University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Sports: News & Notes
7/5/2023 10:00:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
GopherSports.com: Track & Field's Shelby Frank was named an Academic All-American by the College Sports Communicators.
GopherSports.com: On the Men's side, Isaiah Schafer, Kaleb Siekmeier and Matthew Wilkinson earned Academic All-America accolades.
In sports that Minnesota sponsors, Gopher Athletics led the Big Ten and ranked seventh nationally with nine Academic All-Americans.
GopherSports.com: Oliver Moore was selected 19th overall by Chicago in the NHL Draft which marked the third straight year a Gopher has been chosen in the first round. Beckett Hendrickson and Luke Mittelstadt were selected on day two (Read).
GopherSports.com: Coach Plitzuweit met the media last week to give an update on Women's Basketball summer workouts.
GopherSports.com: Women's Basketball will head overseas to Croatia and Greece for a foreign tour in August.
GopherSports.com: After earning a title in China, Mara Braun and Team USA will compete in the 2023 FIBA U23 Nations League Final in Mongolia in September.
StarTribune.com: Minnesota native and NC State transfer Sophie Hart hopes to make a big impact for the 2023-24 Women's Basketball season.
GopherSports.com: Men's Basketball took part in the 37th-annual Create a Memory event at Target Field last week.
MinnesotaNewsNetwork.com: Mike Grimm caught up with Dawson Garcia at Target Field to talk about the event as well as summer workouts.
GopherSports.com: Parker Fox and Dawson Garcia headed to an outdoor court to introduce Gopher fans to Pepperdine transfer Mike Mitchell Jr.
GopherSports.com: Isaiah Ihnen was mic'd up during a recent Men's Basketball workout.
GopherSports.com: Volleyball's "Know the Newcomers" series continues with Loyola Marymount transfer Phoebe Awoleye.
@GopherVball: The NCAA announced that next year's national title match will move to Sunday and be shown nationally on ABC.
@WProFastPitch: After wrapping up her collegiate career, Autumn Pease is 3-0 with a 2.45 era for the Texas Smoke in Women's Professional Fastpitch.
@MikeGrimm3: Golf's Emma Carpenter was a guest on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast.
@MinnesotaLynx: Rachel Banham had 13 points as the Minnesota Lynx defeated Phoenix for its seventh win in the last nine games.
GopherSports.com: Football recently held its annual etiquette dinner.
StarTribune.com: The Star Tribune's Randy Johnson wrote about quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis making the most of the Minnesota outdoors.
Coaching News
- Gymnastics: Parenteau Promoted to Assistant Coach
- Softball: Oetting Promoted to Assistant Coach
- Volleyball: Muñoz Promoted to Assistant Coach
Roster News
- Softball: Gophers Sign Lindmark for Upcoming Season
- Softball: Gophers Add DeBord to Roster
- Gymnastics: Anahit Assadourian Joins Gophers Gymnastics
Gophers in the NHL:
- Winnipeg's franchise leader in games, assists and points - Blake Wheeler - signed with the New York Rangers
- Justin Holl signed with the Detroit Red Wings
- Erik Johnson signed with the Buffalo Sabres after spending 12 years in Colorado
- Vinni Lettieri signed with the Minnesota Wild
- Mike Reilly signed with the Florida Panthers