JANUARY RUNNING, WRESTLING, AND CURLING; A PERFECT 10 IN GYMNASTICS

Qualifying for the Olympic Trials marathon on Sunday was Liz Berkholtz, a U of M graduate and the 2nd American to cross the finish line (2:40:34) at the Houston Marathon. Also competing in Houston and placing 32nd-34th respectively were Joel Reichow, Kevin Lewis, and Tyler Jermann in the half-marathon. Congratulations to Matthew Edward Gabrielson ofContinue reading “JANUARY RUNNING, WRESTLING, AND CURLING; A PERFECT 10 IN GYMNASTICS”

Variety of Sports, More Achievements

Minnesota has remarkable representation with 5 athletes on the USA Volleyball roster: twin sisters Paige Tapp and Hannah Tapp of Stewartville; Sarah Wilhite of Eden Prairie; Tori Dixon from Burnsville; and Lauren Gibbemeyer, a Cretin-Derham Hall graduate from St. Paul. All are graduates of the University of Minnesota. Kevin Docherty, another Cretin-Derham Hall graduate fromContinue reading “Variety of Sports, More Achievements”

Similarities Abound for Gopher Teams at Big 10 Cross Country Championships: Madeline Strandemo; Bethany Hasz, Megan Hasz, Alexandria; Matthew Thomas Welch, Proctor; Charlie Lawrence, Foley

The Gopher teams matched each other in many ways at today’s Big 10 Championships at the Les Bolstad Golf Course on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota: both teams placed 4th, each team had three runners place in the top 20, the teams were predominantly composed of Minnesota athletes, and none ofContinue reading “Similarities Abound for Gopher Teams at Big 10 Cross Country Championships: Madeline Strandemo; Bethany Hasz, Megan Hasz, Alexandria; Matthew Thomas Welch, Proctor; Charlie Lawrence, Foley”