Gopher Sports: News & Notes - University of Minnesota Athletics (2025)

Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.

WEDNESDAY

  • Track & Field at Brian Clay Invite | Azusa, CA
  • Baseball vs. South Dakota State | 6PM | B1G+

THURSDAY

  • Track & Field at Brian Clay Invite | Azusa, CA
  • Track & Field at St. Thomas Easter Invite | St. Paul, MN
  • Track & Field at Mt. Sac Relays | Torrance, CA
  • Mya Hooten at NCAA Gymnastics | Fort Worth, TX | 3:30PM | ESPN2

FRIDAY

  • Track & Field at Brian Clay Invite | Azusa, CA
  • Track & Field at Beach Invite | Long Beach, CA
  • Track & Field at Mt. Sac Relays | Torrance, CA
  • Women's Golf at B1G Championship | Havre De Grace, MD |Championship Central
  • Rowing at Big Ten Invitational | Sarasota, FL | 9:30AM
  • Tennis at Penn State | 2PM
  • Baseball at Rutgers | 5PM | B1G+

SATURDAY

  • Track & Field at Beach Invite | Long Beach, CA
  • Track & Field at Mt. Sac Relays | Torrance, CA
  • Rowing at Big 12/Big Ten Double Dual | Kansas City, KS
  • Women's Golf at B1G Championship | Havre De Grace, MD
  • Men's Golf at Robert Kepler Invite | Columbus, OH
  • Rowing at Big Ten Invitational | Sarasota, FL | 7:30AM
  • Softball at Wisconsin | 12PM | B1G+
  • Baseball at Rutgers | 2PM | B1G+
  • Spirit Squad Hosts Gopher Dance Showcase | 3PM |Details

SUNDAY

  • Women's Golf at B1G Championship | Havre De Grace, MD | BTN (12:30PM)
  • Tennis at #9 Ohio State | 11AM
  • Softball at Wisconsin | 12PM
  • Baseball at Rutgers | 12PM

MONDAY

  • Softball at Wisconsin | 6PM | BTN

LAST WEEK

Baseball (17-17, 5-10)
W, 12-2 (7) vs. St. Thomas
W, 10-5 at Ohio State
W, 9-2 at Ohio State
W, 6-4 at Ohio State
W, 9-2 vs. NDSU

  • @GopherBaseball: Charlie Sutherland had the grand slam in the 10-5 win in Columbus
  • @GopherBaseball: Weber Neels broke a 4-4 tie on Sunday with a solo home run
  • @GopherBaseball: Kris Hokenson hit a grand slam in last night's 9-2 win

Men's Golf
6th Place at Hawkeye Invite

  • GopherSports.com: Freshman Jack Crousore finished in 19th place for his third straight top-20 finish

Rowing
at Big 12/Big Ten Double Dual

  • GopherSports.com: Minnesota captured 12 wins in 14 races against Kansas and Iowa
  • GopherSports.com: The First Varsity Four crew was named B1G Boat of the Week

Softball (14-26, 3-13)
L, 0-13 (5) vs. #4 Oregon
L, 4-5 vs. #4 Oregon
L, 4-5 vs. #4 Oregon

  • @GopherSoftball: Nani Valencia brought Minnesota back with her grand slam on Sunday

Tennis (10-14, 2-9)
W, 4-1 vs. Indiana
L, 2-4 vs. Purdue

  • @GopherWTennis: Jeselle Ante clinched the win against the Hoosiers on Friday

Track & Field
at Throwtown Ramona World Invite
at Bethel Invite

  • GopherSports.com: Kostas Zaltos and Angelos Mantzouranis finished No. 1-2 in the hammer throw

GopherSports.com: Mya Hooten met the media to preview Thursday's NCAA Championships in Fort Worth. You can watch her compete live on ESPN2 at 3:30PM.

YouTube.com: BTN had a preview of Hooten in the floor competition.

GopherSports.com: Coach Hansen was named North Central Region Coach of the Year after leading Gymnastics to an NCAA Regional final.

BigTen.org: For the first time, the final round of the Big Ten Women's Golf Championships will air live on BTN on Sunday. Minnesota tees off on Friday with Isabella McCauley returning as defending champion.

GopherSports.com: For the third time, Coach Motzko has been named head coach of the 2026 U.S. National Junior Team that will compete in St. Paul at next December's World Juniors.

KSTP.com: KSTP was at last night's Wild game for the announcement.

GopherSports.com: Prior to the World Juniors, Ridder Arena will host the World Junior Summer Showcase which will feature the U.S., Canada, Sweden and Finland.

GopherSports.com: Sam Rinzel and Jimmy Snuggerud were named first-team and second-team AHCA/CCM Hockey All-Americans, respectively.

NACDA.com: Gopher Athletics is currently 19th in the latest Learfield Directors Cup standings after the first of two winter updates.

GopherSports.com: Thrower Isaiah Schafer and AD Mark Coyle were guests on the latest Golden Gopher Podcast.

MNDaily.com: Track & Field redshirt freshmen Jordan Dunigan, Aidan Jones and Taylor Isabel were profiled in the Minnesota Daily.

GopherSports.com: With a 3.430 team GPA, Wrestled finished in the top 30 of the NWCA Scholar All-America rankings.

GopherSports.com: Former Gopher All-American Jacob Volkmann will be inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Dave Bartelma Hall of Fame.

WCCOTV.com: Another Gopher alum, Mitch McKee, spoke with WCCO's Ren Clayton on his undefeated start in the MMA ranks.

@GopherWBB: Women's Basketball is ranked No. 16 in The Athletics' way-too-early top 25 stating "Minnesota has so many long, versatile forwards/wings and is a modern basketball fan's dream".

Gophers in the Pros:

  • Women's Basketball:Stewart Signs with Geelong United of NBL1
  • Men's Hockey:Gophers' Netminder Souliere Lands Pro Deal

Transfer News:

  • Men's Basketball: Chansey Willis Jr. (Western Michigan)
  • Men's Basketball: Langston Reynolds (Northern Colorado)
  • Men's Basketball: Robert Vaihola (San Jose State)
  • Wrestling: Jore Volk (Wyoming)

MNDaily.com: The Daily's Regan Guirguis has a look at the Volleyball program with one spring match left.

GopherSports.com: Volleyball's 'Gopher Spotlight' series continues with Rush City, Minn., native McKenna Garr.

GopherSports.com: Men's Basketball will spend next Thanksgiving at the 2025 Acrisure Series in Palm Desert, Calif.

@GopherMBB: Coach Medved threw out the first pitch at the Twins' game on Friday.

@MikeGrimm3: He also recapped his first two weeks on the job on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast.

MNDaily.com: Freshmen Jack Crousure and Chun-Ta Wu have made an immediate impact on the Men's Golf program.

@GopherFootball: Football recently welcomed back alumni for an open practice.

GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck appeared on B1G Today last week.

NESN.com: He also gave New England Patriots fans a scouting report on tackle Aireontae Ersery, a potential draft target in two weeks.

@Marlins: Max Meyer took a no-hitter into the sixth inning of Miami's 5-0 win against the Mets.

WCCOTV.com: In a story picked up by CBS News, former Gopher Abby Boreen was part of Marielle Mohs' piece on the Professional Women's Hockey League and its impact on younger players.

@GopherHockey: Matthew Knies had the overtime winner and a hat trick in Toronto's win against Tampa Bay.

@GopherHockey: Jimmy Snuggerud scored his first NHL goal as the St. Louis Blues clinched a playoff spot last night

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