Gopher Wrestling to Hold Public Practice
November 2, 2009
Minneapolis - The University of Minnesota Wrestling
team and head coach J Robinson will host a Public Practice on Saturday,
Nov. 7. The event is completely free and open to the public, as well as
the media.
Gopher Wrestling's Public Practice will take place in the gymnasium in
the Bierman Field Athletic Building and will begin at 9:00 a.m. There
will be plenty of seating for spectators as the new edition of
Minnesota Wrestling hits the preseason home-stretch, just a week away
from their first competition.
The Minnesota football team plays host to Illinois at 11:00 a.m. on
Saturday, and fans are welcome to come and take in a little wrestling
practice before making the short walk down to TCF Bank Stadium. There
are still some great seats available for the game, so fans don't miss a
chance for a maroon and gold filled Saturday with a preview of Gopher
Wrestling followed by Gopher Football action.
Minnesota will be looking to return to the top of both the Big Ten and
NCAA in 2009-10 led by seniors Jayson Ness (Bloomington, Minn.) and
Dustin Schlatter (Massillion, Ohio). The pair will each be gunning for
their fourth All-America certificate this season while Ben Berhow
(Hayward, Minn.), Zach Sanders (Wabasha, Minn.) and Mike Thorn (St.
Michael, Minn.) look to return to the NCAA Tournament.
Student-athletes and coaches will be available for interviews after
practice on Saturday and all media requesting coach or athlete
interviews after the practice session are encouraged to contact either
Pat McCabe at mcca0512@umn.edu, or Joe Russell at russe027@umn.edu by Friday (Nov. 6) afternoon.
The Golden Gophers begin their season on Nov. 14 at the Bison Open in
Fargo, N.D. Minnesota's first dual of the season is at home in Williams
Arena on Nov. 28 when they host Cal State-Bakersfield. The following
week, the Gophers get their first ranked opponent when they visit the
sixth-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys.
