MSU Mankato reassigns hockey coach Jutting

Minnesota State Mankato men's hockey coach Troy Jutting was reassigned to "administrative responsibilities" effective immediately, the school announced Sunday.

Jutting coached the Mavericks for 12 years, going 184-224-55 (.467) with one NCAA tournament appearance (2003). He was WCHA Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2008. He also spent 10 years as an assistant and four as a player.

School President Richard Davenport said he will work with athletic director Kevin Buisman in a national search for a new coach.

"This is the right time to make a change, and we're committed to taking our men's hockey program to new heights," Davenport said.

Davenport said the search will begin immediately.

"I leave this position with a lot of great memories and am extremely proud of the work we've done in ensuring that our student-athletes have earned degrees, have become successful professionally and are serving as community leaders," Jutting said. "We've accomplished a lot in the last 12 years with the game of hockey."

Jutting's new duties will be effective through the remainder of his contract, which expires in June 2013.

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Halloran went 3-for-5. Drew Ghelfi, the fifth Gophers pitcher, got the victory.

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The team also includes former Gophers Gigi Marvin, Jenny Potter, Jocelyne Lamoureux and Monique Lamoureux-Kolls, and one high-schooler, Gophers signee Hannah Brandt of Hill-Murray.

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Host Louisiana State won the event at 11 under par, two strokes ahead of Iowa.

LSU's Austin Gugtsell shot a closing 65 and finished at 9 under, winning medalist honors by four strokes over Purdue's Jakob Ziegler.

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• The Gophers' First Novice Eight boat finished fourth in the Grand Final of the Women's Collegiate Novice rowing event, clocking a time of 7 minutes, 38.76 seconds at the San Diego Crew Classic on Mission Bay in San Diego.