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2020 Golden Goldys Nominees Announced
4/13/2020 1:42:00 PM | Student-Athlete Development
Despite the 2019-20 academic and athletic seasons finishing in a different way this year, the Golden Goldys lives on! Gopher Athletics has announced its nominees for the 2020 awards and will announce the winners during an online show later this spring for student-athletes, coaches and staff. Student-athletes, coaches and staff will have opportunity to vote by signing into their online University of Minnesota account.
The 2019-20 Golden Goldys marks the 14th-annual event and ninth-straight year the awards are held in conjunction with the Scholar Athlete awards.
During this event, Gopher Athletics will recognize student-athletes and their athletic and academic accomplishments throughout the season. Athletic awards handed out include the athletes of the year, the rookies of the year, breakthrough performances and teams of the year. New this year and in an effort for gender neutrality, the male and female coach of the year award has been combined into one head coach award. The voting includes spring sports of 2019 (baseball, men's and women's golf, rowing, softball, men's and women's outdoor track & field and men's and women's tennis) and the fall and winter sports of the 2019-20 athletic year.
Along with the athletic accomplishments, the department will also honor and recognize the academic achievements of its 675 student-athletes. Academic awards include 4.0 GPA, Gladys Brooks and Norman Borlaug Commitment to Academic Excellence Award, Top Five GPA Awards, Richard "Pinky" McNamara Student-Athlete Achievement Award, Outstanding Academic Team Awards, Lindahl Academic Outstanding Student-Athlete Achievement Award and Land O'Lakes Outstanding Achievement Award in Leadership and Service award. Two Big Ten awards will also be handed out in the Postgraduate Scholarship and Big Ten Medal of Honor.
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Angus Flanagan, Golf
Max McHugh, Swimming & Diving
Daniel Oturu, Basketball
Gable Steveson, Wrestling
Antoine Winfield Jr., Football
Shane Wiskus, Gymnastics
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Amber Fiser, Softball
Bethany Hasz, Track & Field
Temi Ogunrinde, Track & Field
Regan Pittman, Volleyball
Lexy Ramler, Gymnastics
Joy Zhu, Swimming & Diving
MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Kion Benjamin, Track & Field
Michael Lantz, Football
Donte McKinney, Gymnastics
Ben Meyers, Hockey
Zack Raabe, Baseball
WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Natalie DenHartog, Softball
Katie Duong, Soccer
Jasmine Powell, Basketball
Madeline Wethington, Hockey
Amira Young, Track & Field
MEN'S BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Easton Bertrand, Baseball
Sammie Houston, Track & Field
Vlad Lobak, Tennis
Tanner Morgan, Football
Daniel Oturu, Basketball
WOMEN'S BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Abby Kohut-Jackson, Track & Field
Anastasia Korzenowski, Cross Country
Bita Mancera, Tennis
Bayley McMeninmen, Volleyball
Sydney Scobee, Hockey
COACH OF THE YEAR
Matt Bingle, Track & Field
P.J. Fleck, Football
Brad Frost, Women's Hockey
Jenny Hansen, Women's Gymnastics
Hugh McCutcheon, Volleyball
Jamie Trachsel, Softball
MEN'S TEAM OF THE YEAR
Football
Gymnastics
Tennis
Track & Field (Indoor)
WOMEN'S TEAM OF THE YEAR
Gymnastics
Softball
Track & Field (Indoor)
Volleyball
The 2019-20 Golden Goldys marks the 14th-annual event and ninth-straight year the awards are held in conjunction with the Scholar Athlete awards.
During this event, Gopher Athletics will recognize student-athletes and their athletic and academic accomplishments throughout the season. Athletic awards handed out include the athletes of the year, the rookies of the year, breakthrough performances and teams of the year. New this year and in an effort for gender neutrality, the male and female coach of the year award has been combined into one head coach award. The voting includes spring sports of 2019 (baseball, men's and women's golf, rowing, softball, men's and women's outdoor track & field and men's and women's tennis) and the fall and winter sports of the 2019-20 athletic year.
Along with the athletic accomplishments, the department will also honor and recognize the academic achievements of its 675 student-athletes. Academic awards include 4.0 GPA, Gladys Brooks and Norman Borlaug Commitment to Academic Excellence Award, Top Five GPA Awards, Richard "Pinky" McNamara Student-Athlete Achievement Award, Outstanding Academic Team Awards, Lindahl Academic Outstanding Student-Athlete Achievement Award and Land O'Lakes Outstanding Achievement Award in Leadership and Service award. Two Big Ten awards will also be handed out in the Postgraduate Scholarship and Big Ten Medal of Honor.
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Angus Flanagan, Golf
Max McHugh, Swimming & Diving
Daniel Oturu, Basketball
Gable Steveson, Wrestling
Antoine Winfield Jr., Football
Shane Wiskus, Gymnastics
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Amber Fiser, Softball
Bethany Hasz, Track & Field
Temi Ogunrinde, Track & Field
Regan Pittman, Volleyball
Lexy Ramler, Gymnastics
Joy Zhu, Swimming & Diving
MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Kion Benjamin, Track & Field
Michael Lantz, Football
Donte McKinney, Gymnastics
Ben Meyers, Hockey
Zack Raabe, Baseball
WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Natalie DenHartog, Softball
Katie Duong, Soccer
Jasmine Powell, Basketball
Madeline Wethington, Hockey
Amira Young, Track & Field
MEN'S BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Easton Bertrand, Baseball
Sammie Houston, Track & Field
Vlad Lobak, Tennis
Tanner Morgan, Football
Daniel Oturu, Basketball
WOMEN'S BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Abby Kohut-Jackson, Track & Field
Anastasia Korzenowski, Cross Country
Bita Mancera, Tennis
Bayley McMeninmen, Volleyball
Sydney Scobee, Hockey
COACH OF THE YEAR
Matt Bingle, Track & Field
P.J. Fleck, Football
Brad Frost, Women's Hockey
Jenny Hansen, Women's Gymnastics
Hugh McCutcheon, Volleyball
Jamie Trachsel, Softball
MEN'S TEAM OF THE YEAR
Football
Gymnastics
Tennis
Track & Field (Indoor)
WOMEN'S TEAM OF THE YEAR
Gymnastics
Softball
Track & Field (Indoor)
Volleyball
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