erschadt L 1-1) 150 2:05 Feb 18, 1995 at Central Florida 1-7 L 1 3 3/ 7 10 0 9 2- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 Westfall (L 0-1) 180 2:15 Feb 19, 1995 at Central Florida 3-4 L 3 9 2/ 4 11 1 9 2- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 Hensink (L 0-11 220 2:35 Feb 25, 1995 at Mississippi State 1-19 L 1 4 1/19 21 1 9 2- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 Haaaerscfildt jL 1-2) 3487 2:55 Feb 26, 1995 at Mississippi State 2-6 L 2 7 3/ 6 11 3 9 2- 6- 0 0- 0- 0 Kearin (L 0-2 3159 3:03 Mar 03, 1995 Michigan W 7-4 7 12 1/ 4 10 2 9 3- 6- 0 0- 0- 0 Kearin (W 1-2 9129 2:50 Mar 04, 1995 Florida State l-4 L 1 8 0/ 4 9 0 (10) 3- 7- 0 0- 0- 0 Mensink (L 0- l 5706 3:20 Mar 05, 1995 Louisiana State 2-14 L 2 5 3/14 9 1 8 3- 8- 0 0- 0- 0 Pederson IL 0-1) 4163 3:00 Mar 08, 1995 St. Thoaas W 9-5 9 14 1/ 5 8 2 9 4- 8- 0 0- 0- 0 Lance (W 1-0) 344 3:28 Mar 20, 1995 at Oral Roberts 2-4 L 2 7 0/ 4 6 1 9 4- 9- 0 0- 0- 0 Ba11erschldt (L 1-3) 332 2:44 Mar 21, 1995 at Oral Roberts 1-2 L 1 5 1/ 2 10 0 9 4-10- 0 0- 0- 0 Kearin IL 1-3) 211 2:33 Mar 23, 1995 Iowa State W 7-1 7 9 0/ 1 7 1 9 5-10- 0 0- 0- 0 Westfall (W 1-1) 267 2:18 Mar 24, 1995 Southern Mississippi W18-5 18 18 1/ 5 8 4 9 6-10- 0 0- 0- 0 Pederson (W 1-1) 302 3:04 Mar 25, 1995 Southern Mississippi 3-4 L 3 8 0/ 4 8 0 9 6-ll- 0 0- 0- 0 Ha11erschidt {L 1-4) 452 3:12 Mar 26, 1995 Southern Mississippi V 4-3 4 8 1/ 3 8 1 9 7-11- 0 0- 0- 0 Hensink (V 1-2) 244 2:35 Mar 27, 1995 Univ. of Toledo W12-2 12 15 1/ 2 3 5 9 8-11- 0 0- 0- 0 Dobis (W 1-0) 224 3:09 Mar 28, 1995 Univ. of Toledo W 5~2 5 11 2/ 2 5 3 9 9-11- 0 0- 0- 0 Felling (W 2-0) 290 2:55 Mar 29, 1995 Univ. of Toledo W 6-4 6 7 2/ 4 8 1 9 10-11- 0 0- 0- 0 Lance (W 2-0) 214 2:22 *Apr 01,1995 at Iowa 0-3 L 0 2 2/ 3 8 2 7 10-12- 0 0- 1- 0 Ha11erschadt (L 1-5) 1118 1:40 *Apr Ol, 1995 at Iowa 3-5 L 3 7 3/ 5 7 2 7 10-13- 0 0- 2- ~ Pederson iL 1-2) ·. 1118 1:53 *Apr 02, 1995 at Iowa 4-5 L 4 4 1/ 5 10 1 7 10-14- 0 0- 3- 0 Dobis fL -11 1483 2:13 *Apr 02, 1995 at Iowa W 5-1 5 9 0/ 1 2 1 7 11-14- 0 1- 3- 0 Westfa 1 (V 2-1) 1483 2:06 Apr 05, 1995 at Iowa State 8-11 L 8 8 1/11 14 3 9 11-15- 0 1- 3- 0 Felling !L 2-11 103 3:01 *Apr 07, 1995 Illinois W 1-0 1 6 0/ 0 5 0 7 12-lS- 0 2- 3- 0 Ba11erschadt (i 2-5) 281 1:45 *Apr 08, 1995 Illinois W 3-0 3 5 1/ 0 1 1 7 13-lS- 0 3- 3- 0 Mensink (V 2-21 427 1:34 *Apr 09, 1995 Illinois W 2-0 2 5 1/ 0 5 1 7 14-15- 0 4- 3- 0 Westfall (W 3-1) 527 1:39 *Apr 09, 1995 Illinois 1-2 L 1 3 0/ 2 9 0 I 8) 14-16- o 4- 4- 0 Pederson {L 1-3) 527 2:29 Apr 12, 1995 North Dakota State W16-15 16 19 1/15 17 3 9 . 15-16- 0 4- 4- 0 Kearin (V 2-31 308 3:46 *Apr 14, 1995 at Indiana 1-3 L 1 4 0/ 3 7 0 7 15-17- 0 4- 5- 0 Mensink lL 2-31 375 l:Sl 15, 1995 at Indiana 7-8 L 7 12 1/ 8 8 2 7 15-18- 0 4- 6- 0 Kearin lL 2-4) 474 2:34 15, 1995 at Indiana W19-4 19 17 0/ 4 5 4 7 16-18- 0 5- 6- 0 Westfall 4-ll 414 2:43 • , 16, 1995 at Indiana W 8-4 8 11 II 4 8 0 7 17-18- 0 6- 6- 0 Pederson f'V 2-3 236 2:28 Apr 19, 1995 at Creighton 2-7 L 2 9 1/ 7 13 1 9 17-19- 0 6- 6- 0 Felling (L 2-2) 365 2:54 *Apr 21, 1995 Purdue University V 2-0 2 3 1/ 0 4 1 7 18-19- 0 7- 6- 0 Ba~~erscliadt (i 3-5) 631 1:46 *Apr 22, 1995 Purdue University W11-3 11 12 0/ 3 5 1 7 19-19- 0 8- 6- 0 learin (V 3-4} 1039 2:03 *Apr 22, 1995 Purdue University V 8-4 8 8 1/ 4 8 3 7 20-19- 0 9- 6- 0 Pederson (W 3-3) 1039 1:56 *Apr 23, 1995 Purdue University 2-4 L 2 9 3/ 4 7 0 ( 8) 20-20- 0 9- 7- 0 Kearin (L 3-51 1624 2:30 Apr 26, 1995 Northerd.Iova l-8 L 1 6 l/ 8 9 2 9 20-21- 0 9- 7- 0 Tuorila 0-ll 341 2:45 Apr 27, 1995 Wisconsin-Milwaukee W15-3 15 15 0/ 3 4 3 9 21-21- 0 9- 7- 0 Felling llV 3-2 194 2:58 *Apr 29, 1995 Michigan 4-6 L 4 7 0/ 6 8 0 7 21-22- 0 9- 8- 0 Ba11ersc dt I 3-6) 0 2:14 *Apr 29, 1995 Michigan V 5-4 5 11 2/ 4 10 1 7 22-22- 0 10- 8- 0 !ensink (V 3-31 737 2:15 *Apr 30, 1995 Michigan W 5-2 5 8 0/ 2 10 1 7 23-22- 0 11- 8- 0 Westfall (W 5-1) 1125 2:06 *Apr 30, 1995 Michigan 3-4 L 3 6 1/ 4 9 2 ( 8) 23-23- 0 11- 9- 0 Ha11erschidt (L 3-7) 1125 2:33 ~ay 03, 1995 Mankato State W 7-6 7 13 1/ 6 13 1 ( 11) 24-23- 0 11- 9- 0 Pederson (V 4-3) 524 3:52 *May 06, 1995 Michigan State V 16-2 16 11 oz 2 11 4 7 25-23- 0 12- 9- 0 Ba11erschidt IV 4-7) 1124 2:34 *Hay 06, 1995 Michigan State V 17-8 17 14 oz 8 10 2 7 26-23- 0 13- 9- 0 Felling (V 4-21 1124 2:27 *May 07, 1995· Michigan State V 7-0 7911040 7 27-23- 0 14- 9- 0 Pederson IV 5-3) 1057 1:49 *May 07, 1995·. Michigan State V 14-2 14 13 1/ 2 5 2 7 28-23- 0 15- 9- 0 Mensink (V 4-3! 1057 1:47 *May 13, 1995 at Korthwestera 1-12 L 1 1 1/12 13 2 7 28-24- 0 15-10- 0 Mensink {L 4-4 639 1:39 *May 13, 1995 at Northvestera 1-2 L 1 4 l/ 2 4 0 7 28-25- 0 15-11- o·. Ba11ersclildt I 4-8) 639 1:42 *May 14, 1995 at Korthvestera 3-8 L 3 4 1/ 8 13 0 7 28-26- 0 15-12- 0 Westfall IL 6-2) 904 1:45 *May 14, 1995 at Northrestera V12-7 12 20 2/ 7 9 0 7 29-26- 0 16-12- 0 Lance (W 3-0) 904 2:12 * Big Ten gaae () e1tra inning gaae -----~---

GOLDEN GOPHER BASEBALL Overall Statistics for ~innesota (as of ~a) 15, 1995) (All qa•es Sorted by Battinq avq Record: 29-26-0 Home 25-9-0 bay: 4-17-0 ~aae AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLGi BB HBP SO GDP OBi SF Sll SB-SBA PO A E FLO% e Gunderson ...... 376 55-55 173 49 65 11 5 9 56 113 .653 33 3 27 4 .465 8 1 19-20 317 33 4 .989 Bender ...... 346 55-53 188 36 65 15 1 7 51 103 .548 21 0 27 5 .406 3 2 6-10 36 111 7 .955 S.11i th ...... 305 47-45 151 25 46 10 2 5 31 75 .497 20 1 31 4 .390 0 4 5-7 355 50 3 .993 Gus e...... 297 50-43 148 24 44 11 0 0 25 55 .372 21 2 16 2 .385 3 0 9-13 94 8 3 . 971 •el ter ...... 286 30-14 63 11 18 6 0 0 10 24 .381 13 2 17 1 .423 0 1 1-2 23 21 0 1. 000 Denning ...... 284 55-54 204 50 58 8 6 3 25 87 .426 24 3 31 3 .363 3 1 19-22 107 4 0 1. 000 Keener ...... 281 53-50 178 29 50 8 3 1 24 67 .376 14 5 19 1 .347 2 3 7-8 72 133 8 .962 ~cCar hy ...... 265 54-53 170 31 45 4 0 5 28 64 .376 23 2 47 3 .357 1 3 3-9 .71 2 5 .936 ~ahady ...... 263 37-32 99 16 26 4 0 0 14 30 .303 8 2 21 2 .327 1 0 5-8 34 3 5 .881 Vandersall ...... 240 37-25 75 19 18 4 0 1 14 25 .333 16 2 18 1 .379 2 3 3-4 24 3 3 .900 Stein ...... 235 23-13 51 10 12 2 0 1 11 17 .333 0 1 16 2 .250 0 1 2-3 18 0 0 1. 000 Huls ...... 233 54-54 146 29 34 6 1 0 11 42 .288 26 4 36 3 .362 1 9 7-9 66 132 12 .943 --- Others --- Nelson ...... 500 2-1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1 0 0 0 .667 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 •i rth ...... 125 11-1 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 1 0 5 0 .222 0 0 0-0 13 4 0 1. 000 Beers ...... 000 3-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 3 0 .000 0 0 0-0 9 2 2 .846 Groebner ...... 000 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 Totals ...... 290 55-55 1665 33(} 483 89 18 32 300 704 .423 221 27 316 31 .377 24 28 86-115 1285 593 62 .968 Opponents ...... •. .287 55-55 1662 277 477. 91 6 47 245 721 .434 188 34 332 36 .367 20 19 56-81 1262 528 80 .957

LOB- Teal (373)~ Opp f362~. DPs turned- Tea1 (44~ 1 Opp (41). CI -Teal (1) 1 Guse 1. IBB- Tea. (5) 1 Gunderson 4, Vandersa11 1, Opp (13). Pic ed of - uls 2, McCarthy 1, S1it 1. (All qa1es Sorted by Earned run avq) Na1e ERA W-L APP GS CG SIIO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB so 2B 38 IIR BF B/Avq WP HBP BK SFA SHA Pederson •••...... 3.91 5-3 22 7 1 1/2 3 46.0 41 26 20 22 46 5 1 3 204 .238 7 4 0 4 2 Fellin, .•.•..•...... 4.22 4-2 15 1 0 0/0 0 32.0 46 20 15 13 23 1~ 1 1 153 .341 1 2 0 2 1 Vestfa ! ...... 4.28 5-2 15 10 1 0/1 1 54.2 55 28 26 22 51 14 1 6 239 .258 2 2 0 0 2 Ha11erschldt ..••...• 4.30 4-8 18 13 2 0/2 0 81.2 87 42 39 22 55 11 1 11 339 .282 2 6 3 1 1 Lance ...... 4.81 3-0 15 3 0 0/0 0 24.1 26 17 13 15 16 10 0 2 114 .280 3 1 0 3 2 Mens ink ...... 4.88 4-4 19 7 1 1/0 2 55.1 57 33 30 19 61 11 1 8 2H .266 12 6 0 0 4 Dobis •..••....•••..• 5.18 1-1 17 3 0 0/0 0 33.0 36 24 19 14 16 6 1 5 149 .279 2 3 0 2 1 Kearin •...... 5.22 3-5 21 6 0 0/0 0 50.0 64 31 29 17 26 8 0 6 224 .325 3 3 3 3 4 'iolff ...... 6.48 0-0 8 1 0 0/0 0 8.1 6 8 6 11 8 1 0 1 40 .214 2 1 1 0 0 ruorila ...... •.... 8.53 0-1 7 2 0 0/0 0 12.2 18 13 12 9 6 5 0 2 67 .333 4 3 0 1 0 Diebolt ••••••...... 11.31 0-0 20 2 0 0/1 1 24.2 39 33 31 24 22 9 0 1 132 .386 11 2 0 2 2 --- Others --- Lea theuan •••..•.•.. 3.18 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 5.2 2 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 20 .118 1 0 2 0 rotals •.•.•..•...•.. 5.08 29-26 55 55 5 7 428.1 477 277 242 188 332 91 6 47 1924 .287 50 34 7 20 19 Jpponents .•..•..••.. 5.88 26-29 55 55 18 ~~~ 2 420.2 483 330 275 221 316 89 18 32 1965 .290 48 27 5 24 28

JB - Tea1 (13~~ Guse 7B Gunderson 51 Wirth 1, Opp (61. Pickoff& - Teal t12li Ha11erschldt 6 Kearin 21 Fellin! 2, Westfall 1, ~ance 1 Opp ). SB S!- Gunderson (35-43) Guse 0-23 llaJJerschld -20) Kearin 16 -11 I !ensini (4- 0 1 Diebolt 2-8), 6ob1s 8-8), Lance (6-7) 1 ruor1la {4-~) 1 Ves!fall l'-4) 1 Pederson f4-4) 1 fellinq {1-2) 1 ~olff (0-2}, Van~ersa11 (1-2). GOLDEN GOPHER BASEBALL Overall Statistics for ~innesota (as of ~ay 15, 1995) (Big Ten ga1es only Sorted by Batting avg) .ord: 16-12-0 Home 12-4-0 Away: 4-8-0

~aile AVG GP-GS AB R H 28 3B HR RBI TB SLG\ BB HBP SO GOP on SF SB SB-SBA PO A E FLO\ Gunderson ...... 375 28-28 80 20 30 5 2 5 39 54 .675 Keeney ...... 12 2 11 3 .436 7 1 7-8 147 14 .988 .365 28-27 85 16 31 4 2 0 15 39 .459 8 1 Denning ...... 355 9 0 .417 2 1 1-1 30 56 2 .977 28-28 93 30 33 4 5 2 16 53 .570 13 1 13 Bender ...... 333 28-28 1 .431 2 1 9-10 . 46 2 0 1.000 93 18 31 8 0 4 29 51 . 548 7 0 11 3 .373 Vandersall ...... 314 17-14 35 2 1 2-4 9 55 3 .955 10 11 1 0 1 9 15 .429 6 0 6 0 .405 1 1 Guse ...... 282 25-22 71 9 20 1-1 6 1 2 .778 4 0 0 7 24 .338 7 1 12 0 .354 0 0 2-4 20 Huls ...... 262 28-28 65 19 17 4 1 0 1 0 1.000 4 23 .354 10 4 16 2 .392 0 5 1-3 34 Smith ...... 247 28-28 81 12 20 5 0 59 6 .939 3 18 34 .420 13 1 16 3 .358 0 3 2-2 204 25 McCarthy ...... 236 27-27 72 18 17 0 0 4 14 3 .987 29 .403 13 1 17 1 .356 1 3 1-4 32 0 1 .970 !ahady ...... 190 16-14 42 3 8 0 0 0 3 8 .190 --- Others --- 1 0 9 1 .209 0 0 2-3 10 0 1 .909 Stein ...... 231 6-4 13 4 3 1 0 0 1 4 .308 0 1 3 0 .286 0 0 1-1 Welter ...... 211 10-4 19 6 4 1 0 6 0 0 1.000 0 6 5 .263 5 1 7 0 .400 0 0 0-1 5 3 Wirth ...... 000 s-o 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1. 000 0 .000 1 0 2 0 .333 0 0 0-0 8 0 0 1.000 Totals .....•....•... .300 28-28 751 165 225 37 10 19 161 339 .451 96 13 132 14 .382 15 16 29-42 577 261 25 .971 Opponents •..•...•.•. .278 28-28 737 103 205 35 2 22 92 310 .421 72 12 164 22 .350 5 12 13-22 563 242 33 .961

LOB- Tea1 (163), Opp (158). DPs turned- Tea. (23), Opp (18). IBB- Teal (1), Vandersall 1, Opp (8). Picked off- Huls 1. e (Big Ten ga1es only Sorted by Earned run avg) Nate ERA W-L APP GS CG SBO/CBO SV IP B R ER BB so 2B 3B BR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA BaJJerschadt •...... • 3.67 3-4 11 7 2 0/2 0 41.2 44 19 17 14 28 5 0 3 174 Westfall...... 3.68 .282 1 2 1 1 1 4-1 9 7 1 0/1 1 36.2 35 15 15 14 31 10 1 5 157 .248 Pederson ...... •... 4.05 3-2 1 1 0 0 1 12 5 1 1/2 2 26.2 25 15 12 13 30 2 0 3 1H .243 5 4 Dobis ..••••..•...... 4. 40 0-1 7 0 2 2 1 0 0/0 0 14.1 18 8 7 5 6 3 1 2 62 .321 0 0 0 !ensini ••..•...... 4.81 3-2 9 7 0 1 1 1/0 0 39.1 38 14 21 9 43 7 0 5 167 .250 6 3 0 Lance ...... 5.40 1-0 5 0 0 3 0 0/0 0 6.2 8 4 4 4 4 1 0 1 30 .348 1 0 0 2 1 Kearin ..•...... •• 5.74 1-2 11 1 0 0/0 0 15.2 20 10 10 6 13 2 Diebolt .•.•..•.....• 0 3 68 .339 0 1 0 0 2 9:45 0-0 8 0 0 0/1 1 6.2 11 7 7 6 4 2 0 0 --- Others --- 35 .407 5 1 0 0 1 relling ...... 0.00 1-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 4.2 6 0 5 3 0 0 21 .300 0 0 0 0 0 Totals ...... •... 4.35 16-12 28 28 5 5/3 4 192.1 205 103 93 72 164 35 2 22 838 .278 19 12 1 Opponents ••..•.•.... 6. 71 12-16 28 5 12 28 13 1/0 0 187.2 225 165 140 96 132 37 10 19 891 .300 14 13 3 15 16

PB- Teal (6), Gunderson 4, Wirth 1, Guse 1, Opp (1). Picioffs- Teal (5), HaJJerschldt 3, Westfall 1, Kearin 1, Opp (1). SB/SBA - Gunderson (10-14), Ba11erschldt (5-10), !ensini (2-6), Pederson (3-3), Guse (3-3), Kearin (1-1), Westfall (1-1), Lance (1-1). e. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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GOLDEN GOPHERS HONORED ON SPRING ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS

A total of 27 University of Minnesota student-athletes have been named to the 1995 Spring Academic All-Big Ten Team for their respective sport. For the 1994-95 season, the men's athletics department finished with 64 honorees, the second highest total on record. The spring honorees are as follows:

SJl.OJ:1 N.alllf hal: G.r..A Maim: l:fi!Wfl!HYD At-Large* Brian Bonin Jr 3.18 Chemistry White Bear Lake, Minn. At-Large* Jeff Callinan Sr 3.16 Forest Products Mound, Minn. At-Large* Dan Hendrickson So 3.20 Management Richfield, Minn. At-Large* Brian La Fleur So 3.23 Management Bloomington, Minn. At-Large* Justin McHugh Sr 3.21 Pre-Den tis try Minnetonka, Minn. At-Large* Jeff Moen Jr 3.56 Management Roseville, Minn. At-Large* Dan Trebil Jr 3.62 Civil Engineering Bloomington, Minn. At-Large* Greg Zwakman Jr 3.54 Management Edina, Minn. Baseball Ryan Beers So 3.21 Pre-Intercollegiate Slayton, Minn. e Baseball Tony Bender Sr 3.02 Kinesiology Rock Island, Ill. I Baseball Tony Felling So 3.09 Pre-Management Roseville, Minn. Baseball Shane McCarthy Sr 3.00 Management Billings, Mont. Baseball Brian Mensink Jr 3.52 Management Rochester, Minn. Baseball Mark Vandersall Sr 3.39 Management/ Pre-Medicine Plymouth, Minn. Baseball Brad Wolff So 3.35 Pre-Dentistry Stillwater, Minn. Golf Aaron Barber Jr 3.11 Statistics New London, Minn. Golf Mark Halverson So 3.23 Accounting Fargo, N.D. Golf Mark Hanson Sr 3.09 Management Cedar Rapids, Iowa Tennis Matt Gabler Jr 3.00 Fishcrics/W i ldl i fc Chambersburg, Pa. Track Kevin Dunbar So 3.35 Pre-Biology Brockville, Ontario Track Mark Gonzales Sr 3.20 Kinesiology/ American Indian Studies La Habra, Calif. Track Neal Jimquart So 3.80 Physiology/Biology Wauwatosa, Wis. Track Bob Johnson Sr 3.31 Kinesiology Kenosha, Wis. Track Jared Johnson Sr 3.28 Accounting Bloomington, Minn. Track Paul Michalek Jr 3.02 Religious Studies/ Spanish Bloomington, Minn. Track Rick Obleman So 3.17 Kinesiology Regina, Saskatchewan Track Tim VanVoorhis So 3.01 Pre-IT Apple Valley, Minn. *Hockey UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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MEN'S GOLF TEAM MAKES THIRD CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE THIS WEEKEND

The University of Minnesota men's golf team will make its third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance this week at the NCAA Central Regional at Bentwater Country Club in Houston, Texas on May 18-20. The team will be looking to advance to the NCAA Finals which take place at the Ohio State University Scarlet Golf Course in Columbus, Ohio on May 31-June 3. The tournament appearance is the school's 22nd as a team. Minnesota's highest finish came in 1944 when they finished second, one stroke behind Notre Dame. All-American Louis Lick led the way for that squad winning the NCAA individual championship in match play.

Since Head Coach John Means took over the Minnesota men's golf program in 1993, it has been moving in a consistently upward direction, returning to their place as one of the top programs in the country. Means has led the Maroon and Gold to three consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Prior to the appearance in the 1990 tournament, Minnesota had suffered through a 21-year absence from the tournament. Means led that 1993 squad to the finals and a 20th-place finish. That was the highest finish by a Minnesota team since 1963 when the Golden Gophers were 19th.

Undet: the guidance of Means, the team has steadily reduced its stroke average every year and this past fall, achieved a feat that had not been done in over a decade when they went through the fall season undefeated, winning four consecutive tournaments to start the 1994- 95 season. They shot an 887 to win the Falcon Invitational against 24 other teams. At the Northern Intercollegiate (which doubles as the Big Ten preview), they finished first out of 19 teams with a two-round score of 589. At the Windon Memorial Classic, they finished first out of 12 teams with a score of 898. The fall season finale was the Adams Cup of Newport, which the Golden Gophers won with a score of 881 against a field of 12 teams.

The Golden Gophers won five tournaments in 1994-95, and finished in the top five in eight of the thirteen tournaments they competed in. They finished in the top 10 in 12 of the 13 tournaments, and have compiled a 298.1 team stroke average in 37 rounds played. The key to the team's success has been balance, especially in the one through three spots in the roster. After the fall, the three top golfers were all tied with identical 73.91 stroke averages. That top three included; senior captain Jon Kelly, senior Mark Hanson, and junior Aaron Barber. Those three individuals have been the scoring nucleus of the team all year. The fourth and fifth spots have been filled by sophomore Mark Halverson and freshman Jeff Barney .. They have done a solid job of providing depth and consistency as well as the occasional low round that has helped win tournaments.

Hanson finished the season as the team's leader in stroke average with a 74.5 mark in 35 rounds. His low round of the season is a 70 which he has hit twice (Falcon, Northern). His best finish was second at the Northern Intercollegiate (70/74) with a two-round score of 144. He has competed in the number one or two spots for three straight years. Barber was second in stroke average at 74.6, just behind Hanson. He has played in all 37 rounds this year and his low round is 68 (Adams Cup). His best tournaments were a pair of second place finishes (Falcon [72!75!73], Adams Cup (76/68!73]), and has been in the top 10 in seven of 12 tournaments. An All-Big Ten selection this year, he had an impressive summer last year when he won the Minnesota Amateur and the Minnesota Publinks, a feat that has been accomplished only once in 32 years and three times in the history of golf in the state of Minnesota. Barber also shot a course record 61 at the Little Crow Golf Club this past summer.

Kelly is the team captain and the leader of the team. His stroke average went up a stroke after a disappointing performance at the Big Ten Championship last weekend. He had finished as the runner-up at the Big Ten's in 1994, and was a favorite going into this year's tournament, but struggled, finishing with a four-round score of 317. His stroke average is 75.0, and his best round is 68 at the Adams Cup of Newport. He leads the team with three sub-70 rounds this season. His best finish was third at the Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate (70/69!78) with a 217. Kelly is looking to rebound by leading the Golden Gophers back to the NCAA Golf Finals.

Mark Halverson is penciled in at the number four spot and he has had a solid spring, lowering his stroke average two full strokes. He has competed in all 37 rounds and his low round is a 70, which he tallied at the BellSouth Golf Classic. His best finish is seventh place at the Kent Invitational (73/7317 1).

Jeff Barney won the number five spot as a pure freshman and has been solid all year. He has a stroke average of 77.2 and his low round of the year is a 70 at the BellSouth Classic. His best finish of the year was fourth at the Adams Cup of Newport (74172/74).

The Golden Gophers will be looking to improve on last year's performance in the NCAA Tournament. Earning an invitation with a sixth-place district ranking, they traveled to Oklahoma City, Okla., for the NCAA Central Regional. They started the tournament strong with a fifth place standing after one round. They dropped into a tie for 1Oth after two rounds and finished thirteenth, six strokes short of qualifying for the NCAA Golf Championship Finals. This year, they are looking to get back to the finals and the chance to compete for an NCAA title on a northern course when the finals are held at the Ohio State University Scarlet Golf Course in Columbus, Ohio on May 31-June 3.

Final District Four Rankings: 1. Ohio State 2. Kent State 3. Minnesota 4. Northwestern 5. Iowa 6. Michigan Minnesota Notes On the NCAA Golf Championships

*Minnesota's highest individual performance was Louis Lick in 1944 when he was the medalist. The next highest was Bill Brask in 1968 when he finished third. Gene Hanson also finished third in 1960. 1993 U.S. Amateur Champion John Harris finished 17th in 1973 and PGA Tour professional Tom Lehman finished 20th in 1980. Joe Gullion's 20th place finish in 1993 was the best performance under Coach Means.

*Minnesota has had 16 different individuals compete in the NCAA Tournament in years other than when the team was competing. John Harris (1972-74), and Torn Lehman (1979- 81) lead with three appearances each in the NCAA Tournament -- *Lehman's 20th place finish was ironically at the Scarlet Course in Columbus in 1980 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA GOLF TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL RESULTS AND STROKE AVERAGES (1995 season)

DATE TOURNAMENT SCORES FINAL/FINISH Sept. 17-18 Falcon Invitational 292/292//303 887/1 st out of 24 Oct. 1-2 Northern Intercollegiate 289/300 589/1 stout of 19 Oct. 10-11 Windon Memorial Classic 295/300/303 898/1st out of 12 Oct. 18-19 Adams Cup of Newport 305/288/288 881/lst out of 12

Rounds (fall): 11 Strokes: 3,255 Average: 295.90

Feb.4 Oral Roberts (head-to-head) 312 312/1stoutof2 Feb. 12-14 NCAA Challenge 309/303/302 914/11th out of 24 Mar. 6-7 Bell South Golf Classic 302/295/287 884/lOth out of 18 Mar. 10-12 Golf Digest Collegiate 307-319-311 937 /17th out of 18 Mar. 24-26 Border Olympics 299/293/308 900/9th out of 18 Mar. 31-April2 Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate 291/290/295 876/2nd out of 18 April15-16 Legends of Indiana 302/289/289 880/2nd out of 18 April 28-29 Kent Invitational 293/294/280 867 /3rd out of 19 May 11-14 Big Ten Championships 297/304/315/290 1206/6th out of 11

Rounds (total): 37 Strokes: 11,031 Average: 298.1

1. Mark Hanson TOURNAMENT SCORES FINAL/FINISH Sept. 17-18 Falcon Invitational 76non5 221/4th Oct. 1-2 Northern Intercollegiate 1on4 144/2nd Oct. 10-11 Windon Memorial Classic 74n3!75 222/4th Oct. 18-19 Adams Cup of Newport 79n4173 226/15th

Rounds (fall): 11 Strokes: 813 Average: 73.91

Feb. 4 Oral Roberts (head-to-head) 75 7 5/medalist Feb. 12-14 NCAA Challenge 7sn7!76 225/40th Mar. 6-7 BellSouth Golf Classic 74nsn4 223/48th Mar. 10-12 Golf Digest Collegiate 76/withdrew 76/NA Mar. 24-26 Border Olympics 82nst8I 238/67th Mar. 31-April2 Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate 74n2!73 2I9nth April 15-16 Legends of Indiana 74n3174 221/15th April28-29 Kent Invitational 18n1111 220/15th May 11-14 Big Ten Championships 76nsn8n1 303/25th

Rounds (total): 35 Strokes: 2,606 Average: 74.5 2. Aaron Barber TOURNAMENT SCORES FINAL/FINISH Sept. 17-18 Falcon Invitational 72/75/73 220/2nd Oct. 1-2 Northern Intercollegiate 73/76 149/8th Oct. 10-11 Windon Memorial Classic 74/76/77 22715th Oct. 18-19 Adams Cup of Newport 76/68/73 217/2nd

Rounds (fall): 11 Strokes: 813 Average: 73.91

Feb. 4 Oral Roberts (head-to-head) 79 79/NA Feb. 12-14 NCAA Challenge 80/77/79 236/57th Mar. 6-7 Bell South Golf Classic 75/78/73 226/61st Mar. 10-12 Golf Digest Collegiate 73/80/77 230/62nd Mar. 24-26 Border Olympics 71/72/78 221!9th Mar. 31-April2 Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate 73/77/69 217/7th April 15-16 Legends of Indiana 73/73/72 218/6th April28-29 Kent Invitational 71/75/70 216/3rd May 11-14 Big Ten Championships 74/75/80/74 303/25th

Rounds (total): 37 Strokes: 2,761 Average: 74.6

2. Jon Kelly TOURNAMENT SCORES FINAL/FINISH Sept. 17-18 Falcon Invitational 71/73/79 223/9th Oct. 1-2 Northern Intercollegiate 74/74 148/14th Oct. 10-11 Windon Memorial Classic 70/74/78 222/4th Oct. 18-19 Adams Cup of Newport 78/74/68 220/4th

Rounds (fall): 11 Strokes: 813 Average: 73.91

Feb. 4 Oral Roberts (head-to-head) 79 79/NA Feb. 12-14 NCAA Challenge 74/74/73 221/17th Mar. 6-7 Bell South Golf Classic 77/72/74 223/48th Mar. 10-12 Golf Digest Collegiate 78/76/80 234/72nd Mar. 24-26 Border Olympics 73/76/74 223/16th Mar. 31-April2 Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate 70/69/78 217/3rd ·April 15-16 Legends of Indiana 80/72/69 221/15th April28-29 Kent Invitational 75/75/77 227/45th May 11-14 Big Ten Championships 80/77/83/77 317 /48th

Rounds (total): 37 Strokes: 2,775 Average: 75.0 ----~------

4.Mark Halverson TOURNAMENT SCORES FINAL/FINISH Sept. 17-18 Falcon Invitational 79174/76 229/40th Oct. 1-2 Northern Intercollegiate 72/82 154/47th Oct. 10-11 Windon Memorial Classic 77/88/86 251/55th Oct. 18-19 Adams Cup of Newport 77178176 231/28th

Rounds (fall): 11 Strokes: 865 Average: 78.64

Feb. A Oral Roberts 88 88/NA Feb. 12-14 NCAA Challenge 80175174 229/42nd Mar. 6-7 BellSouth Golf Classic 76174/70 220/28th Mar. 10-12 Golf Digest Collegiate 80179/74 233/68th Mar. 24-26 Border Olympics 75/75179 229/36th Mar. 31-April2 Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate 74174175 223/19th April15-16 Legends of Indiana 76171/74 221!15th April28-29 Kent Invitational 73173171 217!7th May 11-14 Big Ten Championships 75174179174 302/20th

Rounds (total): 37 Strokes: 2,827 Average: 76.4

5. Jeff Barney TOURNAMENT SCORES FINAL/FINISH Sept. 17-18 Falcon Invitational 73/80/82 235/72nd Oct. 1-2 Northern Intercollegiate 77176 ' 153/44th Oct. 10-11 Windon Memorial Classic 77/77/73 227/15th Oct. 18-19 Adams Cup of Newport 74/72174 220/4th

Rounds (fall): 11 Strokes: 835 Average: 75.91

Feb. 4 Oral Roberts 79 79/NA Feb. 12-14 NCAA Challenge 83179/79 241!70th Mar. 6-7 Bell South Golf Classic 78174/70 222/36th Mar. 10-12 Golf Digest Collegiate 85/84/80 249/87th Mar. 24-26 Border Olympics 81171/82 234/49th Mar. 31-April 2 Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate 74175/80 229/51st April 15-16 Legends of Indiana 79176178 233/NA May 11-14 Big Ten Championships 72/81/7817 I 302/20th

Rounds: (total) 34 Strokes: 2,624 Average: 77.2

6. Andy Brink TOURNAMENT SCORES FINAL/FINISH April28-29 Kent Invitational 74176/68 218/lOth

Rounds (total): 3 Strokes: 218 Average: 72.67 Minnesota Golf Roster For 1995 NCAA Central Regional

Jon Kelly (capt.) Sr. Mankato, Minn. 2,775/37 75.0 68

Mark Hanson Sr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 2,606/35 74.5 70

Aaron Barber Jr. New London, Minn. 2.761/37 74.6 69

Mark Halverson So. Fargo, N.D. 2,827/37 76.4 70

Jeff Barney Fr. Appleton, Minn. 2,624/34 77.2 70

Andy Brink So. Bemidji, Minn. 218/3 72.7 68

Minnesota NCAA Central Regional Notes

-This will be Minnesota's 22nd appearance as a team in the NCAA tournament

-Minnesota has now appeared in three consecutive NCAA Tournaments after a 21 year absence from 1972-1993

-Minnesota's highest finish as a team in the NCAA Tournament was 2nd in 1944 when e Minnesota's Louis Lick was the individual NCAA Champion -Minnesota's highest finish under head coach John Means was in 1993 when they advanced to the finals and finished 20th, the highest team finish since 1963 ..------

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA •.. JEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359

For Immediate Release May 18, 1995

FIRST DAY OF BIG TEN BASEBALL TOURNAMENT RAINED OUT

The first day of the Big Ten baseball tournament in Columbus, Ohio was rained out today. Play will resume tomorrow with Minnesota-#2 playing Northwestem-#3 at 11:00 a.m. in game one, and Ohio State-#1 playing Purdue-#4 at 2:30p.m. in game two.

Saturday, the losers from the first day will play in game three at 11:00 a.m. (elimination game). The two winning teams from day one will play in game four at 2:30p.m.

On Sunday, the two teams in the losers bracket will play game five (elimination game) at 10:30 a.m. with the winner advancing to game six to face the unbeaten team 30 minutes following the completion of game five. In game six, if the winners bracket team wins they will be tournament champions. If the team from the losers bracket defeats the team from the winners bracket, the two teams will play again (game seven) 30 minutes later for the tournament title.

The Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament is awarded to the tournament champion. Big Ten baseball tournament revised schedule (all times listed are central)

Friday Game one: Minnesota-#2 vs. Northwestern-#3, 11:00 a.m. Game two: Ohio State-#1 vs. Purdue-#4, 2:30 p.m. Saturday Game three: loser of game one vs. loser of game two (elimination game), 11:00 a.m. Game four: winner of game one vs. winner of game two, 2:30 p.m. Sunday Game five: winner of game three vs. loser of game four (elimination game), 10:30 a.m. Game six: winner of game five vs. winner of game four, 30 minutes following the completion of game five Game seven (if necessary): both teams play again if the losers bracket team wins game six, 30 minutes following the completion of game six. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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LOOKING AHEAD

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31-SATURDAY, JUNE3 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Knoxville, Tenn. all day Important Dates to Remember Aug. 1-2 Big Ten Media Day/Kickoff Luncheon (Marriott Hotel -Chicago) Aug. 23 - Freshman practice begins Aug. 25- Media Day (Metrodome -11:30 a.m.) Aug. 26- Varsity Practice Begins Sept. 12- Coach Wacker's Weekly Media Luncheons Begin (Bierman Building - noon) Sept. 16 -Season Opener vs. Ball State (Metrodome) Oct. 14- Homecoming vs. Northwestern (Metrodome) 1995 Football Schedule Sept. 16- BALL SfATE Sept. 23 -at Syracuse Sept. 30 - ARKANSAS STATE Oct. 7 - PURDUE Oct. 14 - NORTHWESfERN (Homecoming> Oct. 21 -at Michigan State Oct. 28- at Michigan Nov. 4- OHIO STATE Nov. 11 -WISCONSIN Nov. 18- at Illinois Nov. 25 -at Iowa

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GOLDEN GOPHER HOTLINE The Golden Gopher Hotline ~11 be discontinued for the summer and will resume the week of August 20. Golden Gophers End Season With Double Loss To Ohio State In Big Ten Tournament: The Golden Gophers (31-28) saw the curtain drop on the 1995 season and their NCAA Tournament hopes when they lost a pair of games to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the championship of the Big Ten Tournament in Columbus, Ohio by the scores of 19-13 and 11-6. For the el weekend, numerous Big Ten Tournament records were shat­ tered, including 13 in Minnesota's 26-3 victory over Purdue.

Minnesota opened the double-elimination tourney on Friday (Thursday's action was rained out) by defeating Northwestern 9-8. In the second game that day, fourth-seeded Purdue upset FEB.4 PRo-ALU:vtl'1 # 6-3 L the top-seed and host Ohio State by the score of 3-2. In an elim­ FEB. 10 NORTH CAROLINA STATE# 18-13 w ination game Saturday, the Buckeyes led the Wildcats 16-5 in FEB. 11 NORTH CAROLINA STATE# 5-3W the bottom of the seventh inning. Northwestern then mounted FEB. 12 NORTH CAROLINA STATE# 12-9 L a furious rally which fell just short, and Ohio State advanced FEB. 17 @ CENTRAL FLORIDA 6-0L with a 16-15 victory. The Golden Gophers then followed with FEB. 18 @ CENTRAL FLORIDA # 7-1 L their 23 run thrashing of the Boilermakers. FEB. 19 @CENTRAL FLORIDA 4-3 L FEB.25 @MISSISSIPPI STATE# 19-1 L In the tournament's final day, the two teams in the loser's FEB.26 @ MISSISSIPPI STATE 6-2 L bracket (Ohio State and Purdue) were faced with the task of FEB.27 @MISSISSIPPI STATE RAIN OUT winning three nine inning games in one day to claim the · HORMEL CLASSIC NCAA automatic bid. The Buckeyes ousted the Boilermakers 8- MAR.3 MICIDGAN 7-4 W 3 in the day's first game, then defeated the Golden Gophers MAR.4 FLORIDA STATE# 4-1 L (10 inn.) twice to claim the title. MAR.5 LOUISIANA STATE# 14-2 L MAR.8 ST. THOMAS 9·5 W Weekend Statistical Recap: The Golden Gophers hit a spectac­ MAR. 20 @ ORAL RoBERTS # 4-2 L ular .387 (65-for-168) with 16 home runs during the Big Ten MAR. 21 @ ORAL ROBERTS 2-1 L Tournament. Leading the way was catcher Shane Gunderson MAR. 23 IOWA STATE# 7-1 W (Jr., Faribault, Minn.), who was 10-for-20 (.500) with a home MAR.24 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 18-5 W run in each game, a double, a triple, and nine RBI. Left fielder MAR. 25 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI# 4-3 L Shane McCarthy (Sr., Billings, Mont.) closed out his career in MAR. 26 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 4·3 W Gold Country with an 8-for-18 effort (.444) on the weekend, MAR. 27 TOLEDO# 12-2 W with four doubles and two round-trippers. Second baseman MAR. 28 TOLEDO# 5-2 W Bob Keeney (So., Burnsville, Minn.) was 7-for-21 (.333) with MAR. 29 TOLEDO 6-4 W six RBI, three doubles, and two home runs, while APR. 1 @IowA (2) # 3-0 L, 5-3 L Rob Smith (Jr., Menomonie, Wis.) finished the tournament 8- APR.2 @IOWA (2) # 5-4 L, 5·1 W for-19 (.421) with three homers and four RBI. APR.S @ IOWA STATE 11-8 L APR. 7 ILLINOIS 1-0 W All-Tournament Team: Gunderson, McCarthy, Smith, and cen­ APR.8 ILLINOIS # 3·0 W ter fielder Wes Denning (Sr., St. Paul, Minn.) were all honored APR.9 ILLINOIS (2) # 2-0 W, 2-1 L (8 inn.) on the all-tournament squad. Gunderson, along with Ohio APR. 12 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 16-15 W State center fielder Scott Kaczmar, were named co-MVP's of APR. 14 @ INDIANA 3-1 L the tournament. Listed below is the complete all-tournament APR. 15 @ INDIANA (2) # 8-7 L, 19-4 W team: APR. 16 @ INDIANA 8-4 W APR. 19 @CREIGHTON 7-2 L 1 B Rob Smith, Minnesota APR. 21 PuRDUE 2-0 W APR. 22 PuRDUE (2) # 11-3 W, 8-4 W 28 Mark Carek, Ohio State SS Chris Williams, Ohio State APR.23 PuRDUE 4-2 L (8 inn.) APR.26 NORTIIERN IOWA 8-1 L. 3B Mike Estep, Ohio State APR.27 UW-Mn.WAUKEE # 15-3 w. OF Wes Denning, Minnesota APR. 29 MICIDGAN (l) # 6-4 L, 5-4 W OF Shane McCarthy, Minnesota APR. 30 MICIDGAN (l) # 5-2 W, 4-3 L (8 inn.) OF Scott Kaczmar, Ohio State MAY3 MANKATO STATE# 7-6 W (lliNN.) C Shane Gunderson, Minnesota MAY6 MICIDGAN STATE (l) # 16·2 W, 17-8 W P Mike Hedman, Purdue MAY7 MICIDGAN STATE (2) # 7-0 W, 14-2 W P Bob Spears, Ohio State MAY 13 @NORTHWESTERN (2) # 12-1 L, 2-1 L MAY 14 @NORTHWESTERN (2) # 8-3 L, 12-7 W Co-MVP's Shane Gunderson, Minnesota MAY 19 NORTHWESTERN# * 9-8 W Scott Kaczmar, Ohio State PuRDUE# * 26-3 W OHIO STATE#... 19-13 L. 11-6 L Anderson Gets 500: Head Coach John Anderson earned his SOOth career win in grand style with Minnesota's lopsided 26-3 HOME GAMES ARE LISTED IN BoLD win over Purdue Saturday.ln his 14 seasons at the helm of the FEB./MAR. HOME GAMES ARE AT METRODOME Golden Gopher program, Anderson is now 500-319-3 (.610). APR./MAY HOME GAMES ARE AT SIEBERT FIELD #INDICATES GAME BROADCAST ON KFAN-AM 1130 Banquet Set For June 4: The Golden Gophers will hold their * BIG TEN TOURNAMENT annual awards banquet on June 4 at the Sheraton Metrodome Hotel in Minneapolis. The social hour begins at 4 p.m., with to capture second-place in Sunday's triple jump. Sophomore Tye Harvey (Jamestown, Calif.) vaulted a 17~ 314 in the pole vault, which was enough to earn him third-place, the same place he earned at the indoor conference meet. In the high jump, freshman Wil Kurth (Rochester, Minn.) nearly leapt out of his shoes with joy after clearing a personal- best 7~ 114, earning him fourth-place in the conference. Football running back Chris Darkins (Jr., Houston, Texas) made his mark on the championships by placing fifth in the 100-meter dash and also Big Ten Track &c Field Championships A Huge Success: The anchoring the 4x100 meter relay to a fourth-place finish. The University of Minnesota hosted the 95th annual men's and the relay time of 40.68 was the second-fastest in school history. 14th annual women's Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Iowa won the race with a time of 40.03. Championships on Saturday and Sunday at the Bierman Track & Field Stadium to widespread praise from coaches, partici­ Michalek, The Tactician: Junior Paul Michalek (Bloomington, pants and spectators. Nice weather, a brilliant facility, amazing Minn.) has become quite the tactical racer. Throughout this sea­ athletic performances and nearly 5,000 fans lead to this being son, he has excelled in slow, tactical races. In the preliminaries one of the best conference meets of all time. · and finals of both the 800 and 1500 meter runs, Michalek started in the back and waited until the last 300 meters to move up Wisconsin Wins Men's Title: In a close team race, the with the leaders. The tactic worked. In the 1500, Indiana senior Wisconsin Badgers prevailed to take home the title with U3 Darrell Hughes tried to steal the race by taking off with more points. Their closest competitors were. Michigan with 112.5 and than 600 meters left. Michalek patiently reeled in the senior Illinois with 109. Minnesota tallied the second-highest point before blazing past him on the home stretch for second-place total in school history with 96.5 points to finish in fourth. with a time of 3:47.57. The runner-up in the 800 as well, Michalek finished behind only one person in both finals: Golden Gophers Earn Two Titles: Minnesota added eight top national indoor mile champion Kevin Sullivan. Bob Johnson three finishes and two Big Ten titles to their awards coffers. (Kenosha, Wis.) ended the best season of his career in exciting Senior Keita Cline (Gainesville, Fla.) started things off the first fashion. The senior worked with Michalek for a fourth-place day by winning the long jump competition with a leap of 25-10 finish in the 800 meters. Sophomore Rick Obleman (Regina, 114. After finishing a close second in the discus Saturday, Saskatchewan, Canada) took the lead in the steeplechase with senior Chris Brinkworth (Bloomington, Minn.) came back on less than two laps remaining. The Canadian ended up taking Sunday to capture the shot put title with a winning toss of 61-3. seventh-place in the race, cutting over 10 seconds off of his per­ The Golden Gophers have now had 122 Big Ten champions in sonal-best with a time of 9:10.97. cross country and track and field. Up Next: The NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track & Big Ten Community Says Good-bye To Roy Griak: Athletes, Field Championships take place in Knoxville, Tenn., from May coaches and fans said good-bye to Minnesota head track and 31 to June 3. Six Golden Gophers have qualified in seven events field coach Roy Griak in a touching presentation on Sunday. for the championships. Chris Brinkworth, in both the shot put Golden Gopher athletic director McKinley Boston presented and discus, and Keita Cline in the long jump, are sure bets right Coach Griak with a plaque of recognition in front of a legion of now. With qualifying times or marks, but on the edge of the 16- past and present athletes. The crowd greeted Griak with a person championship limit per event are: Tye Harvey in the standing ovation. The championships were dedicated to pole vault, Paul Michalek in the 1500 meters, Rob Hydukovich "Coach" as a thank-you for his years of service and as a celebra­ in the shot put, and Jason Schlueter in the discus. tion of his successful 32-year career. The University retains his services as head cross country coach and administrative assis­ Outdoor Season Bests: The top performances in each event for tant to the track and field team. the Golden Gophers during the 1995 outdoor season are listed below(# NCAA provisional qualifier, • school record,* auto­ Throwing Dominance: The Golden Gopher throwing crew matic qualifier): shined once again this weekend. Illinois' Glen Howard sur­ prised everyone by taking the discus title Saturday with a lOOm Chris Darkins 10.48 5-20-95 throw of 178-10. Chris Brinkworth's throw landed just two cen­ 200m Eric Stommes 21.53 5-12-95 timeters shy of Howard's for a second place finish. Sophomore BOOm Paul Michalek 1:50.73 5-21-95 Jason Schlueter (New London, Wis.) and senior Rob 1500m Paul Michalek 3:44.39# 4-29-95 Hydukovich (Bemidji, Minn.) followed in second and third 3000m St Rick Obleman 9:10.97 5-20-95 place, respectively. Brinkworth, who was the 1994 discus cham­ 5000m Mark Gonzales 15:05.19 4-08-95 pion, became the 1995 shot put champion on Sunday by pop­ 10,000m Mark Gonzales 31:11.08 3-24-95 ping a 61-3 heave. The throw measured a personal-best by over 110m HH Niles Deneen 14.85 4-08-95 a foot. Hydukovich placed fifth in the shot put. Altogeth.er, the 400miH Rich Schmidt 54.30 5-20-95 weight men contributed 33 points toward the team total. 4 x BOOm Rel Jason Boon 7:24.63 4-29-95 Bob Johnson Jumps and Sprints: Jumps and sprints coach Phil Lundin's Kevin Dunbar crew sparkled at the 95th running of the Big Ten Paul Michalek Championships. Keita Cline had two good days in his last Big SM Rei Eric Stommes 3:33.10 3-26-95 Ten meet. The senior sailed 25-10 1 I 4 to win the long jump title Niles Deneen on Saturday. The All-American jumped a season-long 51-7114 Kevin Dunbar ·. Travis Nordrum Final Team Scores : DMRel Bob Johnson 9:58.75 4-08-95 1. Oklahoma, 854; 2. Oklahoma State, 859; 3. Kent, 863; 4. Keita Cline Texas, 867; 5. Tulsa, 868; 6. Houston, 869; 6. Iowa, 869; 8. Ohio Jason Boon State, 880; 9. Kansas, 885; 10. TCU, 886 •, 10. Northwestern, 886; Paul Michalek 12. Michigan, 890; 13. Arkansas, 893; 14. Rice, 894; 14. 4 x 400m Rei Boon 3:19.07 4-15-95 Minnesota, 894; 16. Colorado, 897; 17. Texas A&M, 903; 18. Johnson Texas Tech, 909; 19. Southwest Louisiana, 911; 20. Iowa State, Dunbar 922; 21. Missouri, 934 Michalek 4 x lOOm Rei Eric Stommes 40.68 5-21-95 • TCU advanced to final after defeating Northwestern in playoff Keita Cline Lee Hutton Final Individual Scores : Chris Darkins 1. Alan Bratton, Oklahoma State, 211; 2. Donnie Darr, Kent, 212; Triple Jump Keita Cline 51-71/4 5-21-95 3. Dennis Hillman, Tulsa, 213; 3. Craig Cozby, Oklahoma, 213; Long Jump Keita Cline 26-7 3/4... 4-08-95 3. Bud Still, Arkansas, 213; 5. Grant Masson, Oklahaoma, 214; High Jump Wil Kurth,. 7-01/4 5-21-95 5. Leif Westerberg, Oklahoma St., 214; 5. Sean McCarty, Iowa, Shot Put Chris Brinkworth 61-3 # 5-21-95 214; 9. John Bernatovicz, Kent, 215; 9. Brad Elder, Texas, 215; 9. Discus Chris Brinkworth 190-8 # 3-26-95 David Sharp, Iowa, 215; 9. Didier DeVooght, Ohio State, 215 Pole Vault Tye Harvey 17-6 # 4-08-95 Decathlon Seth Mischke 6,830. 3-24/25-95 Gophers (Three Round Scores): 28th. (tied) Jon Kelly, Minnesota, 220; 36. (tied) Aaron Barber, Minnesota, 222; 77. (tied) Mark Hanson, 228, Jeff Barney, 228; 100. (tied) Mark Halvorsen, Minnesota, 235

Golfers End Season with 14th-place finish at NCAA Central Regional: Minnesota ended its 1994-95 season with a. 14th-place finish at the NCAA Central Regional at Bentwater Country Oub in Montgomery, Texas last weekend. Their third round Loel Defeated In First Round Of NCAA Tournament: Ross score of 296, and cumulative score of 894, was not good enough Lqel (Sr., Rancho La Costa, Calif.) was defeated in the first to advance to the NCAA Finals in Columbus, Ohio next week. round of the NCAA Championships in Athens, Ga. last week­ Oklahoma won the regional with a team score of 854. Ohio end. Loellost to the 15th seed Chris Pressley of Duke 6-7(3), 6-3, State (8th) and Iowa (6th) were the only two Big Ten teams to 6-2. Loel, the Big Ten Player of the Year, fiRished the season advance to the finals. with a record of 32-6.

Alan Bratton of Oklahoma State won medalist honors with a score of 211. Jon Kelly (Sr.. Mankato, Minn.) lead the Gophers with a score of 220 (28th), followed by Aaron Barber (Jr., New London, Minn.) (36th}. Mark Hanson (Sr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa) and Jeff Barney (Fr,. Appleton, Minn.) were at 228 (77th), while Mark Halverson (So., Fargo, N.D.) rounded out the scoring with a 235 (100th}.

Stat Recap: Barber finished the season as the team leader in stroke average with a 74.575 mark in 40 rounds. He narrowly beat out Hanson who had a 74.578 mark in 38 rounds. Kelly was next at 74.9 in 40 rounds, followed by Halverson at '76.6 in 40 rounds, and Barney at 77.1 in 37 rounds. Sophomore Andy Brink (So., Bemidji, Minn.) played just one tournament, but had a 72.67 stroke average in three rounds. Kelly led the team with three sub-70 rounds, while Barber, Kelly and Brink were all tied with the low round of the year at 68. GOLDER GOPHER BASEBALL Overall Statistics for Minnesota ias of Mar 22, 1995) (All gaaes Sorted by Ba ting avg t Record: 31·28·0 Hoae 25·9·0 Away: 4-17-0 Neutral: 2·2·0 Nate !VG GP·GS !B R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% JB HBP SO GOP on SF SB SB·SBA PO A E FLO% t~~~~underson .•...... 389 59-59 193 55 75 12 6 13 65 138 .715 34 5 29 4 .475 8 1 19·21 346 35 4 .990 ender .••...... • .351 59·57 205 41 72 16 1 8 56 114 .556 26 0 29 7 .419 3 2 6-10 38 116 8 .951 Sai th ...... ••.... .318 51-49 170 32 54 10 2 8 35 92 .541 23 1 35 4 .402 0 5 5·7 387 54 4 .991 Guse ...... •...... •.. .309 54-47 165 30 51 11 0 1 27 65 .394 25 3 19 2 .403 3 0 9·13 94 8 3 .971 liel ter ... ·...... 304 33-14 69 12 21 6 0 0 11 27 .391 14 2 19 1 .435 0 1 1·2 24 24 0 1. 000 Denning •.....•..•..• .290 59-58 224 58 65 11 6 4 32 100 .446 26 3 32 3 .366 4 2 19·23 121 4 0 1. 000 Keene{ ...... 286 57-54 199 35 57 11 3 3 30 83 .417 15 5 21 3 .348 2 3 7-8 78 144 9 .961 McCar hy ...... 282 58-57 188 37 53 8 0 7 36 82 .436 25 2 52 3 .370 1 3 3·9 75 2 5 .939 Vandersall •....•.... .270 41·29 89 24 24 4 0 2 21 34 .382 20 2 22 1 .404 3 3 3-4 28 3 3 . 912 Mahady ...... •. .263 38·32 99 16 26 4 0 0 14 30 .303 9 2 21 2 .333 1 0 5-8 34 3 5 .881 Stein ...... 231 24-13 52 10 12 2 0 1 12 17 .327 0 1 16 2 .245 0 1 2·3 18 0 0 1. 000 Huls ...... 226 58-58 159 33 36 7 1 0 13 45 .283 28 4 39 4 .354 1 9 8·10 68 139 13 . 941 ··· Others ··· Nelson .•...... •. . 500 --2-1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1 0 0 0 .667 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 Wirth ...... •.•.... .100 12-1 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .1W 1 0 6 0 .182 0 0 0·0 19 4 0 1. 000 Beers .....••...... 000 3-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 3 0 .000 0 0 0-0 9 2 2 .846 Groebner ...... •• .000 5·1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .ooo 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1. 000 Totals .•••....••.... .299 59-59 1833 384 548 102 19 47 352 829 .452 247 30 345 36 .386 26 30 87-118 1390 629 67 .968 Opponents ••...•...•. .294 59-59 1816 318 534 107 7 58 283 829 .456 202 37 367 41 .372 22 21 59-85 1367 571 91 .955

LOB- Teat (415)~ Opp ~391~. DPs turned- Teaa (49~, Opp (46). CI · Tea• (1), Gnse 1. IBB ·Teat (6), Gunderson 51 Vandersall 1, Opp (13). Pic ed of - uls 3~ McCarthy 1, Sait 1. (All gates Sorted by Earned run avg) Naae ERA li·L APP GS CG SBO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB so 2B 38 HR BF B/lvg liP BBP BK SF! SHA liestfall ••..••••••.• 4.09 6-2 16 11 1 1 61.2 60 30 28 22 60 H 1 8 266 .251 2 3 0 0 2 Felling ...... 4.19 4-2 17 1 0 ~g 0 34.1 51 21 16 H 26 11 1 1 165 .349 1 2 0 2 1 Ba11erschldt ••...•.• 4.40 5-8 19 14 2 0 90.0 99 50 44 22 61 14 1 12 378 .289 2 8 3 2 3 Pederson .•.••.••.••• 4.50 5-3 24 8 1 ~H 4 52.0 47 32 26 29 49 7 1 3 232 .244 7 4 0 4 2 Lance ••••••••.••••.• 5.40 3-0 17 3 0 0 25.0 28 19 15 17 16 11 0 2 120 .289 3 1 0 3 2 ..ns~nk •.•..••.••.•• 5.46 4-4 20 8 1 ~~~ 2 61.0 66 40 37 21 68 14 1 10 271 .276 12 6 0 1 4 ar1n •••••••.•••••. 5.47 3-5 23 6 0 0 52.2 69 34 32 17 31 8 0 9 237 .329 3 3 3 3 4 obis ...... 5.91 1-1 19 3 0 ~~~ 0 35.0 43 29 23 15 18 9 2 6 163 .303 2 3 0 2 1 liolff ...... 6.48 0-0 8 1 0 0 8.1 6 8 6 11 8 1 0 1 40 .214 2 1 1 0 0 Tuorila •••••..•••••. 8.53 0-1 7 2 0 ~~~ 0 12.2 18 13 12 9 6 5 0 2 67 .333 4 3 0 1 0 Diebolt ...... B.68 0·0 22 2 0 0/1 1 25.0 45 40 38 25 22 12 0 3 uo .U7 11 2 0 2 2 --- Others --- Leatheraan •..•••.•.. 3.18 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 5.2 2 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 20 .118 1 1 0 2 0 Totals ••••••.•••.••• 5.42 31-26 59 59 5 8 463.1 534 318 279 202 367 107 7 58 2099 .294 50 37 7 22 21 Opponents ••••••••••• 6.28 26·31 59 59 19 ~~~ 2 455.2 548 384-318 247 345 102 19 47 2166 .• 299 53 30 5 26 30

PB - Teat i14l~ Guse 7i&Gunderson 51 Wirth 21 Opp (6~. Pickoffs - feat ~12l~ 'a11erschldt 6 Kearin 21 Felliny 21 Westfall 1, Lance 1 Opp ). SB S - Gunderson (38-47 1 Guse ( 0-23 BaJJerschld - 1) Kearin 16 -11 1 !ensink (5- 1 1 Diebolt (2-8), 6ob1s 8-8) 1 lance (6-7) 1 Pederson (~·6), !uorila lt-5), Westfall !4-4), telling (i-2), 'olff (0-2), Van~ersall {1-2). Hitting ainiauas - 10 Gates 20 lB 30 !Pl Pitching ainiauJs · 5 Gates 5 lP 10 BF I I GOLDEN GOPHER BASEBALL Overall Statistics for Minnesota (as of May 22, 1995) (Big Ten ga1es only Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 16-12-0 Hole 12-4-0 Away: 4-8-0

Na1e AVG GP·GS AB R B 28 38 RR RBI TB SLGl BB RBP SO GDP OBI SF SB SB·SBA PO A E FLO\ e

Gunderson .....•...... 375 28-28 80 20 30 5 2 5 39 54 .675 12 2 11 3 .436 7 1 7-8 147 14 2 .988 Keeney ...... 365 28-27 85 16 31 4 2 0 15 39 .459 8 1 9 0 .417 2 1 1-1 30 56 2 .977 Denning ..•...... 355 28-28 93 30 33 4 5 2 16 53 .570 13 1 13 1 .431 2 1 9-10 46 2 0 1. 000 Bender ...... •....••. .333 28-28 93 18 31 8 0 4 29 51 .548 7 0 11 3 .373 2 1 2-4 9 55 3 .955 Vandersal1 ...... 314 17-14 35 10 11 1 0 1 9 15 .429 6 0 6 0 .405 1 1 1-1 6 1 2 .778 Guse ...... •..•.••. .282 25-22 71 9 20 4 0 0 7 24 .338 7 1 12 0 .354 0 0 2-4 20 1 0 1. 000 Huls ...... •...... 262 28-28 65 19 17 4 1 0 4 23 .354 10 4 16 2 .392 0 5 1-3 34 59 6 .939 S1i th ....•...... •.• .247 28-28 81 12 20 5 0 3 18 34 .420 13 1 16 3 .358 0 3 2-2 204 25 3 .987 McCarthy ...... 236 27-27 72 18 17 0 0 4 14 29 .403 13 1 17 1 .356 1 3 1-4 32 0 1 .970 Mahady .••.....•..••. .190 16-14 42 3 8 0 0 0 3 8 .190 1 0 9 1 .209 0 0 2-3 10 0 1 .909 --- Others --- Stein ...... 231 6-4 13 4 3 1 0 0 1 4 .308 0 1 3 0 .286 0 0 1-1 6 0 0 1. 000 Welter ...... •... .211 10-4 19 6 4 1 0 0 6 5 .263 5 1 7 0 .400 0 0 0-1 5 3 0 1. 000 Wirth .••.••.....•••. .000 5-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 2 0 .333 0 0 0-0 8 0 0 1.000

Totals ••.•.•...... •. .300 28-28 751 165 225 37 10 19 161 339 .451 96 13 132 14 .382 15 16 29-42 577 261 25 . 971 Opponents ..•....••.• .278 28-28 737 103 205 35 2 22 92 310 .421 72 12 164 22 .350 5 12 13-22 563 242 33 .961

LOB- Teal (163), Opp (158). DPs turned- Tea1 (23), Opp (18). IBB- Teaa (1), Vandersall 1, Opp (8). Picked off- Huls 1.

(Big Ten gales onl~. Sorted by Earned run avg) Hue ERA li-L APP GS CG SBO/CBO SV IP B R ER BB so 2B 38 RR BF B/Avg liP BBP BK SFA SRA e Ba11erschldt •..••.•. 3.67 3-4 11 7 2 0/2 0 U.2 u 19 17 14 28 5 0 3 174 .282 1 2 1 1 1 Westfall ..•.••.•.••• ·3. 68 4-1 9 7 1 0/l 1 36.2 35 15 15 14 31 10 1 5 157 .248 1 1 0 0 1 Pederson •.••.••••••. 4.-05 3-2 12 5 1 1/2 2 26.2 25 15 12 13 30 2 0 3 124 .243 5 4 0 2 2 Dobis •...•..•..••... 4.40 0-1 7 1 0 0/0 0 14.1 18 8 7 5 6 3 1 2 62 .321 0 0 0 0 1 Mens ink ••..••..••••• 4.81 3-2 9 7 1 1/0 0 39.1 38 24 21 9 43 7 0 5 167 .250 6 3 0 0 3 Lance •••.•••.•.•..•. 5.40 1-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 6.2 8 4" 4 4 4 1 0 1 30 .348 1 0 0 2 1 Kearin ...... 5.74 1-2 11 1 0 0/0 0 15.2 20 10 10 6 13 2 0 3 68 .339 0 1 0 0 2 Diebolt •..••....•••• 9.45 0-0 8 0 0 0/1 1 6.2 11 7 7 6 4 2 0 0 35 .407 5 1 0 0 1 --- Others --- Felling ...... 0.00 1-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 4.2 6 1 0 1 5 3 0 0 21 .300 0 0 0 0 0

Totals ...... 4.35 16-12 28 28 5 5/3 4 192.1 205 103 93 72 164 35 2 22 838 .278 19 12 1 5 12 Opponents •..••.••••• 6. 71 12-16 28 28 13 1/0 0 187.2 225 165 140 96 132 37 10 19 891 .300 14 13 3 15 16

PB- Tea1 (6), Gunderson 4, Wirth 1, Guse 1, Opp (1). Pickoffs- Tea1 (5), Ba11erschldt 3, Westfall 1, Kearin 1, Opp (1). SB/SBA - Gunderson (10-14), Ba11erschldt (5-10), !ensink (2-6), Pederson (3-3), Guse (3·3), Kearin (1-1), Westfall (1-1), Lance (1-1).

Bitting 1ini1U1S - 10 Galee 20 lB 30 !Pl Pitching 1initu1s - 5 Gales 5 lP 10 BF · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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MENSINK NAMED TO GTE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM

Golden Gopher right-handed pitcher Brian Mensink was named recently to the GTE Baseball Academic All-District V team. A total of 11 players were honored on the squad.

Mensink, a junior from Rochester, Minn., with a 3.52 GPA in the Carlson School of Management, was 4-4 with a 5.46 ERA this season for the Golden Gophers. He was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for his one-hit shutout on April 8 over Illinois, and had 68 strikeouts and just 21 walks in 61 innings pitched. In his Golden Gopher career, Mensink has a 9-5 career record with 129 strikeouts in 129 1/3 innings pitched.

Minnesota (31-28) recently completed their 33rd consecutive winning season with a second place finish in both the Big Ten regular season anq Big Ten post-season tournament. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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U OF M ANNOUNCES SALE OF COURTSIDE SEATS

Courtside seating will once again be available in Williams Arena for the 1995-96 Golden Gopher men's basketball season. Last season, for the first time, 20 front row seats were placed up for auction. Because of continuing demand and the need to meet revenue goals to retire debt on the remodeled Williams Arena, a similar auction will be held this year.

"A highly competitive 1994-95 season, and the success of the auction format has encouraged us to make 20 front row seats available again to the highest bidders for the 1995-96 season," said Men's Athletic director McKinley Boston. "No current season ticket holders will be displaced, the revenue generated will greatly help our financial picture, and the fans who held the seats last year enjoyed them tremendously. This program seems to be a winner the whole way around. With high renewal rates continuing in Williams Arena, these seats are the only ones in which the slate is wiped clean every year, and can be available for the first-year fan looking for a way to provide significant financial assistance to the University."

The 20 seats, located directly behind the scorer's table at courtside, will be awarded to winning fans participating in the auction. The minimum starting bid is $2,500 per seat, plus the price of the season ticket. "Last year, we realized almost $60,000 in revenue with these seats, " said Jan Unstad, director of development. "We have already had expanded interest this year, and we hope the success of the auction will continue to increase. College basketball is a great game. Williams Arena has a unique atmosphere, and you just can't beat these courtside seats for excitement."

Written bids for the courtside seats will be accepted beginning June 1, with bids closing June 29. Information and bid forms are available by calling Jan Unstad in the Men's Intercollegiate Athletic Development Office at (612) 626-7812. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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GUNDERSON NAMED COLLEGIATE BASEBALL ALL-AMERICAN

University of Minnesota junior catcher Shane Gunderson was honored Thursday as a third­ team All-America selection by Collegiate Baseball magazine. A total of 51 players were picked for the first three squads.

Gunderson led the Golden Gophers in virtually every offensive category this season, including average (.389), home runs (13), runs-batted in (65), hits (75), slugging percentage (.715), walks (34), on-base percentage (.475), and stolen bases (19). He had 27 multiple-hit games, including nine of his last 14 contests, and 20 multiple-RBI games, including nine of his last 12 contests.

The native of Faribault, Minn., was a first-team all-Big Ten selection, named Big Ten Player of the Week on May 8 for a 13 RBI weekend against Michigan State, co-MVP of the Big Ten regular season, and co-MVP of the Big Ten Tournament last weekend at Ohio State where he homered in every Golden Gopher game. His 39 RBI in conference action tied the single-season Big Ten record set by Jamie Taylor of Ohio State in 1991.

Gunderson, who is expected to return to the University of Minnesota for his senior season, was one of only two Big Ten players listed on the three All-America teams. Michigan Scott Weaver was named as the designated hitter on the third team. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/30/95 GOLDEN GOPHERS SEND FOUR TRACKMEN TO NATIONALS

The University of Minnesota men's track and field team will send four athletes in five events to Knoxville, Tennessee this week for the NCAA outdoor track and field championships. Senior Chris Brinkworth qualified in both the shot put and discus. He is ranked fifth in the nation in the discus and seventh in the shot put. Minnesota senior Keita Cline goes to Knoxville with a third place ranking in the long jump. Also, senior Rob Hydukovich will compete in the shot put and sophomore Tye Harvey will make his first national meet appearance in the pole vault. The competition starts on Wednesday, when Brinkworth vies for the discus crown and Cline does the same in the long jump. The pole vault finals are on Friday. The competition comes to an end on Saturday, with Brinkworth and Hydukovich in the shot put. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IEW§

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YEE RECEIVES TOP HONOR AT M BANQUET

Gymnast Brian Yee, a senior from Houston, Texas, was named recipient of the University of Minnesota's Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor at theM Banquet on Tuesday at the Radisson Metrodome Hotel in Minneapolis.

Each member school in the Big Ten Conference presents this award annually to a student­ athlete who demonstrates a high degree of proficiency in both scholarship and athletics.

Yee, who is a two-time All-American in the pommel horse for the Golden Gophers during his collegiate career, led the Maroon and Gold to the Big Ten team title in 1995 while individually placing first in the vault, second on the pommel horse, and second in the all­ around competition.

A psychology and speech communications major with a cumulative GPA of 3.23, Yee was honored as an Academic All-Big Ten selection each of the last three years. Yee has also been recognized as aU of M Scholar Athlete award winner.

Y ee was a finalist this season for the Nissen Award, given each year to the top collegiate gymnast in the country. He was also a recipient of the Arthur Ashe Jr., Sports Scholar Award, given each year to student-athletes of color who exemplify scholarship, athleticism and community participation.

In addition to the Medal of Honor award that Yee received, the outstanding athlete in each men's varsity sport was also honored. This year's winners include (alpabetically by sport):

Baseball Shane Gunderson, Junior, Faribault, Minn. Baseketball Voshon Lenard, Senior, Detroit, Mich. Townsend Orr, Senior, Dolton, Ill. Cross Country Jason Boon, Senior, Cottage Grove, Minn. Diving P.J. Bogart, Junior, Mesa, Ariz. Football Chris Darkins, Junior, Houston, Texas Golf Aaron Barber, Junior, New London, Minn. Gymnastics Brian Y ee, Senior, Houston, Texas Hockey Brian Bonin, Junior, White Bear Lake, Minn. Swimming Bernie Zeruhn, Junior, Hamburg, Germany Tennis Ross Loel, Senior, Rancho La Costa, Calif. Track Chris Brinkworth, Senior, Bloomington, Minn. Keita Cline, Senior, Gainesville, Fla. Wrestling Brett Colombini, Senior, Redwood Valley, Calif. • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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GOLF TEAM ANNOUNCES A WARDS

The University of Minnesota golf team held its annual banquet on Tuesday, May 30 and the following student-athletes were honored.

Most Valuable Player: Aaron Barber Most Improved Player: Mark Halverson Most Dedicated: Jon Kelly Best GPA: Andy Komor All-Big Ten: Aaron Barber All-District: Aaron Barber Academic All-Big Ten: Aaron Barber, Mark Halvorson, Mark Hanson 1995-96 Captain: Aaron Barber UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA lEW§

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TWO GOLDEN GOPHERS NAMED TO GTE AT-LARGE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT V TEAM

University of Minnesota junior hockey player Dan Trebil and junior swimmer Bernie Zerhun were named to the 1995 GTE At-Large Academic All-District V Team. Trebil and Zerhun are eligible for the GTE At-Large Acadecmic All-America Team which to be announced June 20.

Trebil was third in scoring this past season with 10 goals and 31 assists and was the top scoring defeseman in the WCHA. The alternate captain in 1994-95, Trebil received All­ WCHA honorable mention honors in 1995 and is a two-time WCHA All-Academic Team selection. A civil engineering/pre-med major with a 3.62 GPA, he is a three-time winner of the U of M Scholar Athlete Award and was named to the 1995 Academic All-Big Ten At­ Large Team.

Zeruhn, a business management major with a 3.90 GPA, was an All-American in four events in 1995. Zeruhn placed fifth in the 200 t1y and 200 free and eighth in the 500 free at the NCAA Championships and was a member of the All-American 800 free relay. He set two school records in 1995 (200 free and 500 free) and holds a total of three individual school records and two relay records. The three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection is a two-time U of M Scholar Athlete Award and has been named to the Dean's List seven times. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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GUNDERSON NAMED MVP OF GOLDEN GOPHER BASEBALL TEAM

Junior Shane Gunderson was named the winner of the Richard "Chief" Siebe11 MVP award at the 12th Annual Golden Gopher Dugout Club Awards Banquet tonight. Gunderson just completed a stellar junior season in which he led the team in batting (.389), RBI (65), home runs ( 13), and slugging percentage (. 715 ). Gunderson was an All- Big Ten first team selection at catcher, and was named the co-Player of the Year in the Big Ten with Scott Weaver of Michigan.

At the Big Ten Tournament. Gunderson batted .500, with four home runs and nine RBI, garnering co-MVP honors for the tournament. In addition, Gunderson was honored last week as a third team All-America selection by Colkgiate Baseball magazine. The 1995 Minnesota baseball awards are as follows:

Richard "Chief' Siebert MVP Award-Shane Gunderson

David Winfield Pitcher of the Year Award-Andy Hammerschmidt

Paul Molitor Batting Champion Award-Shane Gunderson

George Thomas Most Improved Player Award-Rob Smith

Golden Gopher Dugout Club Player of the Year Award-Tony Bender

David Chelesnik Jr. Memori:ll A ward-Mark Yandersall

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FORMER GOLDEN GOPHER WARD NAMED HOCKEY ASSISTANT

The University of Minnesota Department of Men's Athletics named Tom Ward as assistant hockey coach today. He replaces Bill Butters, who took over the head coaching duties at Bethel College.

"We are extremely delighted to have Tom join our staff," said Senior Associate Athletic Director Mark Dienhart. "He definitely will bring a lot of knowledge and energy to our program."

Ward has spent the last three seasons as head coach and general manager of the St. Paul Vulcans. During his tenure as head coach, the Vulcans recorded a 85-77-4 record. Last season, he led St. Paul to a 31-15-2 record and a third-place finish in the USHL.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for my family and me," said Ward. "It's a chance to work with one of the finest college hockey programs in the country. I'm looking forward to working with Doug Woog and 'Minnesota's Pride On Ice'."

"We are fortunate to have hired two of the top young coaches in hockey in the last two years in Mike Guentzel and now Tom Ward," said Woog. "We are very excited to have Tommy on board and back in Maroon and Gold."

Ward began his hockey coaching career at Richfield High School as an assistant in 1987. From 1987-89 he also served as an assistant football and baseball coach for the Spartans. In 1989, he became the assistant coach for the V ulcans under Guentzel. In 1991-92, he helped lead the Vulcans to the Junior A national championship.

Ward started his playing career at Richfield where he was all-state in both hockey and baseball. He received scholarship to play hockey at Minnesota. A defenseman, Ward played in 70 career collegiate games in three seasons and recorded seven total points (one goal, six assists). Ward devoted his final year in Gold Country to baseball when he captained the Golden Gophers in the 1987 season. An outfielder, Ward hit .340 in his career. He was graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1988 with a bachelor of science degree.

Ward and his wife Lori have two daughters, Taylor and Hannah. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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BASEBALL INKS TWO IN-STATE OUTFIELD PROSPECTS

The University of Minnesota announced Friday the signing of two talented in-state recruits, Craig Selander from St. Paul, Minn., and Mike Arult from Lakeville, Minn. Both are , and will help replenish the numbers in the Golden Gopher outfield as starters Shane McCarthy, Wes Denning, and Mark Yandersall were all lost to graduation.

Selander is completing his senior season at Cretin-Derham Hall High School as the Raiders have advanced to next week's Class AA state tournament in St. Paul. Selander, who bats and throws left handed, will step in and compete for playing time immediately, said Head Coach John Anderson.

"Craig is an excellent athlete with the added bonus of being left-handed," said Anderson. "We've been looking to add more left-handed sticks to our outfield, and Craig brings us that dimension."

Arult hit .388 in his career at Lakeville High School, smacking 24 extra-base hits and driving in 45 runs for the Panthers. He played center field as a prep athlete, and will challenge for the void created in center field by Denning's departure.

"Mike is a three-spoit athlete who will also have the opportunity to step in and have an immediate impact on our team in 1996," said Anderson. "Another big factor in our wanting these two people in our program is that they are both good students, and representative of the type of individuals we want associated with Golden Gopher baseball."

The signings bring the total number of high school recruits for the baseball team to seven, joining pitchers Bob DeWitt, Kai Freeman, Brad Pautz, and Kelly Werner, and infielder Robb Quinlan, who all signed tenders last fall. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IEW§

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RUITER NAMED U OF M ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS

Brad Ruiter has been named Assistant Director of Media Relations for the Men's Athletics Department at the University of Minnesota, pending final approval of the U of M's Board of Regents.

Ruiter, 26, joined the University of Minnesota Men's Athletic Department in August 1993, and has served as a graduate assistant in the media relations office since then. During his tenure as graduate assistant, Ruiter has been the depa11ment contact for the wrestling and baseball programs along with assisting in other aspects of media relations for the 11- sport intercollegiate program. He will be primarily responsible for the sports of hockey and tennis in his new role.

A native Minnesotan, Ruiter is a 1986 graduate of Clara City High School in Clara City, Minn., and a 1991 graduate of Nol1hwestern College in Roseville, Minn., with a bachelor's in sports studies. Before coming to the U of M, he was in retail management with Nick's Spo11sWorld in Minneapolis. In the summer of 1994, he worked as the media relations assistant with the St. Paul Saints of the Northern League.

"I am excited to have the opportunity to continue my work with Golden Gopher athletics and to be part of what lies ahead for this University," Ruiter said. "I have been a Golden Gopher supporter my entire life and my committment to the University of Minnesota grows stronger every day."

"We are thrilled to have Brad come aboard as a pem1anent member of our staff," said Director of Media Relations Marc Ryan. "Brad has done an outstanding job the past two years for us and is very deserving of this opp01tunity." UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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BASEBALL TEAM SIGNS McDERMOTT TO TENDER

The University of Minnesota baseball team announced today the signing of junior college outfielder Phil McDermott of Edison Community College in Fort Meyers, Fla. to a national letter of intent to play for the Golden Gophers beginning with the 1995-96 school year. McDermott is a native of Roseville, Minn., and enjoyed an outstanding prep career with the Roseville Raiders.

The 6-0, 205 pound right-handed hitter led all Florida community colleges last season with 58 RBI in 56 games while being a versatile defensive perfom1er, playing numerous infield and outfield positions.

"We are extremely pleased that Phil will be a part of our program, as he is able to bring his junior college experience to our team and be a little fur1her along at this point than other true freshmen entering our system," said Golden Gopher Head Coach John Anderson. "Phil is an extremely talented hitter, and will challenge for a regular spot somewhere in our lineup next season." UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IEW§

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 15, 1995

ZERUHN NAMED SECOND TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN

University of Minnesota junior swimmer Bernie Zeruhn has been named to the GTE At­ Large Academic All-America Second Team. Zeruhn, a business management major with a 3.90 GPA, was an All-American in four events in 1995. Zeruhn placed fifth in the 200 fly and 200 free, eighth in the 500 free and was a member of the All-American 800 free relay teamat the NCAA Championships. He set two school records in 1995 (200 free and 500 free) and holds a total of three individual school records and two relay records. The three­ time Academic All-Big Ten selection is a two-time U of M Scholar Athlete Award winner and has been named to the Dean's List seven times .

• UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§

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For Immediate Release June 22, 1995

BASEBALL TEAM INKS COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CATCHER TO NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT

The University of Minnesota announced today the signing of catcher Matt Skovran of Columbia Heights to a national letter of intent to play baseball. Skovran is a 1995 graduate of Columbia Heights High School. A 5-11, 180-pound left-handed batter who throws with his right hand, he batted .395 with 30 hits, 17 runs, 15 walks, and 19 RBis as a senior. An all-conference and all-metro selection as a senior, he was a four-year letterwinner for Columbia Heights where he holds school single-season records for runs (21-Jr.), hits (30- Sr.), and walks (23-Jr.). An outstanding student as well, he was an academic all­ conference selection and has been a member of the National Honor Society for the past two years.

"With the loss of Shane Gunderson and only one returning player with any experience at catcher, signing a quality player at this position was important in this year's recruiting class," said Head Coach John Anderson. "We feel Matt is fairly advanced defensively for a high school player, and he will b1ing another left-handed bat to the lineup. He is fundamentally solid and handles pitchers very well. He· s an outstanding student-athlete and an excellent fit for our program, and we look forward to him wearing the Maroon and Gold." UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

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TO: All Staff FROM: Marc Ryan illI! RE: 1994-95 Sears Directors' Cup Final Standings

DATE: June 22, 1995

The University of Minnesota finished 31st in the second annual Sears Directors' Cup final standings. The competition recognizes the finest all-around athletics programs in the nation.

Presented by Sears and the National Association of Directors of Collegiate Athletics (NACDA), the all-sports award honors the Division I school with the best performance in 10 core sports for men, 10 core sports for women and one wild card spon for each.

Directors' Cup points are based on national tournament finishes. The national champion in a spon earns 64 points, second gets 63, etc. We finished 14th in the 1993-94 final standings.

I have attached the final standings .

• • Sears Directors Cup Standings 1994-95 Final Spring Rankings As of 06/16/95

Page 1 ~ e e Sears Directors -Cup Standings 1994-95 Final Sp.Rankings .06/16/!:15 Rank Institution Winter Adj. to Ba eball M Golf w Golf W SoH. w Ten. M Ten. w OTF M OTF VI Lax II Lax ro.VB Final Total Winter Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pts. Pl. Pts. Pl. Pts. Total WI I~ Card WI I~ Card WI I~ Card 42 Massachusetts 215.0 33 24.5 25 36.5 42 21.0 9@ 0.0 297.0 43 Dartmouth 157.0 41 17.5 28 35.5 42 21.5 3 61.S 293.0 44 Georgetown 274.0 28 35.5 42 0.0 288.5 44 South Carolina 111.5 9 55.5 17 44.5 9 52.5 41 17.5 288.5 46 Kentucky 191.5 31 33.5 17 44.5 60 5.0 16 49.0 283.0 47 Oreeon 17S.S 13 52.0 24 39.5 47 15.5 282.5 41 Pittsburgh 237.5 17 0.0 282.0 49 Iowa State 231S 32.8 35 29.5 17 48.0 278.0 so Connecticut 184.8 9 52.5 35 29.5 54 9.0 275.0 '·~· 42 0.0 274.5 Sl Boston University 274.S Sl Clemson 131.0 53.0 1 S7.S 20 4S.O 25 32.5 10 54.5 274.5 53 Utah 202.0 25 36.5 25 32.5 271.0 S4 New Mexico 122.0 12 53.0 IS 50.0 17 44.5 269.5 ss Oregon State 236.5 37 27.5 264.0 S6 Fresno Stale 129.0 33 24.5 9 52.5 9 S2.S 258.5 S1 Illinois 223.0 41.0 4 61.0 41 0.0 243.0 S1 ~·and 116.0 I 64.0 2 63.0 243.0 S9 Georae Mason 224.0 53.0 s 60.0 6 0.0 231.0 60 Cal State-Fullerton 95.5 I 64.0 s 59.5 219.0 61 IPepperdine 60.0 17 44.5 9 S2.S s S8.S 215.5 62 Harvard 171.5 25 32.5 211.0 63 New Hampshire 198.0 198.0 64 Baylor 197.5 42 0.0 a 0.0 197.5 65 Old Dominion ISI.S 17 44.5 196.0 I 66 Boston College 19S.S 47 0.0 195.5 I 67 Ball State IIS.S 41 17.5 3 62.0 195.0 68 Houston 126.5 27.0 . 14 51.0 19 43.5 194.0 69 Hawaii S2.S 39 26.0 9 S2.S 4 61.0 192.0 70 Rice i21.0 30.0 9 S2.S 24 39.5 8 0.0 1830 71 William and Mary 130.0 9 S2.S 182.5 72 Texas Christian 34.0 34.0 21 44.0 s S8.S 37 26.0 13 51.5 180.0 73 Northwestern 161.5 41 17.5 179.0 74 Providence 139.5 38.0 33 24.5 12 S2.S 28 0.0 178.5 1S Nevada-Las Veaas 33.0 IS so.o 3 61.5 25 32.S 171.0 76 Michigan State 176.5 176.5 77 Kent State 90.0 27 38.0 20 45.0 173.0 78 Brown 111.0 5 58.5 169.5 79 Seton Hall 169.0 37 0.0 37 0.0 169.0 79 Vanderbilt 105.0 17 46.S 41 17.5 169.0 81 Purdue 160.5 47 0.0 59 4.5 165.0 82 Northern Iowa 163.0 163.0 83 Tulsa 52.5 II 54.0 27 38.0 41 17.5 162.0

Page 2 Sears Directors Cup Standings 1994-95 Final Spring Rankings As of 06/16/95

Rank lnaUtuUon Winter Adj. to Ba ~a ball M Golf W Golf W SofL w Ten. M Ten. w OTF M OTF V\ Lax .111 Lax N.VB Final Total Winter Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Total WI I:J Card WI I:J Card WI I~ Card 84 Syracuse 97.0 I 64.0 161.0 84 Wuhington State 122.0 26 39.0 ·. 161.0 86 Boise State 12S.O 25 32.S IS7.5 87 Mississippi State 95.5 5 58.S 154.0 88 U.S. Naval Academy 124.0 148.5 89 George Wuhington 147.5 147.5 90 Montana 142.5 . 142.5 91 Long Beach State 75.'1 -~sa.s 47 14.0 141.5 .. 92 West Virginia 141.0- 24 0.0 141.0 93 Illinois-Chicago 95.5 17 44.S 140.0 94 Texu-EI Puo 102.0 50.5 30 35.0 12 53.0 139.5 95 Pacific: 137.5 137.5 96 Kansas State IOO.S 41.5 14 50.5 28 33.0 135.5 97 Florida International 91.5 25 36.5 134.0 97 l~aTec:b 65.0 24.5 33 24.5 29 36.0 28 33.0 134.0 99 Temple 74.0 s 59.5 133.5 100 Mississippi 16.5 9 52.5 2 63.0 132.0 101 San Diqo 40.5 17 46.5 17 44.5 131.5 102 Appalac:hian State 127.0 127.0 103 Ohio 88.5 25 36.5 125.0 104 IWyomin& 121.0 121.0 lOS Missouri 83.0 25 36.5 119.5 106 Memphis 117.5 I 17.5 107 Pordllld II 1.5 111.5 108 Texas Tech 58.5 9 52.5 111.0 109 Middle Tennessee State 52.5 25 36.5 41 17.5 106.5 I

110 Indiana State 21.0 25 36.5 17 44.5 47 0.0 102.0 !

Ill Central Florida 24.5 25 36.5 23 40.5 101.5 I 112 Illinois State 56.0 17 44.5 100.5 113 Eutcrn Michigan BS.S 31.0 12 52.5 28 0.0 1000 114 Southwestern Louisiana 29.5 29.5 s 59.5 25 40.0 99.5 liS Alabama-Birmingham 57.0 16.5 25 32.5 37 26.0 99.0 116 Idaho 93.0 59 4.5 97.5 117 DePaul 58.0 25 36.5 28 0.0 94.5 Ill Western Kentucky 93.0 93.0 119 Louisiana Tec:h S2.S 25 36.5 89.0 120 Weber State 88.5 88.5 121 Southwest Missouri State 40.5 33 24.5 42 21.0 86.0 122 Cincinnati 85.0 85.0 123 California-Santa Barbara 83.0 83.0 123 Rutgen 61.5 42 21.5 83.0 123 South Alabama 0.0 33 24.5 5 58.5 830

Page 3 e - e Sears Directors -Cup Standings 1994-95 Final Sp. Rankings ..-06/16195 Rank Institution Winter AdJ. to Ba lie ball M Golf VII Golf W Soft. w Ten. M Ten. VII OTF M OTF VI Lax M Lax II. VB Final Total Winter Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pts. Pl. Pts. Total WI I~ Card WI I~ Card WI I~ Card 123 Southwest Texas State 0.0 24 39.5 19 43.5 83.0 127 South Florida 0.0 33 24.5 23 40.5 41 11.5 82.5 121 Manhattan 82.0 129 Louisville 81.5 129 Virginia Tech ~.~.11.5 (;& 81.5 131 NOl\h Carolina-Greensboro . 40.5 . 23 40.5 81.0 Ill St. Louis 11.0 . . . . 11.0 .-:·ry· 133 Maine 79.~ • 19.5 134 Cornell 24.S 9 54.5 79.0 135 U.S. Air Force Academy 71.5 78.5 136 Lamar 0.0 17 44.5 31 33.5 78.0 137 Troy State 52.5 33 24.5 17.0 131 Furman 16.5 6 59.0 15.5 139 Loyola (Md.) 16.5 5 58.5 15.0 140 San Francisco 69.0 69.0 141 New Mexico State 0.0 21 37.0 33 31.5 68.5 142 Cal State-Nortbridae 0.0 9 52.5 47 14.0 66.5 143 Younastown State 64.0 64.0 144 San Jose State 0.0 2 63.0 63.0 145 Johns Hopkins 0.0 3 61.5 61.5 14S Marshall 61.5 61.5 145 St. Johns (NY) 40.5 42 21.0 61.5 141 Nicholls State 16.5 17 44.5 61.0 141 Nonhcm Arizona 61.0 61.0 141 Santa Clan 61.0 61.0 lSI Colorado State 53.0 51 7.0 60.0 lSI Stephen F. Austin 60.0 60.0 ISl Charleston 58.5 58.5 153 Eastern Kentucky 58.5 58.5 153 Hartford SI.S 58.5 ISl McNeese State 58.5 58.5 IS7 Central Michigan 21.0 25 36.5 51.5 ISS North Carolina-Charlotte S7.0 51.0 ISS San Dicao State 51.0 51.0 158 Tulane 51.0 57.0 161 Pennsylvania 32.0 33 24.S 56.5 162 Northeastern 54.S 54.5 163 Northern Illinois 53.S 53.5 164 Alcorn State 52.5 52.5 164 Creighton 52.S 52.5 164 North Texas 52.5 52.5 164 St. Mary's (Cal) 52.5 52.5

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Rank Institution Winter Adj. to Ba eball M Golf W Golf W Soft. w Ten. M Ten. w OTF M OTF VI Lax .1.1 Lax IlL VB Final Total Winter Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Total WI I~ Card WI I~ Card WI I~ Card 168 Clll!pbell IS.S 2S 36.S S2.0 169 California-Irvine 16.S 2S 32.S ,49.0 169 Southern Illinois 63 1.5 49.0 169 Utah State 37.0 . . S3 12.0 49.0 172 Lehigh ....48.0 . . . •. 48.0 173 Hofsua 0.0 . 17 44.5 44.5 173 Virginia Commonwealth 0.0 '

196 Arkansas State 24.5 24.5 I 196 Citldel 0.0 33 24.5 24.5 196 Georgia State 24.5 24.5 196 Jacksonville 0.0 33 24.5 24.5 196 Loyola Marymount 24.5 24.5 196 Northeast Louisiana 0.0 33 24.5 24.5 196 Rider 24.5 24.5 203 Yale 22.0 22.0 204 Bowling Green 21.0 21.0 204 Prairie View A&M 21.0 47 0.0 21.0 206 Columbia 0.0 41 17.S 17.5 207 Col~te 16.5 16.5 207 Drexel 16.5 16.5 207 Florida A&M 16.S 16.5 e e e Page 5 Sears Directors ! Standings 1994-95 Final Sp.Rankings A-06/16Jg5 . ....

Rank Institution Winter AdJ. to Ba~eball M Golf W Golf W Soft. W Ten. M Ten. V\ OTF M OTF VI Lax ftl Lax a .VB Final Total Winter Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pla. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pla. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Pl. Pta. Total Wll ~ Card WII ~ Card Wll ~-Card 207 Gonzaga 16.5 16.5 207 Holy Cross 16.5 16.5 207 Jackson State 16.5 • 16.5 201 Marqueae 16.S · 16.5 207 Murny State 16.5 16.5 207 Norah Carolina A&:T 16.S • 16.5 207 RadfOrd 16.S . 16.5 207 Southern Mississippi 16.5, · '· · 16.5 207 St. Joseph's (PA) 16.S 16.5 207 St. Peter's 16.5 16.5 207 Tennessee State 16.S 16.5 207 Texas Southern 16.5 16.5 207 Western Illinois 16.5 16.5 207 Wisconsin-Green Bay 16.S 16.5 207 Xavier 16.S 16.5 22S Liberty 0.0 47 15.5 15.5 225 U.S. Military Academy IS.5 I 5.5 227 Oral Roberts 13.0 13.0 227 Virainia Military Institute 13.0 13.0 · 227 Western Mk:hiaan 13.0 13 o 230 Eastern Illinois 11.0 II .0 231 Moraan State 0.0 63 1.5 J.S NE Colorado College (Ill) 58.S 58.5 NE Denver(ll) 58.5 58.5 NE Lake Superior State (II) sa.s 58.5 NE Clarkson (Ill) S4.5 54.5 NE RaweJ~er (Ill) 54.5 54.5 NE Edinboro (II) 54.0 54.0 NE Clarion (II) 50.0 50.0 NE Cal Sta~e-Bakersf~eld (II) 37.0 37.0 NE Loc:k Haven (II) 31.S 3 J.S NE Cal Poly-SLO 28.0 28.0 NE Bloomsburg (II) 18.5 18.5 NE California (PA) (II) 8.0 8.0 NE Millersville (II) 8.0 8.0

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