By: Jack Satzinger
Minnesota finished last year’s spring season sixth out of seven teams at the Big Ten championships.
But this year, the Gophers started their spring slate quite a bit better, placing near the top at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite in Tennessee earlier this month.
The team’s first varsity eight boat kicked off spring break with a bang, placing first in last Saturday’s morning race against UCF, Oklahoma and Michigan State. Later that day, the Gophers came out on top against Oklahoma, Tennessee and Alabama.