News and views from across Mayo Clinic
April 18, 2017
Mayo’s Own American Ninja Warrior Returns to Competition
By In the Loop
Age seems to slow most people down. But Andrew Yori isn’t like most people. We introduced you to Andrew — a.k.a. the K9 Ninja — last year, when he was preparing to compete in an American Ninja Warrior regional qualifying event in Indianapolis. Back then, he was a 39-year-old rookie, just hoping to make it […]
Tags: Andrew Yori, Bone Marrow Transplant, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine
September 15, 2016
Andrew Yori Reflects on Ninja Warrior Experience, Lessons Learned Along the Way
By In the Loop
Many of us at Mayo Clinic enjoyed watching Andrew Yori — a.k.a. the K9 Ninja — compete on American Ninja Warrior. We introduced you to Andrew, a lab technician at Mayo’s Rochester campus, in April, when he was preparing for a qualifying event in Indianapolis. And we followed him as he moved ahead in the […]
June 21, 2016
Mayo’s Own Ninja Warrior, Andrew Yori, Moves Ahead in Competition
By In the Loop
Back in April we introduced you to Andrew Yori, a Mayo Clinic lab technician/dog adoption advocate/CrossFit enthusiast/overall superhuman. Andrew was gearing up to compete in the Indianapolis Qualifier for American Ninja Warrior, a reality TV show that pits athletes against seemingly insurmountable obstacles like the Death Spiral, Wheels of Pain and Back Breaker. (That’s what […]
June 16, 2016
Lace up and Join Mayo in Making Twin Cities Marathon a Team Event
By In the Loop
Until 2004, Jennifer Meyer wasn’t a runner. “I was walking quite a bit at the time, and it was taking too long,” Jennifer says. So she started running. A lot. Her twin sister, Joanne Mihm, talked her into signing up for a marathon in 2008, and by the time the two crossed the finish line […]
Tags: Dr Edward Laskowski, Jennifer Meyer, Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine
April 26, 2016
Lab Tech by Day, Ninja Warrior by Primetime
By In the Loop
When mere mortals tune into American Ninja Warrior, a reality TV show where contestants face obstacles like the Bridge of Blades, Jumping Spider and Half-Pipe Attack, we usually utter some variation of, “Whoa.” (Followed quickly, perhaps, by some variation of, “Pass the chips.”) But not Andrew Yori. The first time Andrew, a lab technician at […]
Tags: Andrew Yori, Dr Jacob Sellon, Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine
April 14, 2016
Mayo Staff Helping Minnesota Lynx Gear Up for Preseason
By In the Loop
We’re sure we don’t need to remind you that Mother’s Day is fast-approaching. (It’s May 8, if you did forget. Don’t worry, we won’t tell.) We’re also sure you’ve already done your shopping. But if not, we have a perfect, one-size-fits-all gift idea: tickets to the greatest show on hardwood, the Minnesota Lynx women’s professional […]
Tags: Charles Barta, Dr Nancy Cummings, Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine, Mayo Clinic Square, Minnesota Lynx
October 22, 2015
Destined to Be Team Physician for Team of Destiny
By In the Loop
We’d have liked to be sitting where Nancy Cummings, M.D., set up shop as she watched the Minnesota Lynx claim the WNBA championship earlier this month. Dr. Cummings, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, also is team physician for the Minnesota Lynx, and she says her position caring for the three-time WNBA champs “is what I was […]
Tags: Dr Nancy Cummings, Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine, Mayo Clinic Square, Minnesota Lynx
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