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Gophers Support Coach To Cure MD
9/27/2018 1:17:00 PM | Football
Minnesota held its annual Coach To Cure MD game on Sept. 15 against Miami
By Kayla Finnerty
Student Assistant
College football programs around the nation will be participating in Coach to Cure MD this week to raise awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a genetic disorder of progressive muscular weakness. The University of Minnesota football team is off this weekend, but took part in this effort on Sept. 15 when it hosted Miami University.Â
Minnesota hosted three families this year for its annual Coach to Cure MD game. The Gophers welcomed Tyler Ash, Jake Curry, brothers Caleb and Duncan Kasner and their families to the game. Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck met with each family on the field prior to the game and gave the young men a Row The Boat wristband, identical to the one that coach Fleck wears during each game. Tyler Ash then participated in a ceremonial coin toss with Gopher game captains Blake Cashman, Kamal Martin, Thomas Barber and Chris Autman-Bell.
Gopher fans can help aid the fight to end Duchenne by going online to CoachtoCureMD.org or by texting the word CURE to 50555 to make a $10 donation to the cause.
The Paul and Sheila Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Center at the University of Minnesota is a leader in the field and is part of the university's Academic Health Center. The center facilitates development of clinical, translational, and basic research on muscular dystrophy. It also enhances and supports clinical care of patients with muscular dystrophy, improves educational experience for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students interested in the fields of basic and clinical muscle research, and increases interaction and support from the regional community of patients and families concerned about muscular dystrophy.
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Student Assistant
College football programs around the nation will be participating in Coach to Cure MD this week to raise awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a genetic disorder of progressive muscular weakness. The University of Minnesota football team is off this weekend, but took part in this effort on Sept. 15 when it hosted Miami University.Â
Minnesota hosted three families this year for its annual Coach to Cure MD game. The Gophers welcomed Tyler Ash, Jake Curry, brothers Caleb and Duncan Kasner and their families to the game. Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck met with each family on the field prior to the game and gave the young men a Row The Boat wristband, identical to the one that coach Fleck wears during each game. Tyler Ash then participated in a ceremonial coin toss with Gopher game captains Blake Cashman, Kamal Martin, Thomas Barber and Chris Autman-Bell.
Gopher fans can help aid the fight to end Duchenne by going online to CoachtoCureMD.org or by texting the word CURE to 50555 to make a $10 donation to the cause.
The Paul and Sheila Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Center at the University of Minnesota is a leader in the field and is part of the university's Academic Health Center. The center facilitates development of clinical, translational, and basic research on muscular dystrophy. It also enhances and supports clinical care of patients with muscular dystrophy, improves educational experience for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students interested in the fields of basic and clinical muscle research, and increases interaction and support from the regional community of patients and families concerned about muscular dystrophy.
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