Alex FriedrichIt’s time for Goldy Gopher to prove his stuff.
After winning the mascot championship this year — I covered his big win in 2011 — he’s gearing up for nationals again.
Here’s his 2012-13 highlight video, which got him in with a 6th place berth.
The highlight video that got Goldy Gopher into nationals again
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Alex Friedrich
afriedrich@mpr.orgAlex Friedrich reports on higher education issues for MPR News. Among the stories he has covered: the fall of the Berlin Wall, aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, 2003 Moscow suicide bombing and 2004 presidential elections in the Republic of Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master’s in European political economy from the London School of Economics.