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Gophers gain Academic All–Big Ten honors

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Seventy-nine University of Minnesota student-athletes from winter sports have received Academic All­–Big Ten honors, the conference recently announced. 

To be eligible for Academic All–Big Ten selection, students must be letter-winners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The Gopher honorees included 18 student-athletes from women’s swimming and diving, 17 from men’s hockey, 14 from men’s swimming and diving, 10 from men’s gymnastics, eight from wrestling, seven from women’s gymnastics and five from women’s basketball.