University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Sports: News & Notes
6/28/2023 10:00:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
GopherSports.com: Men's Hockey has a trio of prospects, including a potential first-rounder, heading into the start of tonight's NHL Draft. Watch live at 6pm on ESPN.
GopherSports.com: Six Gopher swimmers are in Indianapolis to compete at the Phillips 66 National Championships. Competition began yesterday and concludes on Saturday. Follow @GopherSwimDive for updates.
TheRinkLive.com: Jess Myers has the story of former Gopher Larry Olimb who resigned after leading the Orono girl's hockey team to a state runner-up finish in his first and only season. Myers also talked about the story on WCCO (Listen).
@GopherWGolf: Emma Carpenter and Grace Curran finished first and third, respectively, in qualifying for the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship in August.
MNGolf.org: NDSU transfer Brock Winter won the 45th MGA Players Championship last week.
@GopherWBB: Mara Braun helped Team USA to a first-place finish at the U21 FIBA 3x3 Tournament in China.
GopherSports.com: The Big Ten Conference announced league opponents for the upcoming Women's Basketball season.
GopherSports.com: The latest episode of the Gold Blooded Podcast features Amaya Battle, Mara Braun and Nia Holloway
GopherSports.com: Coach Johnson met the media last week to give an update on summer Men's Basketball workouts.
@GopherMBB: Parker Fox and Dawson Garcia helped introduce Men's Basketball fans to newcomer Mike Mitchell Jr.
GopherSports.com: Taylor Landfair and Melani Shaffmaster will join Coach Cook at Big Ten Volleyball Media Days in August in Chicago.
GopherSports.com: Landfair and Mckenna Wucherer are the latest guests on the Point U! Podcast.
@JessKnecht: Volleyball Associate Head Coach Kristen Kelsay was a guest on the Max Out Mindset podcast.
GopherSports.com: Volleyball's "Know the Newcomers" series continues with Cal transfer Lydia Grote.
GopherSports.com: Wrestling handed out team awards for the 2022-23 season at its annual banquet.
GopherSports.com: Gopher Athletics announced a contact extension for Coach Anderson last week.
@TheGopherWay: Eighteen Gopher student-athletes spent last weekend at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., as part of the annual Leadership U Retreat.
GopherSports.com: 115 Gopher student-athletes were honored as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, up from 89 a year ago.
MinnesotaAlumni.org: Former Big Ten Cross Country and Track champion Buddy Edelen was featured in the latest Minnesota Alumni magazine.
GopherSports.com: Coach Chastain announced the promotion of Tarah Nupson to assistant coach after three seasons as a volunteer.
@GopherSports: Fan voting wrapped up in Sun Country's 2022-23 Image of the Year (h/t Kelly Hagenson).
@GopherHockey: Men's Hockey is introducing Gopher fans to its newcomers for the 2023-24 season:
StarTribune.com: Former Gopher and NFL running back Thomas Tapeh is working to improve the lives of others in his homeland of Liberia.
Incoming Gopher News:
- Softball: Gopher Commit Snippes Named Minnesota Ms. Softball
- Men's Basketball: Gophers Add Kristupas Keinys to the Roster
- KSTP.com: Keinys chatted with KSTP's Darren Wolfson about his decision
- Wrestling: Tyler Wells Added to 2023 Recruiting Class
On This Date: On June 28, 2016, David Plummer became the first Gopher swimmer in 52 years to qualify for the Olympics.