Defending NCAA champion Minnesota announces 2001-02 wrestling schedule

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Kevin Kurtt (Univ. of Minnesota)
08/13/2001


The 2001 NCAA Champion University of Minnesota wrestling team has released its regular season schedule for the 2001-02 campaign. The Golden Gophers play host to eight dual meets on the season, including the highlight on the schedule - a battle versus the arch-rival Iowa Hawkeyes at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., Friday, Feb. 1.    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/Opponen/ 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.  Dec. 8, 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 Championships, Champaign, Ill., All Day  Mar. 21-23, NCAA Championships, Albany, N.Y., All Day    All match times Central and subject to change