On Oct. 11, University students came out of the closet and were immediately greeted by the smiling face of Goldy Gopher. As a part of National Coming Out Day, the gay, lesbian, bisexual and ...

Goldy Gopher was born a chipmunk. That’s because when George Grooms originally drafted the design in the 1940s that would become the University’s mascot, he lived in Iowa, where there were no gophers.

Saturday during Minnesota's dominant 48-23 win over Maryland in Minneapolis, the team's mascot, Goldy Gopher, had multiple ...

Most of us have come to know Goldy Gopher, the beloved mascot of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, as a perpetually smiling character who never shies away from a photograph. But Goldy has a ...

After trying out but not making the Gopher hockey team, coach Doug Woog encouraged Bernstein to be Goldy. "And I said, 'Great, I'll take it.' So, I became a large, smelly rodent," he said.

Goldy Gopher will perform his skit for the Mascot division. He is currently ranked fourth after the qualifying video portion of the competition. The cheer team will perform Small Coed Cheer Game Day ...

The University of Minnesota spirit squad continued its storied tradition, adding two national championships at the 2025 UCA & ...

The University of Minnesota Spirit Squad brought home two more national titles this weekend at the Cheerleading & Dance Team ...

The Gophers dance team added another national title to its long list of accomplishments.

MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota Spirit Squad is made up of the cheer and dance teams plus Goldy Gopher, the mascot. Heading into the competition last weekend, the squad had combined ...