University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers In New Jersey Preparing for NCAA Championships
5/25/2006 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
Following the run and breakfast, the Gophers toured the Princeton campus before heading off to practice in the afternoon. Mercer Lake, home of the 2006 NCAA Championships, was open for teams to practice at 3 p.m. Minnesota traveled down the course twice, along with the rest of the qualifying field, 28 in all. Minnesota is one of 16 Division I institutions represented, as well as four Division II teams and eight teams from the Division II level.
The Gophers had dinner at Ruby Tuesday on Wed., night and then it was off to bed to rest before their practice at 7 a.m. Thursday morning. The Gophers will have one final chance to practice on the lake before Friday’s competition begins. The course will be open at 4 p.m. today and the Gophers will participate in their final practice of the season before the heats tomorrow at 8:15 a.m. The Gophers drew Heat 2, consisting of No. 1 Princeton, No. 5 Notre Dame, No. 17 Michigan State and No. 10 Wisconsin. Minnesota has faced all but Princeton during the regular and postseason competition. If the Gophers finish in the top three of their respective heat, they automatically advance to the semifinals. If not, they will compete in a second race on Friday in the 4 p.m. repechage.
Division I
Teams (First Varsity Eight Ranking)
Brown (6)
California (2)
Michigan State (17-t)
Notre Dame (5)
Ohio State (7)
Princeton (1)
Stanford (15)
Tennessee (9)
Washington (11)
Washington State (3)
Wisconsin (10)
Yale (8)
At-Large Eights
Boston University (13)
Minnesota (12)
Southern California (4)
UCLA (17-t)
Division II
Barry
UC San Diego
Nova Southeastern
Western Washington
Division III
Pool A
Williams
Pools B and C
Ithaca
Puget Sound
Smith
Trinity (Connecticut)
Tufts
At-Large I Eights
Colby
Lewis & Clark
