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Family ties push Vavra to succeed

by Kaitlin Merkel
Published April 12, 2016

The freshman ranks third on the team in batting average at .390 in 100 at-bats.

Gophers sweep Michigan

by Kaitlin Merkel
Published April 11, 2016

Minnesota won both games of a Friday doubleheader on the road in Ann Arbor.

Minnesota tops Illini in first series at home

by Emily Polglaze
Published April 11, 2016

The Gophers won their home opener 13-0 against Illinois in just five innings.

Alumni fail to qualify

by Jack White
Published April 11, 2016

Five Gophers alumni wrestled in the Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City, Iowa, over the weekend, but none of them qualified for the Olympics. Pat Smith made it the farthest of the five, but...

New boat lineups struggle in Big Ten races

by Mike Hendrickson
Published April 11, 2016

The Gophers won only four of the 13 events they raced in during the meet.

4×100 relay team wins title in Arizona

by Ryan Falk
Published April 11, 2016

Sean Donnelly won the hammer throw for the third meet in a row in Tempe.

Minnesota splits home duals against Michigan and Michigan State for first conference victory

by Jack White
Published April 11, 2016

The Gophers were 0-6 in the Big Ten before defeating the Spartans Sunday.

Gophers football grabs top in-state recruit

by Ben Gotz
Published April 9, 2016

By Mike Hendrickson Blaise Andries, the top 2017 football recruit in Minnesota, committed to the Gophers before the team’s spring game on Saturday. Andries, an offensive lineman from Marshall, announced...

Gophers swimmer Kierra Smith qualifies for Rio

by Ben Gotz
Published April 8, 2016

By Mike Hendrickson Gophers swimmer Kierra Smith is headed to the 2016 Olympics. Smith, who did not swim with Minnesota this year to train, will represent Team Canada after qualifying in the 100-meter...

Local talent keys Gophers’ success

by Emily Polglaze
Published April 7, 2016

Minnesota natives make up the team’s outfield and most of its regular infield.

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