University of Minnesota Athletics
Golden Gophers Announce 2003-04 Wrestling Schedule
8/15/2003 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The season opens with Minnesota competing at the Harold Nichols Open (Nov. 15) and UNO Open (Nov. 22), before heading to Las Vegas to defend its 2002 Las Vegas Invitational title on Dec. 5-6. The Golden Gophers host Iowa State on Friday, Dec. 12, in the 2003-04 home opener at the Sports Pavilion. Minnesota will then compete at the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C., featuring 32 teams, including Penn State, North Carolina, Virginia, Edinboro and host UNC-Greensboro.
The Golden Gophers return to Minnesota to open the new year, hosting Nebraska and Arizona State on Thursday, Jan. 1, at the University Center Rochester Field House in Rochester, Minn. The Maroon and Gold heads to Cleveland, Ohio for the National Duals on Jan 17-18, before opening the Big Ten season at Michigan State and Michigan on Jan. 23 & 24. Minnesota hosts Wisconsin and Purdue on Jan. 30 & Feb. 1, in its conference home opening weekend. Minnesota closes the regular season on Sunday, Feb. 22, with a much-anticipated dual against defending NCAA Champion Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla.
The Big Ten Championships are March 6-7, in Columbus, Ohio, and the NCAA Championships take place March 18-29, in St. Louis, Mo.
2003-04 GOLDEN GOPHER WRESTLING SCHEDULE
Nov. 15 - at Harold Nichols Open (Fort Dodge, Iowa) - All Day
Nov. 22 - at UNO Open (Omaha, Neb.) - All Day
Dec. 5-6 - at Las Vegas Invitational (Las Vegas, Nev.) - All Day
Dec. 12 - Iowa State (Sports Pavilion) - 7 p.m.
Dec. 28-29 - at Southern Scuffle (Greensboro, N.C.) - All Day
Jan. 1 - Nebraska (Rochester, Minn.) - 2 p.m.
Jan. 1 - Arizona State (Rochester, Minn.) - 4 p.m.
Jan. 4 - Portland State (Sports Pavilion) - 2 p.m.
Jan. 17-18 - at National Duals (Cleveland, Ohio) - All Day
Jan. 23 - at Michigan State (East Lansing, Mich.) - 7 p.m.
Jan. 24 - at Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.) - 7 p.m.
Jan. 30 - Wisconsin (Williams Arena) - 7 p.m.
Feb. 1 - Purdue (Williams Arena) - 2 p.m.
Feb. 6 - at Illinois (Champaign, Ill.) - TBA
Feb. 7 - at Indiana (Bloomington, Ind.) - 7 p.m.
Feb. 15 - Iowa (site TBA) - 2 p.m.
Feb. 20 - Penn State (Sports Pavilion) - 7 p.m.
Feb. 22 - at Oklahoma State (Stillwater, Okla.) - 2 p.m.
Mar. 6-7 - at Big Ten Championships (Columbus, Ohio) - All Day
Mar. 18-20 - at NCAA Championships (St. Louis, Mo.) - All Day
