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1 Univrsity of Minnsota Birman FildAthltic Building th Avnu Southast Minnapolis, Minn Piwn: Fax: Dirctor: Marc Ryan Assistant Dirctors: Bill Crumly and Brad Ruitr Dcmbr 7, This Wk in Gophr Sports Saturday, Dcmbr 12 Basktball vs. Eastrn Michigan Williams Arna Midwst Sports Channl liv WCCO Radio (830 am) liv 7:00p.m. Sunday, Dcmbr 13 Wrstling at Orgon Stat Corvallis, Or. Noon Sunday, Dcmbr 13 Wrstling at Portland Stat Portland, Or. 7p.m." GOPHER HOTLINE Th Goldn Gophr Hotlin faturs daily intrviws with playrs and coachs. It is availabl to th mdia 24 hours a day by calling (612) Th hotlin is broadcast quality and is changd by noon ach day. This srvic is for mdia us only. Th schdul for this wk is as follows: Monday. Dcmbr L. Thursday. Dcmbr 10: Had Basktball Coach CLEM HASKINS' post-gam : Snior forward QUINCY LEWIS prviws th nws confrnc from th Frsno Stat gam. Eastrn Michigan gam. Tusday. Dcmbr & Associat Had Basktball Coach BOBBY JONES prviws th upcoming Eastrn Michigan gam. Wdnsday. Dcmbr~ Snior forward QUINCY LEWIS prviws th Eastrn Michigan gam. Friday. Dcmbr!.!.;, Snior wrstlr PAT CONNORS prviws upcoming dual mts against Orgon Stat and Portland Stat. Saturday. Dcmbr.1 Had Basktball Coach CLEM HASKINS' post-gam nws confrnc from th Eastrn Michigan gam. WEEKLY RELEASES Th Univrsity of Minnsota Mn's Mdia Rlations Offic will b producing fiv sparat rlass during th acadmic yar. Football, basktball, hocky and basball information will b covrd in sport-spcific wkly rlass, whil information on "Olympic Sports" will-. appar ach Monday in this rlas. Plas rfr any qustions to th Mn's Mdia Rlations offic at (612)

2 Wrstling GOLDEN GOPHERS BLANK MIN NESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO 45-0: Th No. 2 rankd Goldn Gophr wrstling tam dfatd No. 7 rankd Minnsota Stat Univrsity, Mankato, 45-0 in front of 2,185 at Otto Arna in Mankato, Minn., Thursday night. Frshman LEROY VEGA (Portag, Ind.) got th Goldn Gophrs startd with a pin ovr Chris Maggard in 5:54 at 125 to arn Minnsota six points. Snior PAT CONNORS (Longviw, Wash.), rankd loth in th nation, continud th winning ways with a major dcision ovr Mark Natzk 20-9 at 133. Frshman CHAD ERIKSON (Appl Vally, Minn.), rankd 11th in th nation, who upst th No. 8 rankd Jamill Klly of Oklahoma Stat Sunday, dfatd Travis Shivs, rankd fifth in th Division II, At 149, snior TROY MARR (Wyoming, Minn.) dcisiond th dfnding NCAA Division II champion Troy Szydl, 6-3 to up th Goldn Gophr lad to Snior CHAD KRAFT (Lakfild, Minn.), rankd No. 1 in th nation, incrasd Minnsota's lad to 21-0 with a major dcision ovr Matt Ptsingr Snior JOSH HOLIDAY (Anahim, Calif.), rankd fourth in th nation dfatd Brian Bst 15-6, at 165 to opn th scond half and incras th lad to Junior DELANEY BERGER (Mandan, N.D.) arnd his first pin of th yar in dfating Billy Dhmr in 2:39 th Goldn Gophrs with a 15-4 major dcision. Hr ar th rsults from th Minnsota Stat Univrsity, Mankato dual mt: No. 2 Minnsota 45, No. 7 Minnsota Stat Univrsity, Mankato 0 Otto Arna Dcmbr 3, Lroy Vga (MINN) pinnd Chris Maggard (MSUM) 5: Pat Connors (MINN) maj. dc. Mark Natzk (MSUM) Chad Erikson (MINN) maj. dc. Travis Shivs (MSUM) Troy Marr (MINN) dc. Troy Szydl (MSUM) Chad Kraft (MINN) maj. dc. Matt Ptsingr (MSUM) Josh Holiday (MINN) maj. dc. Brian Bst (MSUM) Dlany Brgr (MINN) pinnd Billy Dhmr (MSUM) 2: Brandon Eggum (MINN) maj. dc. Ryan Rttk (MSUM) Tim Hartung (MINN) pinnd Chad Kranz (MSUM) I: 10 HWT --Brnt Boshans (MINN) maj. dc. Jrmy Swnson (MSUM) 15-4 CLARK PLACES SECOND AT NORTHERN IOWA OPEN: Frshman JACOB CLARK (S. St. Paul, Minn.) finishd scond compting unattachd at 165 pounds at th Northrn Iowa Opn in Cdar Falls, Iowa Saturday night. Clark won four straight matchs bfor losing to Don Pritzlaff of Wisconsin, 5-2, in th championships match. At 149, frshman LUKE BECKER (Cambridg, Minn.) finishd fifth ovrall dfating Dusty Coufal of Wisconsin, 5-3. Frshman JOE CALAVITTA (Yorba Linda, Calif.) also comptd at Iowa Saturday, but did not plac. NO. 1 OKLAHOMA STATE DEFEATS NO.2 MINNESOTA: Th No. 1 rankd Oklahoma Stat Cowboys xtndd thir 46 dual mt win strak to 47 with a victory ovr th scond rankd Goldn at 174 pounds. No. 1 rankd junior BRANDON EGGUM (Sydny, Gophrs in front of 5,284 at Williams Arna. Th match was tid at 17- Mont.) dfatd Ryan Rttk at 184 to incras th lad to hading into th final match at 125 btwn No. I rankd Tagu Snior TIM HARTUNG (Durand, Wis.), rankd No. 1 in th nation, Moor of Oklahoma Stat and No. 16 Lroy Vga of Minnsota. Moor arnd his svnth pin of th sason in 1: 10 ovr Chad Kranz at 197. dfatd Vga 16-6 to scor four points for th Cowboys to win th Junior BRENT BOESHANS (Bulah, N.D.) finishd out th match for match. Minnsota ld at halftim aftr frshman Chad Erikson, rankd ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- Scorboard ;9 Rostr Goldn Gophr Wrstling Schdul Nam Yr. Wgt. Homtown(High School) Julio Alaniz Fr. 125 Mankato, Minn. (Mankato Wst) Dat Opponnt Stvn Bartltt Sit Tim Fr. 197 Racin, Wis. (S.l. Cas) Luk Bckr Fr. 149 Cambridg, Minn. (Cambridg) Saturday. Nov. 14 Bison Opn Fargo, N.D. 9 Titls Dlany Brgr Jr. 174 Mandan, N.D. (Mandan) Saturday, Nov. 21 North Dakota St. Fargo, N.D. W, Bnjamin Bly Fr. 184 LaCrscnt, Minn. (LaCrscnt) Saturday, Nov. 21 at St. Louis Opn St. Louis, Mo. 1 Titl Brnt Boshans Jr. HWT Bulah, N.D. (Mandan) Saturday, Nov. 21 at Kaufman-Brand Omaha, Nb. Jo Calavitta 3 Titls Fr. 141 Yorba Linda, Calif. (Calvary Chapl) Jacob Clark Fr. 165 South St. Paul, Minn. (South St. Paul) Sunday, Nov. 29 Oklahoma Stat Williams Arna L, Pat Connors Sr. 133 Longviw, Wash. (R.A. Long) Thursday, Dc. 3 at Minnsota St. Mankato, Minn. w Mik Cuprus Fr. 174 Worthington, Minn. (Worthington) Sunday. Dc. 13 at Orgon Stat Corvallis, Or. Noon Brandon Eggum Jr. 184 Sidny, Mont. (Sidny) Sunday. Dc. 13 at Portland Stat Portland, Or. 7 p.m. Own Elzn Fr. 197 Eyota, Minn. (Dovr-Eyota) Chad Erikson Fr. 141 Appl Vally, Minn. (Appl Vally) Saturday, Jan. 2 Iowa Stat Williams Arna 7:30p.m. Mik Hanagan Fr. HWT St. Paul, Minn. (St. Thomas Acadmy) Sat.-Sun.. Jan National Duals Iowa City, Iowa All Day Ty Fridrichs Jr. 141 Mapl Grov. Minn. (Osso) Friday, Jan. 22 Michigan Sports Pavilion 7:30p.m. Bart Golyr Sr. 133 Cdar, Minn. (St. Francis) Sunday,Jan.24 Michigan Stat Sports Pavilion 2p.m. Tim Hartung Sr. 197 Durand, Wis. (Durand) Josh Holiday Sr. 165 Anahim, Calif. (Calvary Chapl) Knnth Howard So. 184 Mandan, N.D. (Mandan) Saturday. Jan. 30 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 7:30p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. 1 p.m. Chad Kraft Sr. 157 Lakfild, Minn. (Hron Lak-Okabna-Lakfild) Friday, Fb. 5 Illinois Williams Arna 7:30p.m. Matt Kraft Fr. 174 Lakfild, Minn. (Hron Lak-Okabna-Lakfild) Sunday, Fb. 7 Ohio Stat Sports Pavilion 2p.m. Jss Krbs Sr. 157 Minot, N.D. (Minot) Josh Krbs So. 149 Minot, N.D. (Minot) Brtt Lawrnc So. 133 Sandpoint, Idaho (Sandpoint) Friday, Fb. 12 Northrn Iowa Sports Pavilion 7:30p.m. Sunday, Fb. 14 at Nbraska Lincoln, Nb. 2 p.m. Jard Lawrnc Fr. 141 Sandpoint, Idaho (Sandpoint) Friday, Fb. 19 at Purdu Wst Lafaytt, Ind. 7 p.m. Garrtt Lowny Fr. HWT Applton, Wis. (Frdom) Sunday, Fb. 21 at Northwstrn Evanston, Ill. TBA Mitch Marr Fr. 149 Wyoming, Minn. (Forst Lak) Troy Marr Sr. 149 Wyoming, Minn. (Forst Lak) Casy McGraw Fr. 197 Jacksonvill, Fla. (Bolls School) Sat.-Sun., March 6-7 at Big Tns Ann Arbor, Mich. TBA Thurs.-Sat., March at NCAAs Univrsity Park, Pa. TBA Eddi Pak Jr. 157 Grayslak, Ill. (Grayslak) Brad Pik So. 149 Brownsdal, Minn. (Hayfild) Doug Surgnor Fr. 149 Nnah, Wis. (Nnah) Lroy Vga Fr. 125 Portag, Ind. (Portag)

3 Wrstling 14th in th country knockd off No. 8 Jamill Klly 15-9 at 141. No. 1 rankd Chad Kraft continud th winning ways with a 3-1 dcision ovr third rankd Jimmy Arias. Snior Josh Holiday rankd svnth in th country dfatd Ty Wilcox 14-6 to put th Goldn Gophrs up 10-8 at th brak. Junior Dlany Brgr lost a clos match to No. 1 rankd Mark Smith 2-1 at 174. Junior Brandon Eggum, rankd No. 1 in th nation, dcisiond ighth rankd Mark Munoz 5-2 at 184. No. 1 rankd snior Tim Hartung put th Goldn Gophrs up aftr a 21-6 tchnical fall dcision ovr Pat Popolizio. Havywight Brnt Boshans was pinnd by 16th rankd Dav Andrton to vn th scor hading into th final match. GOLDEN GOPHERS ARE NO. 2 IN LATEST RANKING: Minnsota is rankd No. 2 in th nation according to lntrmat and No. 3 according to Amatur Wrstling Nws. According to lntrmat, sniors Tim Hartung, Chad Kraft and junior Brandon Eggum ar all rankd No. 1 at 197, 157 and 184 rspctivly. Snior Josh Holiday is No.4 at 165, junior Dlany Brgr is No. 10 at 174, snior Pat Connors is rankd No. 10 at 133, frshman Chad Erikson is rankd No. 11 at 141 and frshman Lroy Vga is rankd No. 16 at 125. Hahn, a nativ of Lakwood, N.J., is th No. 1 high school wrstlr in th nation at any wight class according to Amatur Wrstling Nws. Wrstling Institut Nwsmagazin, USA Wrstling and th National Wrstling Coachs Association. A standout at Lakwood High School, Hahn has won two Nw Jrsy stat titls at 189 pounds. H is also a two-tim Junior National Frstyl Champion and a four-tim Junior Olympic champion at 178 pounds. In thr yars, Hahn has rackd up a 94-2 ovrall rcord and has won 64 conscutiv matchs at Lakwood. "Landing Damion Hahn is anothr big stp in bringing our program to th top," Minnsota Had Assistant Coach Marty Morgan said. "H had it narrowd down to Oklahoma Stat and us and usually at that point w Jos thm, but it was diffrnt this tim. Damion and his dad ralizd Minnsota is an up and coming powrhous and thy wantd Damion to b a part of it." Hahn wiij compt in th 184 pound wight class at Minnsota. HARTUNG IS FINALIST FOR PRESTIGIOUS HODGE AWARD: Snior Tim Hartung, a two-tim Big Tn Champion and th 1998 NCAA Champion, was namd a finalist for th Dan Hodg Trophy givn to th most outstanding wrstlr in th collg ranks. Th Hodg Trophy is th quivalnt to th Hisman Trophy. Hartung joins Oklahoma Stat's Eric Gurrro and Cal Stat-Bakrsfild's Stphn Nal as finalists for th award. Hartung was also a Hodg Trophy award finalist last yar. UP NEXT: Minnsota hits th road Sunday, Dc. 13, to fac Orgon Portland Stat and Orgon Stat. Th Goldn Gophrs will wrstl Portland Stat at 12 p.m. in Portland, Or. and thn travl to Corvallis, Or. to wrstl Orgon Stat at 9 p.m. NO. 1 RECRUIT SIGNS WITH MINNESOTA: Th Univrsity of Minnsota wrstling program announcd that Damion Hahn signd a national lttr of intnt to attnd th Univrsity of Minnsota Minnsota Wrstling Rcords Wt. Nam O'all Total Dual Big Tn 125 Lroy Vga Julio Alaniz Pat Connors Bart Golyr Brtt Lawrnc Jard Lawrnc Chad Erikson Ty Fridrichs Jo Calavitta Brad Pik Troy Marr Luk Bckr Josh Krbs Doug Surgnor Mitch Marr Chad Kraft Eddi Pak Josh Holiday Jacob Clark Jss Krbs Dlany Brgr Matt Kraft Mik Cuprus Brandon Eggum Knnth Howard Bnjamin Bly Tim Hartung Brandon Eggum Own Elzn Stv Bartltt Casy McGraw HWTBrnt Boshans Garrtt Lowny Mik Flanagan Tam Totals Tam Stats: Wight-by-Wight Rsults Wight Ovrall Rcord Ovrall Dual Big Tn Dual ! HWT Total

4 6 0 l 0 I N ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ w H I s I l I N Minnsota Wrstling Rcords: 2-1 Ovrall, 0-0 Big Tn Wt. Nam O'all Total Dual Big Tn Pins Points MD TF BTC NCAA 125 Lroy Vga Julio Alaniz Pat Connors / Brtt Lawrnc / Bart Golyr / Jard Lawrnc Chad Erikson / Ty Fridrichs / Jo Calavitta Brad Pik Troy Marr / Luk Bckr Josh Krbs Doug Surgnor / Mitch Marr / Chad Kraft Eddi Pak Josh Holiday / Jacob Clark / Jss Krbs / Dlany Brgr / Matt Kraft / Mik Cuprus Brandon Eggum / Knnth Howard / Bnjamin Bly / Tim Hartung / Own Elzn Stv Bartltt / Brandon Eggum / Casy McGraw HWT Brnt Boshans / Garrtt Lowny Mik Flanagan / Tam Totals Sason: Wrstlr's rcord in all wight classs during th sason; Total: Wrstlr's full-sason rcord for in th spcifid wight class; Dual: Dual match rcord at listd wight class; Big Tn: Dual Rcord vs. Big Tn Opponnts; Pins: Total numbr of pins; Points: Total points scord in dual mts - Minnsota/Opponnt; MD: Rcord in major dcision matchs; TF: Rcord in tchnical fall matchs. BTC: Rcord and finish at Big Tn Championships.NCAA: Rcord and finish at NCAA Championships. Tam Stats: Wight-by-Wight Rsults Wight Ovrall Rcord Ovrall Dual Big Tn Dual Pins HWT Total

5 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW Birman Fild Athltic Building th Avnu Southast Minnapolis, MN (612) Fax For Immdiat Rlas Dc. 22, 1998 QUINCY LEWIS NAMED CO-BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK Univrsity of Minnsota snior forward Quincy Lwis was namd as th co-big Tn Playr of th Wk for his prformancs against th Univrsity of Cincinnati and Univrsity of Nbraska this past wk. Lwis shars th honor with Michal Rdd of Ohio Stat. Lwis, a nativ of Littl Rock, Ark., avragd 19.5 points and ight rbounds and ld th No. 17 Goldn Gophrs to a 1-1 rcord on th wk. Th co-captain scord a gam-high 24 points and six rbounds in an ovrtim loss to No.4 Cincinnati. Against Nbraska, Lwis notchd his scond doubl-doubl of th sason with a gam-high 15 points and 10 rbounds in a victory ovr th Comhuskrs in Lincoln. Lwis has now scord in doubl figurs in 14 straight gams dating back to last sason. H is currntly avraging 21.7 points pr gam which is scond-bst in th Big Tn. This is th scond honor for th Goldn Gophrs this sason. Snior Kvin Clark was awardd playr of th wk honors for his prformancs against Orgon and Frsno Stat th wk of Dc. 7.

6 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW Birman Fild Athltic Building th Avnu Southast Minnapolis, MN (612) Fax For Immdiat Rlas Dc. 22, 1998 QUINCY LEWIS NAMED CO-BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK Univrsity of Minnsota snior forward Quincy Lwis was namd as th co-big Tn Playr of th Wk for his prformai}cs against th Univrsity of Cincinnati and Univrsity of Nbraska this past wk. Lwis shars th honor with Michal Rdd of Ohio Stat. Lwis, a nativ of Littl Rock, Ark., avragd 19.5 points and ight rbounds and ld th No. 17 Goldn Gophrs to a 1-1 rcord on th wk. Th co-captain scord a gam-high 24 points and six rbounds in an ovrtim loss to No. 4 Cincinnati. Against Nbraska, Lwis notchd his scond doubl-doubl of th sason with a gam-high 15 points and 10 rbounds in a victory ovr th Comhuskrs in Lincoln. Lwis has now scord in doubl figurs in 14 straight gams dating back to last sason. H is currntly avraging 21.7 points pr gam which is scond-bst in th Big Tn. This is th scond honor for th Goldn Gophrs this sason. Snior Kvin Clark was awardd playr of th wk honors for his prformancs against Orgon and Frsno Stat th wk of Dc. 7.

7 Univrsity ofminnsota Birman Fild Athltic Building th Avnu Southast Minnapolis, Minn Plwn: Fax: Dirctor: Marc Ryan Assistant Dirctors: Bill Crumly and Brad Ruitr Dcmbr 28, This Wk in Gophr Sports Tusday, Dcmbr 29 Basktball vs. Sacramnto Stat Williams Arna Midwst Sports Channl liv WCCO Radio (830 am) liv 7:00p.m. Wdnsday, Dcmbr 30 Hocky vs. IF Bjorklovn Mariucci Arna KSTP Radio (1500 a.m.) liv 7:00p.m. Saturday, January 2 Hocky at Boston Collg Boston, Mass. KSTP Radio (1500 a.m.) liv 1:05 p.m. Saturday, January 2 Wrstling vs. Iowa Stat Williams Arna 7:30p.m. Saturday, January 2 Basktball at Purdu Wst Lafaytt, Ind. Midwst Sports Channl liv WCCO Radio (830 a.m.) liv 1:00 p.m. Sunday, January 3 Hocky at Boston Collg Boston, Mass. KSTP Radio (1500 a.m.) liv 1:05 p.m. GOPHER HOTLINE Th Goldn Gophr Hotlin faturs daily intrviws with playrs and coachs. It is availabl to th mdia 24 hours a day by calling (612) Th hotlin is broadcast quality and is chang~ by noon ach day. This srvic is for mdia us only. Th schdul for this wk is as follows: Monday. Dcmbr 28: Had Hocky Coach DOUG WOOG'S post-gam nws confrnc from th Mariucci Classic Tusday. Dcmbr 29: Had Basktball Coach CLEM HASKINS' post-gam nws confrnc from Sacramnto Stat. Wdnsday. Dcmbr.lQ;. Snior forward REGGIE BERG prviws Swdn and th Boston Collg sris. Thursday. Dcmbr 31: Snior forward REGGIE BERG prviws Swdn and th Boston Collg sris. Friday.~l.;. Snior forward REGGIE BERG prviws Swdn and th Boston Collg sris. Saturday.~ 2.;. Had Basktball Coach CLEM HASKINS' post-gam nws confrnc from Purdu. WEEKLY RELEASES Th Univrsity of Minnsota Mn's Mdia Rlations Offic will b producing fiv sparat rlass during th acadmic yar. Football, basktball, hocky and basball information will b covrd in sport-spcific wkly rlass, whil information on "Olympic Sports" will appar ach Monday in this rlas. Plas rfr any qustions to th Mn's Mdia Rlations offic at (612)

8 Wrstling NO. 2 GOLDEN GOPHERS TO MEET NO. 6 IOWA STATE : Th No. 6 rankd Iowa Stat Cyclons ar 10-1 on th sason thus far. Iowa Stat has svn wrstlrs rankd in th top 20 according to lntrmat's Dcmbr 2 poll. At 133, junior Cody Sandrson is rankd fourth, sophomor Col Sandrson is rankd loth at 149. David Maldonado is rankd fifth at 157, frshman Jo Hsktt is rankd fifth at 165, junior Bn Prkins is 14th at 174, at 184 frshman Cal Sandrson is sixth, at 197 sophomor Zach Thompson is svnth and frshman Mark Knaur is 15th at havywight. THE SERIES: Iowa Stat lads th Goldn Gophrs in th alltim sris. Th last tim th two tams mt was January 4, whn Minnsota dfatd th Cyclons at Hilton Colisum in Ams. Iowa. Minnsota claimd six matchs, which includd fiv dcisions. Bart Golyr, Jason Davids, Josh Holiday, Zac Taylor, Brandon Eggum and Tim Hartung pickd up victoris for th Goldn Gophrs. Th last tim Iowa Stat dfatd th Goldn Gophrs was January 4, at Williams Arna, whr th Cyclons downd Minnsota Minnsota and Iowa Stat hav mt fiv conscutiv sasons and th Goldn Gophrs lad th sris 3-2 in thos fiv yars. NO.2 MINNESOTA WINS TWO DUAL MEETS IN OREGON: Th No. 2 rankd Goldn Gophr wrstling tam dfatd No. lo Orgon Stat at Gill Colisum in Corvallis, Or. Minnsota claimd six of th lo matchs to dfat th Bavrs. Snior Josh Scorboard Goldn Gophr Wrstling Schdul Dat Opponnt Sit Tim Saturday, Nov. 14 Bison Opn Fargo, N.D. 9 Titls Saturday, Nov. 21 North Dakota St. Fargo, N.D. W, Saturday, Nov. 21 at St. Louis Opn St. Louis, Mo. I Titl Saturday. Nov. 21 at Kaufman-Brand Omaha, Nb. 3 Titls Sunday, Nov. 29 Oklahoma Stat Williams Arna L, Thursday, Dc. 3 at Minnsota St. Mankato, Minn. W, 45-0 Sunday, Dc. 13 at Orgon Stat Corvallis, Or. W, Sunday, Dc. 13 at Portland Stat Portland, Or. W, 37-6 Saturday, Jan. 2 Iowa Stat Williams Arna 7:30p.m. Sat.-Sun., Jan National Duals Iowa City, Iowa All Day Friday, Jan. 22 Michigan Sports Pavilion 7:30p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24 Michigan Stat Sports Pavilion 2p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 7:30p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. I p.m. Friday, Fb. 5 Illinois Williams Arna 7:30p.m. Sunday, Fb. 7 Ohio Stat Sports Pavilion 2p.m. Friday, Fb. 12 Northrn Iowa Sports Pavilion 7:30p.m. Sunday, Fb. 14 at Nbraska Lincoln, Nb. 2 p.m. Friday, Fb. 19 at Purdu Wst Lafaytt. Ind. 7 p.m. Sunday, Fb. 21 at Northwstrn Evanston, Ill. TBA Sat.-Sun., March 6-7 at Big Tns Ann Arbor, Mich. TBA Thurs.-Sat., March at NCAAs Univrsity Park, Pa. TBA Holiday, rankd No. 4 in th country. startd Minnsota off with a 14-4 major dcision victory ovr Isaac Wood at 165. No. I rankd junior Brandon Eggum dfatd Isaac Wbr 16-5 at 184. Snior Tim Hartung. rankd No. 1 in th nation, dfatd sixth-rankd Shan Zajac with a tchnical fall dcision in 6:45. At 125. frshman Lroy Vga dfatd.a Nathan Navarro with a major dcision scor of Frshman Chad W Erikson. rankd No. 11 in th nation, pinnd Shan Cunanan in just 0:21 sconds to arn th Goldn Gophrs six points at 141 pounds. Sophomor Brad Pik lost a clos match to No. 1 rankd Oscar Wood with a 4-3 dcision at 149 and snior Chad Kraft. rankd No. I in th nation, dfatd No. 15 rankd Eric Jorgnsn 7-6 to clinch th victory. Th No.2 rankd Goldn Gophrs dfatd Portland Stat 37-6 at Stott Cntr in Portland, Or. Minnsota won matchs to dfat th Vikings and improv its dual mt rcord to 4-1. Snior Chad Kraft. rankd No. 1 in th nation, pinnd Drk Smith in 4: 13 to arn Minnsota six points to start off th match at 157. Following him. snior Josh Holiday, rankd fouth in th country. dfatd R. J. Gillspi 14-5 at 165 pounds. No.1 rankd junior Brandon Eggum dfatd Lonni Eggrt 16-7 at 184 and snior Tim Hartung. also rankd No. 1 at 197. arnd his svnth pin of th sason ovr Adam Thomas in 2:46. Also winning for Minnsota at 133 was snior Pat Connors with a 18-5 major dcision, frshman Jo Calavitta with a major dcision ovr Casy Hunt at 141 and snior Troy MatT with a 9-3 dcision ovr Brad Gallts at 149. HARTUNG NAMED CAPTAIN OF ALL-AMERICAN FARM TEAM: Snior wrstlr Tim Hartung, of Durand, Wis., was namd th captain of th wrstling All-Amrican Farm Tam. Th All-Amrican Farm Tam is a scholastic program sponsord by Dodg Truck and Succssful Farming magazin honoring outstanding collgiat athlts who call a farm or ranch hom. A $1.000 scholarship will b donatd Rostr Nam Yr. Wgt. Homtown(High School) Julio Alaniz Fr. 125 Mankato, Minn. (Mankato Wst) Stvn Bartltt Fr. 197 Racin. Wis. (S.l. Cas) Luk Bckr Fr. 149 Cambridg. Minn. (Cambridg) Dlany Brgr Jr. 174 Mandan. N.D. (Mandan) Bnjamin Bly Fr. 184 LaCrscnt. Minn. (LaCrscnt) Brnt Boshans Jr. HWT Bulah. N.D. (Mandan) Jo Calavitta Fr. 141 Yorba Linda, Calif. (Calvary Chapl) Jacob Clark Fr. 165 South St. Paul, Minn. (South St. Paul) Pat Connors Sr. 133 Longviw, Wash. (R.A. Long) Mik Cuprus Fr. 174 Worthington, Minn. (Worthington) Brandon Eggum Jr. 184 Sidny, Mont. (Sidny) Own Elzn Fr. 197 Eyota, Minn. (Dovr-Eyota) Chad Erikson Fr. 141 Appl Vally, Minn. (Appl Vally) Mik Flanagan Fr. HWT St. Paul, Minn. (St. Thomas Acadmy) Ty Fridrichs Jr. 141 Mapl Grov, Minn. (Osso) Bart Golyr Sr. 133 Cdar, Minn. (St. Francis) Tim Hartung Sr. 197 Durand, Wis. (Durand) Josh Holiday Sr. 165 Anahim, Calif. (Calvary Chapl) Knnth Howard So. 184 Mandan, N.D. (Mandan) Chad Kraft Sr. 157 Lakfild, Minn. (Hron Lak-Okabna-Laktild) Matt Kraft Fr. 174 Laktild, Minn. (Hron Lak-Okabna-Laktild) Jss Krbs Sr. 157 Minot, N.D. (Minot) Josh Krbs So. 149 Minot, N.D. (Minot) Brtt Lawrnc So. 133 Sandpoint, Idaho (Sandpoint) Jard Lawrnc Fr. 141 Sandpoint, Idaho (Sandpoint) Garrtt Lowny Fr. HWT Applton, Wis. (Frdom) Mitch Marr Fr. 149 Wyoming, Minn. (Forst Lak) Troy Marr Sr. 149 Wyoming, Minn. (Forst Lak) Eddi Pak Jr. 157 Grayslak, Ill. (Grayslak) Brad Pik So. 149 Brownsdal, Minn. (Hayfild) Doug Surgnor Fr. 149 Nnah, Wis. (Nnah) Lroy Vga Fr. 125 Portag. Ind. (Portag)

9 Wrstling to th Univrsity of Minnsota in Hartung's nam. Hartung has also arnd two Acadmic All-Big Tn awards. Othr mmbrs of th wrstling All-Amrican Farm Tam includ: Jff Fridhof of Luthr Collg, Ws Hand of Iowa and Chad Wickman of South Dakota. Honorabl mntion honors includ: Tim Cobb Jr. of Missouri Vally Collg, John Nwman of St. John's Univrsity, Mark Pisoni of Univrsity of California-Davis and Chanc Stosr of Augustana Collg. CLARK WINS JUNIOR DIVISION OF THE 1998 USA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP BELT SERIES: Univrsity of Minnsota frshman Jacob Clark of St. Paul, Minn., won th Junior lvl Championship Blt Sris with 214 points, dfating runnr-up Clark Forward of Archbold, Ohio by an imprssiv 52 points. Junior wrstlrs ar athlts in grads Clark won a gold mdal at th Asics Tigr Junior Nationals in Grco-Roman and placd scond in th Junior National in frstyl. H won th Most Falls Trophy in th Grco-Roman vnt. H was also a Southast Rgionals doubl champion and a Northrn Plains Rgional frstyl champion. GOLDEN GOPHERS ARE NO. 2 IN LATEST RANKING: Minnsota is rankd No. 2 in th nation according to NWCA's Dcmbr 16 poll. According to lntrmat, sniors Tim Hartung, Chad Kraft and junior Brandon Eggum ar all rankd No. I at 197, 157 and 184 rspctivly. Snior Josh Holiday is No. 4 at 165, junior Dlany Brgr is No. 13 at 174, snior Pat Connors is rankd No. 13 at 133, Minnsota Wrstling Rcords Wt. Nam O'all Total Dual Big Tn 125 Lroy Vga Julio Alaniz Pat Connors Bart Golyr Brtt Lawrnc Jard Lawrnc Chad Erikson Ty Fridrichs Jo Calavilla Brad Pik Troy Marr Luk Bckr Josh Krbs Doug Surgnor Mitch Marr Chad Kraft Eddi Pak Josh Holiday Jacob Clark Jss Krbs 5-I Dlany Brgr Matt Kraft Mik Cuprus Brandon Eggum Knnth Howard Bnjamin Bly Tim Hartung Brandon Eggum Own Elzn Stv Bartltt HWTBrnt Boshans Garrtt Lowny Mik Flanagan Tam Totals frshman Chad Erikson is rankd No. 10 at 141. frshman Lroy \'ga is rankd No. 19 at 125 and snior Troy Marris rankd 20th at 149. NO.1 RECRUIT SIGNS WITH MINNESOTA: Th Univrsity of Minnsota wrstling program announcd that Damion Hahn signd a national litr of intnt to allnd th Univrsity of Minnsota. Hahn, a nativ of Lakwood. N.J.. is th No. 1 high school wrstlr in th nation at any wight class according to Amatur Wrstling N11 s. Wrstling institut Nwsmagazin, USA Wrstling and th National Wrstling Coachs Association. A standout at Lakwood High School. Hahn has won two Nw Jrsy stat titls at 189 pounds. H is also a two-tim Junior National Frstyl Champion and a four-tim Junior Olympic champion at 178 pounds. In thr yars, Hahn has rackd up a 94-2 ovrall rcord and has won 64 conscutiv matchs at Lakwood. Hahn will compt in th 184 pound wight class at Minnsota. HARTUNG IS FINALIST FOR PRESTIGIOUS HODGE AWARD: Snior Tim Hartung, a two-tim Big Tn Champion and th 1998 NCAA Champion, was namd a finalist for th Dan Hodg Trophy givn to th most outstanding wrstlr in th collg ranks. Th Hodg Trophy is th quivalnt to th Risman Trophy. Hartung joins Oklahoma Stat's Eric Gurrro and Cal Stat-Bakrsfild's Stphn Nal as finalists for th award. Hartung was also a Hodg Trophy award finalist last yar. UP NEXT: Minnsota will hav a wk off to prpar to dfnd its titl at th Cliff Kn/N.W.C.A National Wrstling Duals Tournamnt at Carvr-Hawky Arna in Iowa City, Iowa, January Tam Stats: Wight-by-Wight Rsults Wight Ovrall Rcord Ovrall Dual Big Tn Dual IX HWT Total

10 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW Birman Fild Athltic Building th Avnu Southast Minnapolis, MN (612) Fax FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dcmbr 30, 1998 SKATE WITH THE GOPHERS SLATED FOR JANUARY 31 Th Univrsity of Minnsota mn's hocky program will host its annual "Skat With Th Gophrs" on Sunday, Jan. 31, 1999 from Noon to 3 p.m. at Mariucci Arna. Th aftrnoon will fatur th Goldn Gophr hocky tam, Goldy Gophr, and intractiv gams for fans of all ags. Ic tims must b rsrvd in advanc by calling th Gophr Tickt Offic at or UGOPHER. Th tickt offic is opn Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thr will b a $1 admission f at th door.

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12 Univrsity ofminnsota Binnan Fild Athltic Building th Avnu Southast Minnapolis, Minn Phon: Fax: Dirctor: Marc Ryan Assistant Dirctors: Bill Crumly and Brad Ruitr January 4, This Wk in Gophr Sports Wdnsday, January 6 Basktball vs. Northwstrn Williams Arna Midwst Sports Channl liv WCCO Radio (830 a.m.) liv 7p.m. Wdnsday-Sunday, Jan Saturday, January 9 Swimming and Diving Gold Country Invit Aquatic Cntr 11 a.m. Saturday, January 9 -~ Swimming and Diving at All-Amrican Diving Invit Austin, Txas All Day Track and Fild Northwst Opn UM Fildhous 9a.m. Saturday, January 9 Basktball vs. Pnn Stat Williams Arna Midwst Sports Channl liv WCCO Radio (830 a.m.) liv 8p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Jan Hocky at Dnvr Colorado Springs, Colo. KSTP Radio (1500 a.m.) liv 7:05p.m. Monday.~!;. No hotlin availabl. GOPHER HOTLINE Th Goldn Gophr Hotlin faturs daily intrviws with playrs and coachs. It is availabl to th mdia 24 hours a day by calling (612) Th hotlin is broadcast quality and is changd by noon ach day. This srvic is for mdia us only. Th schdul for this wk is as follows: Tusday.~~ Had Basktball Coach CLEM HASKINS' wkly nws confrnc. Wdnsday. Jimm: 2;. Had Basktball Coach CLEM HASKINS' post-gam : Saturday.~!t nws confrnc from th Northwstrn gam. Thursday. ~ L. Snior forward MIKE ANDERSON prviws th Dnvr sris. ~~.8.;. Had Swimming and Diving Coach DENNIS DALE prviws th Gold Country Invitational. : Had Swimming and Diving Coach DENNIS DALE prviws th Gold Country Invitational. WEEKLY RELEASES. Th Univrsity of Minnsota Mn's Mdia Rlations Offic will b producing fiv sparat rlass during th acadmic yar. Football, basktball, hocky and basball information.will b covrd in sport-spcific wkly rlass, whil information on "Olympic Sports" will appar ach Monday in this rlas. Plas rfr any qustions to th Mn's Mdia Rlations offic at (612) ().

13 Swimming & Diving NO. 10 GOLDEN GOPHERS HOST ~ GOLD COUNTRY INVITATIONAL: Th loth rankd Univrsity of Minnsota Goldn Gophrs will host th Gold Country Invitational Saturday, Jan. 9, in th Aquatic Cntr. Th co-d mt faturs Carlton, Gustavus, Illinois-Chicago, Minnsota Stat Univrsity-Mankato, St. John's, St. Cloud Stat, St. Mary's and St. Olaf on th mn's sid. Last yar at th Gold Country Invitational, Minnsota won 14 of 17 vnts to scor 1,189.5 points to win th mt. Th nxt closst tam was St. Olaf with points, followd by South Dakota, who finishd third in th 10 tam invitational with 276 points. Thn-frshman ALEX MASSURA (Blo Horizont, Brazil), thnsophomor BILL BISHOP (Barrington, Ill.) and thn-frshman DAN CROASTON (Champlin Park, Minn.) ach won two vnts for th Goldn Gophrs in th victory. CROASTON AND HILLSLEY TO COMPETE IN ALL-AMERI CAN DIVING INVITE: Sophomor Dan Croaston and frshman SHANE HILLSLEY (Longmount, Colo.) will compt in th All Amrican Diving Invit from Wd.-Sun., Jan in Austin, Txas. CROASTON TAKES FOURTH DURING WINTER TRAINING TRIP: Univrsity of Minnsota sophomor Dan Croaston, of Champlin, Minn., took fourth plac in both th on and thr mtr diving comptitions against th Univrsity of Miami and Ohio Stat Univrsity dur- ing Minnsota's annual diving wintr training trip in Ft. Laudrdal, Fla. Croaston scord points to finish fourth in th thr mtr, bhind Imr Lngyl of Miami in first with 377, Stfan Ahrns of Miami in scond with and Rio Romirz of Miami in third with Croaston scord points in th on mtr diving comptition for fourth plac bhind thr divrs from Miami. Rio Romirz of Miami took first plac with points, Stfan Ahrns was scond with and Imr Lngyl of Miami was third with points. Frshman Shan Hillsly placd sixth in th on mtr with points and also finishd sixth in th thr mtr with points. UP NEXT: Th Goldn Gophrs will host th Univrsity of Nbrasksa, Saturday, Jan. 16 at 1 p.m. in th Aquatic Cntr for a dual mt. A W' Sc#or,board GOLDEN GOPHER SCHEDULE Oct. 31 Northwstrn w, Nov. 6-7 Quad Duals North Carolina 1...,~161.5 South Carolina w, Pittsburgh w, Nov Big 10 All-Stars vs. USA No 'Tham. Scors Nov Minnsota Invitational w, 1,098.5 pts. Dc Wintr Training Trip Hawaii Jan Jan.9 All-Amrican Diving Invit Austin, Thxas Gold Country Invitational Aquatic Cntr Jan.16 Nbraska Aquatic Cntr Jan Dallas Morning Nws Invit Dallas, Thxas Jan Tripl Duals \\t~ird Fb. 5-6 Minnsota Challng Aquatic Cntr Fb Big Thn Championships Bbxningtm,lnd. March 7 Go-Phr-It Invitational Aquatic Cntr March12-13 NCAA Diving Zon Bkoningtml,lnd. March NCAA Championships I~ Ind Ro,str Nam Yr. Homtown Ryan Ayrs So. Lilburn, Ga. Bn Bartll Fr. Grafton, Wis. Bill Bishop Jr. Barrington, Ill. Blair Buccicon Fr. Rochstr, Minn. Grant Butlr So. Wst Bnd, Wis. John Cahoy Sr. Hudson, Wis. Dan Croaston So. Champlin, Minn. Brandon Crook Fr. Omaha, Nb. Ryan Crosby Jr. Rivr Falls, Wis. Travis Crow Fr. Shboygan, Wis. Ricardo Dornlas Fr. JacaraiJ:: Srra ES, Brazil Nick Early Fr. Rd ing, Minn. Chris Forrst Fr. Applton, Wis. R~an Fostr Fr. Eagan, Minn. A amfrankow Jr. Shlby, Ohio OscarGodoi Jr. S:to Ja> do Rio Prto, BrazjJ Shan Hillsl)' Fr. Longmont, Colo. Scott Holbrook Fr. Rosmount, Minn. Brian Howard Jr. Shawn Mission, Kan. Chad Krastins Fr. Appl Vally, Minn. Luis LMaz Sr. Aurora, Colo. Dov alnik Fr. Rishon l-zion, Isral Alxandr Massura So. Sao Paulo, Brazil Jonathan McLod Sr. Rgina, Sask., Canada Yoav Miri Jr. Rut, Isral Jff Millr Sr. Brookfild, Wis. Marc-Phillipp Pich Fr. Saginaw, Mich. Brian Portr Fr. Omaha, Nb. Stlios Sardlas Sr. Athns, Grc Brandon Schindlr Jr. Saratoga, Calif. Tim Shly So. Schaumburg, Ill. GaryTa~or Jr. Shorwood, Minn. Jrmy itikko Sr. Hastings, Minn. Martin Zilinski Sr. Bloommgton, Minn.

14 Tra~ck & Fild MINNESOTA MEN'S TRACK TEAM STARTS OFF 1999 SEA SON WITH THE NORTHWEST OPEN: Th Univrsity of Minnsota mn's track and fild tam is st to start off th 1999 sason by hosting th Northwst Opn on Saturday, Jan~ 9, 1999 at th Univrsity of Minnsota Fildhous starting at 9:00 a.m. WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR: 1998 turnd out to b a bannr yar for th Goldn Gophr Track and Fild Tam. Had Coach Phil Lundin and his tam accomplishd somthing that no othr Minnsota track and fild tam has don sinc Thy won a Big Tn titl in both th indoor and outdoor track and fild sasons. Lundin was honord for thos accomplishmnts by bing namd Big Tn Coach of th Yar for both th indoor and outdoor sasons. During th indoor sason, Minnsota utilizd its dpth to unsat thr-tim dfnding champion Wisconsin at th Big Tn Championships hld in Wst Layfaytt, Ind. STAFFAN STRAND (Uppsland Vas by, Swdn) won th indoor high jump titl by tying his Big Tn Champion mt rcord jump of BENJAMIN JENSEN (Mandai, Norway) also capturd a titl for th Maroon and Gold whn h won his scond straight hpthalon titl. During th outdoor sason, th Goldn Gophrs also ndd Wisconsin's rign at th Big Tn Outdoor Championships whn thy took thir scond titl of th yar in Columbus, Ohio. Minnsota finishd with points to Wisconsin's 120 points. Frd Rodgrs pacd th Goldn Gophrs by winning his first Big Tn titl in th 100-mtr dash. ''Thr was no othr fling lik," said junior FRED RODGERS (Hamilton, Ohio). "It was grat to win th 100-mtr in my hom stat and in th last track vnt at Ohio Stadium." Now as th Goldn Gophrs ntr th 1999 sason, th task at hand is to succssfully dfnd thir titls. With th rturn of Strand, Jnsn and Rodgrs, as wll as numrous othr talntd runnrs, throwrs and jumprs, Coach Lundin fls that anothr Big Tn titl is wll within thir rach. "It's going to b a daunting task to try and follow up th succss of last yar," Coach Lundin said. "But if w can kp vryon happy and injury-fr, I think w'll dfinitly b in th hunt for anothr titl." Indoor Schdul January Sat. Jan. 9 Northwst Opn UM Fildhous Sat. Jan. 16 Badgr Classic Madison, Wis. Sat. Jan. 23 Iowa, Wisconsin UM Fildhous Sat. Jan. 30 Minnsota Invit UM Fild hous Fbruary Fb. 5-6 Iowa Stat Classic Ams, Iowa Fb. 12 Snowsho Invitational UM Fildhous Fb Big Tn Indoor Championships Madison, Wis. Fb.27 NCAA Qualifying Mt Ams, Iowa March Mar. 5-6 NCAA Indoor Championships Indianapolis, Ind. Mar Arizona Invitational Tmp, Ariz. Gophr Flashs Outdoor Schdul April Apr. 2-3 Txas Rlays Austin, Txas Apr. 3 Macalstr St. Paul, Minn. Apr 9-10 Sa Ray Rlays Knoxvill, Tnn. Apr. 10 Hamlin St. Paul, Minn. Apr Mt. Sac Dcathalon Walnut, Calif. Apr Iowa Opn Iowa City, Iowa Apr Drak Rlays Ds Moins, Iowa May May 1 Minnsota Classic Birman Fild May2 Jss Owns Classic Columbus, Ohio May 7 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. May 8 Maroon and Gold Opn Birman Fild May 15 Fishing Opnr Opn Birman Fild May Big Tn Outdoor Wst Lafaytt, Ind. Jun Jun 2-5 NCAA Outdoor Bois, Idaho

15 Wrstling MINNESOTA'S MEET WITH IOWA STATE POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS: Th Univrsity of Minnsot and Iowa Stat wrstling match was postpond du to svr wintr wathr conditions in Iowa. Th match will b rschduld at a latr dat and tim. scond round. In th third match of th night, Bnjamin was pinnd by Anglo Borzio of NYAC in 4:51. NO. 2 MINNESOTA WINS TWO DUAL MEETS IN OREGON: Th No.2 rankd Goldn Gophr wrstling tam dfatd No. 10 Orgon Stat at Gill Colisum in Corvallis, Or. Minnsota claimd six of th 10 matchs to dfat th Bavrs. Snior JOSH HOLIDAY (Anahim, Calif.), rankd No. 4 in th country, startd Minnsota off with a 14-4 major dcision victory ovr Isaac Wood at 165. No. 1 rankd junior BRANDON EGGUM (Sidny, Mont.) dfatd Isaac Wbr 16-5 at 184. Snior TIM HARTUNG (Durand, Wis.), rankd No. 1 in th nation, dfatd sixth-rankd Shan Zajac with a tchnical fall dcision in 6:45. At 125, frshman LEROY VEGA (Portag, Ind.) dfatd Nathan Navarro with a major dcision scor of Frshman CHAD ERIKSON (Appl Vally, Minn.), rankd No. 11 in th nation, pinnd Shan Cunanan in just 0:21 sconds to arn th Goldn Gophrs six points at 141 pounds. Sophomor BRAD PIKE (Brownsdal, Minn.) lost a clos match to No. 1 rankd Oscar Wood GOLYER, LAWRENCE AND CALAVITTA COMPETE AT THE MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIPS: Snior BART GOLYER (Cdar, Minn.) took fourth plac at th Midlands Championships in Evanston, Ill. Golyr dfatd Dal Eggrt of Wildcat WC 5-l in th first round at 133. H thn wnt on to los to Roman Flszar of Hofstra 7-3 in th with a 4-3 dcision at 149 and snior CHAD KRAFI' (Lakfild, scond round, but won six matchs bfor losing to Jay Vsprman of Minn.), rankd No. 1 in th nation, dfatd No. 15 rankd Eric Cntral Michigan 3-0 to finish fourth. Sophomor BRETT Jorgnsn 7-6 to clinch th victory. LAWRENCE (Sandpoint, Idaho) lost in th scond round also at 133 Th No.2 rankd Goldn Gophrs dfatd Portland Stat 37-6 at pounds. Lawrnc dfatd Stv Mlynzrczyk of Chicago, 12-1 also in Stott Cntr in Portland, Or. Minnsota won matchs to dfat th th first round at 133 pounds. Pat McNamara of Michigan Stat thn Vikings and improv its dual mt rcord to 4-1. Snior Chad Kraft, dfatd Lawrnc 10-2 in th scond round. In th consolation round, rankd No. 1 in th nation, pinnd Drk Smith in 4:13 to arn Lawrnc dfatd Tim Brosnan of Lhigh, 12-2, but lost to Jason Minnsota six points to start off th match at 157. Following him, Nashbaum of Michigan Stat 6-4. Frshman JOE CALAVITTA (Yorba snior Josh Holiday, rankd fouth in th country, dfatd R. J. Linda, Calif.) was dfatd in th prliminary round 8-4 by Mark Gillspi 14-5 at 165 pounds. No. 1 rankd junior Brandon Eggum Prryman of Arizona Stat. H thn wnt on to dfat Aaron Patrson of dfatd Lonni Eggrt 16-7 at 184 and snior Tim Hartung, also Lhigh 9-2 in th consolation round bfor losing to Jon Archulta of rankd No. 1 at 197, arnd his svnth pin of th sason ovr Adam Cal-Bakrsfild Formr Goldn Gophr wrstlr Shlton Thomas in 2:46. Also winning for Minnsota at 133 was snior Pat Bnjamin also comptd at havywight unattachd at th Midlands. Connors with a 18-5 major dcision, frshman Jo Calavitta with a 24- Bnjamin pinnd Cdric Mor of UNC Grnsboro in 2:42 in th first 10 major dcision ovr Casy Hunt at 141 and snior TROY MARR iiroiiiuiiiniiidiii.iiihiiiiiitiiih~~niiiwiiiiiiniiitiiioiiiniiitiiioiiidiiiiiifiiiaiiitiiis~~thiiiiiiciiihiiiariiiliiisiiiiiioiiifiiiciiioiiimiiiiiill~l8;;-iii5iiiiiiiniiitiiihiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii(iiiwiiiiiiyoiiinu~ niiig~ ~Miiiiiiin~niii.)iiiw~it iiil4iii9iii.iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Scor, board 19;98 99 R.o}str '" ','' }~.. ;«~, ""' N ' ' V.,-/' > " ',,,o<<>'.~'~ Goldn Gophr Wrstling Schdul Nam Yr. Wgt. Homtown(High School) Julio Alaniz Fr. 125 Mankato, Minn. (Mankato Wst) Stvn Bartltt Fr. 197 Racin, Wis. (S.I. Cas) Dat Opponnt Sit Tim Luk Bckr Fr. 149 Cambridg, Minn. (Cambridg) Saturday, Nov. 14 Bison Opn Fargo, N.D. 9 Titls Dlany Brgr Jr. 174 Mandan, N.D. (Mandan) Saturday, Nov. 21 North Dakota St. Fargo, N.D. W, Bnjamin Bly Fr. 184 LaCrscnt, Minn. (LaCrscnt) Saturday, Nov. 21 at St. Louis Opn St. Louis, Mo. 1 Titl Brnt Boshans Jr. HWT Bulah, N.D. (Mandan) Jo Calavitta Fr. 141 Yorba Linda, Calif. (Calvary Chapl) Saturday, Nov. 21 at Kaufman-Brand Omaha, Nb. 3 Titls Jacob Clark Fr. 165 South St. Paul, Minn. (South St. Paul) Sunday, Nov. 29 Oklahoma Stat Williams Arna L, Pat Connors Sr. 133 Longviw, Wash. (R.A. Long) Thursday, Dc. 3 at Minnsota St. Mankato, Minn. W, 45-0 Mik Cuprus Fr. 174 Worthington, Minn. (Worthington) Sunday, Dc. 13 at Orgon Stat Corvallis, Or. W, Brandon Eggum Jr. 184 Sidny, Mont. (Sidny) Sunday, Dc. 13 Own Elzn at Portland Stat Portland, Or. W, 37-6 Fr. 197 Eyota, Minn. (Dovr-Eyota) Chad Erikson Fr. 141 Appl Vally, Minn. (Appl Vally) Saturday, Jan. 2 Iowa Stat Williams Arna Postpond Mik Flanagan Fr. HWT St. Paul, Minn. (St. Thomas Acadmy) Sat.-Sun., Jan National Duals Iowa City, Iowa All Day Ty Fridrichs Jr. 141 Mapl Grov, Minn. (Osso) Friday, Jan. 22 Michigan Sports Pavilion 7:30p.m. Bart Golyr Sr. 133 Cdar, Minn. (St. Francis) Sunday, Jan. 24 Michigan Stat Sports Pavilion 2p.m. Tim Hartung Sr. 197 Durand, Wis. (Durand) Josh Holiday Sr. 165 Anahim, Calif. (Calvary Chapl) Saturday, Jan. 30 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 7:30p.m. Knnth Howard So. 184 Mandan, N.D. (Mandan) Sunday, Jan. 31 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. I p.m. Chad Kraft Sr. 157 Lakfild, Minn. (Hron ~Lakfild) Friday, Fb. 5 Illinois Williams Arna 7:30p.m. Matt Kraft Fr. 174 Lakfild, Minn. (Hron Lak-Okabna-Lakfild) Sunday, Fb. 7 Ohio Stat Sports Pavilion 2p.m. Jss Krbs Sr.!57 Minot, N.D. (Minot) Josh Krbs So. 149 Minot, N.D. (Minot) Friday, Fb. 12 Northrn Iowa Sports Pavilion 7:30p.m. Brtt Lawrnc So. 133 Sandpoint, Idaho (Sandpoint) Sunday, Fb. 14 at Nbraska Lincoln, Nb. 2p.m. Jard Lawrnc Fr. 141 Sandpoint, Idaho (Sandpoint) Friday, Fb. 19 at Purdu Wst Lafaytt, Ind. 7p.m. Brock Lsnar Jr. HWT Wbstr, S.D. (Bismarck JC) Sunday, Fb. 21 at Northwstrn Evanston, Ill. TBA Garrtt Lowny Fr. HWT Applton, Wis. (Frdom) Mitch Marr Fr. 149 Wyoming, Minn. (Forst Lak) Sat.-Sun., March 6-7 at Big Tns AnnArbor, Mich. TBA Troy Marr Sr. 149 Wyoming, Minn. (Forst Lak) Thurs.-Sat., March atncaas Univrsity Park, Pa. TBA Eddi Pak Jr. 157 Grayslak, Ill. (Grayslak) Brad Pik So. 149 Brownsdal, Minn. (Hayfild) Doug Surgnor Fr. 149 Nnah, Wis. (Nnah) Lroy Vga Fr. 125 Portag, Ind. (Portag)

16 Wrstling CLARK WINS JUNIOR DIVISION OF THE 1998 USA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP BELT SERIES: Univrsity of Minnsota frshman Jacob Clark of St. Paul, Minn., won th Junior Lvl Championship Blt Sris with 214 points, dfating runnr-up Clark Forward of Archbold, Ohio by an imprssiv 52 points. Junior wrstlrs ar athlts in grads Clark won a gold mdal at th Asics Tigr Junior Nationals in Grco-Roman and placd scond in th Junior National in frstyl. H won th Most Falls Trophy in th Grco-Roman vnt. H was also a Southast Rgionals doubl champion and a Northrn Plains Rgional frstyl champion. GOLDEN GOPHERS ARE NO. 2 IN LATEST RANKING: Minnsota is rankd No. 2 in th nation according to NWCA's Dcmbr 16 poll. According to lntrmat, sniors Tim Hartung, Chad Kraft and junior Brandon Eggum ar all rankd No. 1 at 197, 157 and 184, rspctivly. Snior Josh Holiday is No.4 at 165, junior Dlany Brgr is No. 13 at 174, snior Pat Connors is rankd No. 13 at 133, frshman Chad Erikson is rankd No. 10 at 141, frshman Lroy Vga is rankd No. 19 at 125 and snior Troy Marris rankd 20th at 149. in th nation at any wight class according to Amatur Wrstling Nws, Wrstling Institut Nwsmagazin, USA Wrstling and th National Wrstling Coachs Association. A standout at Lakwood High School, Hahn has won two Nw Jrsy stat titls at 189 pounds. H is also a two-tim Junior National Frstyl Champion and a four-tim Junior Olympic champion at 178 pounds. In thr yars, Hahn has rackd up a 94-2 ovrall rcord and has won 64 conscutiv matchs at Lakwood. Hahn will compt in th 184 pound wight class at Minnsota. HARTUNG IS FINALIST FOR PRESTIGIOUS HODGE AWARD: Snior Tim Hartung, a two-tim Big Tn Champion and th 1998 NCAA Champion, was namd a finalist for th Dan Hodg Trophy givn to th most outstanding wrstlr in th collg ranks. Th Hodg Trophy is th quivalnt to th Hisman Trophy. Hartung joins Oklahoma Stat's Eric Gurrro and Cal Stat-Bakrsfild's Stphn Nal as finalists for th award. Hartung was also a Hodg Trophy award finalist last yar. UP NEXT: Minnsota will hav a wk off to prpar to dfnd its titl at th Cliff Kn/N.W.C.A National Wrstling Duals Tournamnt at Carvr-Hawky Arna in Iowa City, Iowa, January NO. 1 RECRUIT SIGNS WITH MINNESOTA: Th Univrsity of Minnsota wrstling program announcd that Damion Hahn signd a national lttr of intnt to attnd th Univrsity of Minnsota. Hahn, a nativ of Lakwood, N.J., is th No. 1 high school wrstlr Minnsota Wrstling Rcords Wt. Nam O'all Total Dual Big Tn 125 Lroy Vga Julio Alaniz Pat Connors Bart Golyr Brtt Lawrnc Jard Lawrnc Chad Erikson Ty Fridrichs Jo Calavitta Brad Pik Troy Marr Luk Bckr Josh Krbs Doug Surgnor Mitch Marr Chad Kraft Eddi Pak Josh Holiday Jacob Clark Jss Krbs Dlany Brgr Matt Kraft Mik Cuprus Brandon Eggum Knnth Howard Bnjamin Bly Tim Hartung Brandon Eggum Own Elzn Stv Bartltt HWTBrnt Boshans Garrtt Lowny Mik Flanagan Tam Totals Tam Stats: Wight-by-Wight Rsults Wight Ovrall Rcord Ovrall Dual Big Tn Dual HWT Total