University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Athletics: Week in Review (May 16-22)
5/22/2020 3:06:00 PM | Athletics
GopherSports.com: Gopher Athletics had a record-setting 19 programs earn a perfect APR score in 2018-19.
GopherSports.com: Men's Golf had a pair of Big Ten honorees as Angus Flanagas was a unanimous first-team selection, while Connor Glynn earned second-team honors.
GopherSports.com: Men's Gymnastics handed out awards for the 2019-20 season with Shane Wiskus being honored as team MVP. Wiskus, Henry Meeker and Tyler Davis will serve as team captains next season.
GopherSports.com: Wiskus was this week's guest on Gopher Talk with Mike Grimm.
GopherSports.com: For the second year in a row, Stefan Milicevic earned All-Big Ten Tennis honors with a first-team selection in 2020.GopherSports.com: Freshman Dalila Said earned All-Big Ten Tennis honors in her first season with the Golden Gophers.
GopherSports.com: Eight student-athletes were named to the 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large team and are eligible for Academic All-America honors in June.
GopherSports.com: Senior Associate Head Coach Terry Ganley gave Swimming & Diving fans an update on the program.
@GopherSwimDive: Swimming & Diving's nine seniors shared their favorite memory from their careers.
Fox9.com: Max Meyer is trending towards a top-10 selection in the upcoming Major League Baseball Draft.
TwinCities.com: MaKenna Partain talked with Jace Frederick of the Pioneer Press about her decision to return for the 2021 Softball season.
GopherSports.com: P.J. Fleck called into the Jim Rome Show on Wednesday.
@MinnesotaonBTN: N.Y. Giants draft pick Carter Coughlin joined the BTN Take Ten Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Piper Ritter was this week's guest on the Golden Gopher Podcast.
@FloSoftball: Former Gopher All-American Sara Groenewegen spoke with Chez Sievers about pursing her Olympic dream.
GopherSports.com: Women's Hockey alum Kelli Blankenship is now a faculty member of the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.
GopherSports.com: Women's Hockey is introducing fans to members of its coaching and support staff. Next up is Goaltending coach Karel Popper.
GopherSports.com: Get an update on Gopher Women's Basketball from the program's three assistant coaches starting with Danielle O'Banion.
TheAthletic.com: If you are a subscriber, The Athletic has a deep dive on the 2020 Gopher Football season.
KSTP.com: Former Gopher Trent Tucker spoke with KSTP following the conclusion of "The Last Dance". Tucker won an NBA title with the Chicago Bulls.
@FSNorth: Gopher alums Andy Thompson and Jim Petersen also chatted about "The Last Dance". Thompson was executive producer of the documentary.
GopherSports.com: Richard Pitino announced the hiring of Jeff Mailhot as an assistant coach. Jeff is a Minneapolis native and spent last season at Iona.
@FSNorth: Hockey alums John Pohl and Krissy Wendell were guests on Fox Sport North's Unscripted series.
@FSNorth: Head Coach Bob Motzko joined Bemidji State head coach Tom Serratore and Kevin Gorg on FSN's Unscripted.
IHeart.com: Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren was Paul Allen's guest on KFAN Monday.
Lynx.com: Fox Sports North is re-airing classic Minnesota Lynx games featuring Coach Whalen.
RJBroadcasting.com: Women's Hockey's Olivia King talked about her first season with the Gophers with her hometown radio station.
YouTube: Head Coach Geoff Young was Davidson Kozlowski's guest on College Tennis Talk.
WCCORadio.com: Longtime Gopher PA Announcer Dick Joncowski spoke with WCCO's Mike Max.