University of Minnesota Athletics
MEN'S ATHLETICS CAPTURES BIG TEN ALL-SPORT TITLE
5/22/2000 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The Golden Gophers, who won the 1996-97 and 1998-99 titles, were paced by runner-up finishes by the swimming and diving, tennis, outdoor track and field, and wrestling teams during the 1999-2000 season. Minnesota finished second to Michigan during the 1997- 98 sports season.
The unofficial championship is calculated by awarding a graduated scale of points (11 for first, 10 for second, nine for third, etc.) based on a team's finish in the regular season or conference championships for those sports without regular-season standings.
A total of nine of the 11 men's sports at the U of M this season posted upper-division finishes.
Ohio State finished in second place, with Michigan a distant third place and Wisconsin in fourth place.
