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Former University of Minnesota track and field star dies at 25
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Gopher monitor and subject athlete Eric Walker died at 25, the College of Minnesota introduced on Twitter Saturday.
Based on a GoFundMe arrange for the Walker household, Eric first got here to Minnesota on an athletic scholarship to run monitor on the College of Minnesota. He graduated in 2019 with a 3.8 GPA.
Walker stayed in Minnesota after graduating and commenced working for United Well being Group.
Final Saturday, Aug. 27, Walker was in a automotive accident and spent a number of days within the ICU earlier than dying.
Walker leaves behind his two mother and father, Maria and Eric Walker, and two youthful siblings, Xavier and Christopher Walker.