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WCHA T TLE IN SIG T February games will determine conference champs Correctly identify the Golden he University of Minnesota hockey Gopher hockey player and win a team is near the end of their grueling $50.00 restaurant gift certificate: 1996-97 schedule and they are tast- ing a championship. With the sweep of The Eveleth native is one of the living legends of Minnesota hockey who still holds the Michigan Tech in Houghton, Mich., com­ all-time goals and all-time scoring records. He led the Gophers to two consecutive plete over the weekend of January 24-25, NCAA Championship games from 1951-'55, was a member of the 1956 and the 1960 the Gophers stood atop the WCHA stand­ U.S. Olympic Team that won the Gold Medal, is a member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of ings with a conference record of 15-7, 18-8 Fame, the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame, the U.S. High School Sports Hall of Fame, overall. the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. For more about this great athlete, see page 4. With North Dakota (14-6, 17-6-2) trailing the Gophers by only one point in the standings (3~29), and Wisconsin (13-8-1, 13-12-1) close behind with 27 points, the McELMURY RECEIVES NAT ONAL crucial games will come in February. Minnesota hosts Northern Michigan and Minnesota-Duluth before traveling to TEAM TRYOUT Colorado College. The Golden Gophers occer player Jennifer McElrnury has been then finish the season at Mariucci against invited to try out for the United States National arch rival Wisconsin. Soccer Team. Included among the nation's best amateur soccer players, McElrnury could be selected The Gophers have been led all year by for the U.S. elite team which represents the United junior All-American and Hobey Baker States in international competition. Award candidate Mike Crowley. Crowley Ryan Kraft has scored multiple-point games in three save percentage of .895 (444-496). The White Bear Lake, Minn., native was also of his previous four games and moved into named to the second-team of the 1996 National fifth place all-time in Minnesota history for On the offensive end, leading the way for Soccer Coaches Association of America!Umbro career points for a defenseman (32 goals Minnesota has been the combination of Senior College Division I All- American team. and 90 assists for 122 total points). The Casey Hankinson and Ryan Kraft. McElmury, a rnidftelder, was also named in 1995. Golden Gophers are an incredible 20-4-2 in Hankinson, from Edina, Minn., and Kraft, a native of Moorhead, Minn., have been Selected as the 1996 Big Ten Player of the Crowley's career when the Bloomington, Year, McElmury fin­ Minn., native scores a goal. the spark plugs of the Gopher offense. A co-captain. Hankinson has tallied nine ished second in the Crowley has also been a leader on the goals and 12 assists for 21 points, wbile conference in scoring Gopher defense, which is the top in almost Kraft leads the team in goals wi . with 4 and every statistical category in the conference. while adding eight assists. Other offensive seven assists, for a Minnesota's defense and goaltending have contributors have been freshman Dave total of 35 points. She been nothing short of spectacular, allowing Spehar with six goals and 11 assists, was also named ftrst-team all a WCHA-low 45 goals in 18league games Reggie Berg with four goals and 13 assists, Great Lakes Region, first-team (an average of 2.5 goals per game). The and Erik Rasmussen with eleven goals and all-Big Ten and all-tournament at the Gophers are on pace to break the single­ 5 assists. Wisconsin Invitational during the season. season Minnesota record for lowest goals­ against average per game (2.74, 1952-53). Head coach Doug Woog bas many reasons to Minnesota has allowed an average of 2.54 be excited about his team's chances in his DIENHART: "THIS IS NOT A WINTER OF DISCONTENT, goals per game through 22 games this sea­ 12th year at Minnesota. With a wealth of son, while allowing opponents to two or experience and talent, this team has a great BUT RATHER AWINTER OF GENUINE ENTHUSIASM" less goals in seven of its last nine games. chance to compete for the WCHA champi­ onship. ''I feel very good about our he overall quality of the winter sea­ fans and supporters of the department. I The mainstay in goal has been Steve prospects," said W oog. ''We have to keep son in men's athletics at the see and feel it everywhere." DeBus, a junior from Rochester, Minn. working hard and play with confidence. If we University of Minnesota has been nothing DeBus has been outstanding, attaining an do that then good things will happen." short of phenomenal, according to Men's "One of the main things thus far in the overall record of 12-6, while maintaining a Director of Athletics Dr. Mark Dienhart. winter season has been the success of every one of our teams. The good feeling Dienhart says, "This winter has been one that people have is because not only bas­ of real genuine enthusiasm within the ketball is doing so well, but having hock- men's athletic department and also from VOELZ MOVES TO DEVELOP TURN TO DIENHART ON PAGE 5 WOMEN'S HOCKEY PROGRAM INTO NATIONAL MODEL Committee looking at many options for multi-use facility

ast fall the At this time, the University bas $7 mil­ niversity of lion for a profit center to be built just Minnesota and west of Mariucci which is projected to Women's Athletics produce revenue to support this new Director Chris Voelz women's hockey team. The profit cen­ announced plans to ter would include, at the very least, an start women's hock­ ice sheet and tennis courts for rental as ey in 1997-98, a well as some practice opportunities for move that helps varsity teams. achieve Title IX Men's and women's tennis has never standards and create opportunities for Chris Voelz had an on-campus horne. Voelz said that she and men's Director girls to continue Women's of Athletics Dr. Mark Dienbart ''want to insure the playing hockey, a Athletics Director tennis programs won't have to risk com­ fast-growing sport in Hall Ol Fam- It was a festive event at the Governor's Mansion on the Thursday night mutes in bad weather, worry about adequate the state. Voelz moved quickly to provide before the "M" Club Hall of Fame annual dinner. Governor and Mrs. Arne Carlson hosted the new team with an equal level of support transportation or not having a presence with­ the party which included some of this state's greatest all-time athletes. In addition to all of in the University community." as that shown to the men's hockey team. the inductees who were honored the following night, many in the crowd included past All­ Tremendous progress bas been made in get­ Voelz said it "also wasn't long ago that an Americans and several former "M'' Club presidents. Right before this picture was taken, ting this new program off the ground. A impressive list of supporters, including Lou Billy Bye asked Dr. Mark Dienhart how he thought the Gopher football team would do Nanne (hockey great), Bob and Kathleen coach bas been hired, recruits have been "tomorrow against Iowa" to which Pinky McNamara quickly replied before Dienhart could signed and recently there bas been specula­ Ridder, Peggy Lucas, Deborah Olson, Jim Erickson, Dave Knoblauch and other hockey answer, "It's not tomorrow we're worried about, it's Saturday night at the Metrodome." tion that the new home will be in Mariucci Everyone laughed as you can see on this picture. From L to R: Sandy Stephens, Governor Arena or in a facility for the exclusive use of their program next to Mariucci. TURN TO VOELZ ON PAGE 2 Carlson, Billy Bye, Pinky McNamara and Dr. Mark Dienbart. 2 University o Minnes •• 1al ~ ELLER DESERVES TO BE 1997 COULD BE BEST EVER IN THE HALL OF FAME t's an embarrassment that Carl Eller, was because the Vilings never won the FOR GOLDEN GOPHER SPORTS I one of the greatest football players to Super Bowl. Others have speculated that ever wear the maroon and gold of Eller's past problems with cocaine influ­ s we head into 1997, we believe this financially healthy, and scholastically sound Minnesota and the all-time leader in enced the voters. Ayear could be one of the best ever for with classroom achievement having never sacks for the Minnesota VIkings, still Golden Gopher sports. Everything points to been higher. hasn't been selected for the Pro Football Discount both reasons. First, there are it. The coaches are among the best in the football players who have been inducted nation. Our athletes are among the top per­ The women's program under the charge of Hall of Fame. He was passed over again Chris Voelz the past eight years has been rec­ during the same years that Eller was a formers both on the field and in the class­ in this year's balloting making it the ognized nationally for its distinguished acade­ candidate who never played in the Super room. The men's and women's programs are ninth straight time he has failed to make administered mic achievement, athletic accomplishments Bowl and as for the cocaine problem, being soundly and the com­ tl\e final list. bined program under the direction of Dr. and fundraising returns. There have been Eller faced his problem, underwent treat­ McKinley Boston sets an example for numerous individual successes on the part of Eller, an offensive and defensive tackle ment and subsequently went on to found schools nationwide to follow. women athletes, many team championships, for the Golden Gophers in 1961, '62, the NFL's drug-counseling program and a department overall grade point average and '63, was twice named All-American his own Minneapolis-based drug treat­ Last year's performances laid the foundation (GPA) of3.11 or above (four years running for the success we expect to see this year. with a 3.0 or above), female student-athletes and All-Big Ten. He went on to play 15 ment center. Under Dr. Mark Dienhart, Director of Men's graduating well above the university average years for the Minnesota Vilings and one Athletics, and Chris Voelz, Director of and phenomenal success in fundraising. year for the Seattle Seahawks, was To say it's a disappointment that Eller was again passed over is an understate­ Women's Athletics, the U of M's combined named All Pro five times, was the NFL's teams finished last season in 25th place for 1997 could very well be the best overall Most Valuable Defensive Lineman two ment. Carl Eller deserves to be in the Pro Division I schools (out of more than 300}. sports year in the University of Minnesota's great history and you will be able to read all times and played in six Pro Bowl games. Football Hall of Fame. Dr. Dienhart proudly points to the 4th place All Sports Big Ten standing behind Ohio about it right here on the pages of SPORT­ State, Penn State and Michigan. He has SNEWS where it will always be reported in a Former Viling offensive tackle Ron positive and supportive manner. Yary, who was also passed over, thinks it worked hard to insure that his program is

zealots, as well as new coach Laura that provides the women's team with a more Halldorson, joined together giving us all the conducive sized ice sheet, a more intimate opportunity to make a long-term difference arena (3,000 seats vs. 9,000 in Mariucci} and for women, one whose effects could be felt the opportunity to showcase women's hock­ 40 years from now." ey in this great hockey state? A GRATEFUL ALUM REUSSE DOESN'T SPEAK FOR The few times I get into the Twin Cities I MOST MINNESOTANS After assembling this group, Voelz and the The current dilemma, as Voelz sees it, is a have picked up your paper Patrick Reusse, one of the worst writers others asked themselves the following ques­ lack of real estate to fulfill all these dreams, (SPORTSNEWS) and have found it enjoy­ I've ever read, doesn't speak for me or for tions: Why not raise enough capital to aug­ forcing the University to look at many con­ able to read. It is a welcome change to see that matter, most Minnesotans. His slash­ ment the "profit center" configuration (basic figurations. Voelz acknowledges that these positive articles in a media paper compared ing, cutting style is partly responsible for ice sheet and courts) to create a fan-friendly options "will eventually determine the scope to the negative journalism that runs ram­ the negativism that has found itself on hockey facility that provides increased rev­ and function of the project." At that time, pant in today's times. Keep up the good sports pages across the state. Just because enue opportunities through season tickets Voelz and Dienhart will make recommenda­ work. Reusse writes for a big city newspaper is and signage? Why not create a facility that tions to Vice President Dr. McKinley If at all possible, could you put the no reason some writers think they have to could be rented by teams and for events, or Boston. Voelz says they will seek to ensure imitate him. used by the men's team to prepare for oppo­ that the project will provide a strong revenue enclosed letter in your "SPORTSNEWS nents who play on 85' x 200' ice sheets (like stream and "try as much as possible to ade­ Letters" column? If you can't do it I'll Last football season Reusse called Jim North Dakota) vs. the 100' x 200' ice sheet quately meet the needs of the involved pro­ fully understand. If you can do it, I would Wacker a coach of much hokey nonsense in Mariucci? And why not create a facility grams." be most appreciative. and little substance. Noel C. Jenke I didn't like the fact that Minnesota under Owantonna, Minn. Wacker didn't have a winning program but to say that Wacker was a man of little sub­ Ed. note: We are honored to have the fol­ stance was completely inappropriate. lowing letter appear in this edition of SPORTSNEWS. Noel Jenke was a three­ I hope he gives new Coach Mason a sport athlete at Minnesota, earning letters chance. We in the state have a lot riding on in football, hockey and baseball. He recent­ a winning program and a positive attitude ly was named to the University of in the public. Writers like Reusse can help Minnesota "M" Club Hall of Fame. Noel set the tone for the football program and Jenke's letter follows: people's attitudes towards the University. A GRATEFUL ALUM Patrick Reusse is a person of little sub­ The publisher of The University of Minnesota SPORTSNEWS is Len Levine, a 1961 University of stance and should not be interacting with Minnesota graduate and three time "M" winner. SPORTSNEWS appears eight times during the year and Most recently I was granted the honor of the public. He'd be better off selling classi­ is distributed free of charge in more than 200 locations. being inducted into the University of fied advertising. Minnesota Athletic Hall of Fame. 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By Tony Levine Knaeble, who has a Hammons were right AND DIVING career average of 9.635 in behind Knaeble in scor­ The 1997 women's the event, and junior ing average. V andersall RANKED 12TH gymnastics Big Ten Lacey Purkat, who was averaged 9.763 in 13 Championships will be the team's top scorer with routines, while NATIONALLY held at the University a 9.694 average in the Hammons averaged of Minnesota Sports beam last season, add 9.719 in 12 routines. Women defeat Pavilion on March 22, depth to the event. "I and head coach Jim think we have world-class While Stephenson sings #23 Penn State in Stephenson would like beam," boasted the praises of his team, Big Ten opener to see nothing better Stephenson. "Our balance V andersall seems to than his Gophers walk beam has been very con­ agree. "This team has a The Golden Gopher women's swimming away victorious. Stephenson said that this sistent in the past, and we lot of confidence," she and diving team opened their conference team's goal is to score a 196 at the sea­ have counted on it to help claimed. "We've set our season by defeating the 23rd-ranked Penn son-ending meet. us, now more than ever." goals high and now State Nittany Lions. The Gophers won we're working hard to be 12 of the 16 events en route to a 177-188 "We have the capability to win the Big On the uneven bars, look successful." victory at the University of Minnesota Ten Championship," Stephenson claimed. for senior co-captain Aquatic Center on November 9. "As good as the Big Ten is overall - and Kristen V andersall and With all of the experi­ this is the strongest women's gymnastics Keyser to lead the way ence and talent that this Gretchen Hegener from Cologne, conference in the country - we have the for the Gophers. The duo year's team boasts, Minnesota, led the team by winning and capability to outscore all the other tied for third in the event Stephenson is very excit­ setting meet records in three events, teams." at the Big Ten ed about 1997. "Our ath­ including the 100-yard breaststroke and Championships last year letes trained very hard in 200-yard breaststroke. She was also a The 23rd-ranked Gophers returned three after recording identical the spring and summer to member of the record-setting 200-yard all-Big Ten performers and lost only two 9.900 scores. improve their difficulty medley, which also included Tanya Schuh seniors from last year's squad, which level in the skills they do from Lake Elmo, Shona Baillie and Terri scored 192.750 to ftnish fourth in the A Plymouth, Minn., and in the combination Jashinsky. Schuh was also a winner in the conference a year ago. ''The outlook for native, V andersall was they perform those 200-yard butterfly, while Baillie also cap­ this team is to continue to do the things the team's top performer skills," he said. "We tured the title in the 100-yard backstroke. that we've done over the past few years, on the bars last season, have also recruited some which are form and execution," said the with an average of 9.781. people who are going to Single-event winners included Olga flfth-year coach. "Plus, we're going to see Keyser tied her season­ make a significant differ­ Splichalova (1,000-yard freestyle), Jenny an increase in the difficulty of the perfor­ best with the 9.9 at the ence in the look of our Hennen from Anoka (200-yard freestyle), mances by the entire squad in every Big Ten Championship gymnastics. These two Jessica Grass (200-yard butterfly), Amy event." and improved throughout things are going to make Cottrill (50- yard freestyle), Devon the season. this the best team we've Coellner (100-yard freestyle), Kimberly The Gophers have looked to improve in ever had." Wilson (500-yard freestyle) and Carrie the vault with the combination of experi­ Purkat is also experienced Hansen from Lakeville (3-meter diving). enced veterans and new competitors. in the bars and will be ''This is going to be the ftrst year that asked to provide addition­ In a dual meet the same weekend the we're able to have six competitors up on al depth, while junior Tony Levine was a three­ Gophers defeated the Iowa State Cyclones vaulting," Stephenson said. "All of them Molly Umland averaged year letterwinner for the 152-145 in Ames, Iowa. It was can perform vaults valued at 9.9 or 10.0 9.548last season and has University of Minnesota Minnesota's 12th consecutive win over the and that in itself is going to make a big possibly the most unique football team from 1993- Cyclones. difference." bar routine on the squad. 1995. A native of Highland Park in St. The all-native Minnesotan team of Beth Junior Kim Sveum was the team's top Stephenson calls the floor Paul, the former walk-on Shimanski from Hutchinson, Katie Olson scorer on vault last season, posting a exercise Minnesota's completed his career from Eden Prairie, Jaime Holden from 9.710 average, with a high of 9.9 against best, and the leader of the with the Gophers and Rochester, and Heather Miller from Utah. Mindy Knaeble was close behind group is Knaeble. immediately signed a Willmar combined to win the 200-yard with a 9.690 average. Providing addition­ Knaeble, from New medley relay. Shimanski (200-yard back­ contract to play with the al depth has been junior Stacey Batza and Hope, Minn., tied for the stroke), Olson (100-yard breaststroke) and Minnesota Fighting Pike newcomer Kristi Selinger. Big Ten title last season KimSveum Miller (50-yard freestyle) were all repeat by scoring a 9.850 and of the Arena Football winners in another event. Other event win­ The balance beam has consistently been scored lower than 9.8 only three times in League. When the season ended in ners included Cottrill (100-yard backstroke), one of the team's assets, and it has been 13 tries. Her scoring average in the floor August, Tony formed the Levine Elizabeth Weld (1,000-yard freestyle, 500- again this season. Sophomore Cathy exercise was 9.771. "This year Mindy has Marketing Group, a special events and yard freestyle), Jessica Smith (200-yard Keyser set a school record for any appa­ a new routine we feel is even better than public relations company. He also offici­ breaststroke) and Jenny Cook from Anoka ratus with a 9.925last season against the one she's done in the past," ates high school and college basketball. (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving). Utah. She also scored a 9.825 at the Big Stephenson added. Ten Championships to ftnish in third place. Vandersall and senior co-captain Jonda RETURN OF PAULSON, TAYLOR SPARK WRESTLERS

The University of Minnesota wrestling team has completed Kraft placed fifth at the NCAA Tournament last season while Tim Hartung, who qualifted for the NCAA Tournament last its non-conference schedule and is preparing to face its con­ attaining an overall record of 29-11. He is on pace to become year at 177, has moved up and is competing at 190. ference rivals during the month of February. The Gophers Minnesota's ftrst four-time All-American. grapple Wisconsin, Penn State, Michigan State, Michigan and The heavyweight spot vacated by Pierce has been illled by Ohio State, and with this season's return of two All­ Redshirt freshman Brandon Eggum, a former high school redshirt freshman Brent Boeshans. Junior college transfer Americans, they could make some serious All-American, is wrestling at 177 this season. Sophomore Shelton Benjamin, a two-time NJCAA National Champion, noise when the Big Ten Championships take has also given the Gophers additional depth at place in early March. the heavyweight position. Although Coach J Robinson's team lost All­ Other contributors have been Ty Friederichs, American heavyweight Billy Pierce to gradua­ Kipp Williamson and Bart Golyer at 126; Pat tion, they improved immediately with the Connors, Nick Antila and Mauricio Mora at return of juniors Brandon Paulson and Zac 134; Dustin Berger and Troy Marr at 142; Jesse Taylor. Both Paulson and Taylor qualifted for Krebs at 150; and Josh Holiday, Tim Kinsella the 1994-95 NCAA Tournament but sat out last and Delaney Berger at 158. season because of Olympic commitments. A As we go to press, the Gophers were 7-2 over­ Coon Rapids native, Paulson captured a silver all, 1-0 in conference with a 35-3 victory over medal in the 114.5 pound Greco-Roman divi­ Northwestern on December 6. They also boast sion, and Taylor flnished eighth at the U.S. five nationally-ranked wrestlers, including Olympic Trials. Paulson and Taylor have been Paulson (5), Davids (2), Kraft (4), Taylor (4) mainstays at 118 and 167. and Hartung (7). Back at 142 is junior All-American Jason ''Our guys will be highly competitive and will Davids, a native of Forest Lake, Minnesota, settle for nothing less than winning," said who flnished last season with an astonishing Robinson. "We have three goals for this year's record of 34-6 and a fifth-place flnish at the team. First, we're going to be aggressive and NCAA Tournament. Davids, who was selected dominating. Second, we want to develop our as a tri-captain along with Paulson and Taylor, own style at the University of Minnesota. We has a chance to become the ftrst Golden want people to recognize the style of wrestling Gopher national champion since 1991. that we use here in Gold Country. Third, Sophomore All-American Chad Kraft, from we want to have fun." Lakefield, Minnesota, has given additional depth to the team while competing at 150. Brandon Paulson ~MASTER MECHANICAL, INCORPORATED ASKS GOLDEN 60PHER HOCKEY FANS-WHO AM I?

It was in the middle of the 1952-53 hockey stronger, back-checking Gretzk:y ." season, with the Gophers trailing confer­ ence-leading North Dakota 7-1 and going The Iron Ranger has received numerous into the final period when Minnesota rat­ honors during his hockey life, including tled off four goals in the third period mak­ being the first Minnesotan to be voted into ing the final score 7-5. Although the the national high school athletic Hall of Gophers lost that game, a sophomore Fame in leading his Eveleth High School superstar emerged with a bat trick which team to four straight state tournament led to a great season as the Gophers won championships. In addition, he was also a the next ten straight games and went all the multiple year All-American. way to the NCAA Championship game In 1956 this great Minnesota hockey leg­ before losing a heartbreaker to Michigan. end joined with several other Minnesotans Many have said that season signaled the on the U.S. Olympic team which surprised dawn of modem Minnesota hockey and a the world in the Winter Olympic Games young hockey player from Eveleth, Minn. held in Italy by taking a silver medal. In led the way. Over the course of his U of M the game against Canada, called by many career, this 6-1, 215 pound Center who one of the most exciting games ever played played for Minnesota from 1951-'55, tal­ in the Winter Olympics, he scored two lied Gopher hockey records of 298 career goals in the first period, and completed the points and 144 goals. These totals work out bat trick before the unbelievable 4-1 victo­ to an average of 1.4 goals and nearly three ry was achieved. points per game. To put those totals in per­ It doesn't end there. He was also a key WHO IS THIS GREAT GOLDEN GOPHER spective, the next U of M player on the player on the U.S. Olympic "Team of HOCKEY LEGEND? SEND ANSWERS TO: career scoring list, Pat Micheletti, has 24 Destiny" in 1960. In the game against the fewer goals despite playing in 51 more Russians, he made several key defensive WHO AM I? SPORTSNEWS games. Looking at it another way plays, covering or poking 2136 FORD PARKWAY, #360 ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55116 Micheletti, in his 162 games, would have away the puck had to total435 points (166 more than his when the One correct answer will be selected from among all those sent in. career total) just to match this hockey play­ Soviets were The winner, whose name will appear in the next issue of the THE er's per-game average. in position UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SPORTSNEWS, will receive a to score. $50.00 Gift Certificate, courtesy of Master Mechanical, Inc., to the The Eveleth native was a wizard on the ice. Napa Valley Grill at the Mall of America. A velvety-smooth skater, he had a sixth The U.S. ~w sense for bow a goalie was going to move. held on for " iion All entrants should include their name, address and telephone num­ He was the first collegiate hockey player to the win, ber. ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 16, 1997. develop a slap shot. He is also in the marking the Master Mechanical Inc. Master Mechanical, with a work force consisting of 80 all-union Minnesota record books for most goals and first time an employees, is a Design-Build mechanical contractor based in most points in ingl game. H scored an Olympic hockey team Bloomington. Minnesota and celebrating its tenth anniversary. amazing stx goals against Wmnipeg his had beaten the seemingly unbeatable senior year, and tallied eight points against Russians, and giving the Americans their fierce conference rival Michigan that same first ever hockey gold medal. season. Mariucci, perhaps summed it best when he His former coach, the late John Mariucci, said,"Tbe words to describe the boy Unique Beer... Unique Store. called him the Wayne Gretzky of his time. haven't been invented. When I say be's the "He brought college hockey to a new best, that's totally inadequate." plateau. If he were playing pro hockey We finnly believe "Good Taste Should today, be would simply be a bigger, Cost Less" ... and it does at The Cellars.

Dave Brooks, Wendy Anderson, Craig Good Taste. SPORTSNEWS Falkman, Ralph Venais and Gary We constantly seek out the newest, Congratulates Schmalzbauer. hottest products, like Widmer Hefeweizen. Jerrv Johnson I always dreamed that one day I would play hockey for the Minnesota Gophers Costs Less. ol New Hope, MN and I fulfilled my dream as a member of And then we sell them for less. the Gopher varsity team from 1969-1972, a Who Am I? winner. earning three letters. My roots go back My Gopher teams won the WCHA title Widmer to the East Side of and the NCAA playoff (losing in the final St.Paul where I game for the National Championship). My Hefeweizen was born and senior year I was the team's leading scorer :'iome tbtngs are better/eft unfiltered. ·· raised. I started with 22 goals and 14 assists. playing hockey in the neighborhood As I look back on my Gopher playing days Pee Wee program I'll always remember the game against where I followed Wisconsin my senior year. We were trailing SIJ!~649 in the footsteps of by a score 9f 5-0 with just six minutes Ill- 6pk. glass my two older remaining when I scored two quick goals. brothers, Ron and My teammates scored another six consecu­ Also at the same great price: Skip. Doug Peltier tive goals and we went on to win the game Blackbier, Widbeny and Ambier by a score of 8-5! I went to Johnson High School where I played hockey under the legendary coach In 1972 I began a career of teaching and Lou Cotroneo and graduated there in 1968. coaching at the high school level and then My boyhood idols in hockey were kids became the full time athletic director at from my neighborhood such as Herb and Forest Lake High School.

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SPORTSNEWS 5 GYMNASTS, ROETHLISBERGER AIM FOR NCAAs Ticknor and Wall lead experienced Gophers DIENHART rrom page 1 ey in first place, the wrestling team Coach Fred Roethlisberger ranked in the top five in the country all has a right to be excited year long, to have swimming and diving ' about 1997. With six return­ ranked in the top ten, to have gymnastics ing lettermen and a recruit­ in the top ten and to realize that that's the ing class which is considered norm for Minnesota athletics, is what has to be the best in many years, grabbed everyone's attention." this year's team has addi­ "The only thing that's missing in our pro­ tional depth and experience gram," Dienhart says," is to get a win­ and will look to qualify for ning football program and I think we will the elusive NCAA see that soon. Our goal is to simply get Tournament football to the level of our other teams.'' Senior co-captains Heath Dienhart says that new football coach Wall and Frank Ticknor Glen Mason has brought real excitement form the foundation for the and hope to Minnesota. Mason has a 8th-ranked Golden Gophers. plan, he says. "There is genuine hope that Both Wall and Ticknor comes with a person of Glen Mason's should challenge for all­ experience and with the type of staff that around titles this season. he brought on board, people who have Ticknor was ranked national­ been in the Big Ten and on Big Ten ly last season in the all­ staffs at schools such as Ohio State and around, while Wall was the Michigan and have been in schools like team's top finisher at last Colorado. They have seen the kinds of year's Big Ten Tournament, things we have to accomplish here," says placing third with a 9.70 on Dienhart. the still rings. "AU of this has created a real sense of Juniors George Beatty and enthusiasm and you can feel it in the Bob Hubbard will provide department," says Dienhart. He adds, additional depth for the "This is not the winter of our discontent, Gophers. Beatty finished but rather a winter of genuine fifth in the conference last enthusiasm." season on the pommel horse, while Hubbard scored career Heath Wall bests at the Big Ten Championships last year on the floor exer­ nationally-ranked Ohio State, Iowa and Celebrating Our 40th Anniversary cise (9.20) and the vault (8.95). Nebraska, the Gophers host Michigan and Michigan State before traveling to New Minnesota's already talented team will get Mexico to face New Mexico and Santa an added boost from an array of newcom­ Barbara, and to Chicago to compete "{ h " A « A N -­ ers, most notably senior Michael against Illinois-Chicago. Mamakos, a transfer from UCLA. Other newcomers which could make an immedi­ Roethlisberger is looking forward to March --V~~~9.~q·s ate impact are freshmen Chad Conner, 22-23, when the Sports Pavilion will be the Linds Fang, ~ , Robert Forcier host of the B~ Ten Ownpioosbips. 'We and Russell Hopson. are certailliy delighted to host this meet, he remarked. "It will showcase the Big Minnesota boasts one of the nation's Ten's finest and we hope to use the home toughest intercollegiate schedules. Besides floor to our advantage." HEGENER LEADS SWIMMERS TO #1 0 RANKING The University yard medley relay and the 400-yard of Minnesota freestyle relay (3:29.95); and newcomer women's swim­ and Anoka native Jenny Hennen in the 50- ming and diving yard freestyle (23.89), 100-yard freestyle team is ranked (51.55) and 200-yard freestyle (1:51.55). #10 in the nation, thanks in In the 11th Annual Gold Country large part to the Invitational on January 11, Minnesota performance of scored 1,037 points for the victory. The Gretchen Gophers were followed by Kansas (935), Hegener. The Northern Michigan (302), St. Cloud State Cologne, Minn., (204.5), Mankato State (163.5), St. Olaf (126) and Carleton (104). The win marked native led the Gretchen Hegener Gophers to a the ninth time that Minnesota has won the 197-103 victory over the 19th-ranked Gold Country Invite. Kansas Jayhawks on January 10 by reset­ Andrea Berg and Carrie Hansen earned ting her own school record in the 200-yard first and second place, respectively, in both breaststroke with a time of2:15.49. diving events, with Berg winning the low Hegener also won the 100-yard breast­ board with 426.30 points and the 3-meter stroke in 1:02.62 and was a member of the springboard with 516.10 points. The winning 200-yard medley relay team. Gophers also took first, second and third in Other multiple-event winners included the 1,650-yard freestyle, with junior Olga senior Tanya Schuh in the 200-yard med­ Splichalova winning with a time of ley relay and the 100-yard butterfly 17:06.13. Kimberly Wilson placed second 1956 (54.98); senior Devon Coellner in the 200- and senior Alicia Hicken finished third. 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Sophomore wrestler TIM HARTUNG E. F. XJHNSON COMPANY IS PROUD TO SPONSOR Northwestern. Against the Comhuskers, became an Hansen tallied 16 points and a career-high E.F. JOHNSON "GOLDEN GOPHER ATHLETES OF THE MONTH." 10 rebounds in 37 minutes of action. ATHLETE OF THE A Minnesota company since 1923, E. F. Johnson is a manufacturer and MONTH for starting marketer of radio communications products, systems, and services. Our Tennis player ROBIN RUTIU was select­ the season undefeated products and systems are sold worldwide, both directly and through a ed an E.F. JOHNSON at 20-0. The Durand, dealer network. Johnson headquarters is located in Burnsville and the ATHLETE OF THE Wisconsin, native is manufacturing plant is in Waseca, Minnesota. MONTH for his con­ ranked seventh in the tributions in the team's nation in the 190 Freshman gymnast LINDSEY FANG Junior gymnast 4-3 victory over pound weight class for the fifth-ranked became an E.F. JOHN­ MINDY KNAEBLE Arizona State. Rutili Golden Gophers. SON ATHLETE OF became an won his singles match THE MONTH for fin­ E.F. JOHNSON at No.6 (7-5, 6-3), Owatonna native ishing 18th in the all­ ATHLETE OF THE then teamed with John ANGIE IVERSON around competition at MONTH for her Cheregi to win at the No. I doubles posi­ has been named an the Windy City Invite. record-setting perfor­ tion (8-5). E.F. JOHNSON The former high mance in the floor ATHLETE OF THE school junior national exercise in the Gopher shooting guard MONTH for leading champion led the Gophers' meet versus Michigan. The BOBBY JACKSON the Golden Gopher Gophers to a seventh-place finish in the New Hope, Minn., native recorded a has been named an basketball team in twelve-team tournament. 9.925 to break the school mark which she E.F. JOHNSON ATH­ scoring and rebound­ shared with Lori Kindler. The score also LETE OF THE ing. While averaging 15.3 points per Freshman forward DAVE SPEHAR tied the school individual apparatus MONTH for his play game, her rebounding average of 12.8 from Duluth, Minn., record, matching that of junior Cathy during the Big Ten leads the Big Ten Conference and is also has been named an Keyser. Conference games. good for second in the entire nation. E.F. JOHNSON Jackson has averaged ATHLETE OF THE Chaska, Minn., native 18.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and Senior diver CARRIE HANSEN MONTH for his nine­ MINDY HANSEN 2.0 steals per contest thus far during con­ from Lakeville, Minn., game point-scoring was named an ference play. For his efforts, Jackson was has been named an streak, the longest on E.F. JOHNSON named the Big Ten Player of the Week E.F. JOHNSON the team this season. ATHLETE OF THE after Gopher victories over Indiana and ATHLETE OF THE Spehar has season MONTH for recording Michigan in which he scored 26 and 20 MONTH for her per­ totals of seven goals and 12 assists, for a her first career double­ points, respectively. formance in the total of 19 points thus far this season. double versus Nebraska and scoring a Gophers 176-124 vic­ During the streak he has recorded five career-high 24 points against tory over Notre Dame. goals and seven assists, for a total of 12 The academic all-Big points. Ten recipient was victorious in two illions of people across the world In business, industry, public safety, and govern­ ment agencies, use wireless voice and data communica­ tions equipment made by E. F. Johnson to do their jobs more efficiently. JAMES NAMED BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK Minnesota sophomore forward Courtney percentage and has also scored in double James was named the Big Ten Conference figures in his last seven straight conference Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week for games. For James, it marks the second time his play in three Golden Gopher victories winning the award in his young career. Last during the first week of January. James season, James was the only freshman to be averaged 11 points and 8.7 rebounds while awarded this honor after he posted consecu­ shooting 60 percent from the field. In the tive double-doubles for points and rebounds Gophers' 68-43 win over Michigan State, in wins against Michigan State ( 18 points, James was five of six from the field and 12 rebounds) and Wisconsin (15 points, finished the game with 10 points, nine 11 rebounds) during the week of rebounds and three assists. He currently February 19, 1996. leads the Gophers with a 66.3 shooting

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BASKETBALL TEAM RATED IN TOP 10 1996 FOOTBALL AWARDS ANNOUNCED Aggressive defense, balanced offense have been keys Shortly before winter b{eak, the football ers): Gann Brooks and Ryan Thelwell team announced their annual awards. The Golden Gopher Senior offensive tackle Gann Brooks and BUTCH NASH AWARD (for competi­ men's basketball team is junior split end Ryan Thelwellled the win­ tiveness on the fteld and in the classroom): on a roll. During the week ners as they were recognized as recipients Cory Sauter of January 6-12, the of the prestigious Bronko Nagorski Award PAUL GIEL AWARD (for total unselftsh­ Gophers had one of their (co-team MVPs). Thelwell, third in the Big ness and most concern about the University most sensational weeks in Ten and 17th in the country with 95.6 of Minnesota): Jerome Davis school history, beating receiving yards per game last season, heads Bobby Knight's fudiana into his final year as the all-time school CARL ELLER AWARD (presented to the Hoosiers on the road 96- career leader in both receptions (136) and team's outstanding defensive player): Pare 91 in overtime, and fol­ receiving yards (2,232). He is also tied for Williams lowing that performance second in career receiving TDs (14). with a 70-64 win over BRUCE SMITH AWARD (presented to Michigan at Williams Brooks , a three-year starter, finished his the team's outstanding offensive player): Arena. career by starting in 27 consecutive games. Tutu Atwell An outstanding pass blocker, he did not Those two wins over allow a sack this season in 346 passing sit­ BOBBY BELL AWARD (presented to the illdiana and Michigan uations. Brooks was honored as the team's outstanding special teams player): Rishon pushed Minnesota into the offensive lineman of the week in seven of Early top 10 for the ftrst time 11 games the past season, and had a team­ ALL-BIG TEN MEOlA TEAM: Second since the 1993-94 season. high 91 percent ftnish grade to go along Team: Ryan Thelwell; Honorable Mention: The Gophers' No. 7 rank­ with 41 flatback blocks. Tutu Atwell, Adam Bailey, Chris ing was the highest since Bergstrom, Rodney Heath, Cory Sauter the 1982 team was ranked The 1996 awards and honorees are: fifth in mid-January with 1997 TEAM CAPTAINS: Tutu Atwell, ALL-BIG TEN COACHES TEAM: an overall record of 12-2, Crawford Jordan, Cory Sauter and Pare Honorable Mention: Tutu Atwell, Chris 4-1 in the Big Ten. This Williams Bergstrom, Rodney Heath, Cory Sauter year's Gophers are off to their second-best start in BRONKO NAGURSKI AWARD (pre­ COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA school history with an sented to the team's most valuable play- DISTRICT V TEAM: Cory Sauter, Pare overall record of 18-2. Williams. Head coach Clem Haskins' team has won with consistency, both TICKNOR AIMS TO FINISH STRONG offensively and defensive­ by Justin Conzemius made my routines much easier," said Ticknor. ly. Offensively, no starter averages more than 14 Frank Ticknor is a Now a senior, Ticknor understands what he points per game or less man on a mission. has gone through and is proud of what he has than nine points per game. The senior gymnast accomplished. The civil engineering major Bobby Jackson leads the from Milwaukee, has his sights set on short-term and long-term way with a 13.8 average, Wis., has aspirations goals. His immediate plans are to ftnish followed closely behind of becoming an All­ among the top eight competitors at the NCAA by Eric Harris at 13.2 and American for the Championships in either the all-around com­ Sam Jacobson at 13.1. Maroon and Gold in petition or the rings, qualifying him as an Harris also has an excel­ 1997. Given the road NCAA All-American. His extended future lent assist-to-turnover that he took to plans include being a collegiate gymnastics ratio (62-26). Minnesota, achieving coach. his goal would be a remark­ ill the Gophers' 66-51 win able ending to a dream career. over previous co-leader Iowa on January 23rd, ill the spring of 1993 Ticknor Jacobson led the way with was finishing up his high a career-high 29 points. school gymnastics career. Jackson's all-around game With none of the 28 Division I included a 15-point, nine­ gymnastics programs showing rebound, six-assist, five­ much interest in him, he knew steal performance. Finally, that his only chance to get although only scoring two attention was to stand out at points against the the upcoming high school Hawkeyes, Harris limited national championship meet Iowa's Andre Woolridge "I knew that nationals was my to 12 points, well below last chance and that I had to be his 22-point average. flawless," recalls Ticknor. On the defensive end, the Ticknor competed with the Gophers have held their best in the country and per­ opponents to an average formed remarkably, finishing of 60.0 points per game in 24th place in the all-around. and 34.2 percent shooting This performance sparlced col­ from the fteld. leges to take a look at Ticknor, Minnesota's opponents primarily Iowa State and have shot a mere 29.5 per­ Minnesota cent from the three-point Eric Harris "Once Minnesota was interest­ line and have been outre- ed in me it was a no-brainer,'' bounded by an average of ''I'm very proud of the way we have said Ticknor of his decision to almost nine boards (43.7-34.9). This season, played," Haskins said. 'The keys for us attend the 'U'. ''They had the the Gophers are 12-0 when they hold their have been our defense and our poise. Also, opponents to 70 points or less. Also, at top gymnasts and the best when we have hit difficult stretches, our vet­ coach (Fred Roethlisberger) in Williams Arena this season, Minnesota has erans have been very poised and done what the nation. Who wouldn't pick only allowed an average of 53.9 points it takes to win." while scoring an average of 89.3. Minnesota?" As a freshman, Ticknor realized Frank Ticknor that to compete at this level would require some serious dedication. ''I was weak, slow ''I've had a great experience competing for and unpolished," remarked Ticknor. and representing the University of "Basically, I was bad" Minnesota," he stated. 'The opportunity to 31 GOLDEN GOPHERS HONORED ON work hard to achieve goals is one that no one With the realization of his shortcomings, can put a price on." FALL ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS Ticknor understood what it would take to improve. He felt that he had the potential if he Justin Conzemius was a four-year ktterwin­ A total of 31 University of Minnesota Cross Country-Janet Howe, Karen applied himself and worked to get stronger. ''I ner for the University of Minnesota football men's and women's student-athletes were Kleindl, Bridget Neutgens, Keri Zweig, had a hunger to work hard in the off-season team from 1992-1995. The three-time acade­ named to the 1996 Fall Academic All-Big Andrea Lentz, Julie Golla, Amy Hoel. because I just wanted to be able to compete," mic All-America is currently employed as a Ten Teams. said Ticknor. sales representative for Airborne Express. The men's program had 14 student-athletes Conzemius also does a weekly college football The women's program, which listed 17 stu­ honored: Cross Country-Nathaniel Oay, And work hard he did. Ticknor began show during the fall on KFAN Radio, alOng dent-athletes, led the way. Volleyball­ Ron Hoffner, Todd Landgraff, Charles streng1h and conditioning work-outs everyday with sideline commentary for local college Katrien DeDecker, Tera Fiamengo, Becky McClure; Football-Luke Braaten, James starting at 7:00am. In the afternoons he games on Midwest Sports Cluurnel. Bauer, Jane Passer, Sarah Pearman, Tara Elizondo, Pat Hau, Rob Jones, Derek worked on his routines, never leaving until he Baynes; Soccer-Mikki Denney, Jennifer Rackley, Fred Rodgers, Cory Sauter, Jim felt like he was on his way to accomplishing McElmury, Erin Hussey, Kelly Shea; Tallman, Pare Williams, Spergon Wynn III. his goals. ''I added a lot of strength which SPORTSNEWS 9 LUNDIN LOOKS FOR IMPROVEMENT WES4WYOU- Return of Harvey, Jensen propels track team Don Shelby, award-winning After posting a second-place finish at the of new distance coach Steve Plasencia, Big Ten Outdoor Championships and a who was a five-time All-American at WCC0-1V third- place showing at the Big Ten Minnesota and a two-time Olympian. His anchor and Indoors, bead coach Phil Lundin looks for coaching and expertise will help returning avid Golden his track team to improve in 1997. senior captain Rick Obleman and junior Gopher sports Tony Riter from Shoreview, Minn., lead a fan, was seen in The Golden Gophers improve immediately group of inexperienced freshmen. Obleman with the return of senior pole vaulter Tye and Riter finished third and fifth, respec­ the stands at a Harvey and sophomore decathlete tively, in the 3,000m Steeplechase at the volleyball Benjamin Jensen. Harvey, who earned All­ Big Ten Outdoor Championships last sea­ American honors at the 1995 NCAA match between son. The top newcomers include Jeremy the Gophers Outdoor Championships, redshirted last Polson and Eric Hartmark, both natives of season due to a shoulder injury. Jensen Duluth, Minn. Polson won the 3,200m and Michigan underwent emergency appendectomy Minnesota State Cross Country at the Sports surgery three weeks after he automatically Championship, and Hartrnark was an all­ Pavilion. qualified for the NCAA Championships state performer and top 800m runner. and set a University of Minnesota decath­ lete record at the 1995 Sea Ray Relays. ''We have a number of new youth coming The injury caused Jensen to miss the Big in, and with the addition of Coach Ten Outdoors. Both athletes are ready to Plasencia, our distance running will have contribute this year and Lundin is excited some success," said Lundin. about their return. Senior captain Jason Schlueter leads an "Harvey and Jensen are two of the best experienced group of throwers. Schlueter athletes in the U.S. in their respective earned the discus title at the Big Ten events," said Lundin. ''Having these two Outdoors and finished 18th at the NCAAs. guys back is exciting. They'll make us Juniors Chad Yenchesky and Jeff Marsh much more competitive." also placed at the Big Ten Outdoors a year ago. Providing additional depth will be The pole vault is clearly the Gophers' sophomore Adam Reed, and freshmen strongest position. Besides Harvey and Justin Asher from Plymouth, Minn., and Jensen, sophomore Vesa Rantanen returns Mark Fahey from Scandia, Minn. after an impressive freshman season. Rantanen won the Big Ten Outdoors with Rounding out the squad is the Gophers' a Minnesota freshman record vault of 17- strong base of decathletes. With the return 10 1/4. He also placed lOth at the NCAA of Jensen, sophomore Glenn Lindqvist and Championships. Backing up Harvey, Mischke, the team has the capabilities to Jensen and Rantanen will be senior tri-cap­ do some serious damage at the conference tain Seth Mischke and junior Jonathan championships. Lindqvist placed fifth in Anderson from Morris, Minn. Mischke has the beptathlon and decathlon at the confer­ vaulted 17-0, and Anderson finished sixth ence championships, while Mischke was a at the Big Ten Outdoors. model of consistency last season. Anderson and newcomer Matt McKenzie could also Lundin is also very pleased with the arrival draw attention. "We have the possi­ Gourmet Submarine Sandwiches bilities o(improving made with top quality meats & fresh baked bread our standing in the Big Ten meets," Members of the Women's Athletics staff and Sable Advertising Systems of said Lundin. ''This ~ WE year we have a bet­ Minneapolis, pose in front of one of the 10 billboards they helped design SUPER DELIVER! ter team in regards which promotes Gopher volleyball. Sable Advertising came up with the CSuas~ (limited areas) to overall team Women's Athletics creative for volleyball, basketball and gymnastics as strength. Most well as developing the "Catch what you've been Ms-ing" tagline. Stop by and see us before the game. events are going to Pictured from left to right are John Nelson, Creative Director for Sable; Open 7 Days a Week be represented with some people who Karen Smith, Assistant Athletics Director for Women's Athletics; Jim U o"f lVI U ptovvn can be competitive Sable, Owner of Sable Advertising; Chris Voelz, Women's Athletics 331-7827 822-3333 at the Big Ten Director; Fred Webber, Vice-president of Sable Advertising and Lisa 10am- 2am 10am- 12am level." Nelson, Sports Information Director. NEWCOMERS SHINE COMMISSIONER JAN WIESSNER UNDERSTANDS SAFETY CONCERNS; FOR WOMEN'S SHE'S ALEADING VOICE FOR TUNNEL AT UOF M GOLF COURSE TRACK AND FIELD Boston Works To Secure Funding From Ramsey County Board

In the Northwest Open on January 11, an New Ramsey County Commissioner Jan America's leading engineering firms chance, possibly forever, and we shouldn't unscored meet designed to prepare the Wiessner, a University of Minnesota alum­ (through its Minneapolis office), did the wait until somebody gets killed there team for upcoming competition, ni (with two degrees from Minnesota) and technical work and assisted University offi­ before we take action." Minnesota's newcomers held tlie spotlight a avid golfer, is leading the way in Ramsey cials throughout the process by attending for much of the day. Two Minnesota frosh County government to secure funding for meetings and explaining the tunnel design Larpenteur Avenue will be widened from records and one meet record were broken the construction of a pedestrian tunnel at in understandable detail. At press time, the four lanes to five lanes with a continuous inside the University Fieldhouse. the University of Minnesota's Les Bolstad matter has not been officially passed but center turn lane. There will be pedestrian the County's budget allotment and the U of access along one side. The entire project is Christine Gulbrandsen set a frosh and meet Golf Course. M' s committment still remain intact approximately four miles long and goes record in the triple jump with a leap of 40- For many years golfers have had to cross from highway 280 on the west to Dale 11. Daphne Panhuysen also set a newcomer busy Larpenteur A venue to get to holes 10 When University officials first broached Street on the east. record with a time of 9:46.80 in the 3,000 and 11. With Ramsey County planning to the subject with Ramsey County officials meters. Junior transfer Chanteau White was widen and reconstruct Larpenteur Ave. they were told there just wasn't money in Because Ramsey County didn't have a double event winner as she captured the next spring, Dr. McKinley Boston, the U of the budget for such a project. They said enough money to build an underpass as a 55-meter dash title and the 55-meter hur­ M' s Vice President for Student even though it made sense, money was the part of the project, they planned to include dles title. Kay Fuller, a native of Verndale, Development and Athletics and former overriding consideration against this a crossing at the street level. University Minn., won the 400-meter dash in a time of Director of Men's Athletics, took the initia­ improvement. officials realized they needed to assist the 61.73. Natalie Smith was victorious in the tive and mobilized his staff, including Dr. County in the funding because they felt long jump with a leap of 17-9. Mark Dienhart, Men's Athletic Director. In an exclusive interview last June, Boston having a crossing at street level was an told SPORTSNEWS his motivation for unacceptable solution to a very dangerous Other Minnesota winners included senior Boston had meetings with former Ramsey leading this effort and committing problem. Dani Parkos in the shot put (46-111/2); County Commissioner (now a Ramsey resources for its development. He said that, sophomore Shellie Braggs in the 200- County Judge) John Finley and newly ''Improving the safety for the 50,000 peo­ While most people think that the users of meter dash (26.34); and the 4x400 meter elected Ramsey County Commissioner Jan ple who use the facility really has to be the the golf course are only University students relay team of Smith, Braggs, Fuller and Wiessner. Finley took the necessary initial top priority here. Making it safer to cross a and alumni, SPORTSNEWS has learned Yvette White (4:06.41). steps to include $60,000 in the County's very busy street while playing golf is that 50 percent of the users are people who budget and Wiessner followed up as the something that should have been done come from outside the University commu­ The Golden Gophers travel to Lincoln, nity. There are almost 20,000 vehicles that Nebraska, for the Husker Invitational on advocate on the Board closely monitoring years ago." Boston added, "The time is its progress during budget deliberations. right to do this project since they (Ramsey pass by the golf course on Larpenteur February 8, and return for the Minnesota Avenue every day and that number is Open on February 15, in preparation for The University has committed to provide County) are rebuilding Larpenteur Avenue to accommodate today' s heavy traffic. If expected to increase dramatically in the the Big Ten Championships during the another $100,000 as its share. Parsons something isn't done now, we lose our next ten years. weekend of February 22-23. Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, one of 10 GOPHERS GETTI G, NOT GETTING THE BREAKS Injuries, inexperience and Iverson put the letter 'I' in their team

The University of Minnesota women's bas­ Minn., native Lynda Hass, the ketball team has struggled so far this sea­ first player off the Gophers' son due to a rash of injuries and a lack of bench, is third on the team in experience. The Gophers, who are current­ scoring, averaging 9.3 points ly 2-15 overall and 0-7 in the Big Ten, start per game. two juniors, two sophomores and one frosh. They have also had to endure many Sonja Robinson has also serious injuries, including three which played well, averaging 6.4 ended a player's season. Nonetheless, the points and 4.5 rebounds per Gophers have battled every opponent, game. Also, newcomer Andrea attaining a lead in the second half in 10 of Seago, who stands 6'3, is aver­ 17 games this season, and only losing two aging three points and 2.5 games by more than 20 points. rebounds as Iverson's backup at the center position. Taking control for Minnesota has been junior forward Angie Iverson, from Cheri Stafford, a 1996 All-Big Owatonna, Minn. Iverson leads the Ten honorable mention recipi­ Gophers in scoring and rebounding with ent, was finished for her career 15.1 points and 12.4 boards per game. after having knee surgery this Iverson, who has recorded 11 double-dou­ past summer. Stafford was the Gophers' bles so far this year, set a Gopher single­ leading scorer last season, averaging 12 game record when she hauled in 25 points per contest. Point guard Swantreca rebounds against Colorado State in Taylor took a medical hardship due to per­ December. sonal health reasons and was lost for 1997. Also, forward Sarah Schieber tore her ACL Starting point guard Jaime Ellis has been during the first practice of the season and limited to only 16 minutes per game will be lost for the entire year. Schieber because of a stress fracture, yet she has still was the Gophers' top three-point shooter a managed to average 2.5 assists per contest. year ago, connecting on 41 percent. Newcomer Kiauna Burns from Litchfield, Minn., and sophomore Mindy Hansen have Despite the injuries and inexperience, the picked up the slack at the point. Burns is Gophers keep getting better and will aim averaging 29 minutes per game, while for continued improvement as they face a Hansen is the Gophers' second-leading tough portion of their schedule. The scorer, averaging 12.2 points per game. Gophers finish the season with four of their six February conference games on the road Sophomore forward Sarah Klun, who before the Big Ten Tournament takes place missed last season due to an anterior croci­ February 28 through March 3 in ate ligament injury, is averaging 8.5 points Indianapolis. and four rebounds per game. St. Francis, 141NDUCTEDINTO ''M'' CLUB HALL OF FAME ROBYNE JEFF Ten former student-athletes, one special game with 18 (vs. Ohio State, 1/31/59). achievement award winner and three life­ &GARY PASSOLT time achievement award winners were hon­ CRAIG LINCOLN was a 1972 All­ ored late last fall with induction into the American swimmer and was the NCAA prestigious University of Minnesota "M" Champ in 3-Meter Diving that same year. Club Hall of Fame. The event was spon­ He won three Big Ten titles. sored by the "M" Club and Men's Athletic MURRAY McLACHLAN was a 1970 first Department. team All-American goalie and is tied for Honored in the Contemporary second in Gopher hockey history for shutouts (5), third in saves (2,480) and Group were: third in percentage (.902). RANDY BREUER, a key member of the TERRY STEINBACH was an All-Big Ten '82 Big Ten basketball championship team, third baseman in 1982 and '83. He ranks in Two ewscasts and a fust-team All- Big Ten selection in the school's top 10 in nearly every career 1982 and '83. Breuer holds the record for and season batting category. He currently blocks in a season with 87. designed for the catches for the Oakland Athletics. ROY GRIAK was the Gophers' cross TOM STEINBACH was an All-Big Ten country coach for 33. seasons. His teams way you watch TV. baseball outfielder from 1981-83. His 45 captured two Big Ten titles, three second­ career home runs and .667 slugging per­ place finishes and seven third-place finish­ centage are school records. In 1983, he had es in league meets. He led the Gophers to a slugging percentage of .859, aU ofM the championship in the Big Ten in 1964, record. the school's fust in the sport since 1914, and his 1969 team also took the conference In the Pioneer Group the following was best known for his scintillating LES MALKERSON lettered in hockey in announcement of scores and players' 1935 and served as national president of title and finished seventh at the national were named: meet. names. In all, he announced more than 400 the Student's Agricultural Engineering CHARLES McCABE, an All-American football and 1,000 basketball games during Society. He was a member of the Board of NOEL JENKE was a three-sport athlete center on the 1929 hockey team who set a his career. Regents serving from 1951 to 1977. During who earned letters in football, hockey and those years, student enrollment more than Big Ten scoring record that year. McCabe, In the Lifetime Achievement Award cate­ baseball. In football, he played linebacker nicknamed ''Moose Jaw" was known as a doubled and the annual budget increased and earned first-team All Big Ten honors gory, Stanley Hubbard, Les Malkerson and more than tenfold. skillful stick handler and one of the best Jim Malosky were named. STANLEY in 1968. He was also academic All-Big all-around players in the league. Ten in '68 and '69. Jenke was also a HUBBARD played on the junior varsity JIM MALOSKY lettered in football from winger in hockey (three letters) and in ED ROGERS played end and kicker on the hockey team from 1951-1954. As a mem­ 1947-49. He was the starting quarterback 1969 was named All-Big Ten and All­ football team from 1901-03. A team cap­ ber of the family's broadcast business, during his junior and senior years and was American in baseball. During that season, tain in 1903, when the Gophers won the Hubbard rose to become one of the world's credited for leading the Gophers to identi­ he batted .400, hit 12 home runs and has a Big Ten title, Rogers is one of 14 former most prominent people in the communica­ cal7-2 records during both seasons. slugging percentage of .785. Gophers who are enshrined in the College tions business. He is also one of Malosky, the football coach at UMD since Football Hall of Fame. Minnesota's wealthiest citizens who many 1958, just completed his 39th season, com­ RON JOHNSON was a first-team All­ have called the top booster of Gopher piling a 251-119-13 record. This makes American basketball player in 1960, first­ In the special group is JULIUS PERLT, the sports because of his intense interest and him the winningest active coach in NCAA team All-Big Ten in '59 and '60. He holds long-time public address announcer for generosity when it comes to supporting U Division II football. the school record for most field goals in a basketball, football, hockey and track. He of M athletics. 11

WCCO RADIO MAKES mid-February. An all-session ticket costs injured in the Nov. 23, 1996 game at $25 for adults and $15 for students. Northern Michigan University, will miss the HISTORY WITH ~~~ Individual session passes are available for remainder of the season because he needs ~~ BROADCASTOF $15 for adults and $8 for students. There surgery on his left elbow. Day had a 3-1 WOMEN'S will be a day and evening session March 8 record, 1.00 goals-against average and .956 VOLLEYBALL and a single session from noon to 4:30 p.~ save percentage for the Gophers. he posted History was made in wom­ on March 9. back-to-back shutouts in his first two colle­ en's athletics when weco giate starts in goal against Michigan Tech at Radio broadcast the women's To reserve tickets, calll-800-U-Gopher or Mariucci Arena on Nov. 15-16, 1996. It is NCAA volleyball match against 624-8080. expected that the NCAA will grant a med­ Central Florida, its first-ever live ical hardship for Day which would then broadcast of a women's athletics event. an elbow. She is now able to play but has to WOMEN'S ATHLETICS HOSTS restore his freshman eligibility for the 1997- Ryan Lefebvre handled the play-by-play wear a protective face guard for the next HOCKEY NIGHT 98 season. responsibilities and Dark Starr did the color month. The women's athletics department will host commentary. Jan. 3, 1997-Teresa O'Hearn suffers a a hockey night on February 26. WCCO RADIO AIRS WEmY sprain of the right ankle. She missed the WOMEN'S SPORTS UPDATES COACH HAllOORSON SIGNS FIRST Hall of Fame broadcaster AI Shaver will Indiana game, but returned for the Nebraska serve as emcee and will share those duties DURING DRIVEnME RECRUR contest. with Walter Bush and head hockey coach weco Radio is broadcasting weekly Minnesota head women's hockey coach Jan. 7, 1997-Jaime Ellis missed the Laura Halldorson. For more information on Women's Athletics Sports Updates during Laura Halldorson signed her first-ever drivetime. Broadcasts are Tuesday after­ Nebraska game due to a stress fracture. either event call624-6587. recruit in November. Edina's Jenny noons at 3:40 p.m. during the Cannon Mess Schmidgall became the first student-athlete and Wednesday morning at 8:50a.m. during to sign a national hockey letter of intent to AMERICAN DIARY ASSOCIAnDN FOOTBALL STAR TONNEMAKER the Good Morning Show. play at Minnesota. SPONSORS SKATE WITH THE DEAD AT &a GOPHERS BASKEtBALL AND HOCKEY 34 HOME GAMES FOR MEN'S The U ofM Men's Athletics Department BASEBALL invites everyone to the annual Skate With TEAMS CHASE HISTORY; The Men's baseball team, coached by John The Gophers on Sunday, Feb. 9 at Mariucci Wrestlers ranked 3rd making Anderson, has 34 games in Minneapolis this Arena Head Coach Doug Woog and three top-live teams for season (17 at the Metrodome and 17 at G?lden Gop~er players, along with Goldy, 1sttime ever Siebert Field) with 22 more on the road. will take the tee for autographs and pictures. The University of Minnesota Men's The doors open at 3:00p.m., with on-ice Athletics Department basketball and hockey The first regular season game will be Feb. ac~vities starting at 3:45 p.m. and lasting teams' success to this point of the 1996-97 14 against No. 28 South Alabama in until5:45 p.m. Admission is $1.00 or free season has revealed some interesting facts Mobile, Ala. with a Real Seal from any diary product. An about the rarity of their accomplishments. . equipment drive will also be accepting con­ The Gophers will play host to the annual tributions of used hockey equipment to be Hormel Foods Baseball Classic on Feb. 28- The basketball and hockey teams donated to Minneapolis Park Board hockey. March 2 at the Metrodome. Teams compet­ have never won their respective con­ ing include No.2 UCLA, No. 31 ferences in the same season. Head Washington and Nebraska. GOLDEN GOPHER WOMEN ATHLETES Coach Oem Haskins' basketball The Hormel tournament starts a constant ARE SURE SMARJ! team is currently in first place in the Minnesota's women student-athletes series of 17 consecutive home games at the Big Ten with a 7-1 conference mark, achieved their 15th consecutive semester of Metrodome. From March 23-30, the posting a 3.0 or better. It has been over five while Head Coach Doug Woog's Gophers will play 10 games in eight days, years that the female student-athletes have including the Big Ten opener against hockey team is leading the WCHA been above a 3.0. Five teams also combined Clayton Tonnemaker, one of the all-time heading into the series with North Purdue. great U of M football players died recently for an overall 3.0 including tennis, volley­ Dakota (as we go to press) with a ball. cross country, golf and gymnastics. at the age of 68. He suffered a stroke last HEADACHES SIDEUNE SANDEN FOR November after undergoing heart and lung 15-7-0 record for 30 points. surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. He SEASON I'M THE COACR­ The basketball and hockey teams are The men's basketball team lost the solid was in a coma for several days before he died. play of freshman forward/center Kyle WHO CAN BEAT ME? ranked in the top five of the nation's They're still talking about the performance Sanden of Thief River Falls, Minn. when he polls at the same time for the first turned in by former U of M All-American Tonnemaker, a member of the College suffered a concussion early in fall practice. Football Hall of Fame, started at center and time ever. Basketball is fifth in this Sanden was bothered by headaches and and current head cross country coach Steve Plasencia who won the individual title at the linebacker for the Gophers from 1946-49. In week's CNN/USA Today Coaches dizziness from the time of the injury and Marathon Sports 5K late last fall on the U of his last year, he was named a first-team All­ after a thorough evaluation by Dr. David Poll, while the hockey team is third M Golf Course. Plasencia's winning time of America center. Last year he was named to Wang, basketball team physician, he decid­ in the USA Today/American Hockey 15: 14 was eight seconds faster than senior the Chicago Tribune's Centennial Big Ten ed to hold Sanden out from contact for the Gopher Captain Rick Obleman who finished Conference football team as part of the con­ Magazine poll. entire season to let him heal from the injury. ference's tOOth anniversary celebration. second at 15:22. Freshman Jeremy Polson This is the first time in school history finished third at 15:29 and senior Tony Riter In that final season (1949), with that both programs have been in first WOMEN'S BASKEIBALL HR HARD finished fourth at 15:34. Sophomore Todd Tonnemaker as co-captain. the Gophers fin­ WnH INJURIES Landgraf! finished fifth at 15:40 to close out ished with a 7-2 record He joined the Green place in their respective conferences The Gopher women's basketball team has the top five. Bay Packers as a first-round draft choice in that late into the season. struggled with injuries and those injuries Other Minnesota finishers: 6. Mike Stoick, 1950 and also played in 1953-54. He was have been devastating to the program. In addition, the Gopher wrestling 15:50; 7. Chris Anderson, 15:52; 8. Ron twice selected all-pro. Minnesota lost three players before the sea­ Hoffner, 15:54; 9. Charles McClure, 15:57; team is ranked third in the latest ~o.n ~ven began to season and career-ending After retiring from football in 1954, 10. Phil Smith, 15:57; 11. Alan Broderius, Tonnemaker worked unti11975 at Cargill, Amateur Wrestling News/AWCA mJunes. They have suffered continuous 16:00; 12. Nate Clay, 16:20; 13. Chris injuries throughout the season. Here is the Inc., where he became vice president and poll, giving Men's Athletics three Rogers, 16:28; 14. Eric Hartmark, 16:32. injury timeline as of this date: developer of their salt business. He was a top-five teams at the same time for The word around the track is that you have color commentator for the Minnesota the first time in school history. Sept. 13, 1996-All-Big Ten Honorable to keep working hard so that someday you Vikings and ran a coal mine in Montana Mention center Cheri Stafford is done for can beat the coach. But for now, line up after leaving Cargill. At the time of his her career after having knee surgery.lt was behind him! death, he and his wife Judy, ran ffiP Inc., Stafford's third leg injury in four seasons, their own business importing industrial and doctors advised her to quit playing bas­ equipment. ketball. ZERUHN HONORED AS NAnON'S TOP Sept. 17, 1996--Point guard Swantreca SCHOLAR-ATHLETE Former Gopher swimmer Bernie Zeruhn has WRESRER BRANDON PAULSON Taylor takes a medical hardship this season been named the recipient of the Division I HONORED AT HOME OPENER due to personal health considerations. male Woody Hayes National Scholar­ Brandon Paulson, a junior 118-pound wrestling star from Coon Rapids, Minn. and Oct. 15, 1996-Forward Sarah Schieber tore Athlete Award by the University Sertoma the silver medal winner in the 114.5-pound her ACL during the first practice of the sea­ Club of Columbus. Greco-Roman division at the 1996 son. She had surgery last December and is Zeruhn edged out Arizona State quarterback Olympics, was honored in December during lost for the season. She was the Gophers Jake Plummer for the award which goes to the match against Northwestern. leading three-point shooter last year. the nation's top scholar-athlete who com­ The ''Brandon Paulson Night" was a fitting Nov. 20, 1996-Forward Lynda Hass had pletes their athletic eligibility in 1996. tribute to this great Gopher athlete who has an emergency appendectomy right before Plummer led the Sun Devils to an undefeat­ compiled an impressive 69-22 record in Thanksgiving and missed the first two ed regular season, a berth in the Rose Bowl, three years. Thus far in the season, Paulson games of the season. She is now healthy and and finished third in the Heisman Trophy is 10-0 with seven pins. has been a major contributor for the balloting this past season. Gophers. During the intermission following the 150- pound match, fans saw a highlight video Dec. 21, 1996-Starting point guard Jaime BIG TEN WRESRING covering Paulson's brilliant wrestling career. EJ?s. who has averaged 34 minutes a game CHAMPIONSHIP AT UOF M this season, has been diagnosed with a stress Tickets are still on sale for the Big Ten fracture and is limited to 16 minutes a game. Wrestling Championships, which will be ERIK DAY INJURED, WILL MISS REST held at Williams Arena on March 8-9. Dec. 30, 1996-Reserve Andrea Seago suf­ OF SEASON fered a nasal fracture when she was hit with All tickets are reserved and will be mailed in Freshman hockey goaltender Erik Day, 12 DeDECKER NAMED ALL-AMERICAN KRAFT, CRO\NLEY NAMED Volleyball PLAYERS OF THE \NEEK Juniors Ry~ Kraft and Mike Crowley goal Saturday night was his lOOth career team ousted in were named WCHA Offensive and point as a Golden Gopher. He presently has Defensive Players of the Week, respective­ 38 goals and 64 assists in 105 total games. second round ly, for their performances in the Golden Gophers' sweep of Alaska-Anchorage dur­ Crowley, a defenseman from Bloomington, ofNCAAs ing the weekend of January 3-4. The per­ Minn., is a key member of the Golden Senior outside hitter Katrien formance of Kraft and Crowley helped the Gopher penalty-kill unit which held UAA DeDecker finished an outstanding Gophers move into second place in the scoreless on 15 power-play opportunities, career at Minnesota in which she WCHA, just one point behind co-leaders and has allowed just two opponent power­ rewrote the Golden Gopher volley­ North Dakota and St. Cloud State. play goals in the last 30 chances. Crowley ball record books. She ended her also helped on the offensive end, adding a career with 2,300 kills, which stands Kraft, a forward from Moorhead, Minn., goal and four assists in the two-game as a University of Minnesota and scored his third career hat trick in the sweep, marking the 33rd and 34th multi­ Big Ten Conference all-time record, Golden Gophers' 6-2 win on Saturday after ple-point games of his career. Crowley as well as the fifth-best career kill notching an assist in Friday's 4-1 win over moved into fifth place all-time in the mark in NCAA volleyball history. the Seawolves. Kraft currently leads the Golden Gopher record book for points by a For her efforts she was named as a team in goals with 12 and is second on the defenseman. He currently has 32 goals and First-Team All-American, the first squad in total points with 19. Kraft's first 88 assists for 120 career points. such honor ever bestowed to a Golden Gopher volleyball player. The Bredene, Belgium, native also ELLER COMES UP SHORT AGAIN set the Gophers' single-season kill record this past year with 738. After FOR HALL OF FAME HONORS leading Minnesota to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in Carl Eller, one of the finest football players Stallworth and Lynn Swann, center Mike her career, DeDecker was also the University of Minnesota ever had, was Webster, and seniors nominees Jerry named all-Big Ten for the third con­ passed over again, for the ninth time, for Kramer and New York Giants president secutive year. She also received her induction into the Pro Football Hall of Wellington Mara. Shula, Mara, Webster, third all-District Two selection from Fame. Haynes were named in New Orleans the day before this year's Super Bowl by the 36- the American Volleyball Coaches Eller, an offensive and defensive tackle for Association. member board of selectors of which local the Golden Gophers in 1961, '62, and '63, sportswriter Sid Hartman was a member. The Gopher volleyball team faced a was twice named All-American and All-Big strong Central Florida team in the Ten. He went on to play 15 years for the Eller, 54, the Vikings all-time sack leader, first round of the NCAAs. Playing Minnesota Vikings and one year for the was credited with 44 sacks in one three-sea­ at home in the Sports Pavilion, the Seattle Seahawks, was named All Pro five son period. He retired after 16 seasons in Gophers prevailed in five games, times, was the NFL's Most Valuable 1979 and has been a finalist several times. coming back from a two-game Defensive Lineman two times and played in Last year he also didn't get into the fmal deficit and winning despite many of six Pro Bowl games. balloting. Eighty percent of the vote is their key players suffering from the required, meaning eight no votes can quash Eller, and two other former Vikings, safety a candidate's chances. flu (8-15, 12-15, 15-12, 15-9, 17- Paul Krause and offensive tackle Ron Yary, 15). In the second round of the tour­ were joined by 12 other candidates includ­ Overall in Eller's career, he was credited nament, versus nationally-ranked ing Don Shula, who won more games than with 130 quarterback sacks, recovered 23 Long Beach State, the Gophers bat­ any NFL coach, defensive end Jack fumbles and is often given credit for leading tled hard but eventually carne up Youngblood, punter Ray Guy, cornerback the Vikings into 11 winning division titles, short to the experienced 49ers in Mike Haynes, guard Tom Mack, tight end and three NFC crowns. three straight games (10-15, 13-15, Ozzie Newsome, wide receivers John 6-15). Katrien DeDecker

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