University of Minnesota Athletics

Gophers at the State Fair Today

8/25/2008 12:00:00 AM | Athletics

The University of Minnesota athletics department will have a variety of Golden Gopher teams visiting the University of Minnesota booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Tuesday, August 26th. The Gopher athletic programs featured tomorrow will host a question and answer session on the U of M stage during their scheduled times. Men's basketball play-by-play announcer, Mike Grimm, will emcee the event, starting as early as 10 a.m. and will run until 3:30 p.m.

The Gopher alumni band will kick off the festivities at 10 a.m. as well as concluding the event at 3:30 p.m. The Gopher softball team is the first team to be featured at 10:30 a.m., followed by a full hour of men's hockey coaching staff and players at 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Following the men's hockey team is women's hockey (12 p.m.), baseball (12:30 p.m.) and a TCF construction update with associate athletics director Phil Esten (1 p.m.). Afternoon teams to be featured will be volleyball (2 p.m.), men's and women's swimming (2:30 p.m.) and men's and women's tennis (3 p.m.)

Gophers at the Minnesota State Fair, Tuesday, August 26th
10:00 - 10:30-Alumni Band
10:30 - 11:00-Softball
11:00 - 11:30-Men's Hockey
11:30 - 12:00-Men's Hockey
12:00 - 12:30-Women's Hockey
12:30 - 1:00-Baseball
1:00 - 1:30 TCF Bank Stadium Construction Update with Phil Esten
1:30 - 2:00-Rowing
2:00 - 2:30-Volleyball
2:30 - 3:00-Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving
3:00 - 3:30-Men's and Women's Tennis
3:30 - 4:00-Alumni Band


 

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