Gophers Climb to Fifth in Directors’ Cup

Buoyed by a strong close to the winter sports season, Minnesota moved up two places to rank fifth in the final winter Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings released April 29th with 681.75 points.

The Gophers totaled 487.75 points during winter-sports season, the third-best total in the country, after placing third in women’s ice hockey, seventh in both men’s gymnastics and wrestling, eighth in men’s track and field, 12th in women’s swimming, 14th in men’s swimming, 19th in women’s gymnastics, 33rd in men’s basketball and 39th in women’s track and field. [Read more...]