University of Minnesota Athletics

Highlights: Preparing for the Second Half

1/6/2015 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling

Jan. 6, 2015

After a three-week break from its dual schedule, Minnesota returns to dual competition and its home in the Sports Pavilion this Friday when the nation's top-ranked team hosts No. 17 Michigan at 8 p.m. CT on the Big Ten Network.

Friday night's dual also is the fulcrum of the 2014-15 campaign for the Gophers, signifying the beginning of the season's second half. Redshirt senior and two-time All-American Chris Dardanes, who is undefeated this season (14-0) and currently ranked No. 1 in the nation at 133, offers insight into what he believes the team needs to do to prepare and execute in the season's second half to reach its goals for success this year.

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