Goldy Gopher pumps up the crowd during kick off at TCF Bank Stadium as the Gophers face Texas Christian University on Sept. 3.

Senior Logan Storley wrestles against Illinois at the Sports Pavilion on Jan. 18.

Goldy Gopher pumps up the crowd during kick off at TCF Bank Stadium as the Gophers face Texas Christian University on Sept. 3, 2015.

Brett Pfarr contends against Drake Stein of Purdue in the 197-pound weight class at the Sports Pavilion on Jan. 24.

Senior Jordan Pinneke engages with a customer while preparing a coffee drink at Espresso Expose, where she works, on Saturday, Jan. 30. Pinneke works a number of jobs to help pay for school, a busy lifestyle...

Clockwise from top left, University students Sammy Miller, Ravyn Braun, Jordan Pinneke and Teddy Skillings sit posed in respective locations on campus. Each having their own unique and varied experiences,...

Clockwise from top left, University students Sammy Miller, Ravyn Braun, Jordan Pinneke and Teddy Skillings sit posed in respective locations on campus. Each having their own unique and varied experiences,...

Senior Teddy Skillings prepares to go live during a late-night shift at Radio K on Friday, Feb. 5. Assuming the name "DJ Wyzeguy", Skillings describes his time working at the University radio station as...

Sophomore Sammy Miller sits on her bed in her Comstock Hall single dorm room on Friday, Jan. 29. Miller, who has borderline personality disorder, seeks treatment for her illness outside of the services...

Head Coach J Robinson delivers a speech to the wrestling team, minutes before the start of their home dual at the Sports Pavilion. A 1972 Olympian himself, Robinson has lead the Gophers wrestling team...

Immediately following their weigh-in, the wrestling team enjoys a hot meal to fuel them through their dual meet, less than one hour away.

Junior Sam Brancale silently waits, hopping between feet just moments before taking to the wrestling mat at the Sports Pavillon to compete in front of over two thousand fans.

Stripped down to briefs, the wrestling team awaits individual inspection by a match official as well as weigh-ins inside their locker room in the Sports Pavilion.

The wrestling team prepares to step onto the scale to be weighed-in by an official. The athletes

Moments before weighing in, redshirt freshman Skyler Petry displays his trimmed fingernails to an official. In addition to having a clean-shaven face, the regulation is just one of various standards wrestlers...

Sophomore Jake Short shows his cauliflower ear, a unique scar that is common among wrestlers. The scar forms upon traumatic impact to the ear, damaging cartilage, which then fills with fluid that can be...

Left to right, Fredy Stroker, Colin Carr and Chris Pfarr opt to do some conditioning exercises, getting in a sweat at the end of a team practice. An integral aspect of the sport, weight management is second...

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During a post-practice sparring match, redshirt freshman Skyler Petry, left, and junior Sam Brancale wrestle

The wrestling team runs circles around their practice room for a cardio warm-up at the start of practice.

Lower right, junior Brandon Kingsley and sophomore Jake Short wrestle together following a team practice. By nature of the sport, wrestlers need to be both heavy and strong within their weight class, in...

Sophomore forward Connor Reilly celebrates with teammate Ryan Collins after scoring a goal during the Gopher Men's Hockey game against St. Cloud State University on Saturday, Nov. 1 at Mariucci Arena.

Running back Shannon Brooks pushes an Ohio defensive player aside on his way to score a touchdown on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2016 at TCF Bank Stadium.

Former Gophers wrestling head coach J Robinson addresses his team on Jan. 20.

Politician and Ward 6 Minneapolis City Councilmember Abdi Warsame.

Police guarded I-94 in St. Paul in the early morning on Sunday after hundreds of occupying protestors were pushed from the interstate highway.

Protesters held hands during a group prayer outside of the St. Anthony Police Department, where they rallied demanding justice for Philando Castile on Sunday.

Aaron Allen of St. Paul chants alongside other protesters in a march following a rally outside of the St. Anthony Police Department, where demonstrators demanded justice for Philando Castile on Sunday.

Pastor Thomas Mite, accompanied by his nephew Damarion, age 5, speaks to a crowd of community members outside of the Minnesota Governor's residence on Thursday, July 7.

Nikki Moore and her mother Wendy listen to speakers outside of the Minnesota Governor's residence on Thursday, July 7.

Diamond Reynolds stands with a raised fist after speaking to a vast crowd that gathered outside of the J.J. Hill Montessori School in St. Paul on Thursday. Philando Castile was an employee of the school,...

Taye Clinton, age 11, listens as a series of speakers address the crowd that rallied outside of the Minnesota Governor's residence on Thursday.

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton emerged briefly from his residence, where community members gathered on Thursday and spoke personally with the family of Philando Castile.

Valerie Castile, mother of Philando Castile, is embraced after speaking outside of J.J. Hill Montessori School in St. Paul on Thursday. Castile was an employee of the school, where he worked as a cafeteria...

Cynthia Weitzel sits in her artist studio at the Anderson Center in Red Wing, Minn., where she has had a permanent residency since 2011. In 2014, Weitzel founded and helped coordinate a monthlong residency...

Left to right, Stephanie Bahoman, Michael Iokavidu, Riley Iosh and Chris Sferra.

Protestors held hands during a group prayer outside of the St. Anthony Police Department, where they rallied demanding justice for Philando Castile on Sunday, July 10.

Diamond Reynolds speaks to a vast crowd outside of J. J. Hill Montessori School in St. Paul on Thursday, July 7. Less than 24 hours prior on Wednesday night, Reynolds broadcasted live video via Facebook...

Gophers wrestling head coach J Robinson during a team practice on Jan. 22, 2016.

Suited up to resemble a bee, founder and beekeeper Kristy Lynn Allen poses for a portrait outside of The Beez Kneez in Minneapolis on Friday. In addition to the LLC's efforts to educate the public about...

Members of Jamar Clark's family mourn together at the site of his shooting on Plymouth Avenue North on Wednesday. While some demonstrators marched to the Hennepin County Government Center, others chose...

Demonstrators march on the tracks of the light rail through downtown Minneapolis on Saturday following a rally outside of the Hennepin Country Government Center. The march's route began at the Government...

By the end of wrestling practice, the Gophers’ basement training area is limp from exhaustion. Its cushioned floor is slick with sweat smears, and only the athletes’ jagged panting can slice through...

During a post-practice sparring match, redshirt freshman Skyler Petry and junior Sam Brancale wrestle "live" to emulate a real competition setting while withholding their full effort.

Sophomore Felix Corwin returns the ball to Illinois State yesterday afternoon in Baseline Tennis Center. Corwin earned his ninth win of the season 6-4, 6-4.

Minnesota guard Kevin Dorsey pushes towards the net at Williams Arena on Tuesday night where the Gophers defeated Rutgers 83-61.

Minnesota wrestlers, left to right, Michael Kroells, Tommy Thorn and Brett Pfarr pose for a portrait together before their practice in the Bierman Field Athletic Building on Tuesday. The trio have a combined...

Bernie Sanders supporter Ellen Lafans of Eagan, center, cheers during his speech at the Fifth Annual Minnesota DFL Humphrey-Mondale Dinner fundraising event at the St. Paul RiverCentre on Friday.

Clockwise from top left, University students Sammy Miller, Ravyn Braun, Jordan Pinneke and Teddy Skillings sit posed in respective locations on campus. Each having their own unique and varied experiences,...

Sophomore Steve Johnson handles the puck at the Xcel Energy Center on Sunday where the Gophers competed in the North Star College Cup.