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Potential location for new track and field facility faces opposition

by Ben Gotz
Published July 29, 2015

The University of Minnesota athletics department is still searching for a new location for its track and field facilities, as the current space would be displaced by a new proposed athletics village.   Jon...

Fabrication suspected for other Minnesota Daily sports stories

by Ben Gotz
Published July 29, 2015

The Minnesota Daily announced on July 15 that three published sports stories contained fabrications. The announcement led to a review of previously published sports stories, several of which are suspected...

Kiera Janzen swims the 1,000-yard freestyle against Wisconsin on Oct. 26, 2012.

Kiera Janzen helps set Pan Am record

by Emily Polglaze
Published July 29, 2015

With her college swimming days over, Kiera Janzen has moved on to compete in international waters.    The former Minnesota swimmer participated in the Pan Am Games in Toronto from July 10-26....

Gophers legend Roy Griak passes away

Gophers legend Roy Griak passes away

by Emily Polglaze
Published July 22, 2015

Roy Griak, a University of Minnesota legend, has crossed the final finish line. Griak, a Gophers coach and administrative assistant since 1963, passed away July 9 at the age of 91. âÄúRoy went...

Eddie Estrada bats for the Northwoods League's Willmar Stingers in a game against the Rochester Honkers at the Bill Taunton Stadium in Willmar, Minn., on July 9, 2015. Estrada will be entering his first season with the Gophers this fall.

Estrada prepares for college at Northwoods League

by Emily Polglaze
Published July 22, 2015

Eddie Estrada was being scouted by the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins just over a month ago, but his focus remained with his summer team, the Willmar Stingers. Estrada,...

New track faces opposition in St. Paul

by Ben Gotz
Published July 22, 2015
Members of the community held a meeting Tuesday to raise concerns about the facility.
Tyler Hanson pitches for the Willmar Stingers in a game against the Rochester Honkers at the Bill Taunton Stadium on Friday, July 9. Hanson, who finished his second season for the Gophers last spring, joined the Northwoods League in order to continue playing baseball this summer.

Tyler Hanson takes on starting for Willmar Stingers

by Emily Polglaze
Published July 15, 2015
The pitcher made 14 relief appearances last season and also totaled 27 at-bats.

Shortstop Gates added to University’s hall of fame

by Emily Polglaze
Published July 1, 2015

The timing seems almost too perfect for former Minnesota shortstop Brent Gates Sr. to enter his alma mater’s Hall of Fame this summer.    Gates Sr., who primarily played shortstop for the...

Carr bounces back to the wrestling mat

by Grant Donald
Published July 1, 2015

Before wrestling for a top-ranked program like Minnesota was even a possibility, redshirt freshman Colin Carr was prepared for the harsh reality that he may never wrestle again.   A day before the...

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