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Minnesota's La'Cassie adds prestigious Western Amateur title to his r

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Aug. 09, 2006
Bronson La'Cassie added his name to a list of prestigious golfers this weekend by winning the 104th Western Amateur in Benton Harbor, Mich. The senior on the Minnesota men's golf team joined the likes of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickleson and Jack Nicklaus as winners of the tournament, when he defeated Pablo Martin, a junior at Oklahoma State, 2 and 1 in the championship match Sunday.

Former football player joins second hall of fame

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May. 24, 2006
Former defensive tackle Carl Eller will become the 20th Minnesota football player to be enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind., when the 2006 Hall of Fame Class is inducted Dec. 5. Eller is one of 15 former players and coaches in the 2006 Hall of Fame Class that includes...

Hofer's singles do in Minnesota in road loss to North Dakota State in Fargo

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May. 04, 2006
Minnesota's baseball team dropped a 7-3 decision to North Dakota State on Wednesday night in Fargo, N.D. The Bison scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth inning on a two-run single by Bison catcher Gavin Hofer to take a 4-2 lead after tying the game with two runs in the bottom of the fourth.

Soccer team unveils fall schedule, which includes seven games vs. 2005 tournament squads

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May. 02, 2006
Minnesota's soccer team released its 2006 schedule Monday. The schedule features seven teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2005. The Gophers will open their regular season with a home game against Drake on Aug. 25.

Men's golf takes second at Fossum Invitational, women last at Lady Buckeye

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Apr. 24, 2006
Minnesota's women's golf team finished last in a field of 15 at this weekend's Lady Buckeye Invitational in Columbus, Ohio. The Gophers shot a 312 in Sunday's final round to finish 99 strokes behind tournament champions Auburn.

Johnson ends Minnesota career by tying for 20th in all-around at NCAAs

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Apr. 21, 2006
Senior Minnesota women's gymnast Laura Johnson tied for 20th in her session of the all-around competition at the NCAA Championships on Thursday in Corvallis, Ore. Johnson totaled 38.475 points, off the pace set by session winner Ashley Postell of Utah, who scored a 39.525.

Gophers outslug South Dakota State, beat Jackrabbits on the road

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Apr. 13, 2006
Minnesota's baseball team defeated South Dakota State by a score of 16-11 Wednesday night in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Gophers scored five runs in the top of the ninth to break an 11-11 tie. Junior first baseman Mike Mee reached on a fielder's choice in the inning, then stole second base and third base on successive pitches.

Mee stars in midweek 11-inning win for Gophers baseball team against Northern Iowa

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Apr. 06, 2006
Minnesota's baseball team defeated Northern Iowa 7-3 in 11 innings Wednesday in Waterloo, Iowa. Junior Gophers first baseman Mike Mee hit a bases-clearing bases-loaded double in the top of the 11th to give Minnesota a 6-3 lead. Catcher Kevin Carlson drove in the seventh and final run of the game later in the inning, scoring Mee.

Gymnasts win every event in season closer, softball struggles in Sacramento

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Mar. 20, 2006
Minnesota's women's gymnastics team defeated Utah State in its final regular-season meet at the Sports Pavilion on Saturday. The Gophers recorded 194.850 points in the win, and won every event. Senior Laura Johnson claimed an individual title in the vault, her 25th event title of the season, and won the all-around, her sixth all-around win of the year.

Men's and women's track and field send athletes to NCAA indoor meet in Fayetteville

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Mar. 10, 2006
Minnesota's women's track and field team will send two individuals and one relay team to the NCAA indoor championships in Fayetteville, Ark., this weekend. Freshman Heather Dorniden will compete in the 800-meter and the distance medley relay. Dorniden, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, owns the second-best 800 time in the nation this year with a time of 2 minutes, 4.30 seconds.

Women's basketball team falls to 23rd in poll

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Mar. 07, 2006
Minnesota's women's basketball team fell three spots to 23rd in the new AP top 25 poll released Monday. The Gophers lost Friday 61-46 to Indiana in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. The loss was Minnesota's fifth in seven games after starting the Big Ten season 9-1. The Gophers were ranked 11th on the week of Feb. 7 before beginning their slide.

Softball wins four of five, but drops first elimination contest

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Mar. 06, 2006
Minnesota's softball team won four of five games at the Buzz Classic in Atlanta, but fell to Radford during the first elimination round Sunday. The Gophers (8-9) gave up an RBI single to Shelby Richard in the top of the seventh inning Sunday for the game-winning run. Freshman Briana Hassett took the loss for Minnesota.

Softball splits four games at CCU tourney

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Feb. 27, 2006
Minnesota's softball team split four weekend games at the Coastal Carolina Tournament this weekend. The Gophers (4-8) won their first two games in South Carolina on Friday, defeating Pittsburgh 3-1 and Coastal Carolina 3-2. They proceeded to drop their last two games, falling to Virginia Tech 6-1 and Pittsburgh 4-0 on Saturday.

Men's swimming and diving in second after day one of Big Ten Championship meet

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Feb. 24, 2006
Minnesota's men's swimming and diving team is in second place after one day of competition at the Big Ten Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in Bloomington, Ind. The eighth-ranked Gophers got an individual title from senior Adam Mitchell in the 200-yard individual medley. Mitchell clocked in at 1 minute, 44.65 seconds in winning the championship race. Junior Igor Cerensek finished ...

Women’s basketball drops five spots in Associated Press Top 25

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Feb. 21, 2006
Minnesota’s women’s basketball team slipped Monday to 22nd in the Associate Press top-25 poll, the Gophers were ranked 17th in last week’s poll. This week is Minnesota’s lowest ranking of the season.
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