Gophers linebacker Gary Tinsley died earlier this month of an enlarged heart, the Hennepin County medical examiner's office announced Wednesday night.
Tinsley, 22, was found not breathing in his dorm room on April 6. Paramedics were unable to revive him.
In a release, the medical examiner said Tinsley died naturally of cardiomegaly, which can be developed temporarily because of a stress on the body or because of a medical condition.
Next month, the university plans to award Tinsley his diploma posthumously. The Jacksonville, Fla., native started every game the past two seasons.
STAFF REPORTS
Etc. • Dan Olinger's infield single drove in the Gophers' go-ahead run in a seven-run eighth inning that included two catcher's interference violations in an 11-7 baseball victory over North Dakota State in Fargo.
• Gophers junior Quentin Mege was chosen the Big Ten outdoor field athlete of the week after winning the hammer throw at last weekend's Iowa Musco Twilight Invitational with a career-best 215 feet. Mege is ranked first in the Big Ten in the event.
