University of Minnesota Athletics
GOLDEN GOPHERS ANNOUNCE 2001-02 WRESTLING SCHEDULE
8/14/2001 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The season opens Nov. 10 when the Golden Gophers travel to Fargo, N.D., to compete in the Bison Open. Minnesota will then compete in both the Omaha Open (Nov. 17) and Northern Open (Nov. 23) before returning home to host Boise State (Nov. 25). On December 2, Minnesota heads for an early-season showdown with perennial national contender Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla., before hosting Hofstra on Dec. 6. The Maroon and Gold then travel to Virginia for a pair of first-ever match-ups against Virginia Tech and James Madison. Minnesota then defends its Midlands team title on Dec. 29-30, in Evanston, Ill.
Following home meets versus Oregon State and Nebraska, and the National Duals in Columbus, Ohio, the Golden Gophers open the Big Ten season at Michigan on Jan. 25. Minnesota hosts four conference meets this season at both the Sports Pavilion and Williams Arena. The Big Ten Championships are Mar. 9-10, in Champaign, Ill., and the NCAA Championships take place Mar. 21-23, in Albany, N.Y.
2001-02 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WRESTLING SCHEDULE Date Opponent Site Time Nov. 10 Bison Open Fargo, N.D. All Day Nov. 17 UNO Open Omaha, Neb. All Day Nov. 23 Northern Open River Falls, Wis. All Day Nov. 25 Boise State Sports Pavilion 2:00 p.m. Dec. 2 at Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 2:00 p.m. Dec. 6 Hofstra Sports Pavilion 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 1:00 p.m. at James Madison Harrisonburg, Va. 7:00 p.m. Dec. 29-30 Midlands Evanston, Ill. All Day Jan. 6 Oregon State Sports Pavilion 2:00 p.m. Jan. 11 Nebraska Sports Pavilion 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19-20 National Duals Columbus, Ohio All Day Jan. 25 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 7:00 p.m. Jan. 27 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. 2:00 p.m. Feb. 1 Iowa Target Center 7:00 p.m. Feb. 8 at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. 7:00 p.m. Feb. 10 at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. 2:00 p.m. Feb. 15 Wisconsin Williams Arena 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 Illinois Sports Pavilion 2:00 p.m. Feb. 24 Ohio State Williams Arena 2:00 p.m. Mar. 9-10 Big Ten Champ. Champaign, Ill. All Day Mar. 21-23 NCAA Championships Albany, N.Y. All Day All match times Central and subject to change
