Sun Country Airlines Named Official Airline of Gopher Athletics
The University of Minnesota athletic department today announced that Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines has been named the Official Airline of Gopher Athletics.
Gopher fans will see additional Sun Country sponsorship and branding at home sporting events, on campus, and on social media as part of this expanded partnership.
“We are thrilled that Sun Country is now the Official Airline of Gopher Athletics,” said Director of Athletics Mark Coyle. “For years, Sun Country has safely and comfortably flown our teams across the country so they can proudly represent Minnesota in competition. Sun Country also provides a tremendous and affordable option for our fans to travel and watch the Gophers compete. We are thankful for Sun Country’s partnership with Gopher Athletics and look forward to additional opportunities with them.”
“Sun Country Airlines is excited to be ‘on the road’ with Gopher Athletics and expand our longstanding partnership,” said Sun Country Airlines Chief Marketing Officer Brian Davis. “It’s a privilege to fly our University of Minnesota teams around the U.S. to represent Minnesota and connect athletes, their families, and fans with memorable game-day experiences.”
About Gopher Athletics
The University of Minnesota sponsors 22 varsity intercollegiate athletic teams and is represented by more than 625 student-athletes who compete in the Big Ten and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Minnesota has claimed 29 national championships in eight different sports and has won 215 regular-season conference titles and 42 conference tournament championships. Minnesota has also produced 198 Academic All-Americans, which ranks as the tenth most all-time among college and universities.
About Sun Country Airlines
Sun Country Airlines is a new breed of hybrid low-cost air carrier, whose mission is to connect guests to their favorite people and places, to create lifelong memories and transformative experiences. Sun Country dynamically deploys shared resources across our synergistic scheduled service, charter, and cargo businesses. Based in Minnesota, we focus on serving leisure and visiting friends and relatives (“VFR”) passengers and charter customers and providing cargo services, with flights throughout the United States and to destinations in Mexico, Central America, Canada, and the Caribbean.