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10/7/2019 3:19:00 PM | Gymnastics
Although the weather was less than ideal, the four teams did not let that stop them as they went on a quest to be crowned the 2019 Homecoming Scavenger Hunt Champions. The four teams, the Smurfs, team Opa, team Black and the Yellow Jackets, were tasked with different challenges that would take them through the tailgate lots, into the stadium and if they were lucky, in the pregame tunnel.It's time for the third annual Homecoming scavenger hunt! pic.twitter.com/SvF8niySrk
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Let's meet the teams:
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The Yellow Jackets, Captain: @hannahwillmarth
The Smurfs, Captain: @alisonier
Team Black, Captain: @marykorlindowns
Team Opa, Captain: @honestlyona pic.twitter.com/gTRkBJ8iZi
The Teams:
The Smurfs - Casey Betts, Halle Remlinger, Lexi Montgomery, Maddie Quarles and Ali Sonier.
Team Opa: - Paige Williams, Andrea Stancik and Ona Loper.
Team Black: - Ivy Lu, Maya Albertin, Tiarre Sales, Carson Cronin and Mary Korlin-Downs.
The Yellow Jackets: - Kristen Quaglia, Kate Grotenhuis, Mallory LeNeave, Hannah Willmarth and Lexy Ramler.
Challenges:
Video proof of giving a random Gopher fan a hug.
Get video proof of a fan saying they will come to a Gopher women's gymnastics meet this year.Team Blacks's Thread:@carsoncronin5 really needed a hug. pic.twitter.com/15tn7LR213
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Video of someone telling a member of the security staff that they are doing a great job.
High five a football player(s) as they come into the stadium.
Get a selfie/picture with a member/group of another Gopher sports team.Got some high fives from @GopherFootball, bonus points because they snagged one from @Coach_Fleck pic.twitter.com/yXzeo3db2o
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Selfie/picture with Mark Coyle.-Selfie with another #Gophers team, @GopherWrestling ✔️
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-Sellfie with Mark Coyle (bonus points b/c President @JoanGabel is in it) ✔️ pic.twitter.com/XfILcjtnRj
Selfie/picture with a member of the cheer team or member of the band.
Walk around the concourse and give three random people high fives
Do a cartwheel at Gopher Garden (bonus if you can get another person to join you)..@KristenQuaglia 🖐🖐🖐 pic.twitter.com/VpnxGMET0n
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Video of someone sitting down/joining a tailgate without asking.
Video of someone going up to a tailgate and asking for food.Team Smurfs' Thread:
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Ope, don't mind @MaddieQuarles, she's just gonna take a seat real quick! pic.twitter.com/SQbwp8CY8q
Video doing the rouser with fans/students in one of the tailgate lots.Team Yellow Jackets' Thread:
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Making the freshman go up to a random tailgate and ask for food....that's cold. 😬😐 pic.twitter.com/23cqWTdwsQ
Selfie/picture with a Gopher Athletics alum.
Selfie with Goldy.
Highlights:-Selfie with Goldy ✔️
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-Selfie with Mark Coyle (bonus points b/c President @JoanGabel is in it) ✔️ pic.twitter.com/jAaVGKaW1O
Last year, only one team was able to get a picture/selfie with Mark Coyle. This year, three of the four teams (team Opa, the Yellow Jackets and team Black) were able to snag a picture with the Athletic Director, and earned some bonus points because President Joan Gabel was in it.
Somehow team Opa and the Yellow Jackets finessed their way into the tunnel during pregame to get high fives from Gopher football, and P.J. Fleck for bonus points. Team Black still managed to get high fives from the football team by utilizing the student section.
Champions:
*Insert drumroll*🥁
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The 2019 Homecoming scavenger hunt winner is...the Yellow Jackets! They finished with 113 team points! 〽️
2️⃣Team Opa, 103 points
3️⃣ Team Black, 102 points
4️⃣ The Smurfs, 63 points pic.twitter.com/PbQsLbiwp2
The Yellow jackets proved to be victorious at the end of the day with a total of 113 team points. Not too far behind them was Team Opa with 103 points and Team Black with 102 points. Since all three of these teams managed to get a picture/selfie with Mark Coyle and President Joan Gabel, the deciding factor was that the Yellow Jackets picked up a selfie with Goldy to add 10 more points to their team score. The Smurfs finished with 63 team points.