University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Athletics: Week in Review (March 13-20)
3/21/2021 8:17:00 AM | Athletics
GopherSports.com: Sarah Bacon wrapped up her collegiate career with national titles in the 1m and 3m springboard competitions. She's the first woman in Minnesota history to win four individual NCAA titles.
GopherSports.com: Heavyweight Gable Steveson capped a perfect season with an NCAA Championship on Saturday. Sophomores Patrick McKee and Brayton Lee finished as All-Americans, while McKee was honored for leading the tournament with three pins. Minnesota finished in the top 10 for the ninth time in the last 11 years.
GopherSports.com: Women's Gymnastics captured its first Big Ten Championship since 2006 on Saturday at Maturi Pavilion. Senior Lexy Ramler was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year.
@MinnesotaonBTN: Check out highlights from the Big Ten Championships.
GopherSports.com: Seven Gophers earned All-Big Ten Women's Gymnastics honors with Ramler earning first-team honors for the fourth time in her career.
GopherSports.com: Sarah Hopkins has been named the USTFCCCA Midwest Region Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year.
GopherSports.com: Bethany Hasz has been named the Big Ten Women's Track (Read More) and Cross Country (Read More) Athlete of the Year.
GopherSports.com: Men's Hockey used four second-period goals to beat Wisconsin, 6-4, to win the Big Ten Tournament. The NCAA Selection Show is set for Sunday at 6pm on ESPNU.
IHeart.com: Coach Motzko spoke with Paul Allen about the team's Big Ten Tournament victory (57:20 mark).
GopherSports.com: Jack LaFontaine became the third Gopher goaltender to be named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.
GopherSports.com: LaFontaine was named Big Ten Goaltender of the Year, while LaFontaine, Sampo Ranta and Jackson LaCombe were first-team honorees.
GopherSports.com: Grace Zumwinkle has been a top-three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award (Read More) and earned second-team All-American by the American Hockey Coaches Association (Read More).
GopherSports.com: Women's Cross Country placed fifth at the 2021 NCAA Championships for its best finish in program history.
GopherSports.com: Hasz finished as runner-up in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Alec Basten and Amir Young added a pair of All-American citations.
GopherSports.com: Hasz (Read More) and Alec Basten (Read More) were recipients of the Elite 90 award, which is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA at the respective championships sites.
GopherSports.com: Mark Coyle spoke with Mike Grimm about the changes he made with Men's Basketball.
WCCORadio.com: Coyle also chatted with Dave Lee on WCCO on Tuesday morning.
GopherSports.com: Shane Wiskus has been named a finalist for the Nissen-Emery Award, which is presented to the nation's top senior gymnast.
GopherSports.com: A school-record 114 Gopher student-athletes were recognized as Academic All-Big Ten honorees for the winter season.
GopherSports.com: Gopher point guard Marcus Carr was named to the All-District V Team by the USBWA.
GopherSports.com: Men's Hockey's "Alumni Spotlight" series continues with Rem Pitlick.
TwinCities.com: Former Gopher All-American and current undergraduate assistant Paul Martin was featured in the Pioneer Press.
GopherSports.com: Martin was also this week's guest on the Golden Gopher Podcast.
@BackoftheRange: Angus Flanagan was a guest on the Back of the Range Golf Podcast.
@EqualTimeSoccer: Sophia Boman and Katie Duong showed off their cooking skills on the Equal Time Soccer podcast.
@GMFB: Former Viking receiver Nate Burleson broke down the draft prospects of Rashod Bateman.
@GopherSoftball: Assistant Coach Katie Richardson was mic'd up at a recent Softball practice.
GopherSports.com: Heavyweight Gable Steveson capped a perfect season with an NCAA Championship on Saturday. Sophomores Patrick McKee and Brayton Lee finished as All-Americans, while McKee was honored for leading the tournament with three pins. Minnesota finished in the top 10 for the ninth time in the last 11 years.
GopherSports.com: Women's Gymnastics captured its first Big Ten Championship since 2006 on Saturday at Maturi Pavilion. Senior Lexy Ramler was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year.
@MinnesotaonBTN: Check out highlights from the Big Ten Championships.
GopherSports.com: Seven Gophers earned All-Big Ten Women's Gymnastics honors with Ramler earning first-team honors for the fourth time in her career.
GopherSports.com: Sarah Hopkins has been named the USTFCCCA Midwest Region Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year.
GopherSports.com: Bethany Hasz has been named the Big Ten Women's Track (Read More) and Cross Country (Read More) Athlete of the Year.
GopherSports.com: Men's Hockey used four second-period goals to beat Wisconsin, 6-4, to win the Big Ten Tournament. The NCAA Selection Show is set for Sunday at 6pm on ESPNU.
IHeart.com: Coach Motzko spoke with Paul Allen about the team's Big Ten Tournament victory (57:20 mark).
GopherSports.com: Jack LaFontaine became the third Gopher goaltender to be named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.
GopherSports.com: LaFontaine was named Big Ten Goaltender of the Year, while LaFontaine, Sampo Ranta and Jackson LaCombe were first-team honorees.
GopherSports.com: Grace Zumwinkle has been a top-three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award (Read More) and earned second-team All-American by the American Hockey Coaches Association (Read More).
GopherSports.com: Women's Cross Country placed fifth at the 2021 NCAA Championships for its best finish in program history.
GopherSports.com: Hasz finished as runner-up in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Alec Basten and Amir Young added a pair of All-American citations.
GopherSports.com: Hasz (Read More) and Alec Basten (Read More) were recipients of the Elite 90 award, which is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA at the respective championships sites.
GopherSports.com: Mark Coyle spoke with Mike Grimm about the changes he made with Men's Basketball.
WCCORadio.com: Coyle also chatted with Dave Lee on WCCO on Tuesday morning.
GopherSports.com: Shane Wiskus has been named a finalist for the Nissen-Emery Award, which is presented to the nation's top senior gymnast.
GopherSports.com: A school-record 114 Gopher student-athletes were recognized as Academic All-Big Ten honorees for the winter season.
GopherSports.com: Gopher point guard Marcus Carr was named to the All-District V Team by the USBWA.
GopherSports.com: Men's Hockey's "Alumni Spotlight" series continues with Rem Pitlick.
TwinCities.com: Former Gopher All-American and current undergraduate assistant Paul Martin was featured in the Pioneer Press.
GopherSports.com: Martin was also this week's guest on the Golden Gopher Podcast.
@BackoftheRange: Angus Flanagan was a guest on the Back of the Range Golf Podcast.
@EqualTimeSoccer: Sophia Boman and Katie Duong showed off their cooking skills on the Equal Time Soccer podcast.
@GMFB: Former Viking receiver Nate Burleson broke down the draft prospects of Rashod Bateman.
@GopherSoftball: Assistant Coach Katie Richardson was mic'd up at a recent Softball practice.
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