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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
3/26/2025 10:46:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- #21 Men's Swimming & Diving at NCAA Championships | Federal Way, WA | 8PM | ESPN+
THURSDAY
- Track & Field at Raleigh Relays
- #21 Men's Swimming & Diving at NCAA Championships | Federal Way, WA | 12PM | ESPN+
- Women's Basketball vs. Gonzaga | 7PM | ESPN+
- #5 Men's Hockey vs. #13 Massachusetts | Fargo, ND | 7:30PM | ESPN2
FRIDAY
- Track & Field at Raleigh Relays
- #21 Men's Swimming & Diving at NCAA Championships | Federal Way, WA | 12PM | ESPN+
- Baseball vs. Iowa | 4PM | B1G+
- Tennis vs. Rutgers | 4PM
- Softball vs. Northwestern | 5PM | B1G+
SATURDAY
- Track & Field at Raleigh Relays
- #21 Men's Swimming & Diving at NCAA Championships | Federal Way, WA | 12PM | ESPN+
- Softball vs. Northwestern | 2PM | B1G+
- Baseball vs. Iowa | 3PM | B1G+
- Volleyball vs. Northern Iowa | 4PM | Free Admission
SUNDAY
- Tennis vs. Maryland | Noon
- Soccer vs. Concordia | U of M Rec Dome | Noon
- Softball vs. Northwestern | 1PM | B1G+
- Baseball vs. Iowa | 1PM | B1G+
MONDAY
- Women's Golf at Coach Mo Classic | St. Augustine, FL
TUESDAY
- Women's Golf at Coach Mo Classic | St. Augustine, FL
LAST WEEK
Baseball (11-11, 2-4)
W, 8-2 vs. St. Thomas
W, 12-1 vs. High Point
L, 7-11 vs. High Point
W, 8-2 vs. High Point
- @GopherBaseball: Justin Thorsteinson had 11 strikeouts in five innings on Sunday
- @GopherBaseball: Drew Berkland hit a pair of homers on Friday and now has eight this year
Women's Basketball (22-11, 8-10)
W, 65-53 at Toledo
W, 78-71 at Missouri State
- Minnesota will host Gonzaga Thursday for a trip to the WBIT semifinals in Indianapolis
- @GopherWBB: Cinematic recap of Missouri State win
- @GopherWBB: Cinematic recap of Toledo win
Men's Golf
13th place at Bell Bank "Pay It Forward" Collegiate
- @GopherMGolf: The event was hosted by Minnesota and St. Thomas and featured a welcome dinner with former Cardinal receiver Larry Fitzgerald
- Freshman Jack Crousore tied for 15th place as an individual
Gymnastics
3rd at Big Ten Championships
- Minnesota trailed only #5 UCLA and #9 Michigan State in the competition
- @GopherWGym: Jordan Lyden was named to the B1G All-Championship team after tying for the bar event title
Women's Hockey (29-12-1, 19-8-1)
L, 2-6 vs. #1 Wisconsin - NCAA Semifinal
Softball (13-18, 2-5)
L, 0-8 (6) at #21 Nebraska
L, 3-8 at #21 Nebraska
L, 2-8 at #21 Nebraska
- @GopherSoftball: Taylor Krapf hit her team-leading 11th home run on Sunday
Women's Swimming & Diving
27th Place at NCAA Championships
- GopherSports.com: Vivi Del Angel earned her fourth and fifth All-American honors including a bronze medal in platform diving
- Eliot Kennedy claimed her first All-America citation after a 14th place finish in the 1650 free
Tennis (8-10, 0-5)
L, 0-4 at Iowa
L, 1-4 at Nebraska
Track & Field
7 wins at USF Alumni Invite
- @GopherCCTF: Kostas Zaltos had the 13th-best hammer throw in NCAA history
- @GopherCCTF: Devin Augustine's big finish helped Minnesota capture the relay crown
Wrestling
5th Place at NCAA Championships
- Minnesota posted its best national finish since 2014
- Gable Steveson (2nd), Max McEnelly (3rd) and Vance VomBaur (8th) finished as All-Americans
- @GopherWrestling: McEnelly spoke with ESPN after his impressive third-place finish as a freshman
GopherSports.com: Ten Gophers are in Federal Way, Wash., for the NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships. Competition runs through Saturday and will stream via ESPN+.
GopherSports.com: Men's Hockey received the No. 2 seed in the Fargo Regional and will face Massachusetts on Thursday night at 7:30PM on ESPN2. The winner will face either No. 1 Western Michigan or Minnesota State on Saturday.
GopherSports.com: Coach Motzko, Mike Koster and Sam Rinzel met the media on Monday to preview the game.
@MikeGrimm3: Forward Connor Kurth was the guest on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Forward Jimmy Snuggerud has been named a top-10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, which is given to nation's top college hockey player.
The Latest on Coach Medved
- GopherSports.com: Coach Medved press conference replay
- YouTube.com: Coach Medved talked with Dave Revsine on BTN
- KSTP.com: KSTP spoke with Coach Medved's parents at the press conference
- KFAN.com: Coach Medved appeared on KFAN with Dan Barreiro
- @GopherMBB: Coach stopped by Spring Football practice
- KSTP.com: Former CSU star David Roddy and Gopher graduate Parker Fox reacted to the hire
- GopherSports.com: Gopher Digital took the trip from Colorado with the Medved family.
- Fox9.com: Fox 9 met Medved at the airport on Monday night
GopherSports.com: Gymnastics was selected to compete in the Salt Lake Regional next week after receiving the No. 12 seed for the NCAA Championships.
KSTP.com: Channel 5 was on hand to catch the team's reaction.
GopherSports.com: Gymnasts Mya Hooten, Lauren Pearl and Emily Koch were featured in the latest Gopher Round Table.
GopherSports.com: Hooten was also a guest on the Golden Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Abbey Murphy was named a 2024-25 CCM Second Team All-American by the American Hockey Coaches Association.
GopherSports.com: 102 Gopher student-athletes were honored with winter Academic All-Big Ten honors.
GopherSports.com: Amaya Battle, Grace Grocholski, and Annika Stewart earned a spot on the CSC Academic All-District Women's Basketball Team.
GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck previewed spring practice during a press conference last week.
GopherSports.com: Football welcomed 70 NFL personnel to the indoor facility for its annual Pro Day last week.
YouTube.com: Quarterback Max Brosmer was a guest on the Pair and a Spare Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Throwers Anthonett Nabwe and Kostas Zaltos were named Big Ten Track & Field Athletes to Watch.
@GothamFC: Khyah Harper made her professional debut for Gotham FC in the NWSL.
GopherSports.com: Hockey's Audrey Wethington became the second Gopher in program history to win the NCAA's Elite 90 Award.
YouTube.com: After his upset loss in the NCAA title match in Philadelphia, Gable Steveson appeared on Monday's Pat McAfee Show on ESPN.
YouTube.com: The Men's Hockey program was featured in the latest episode of ChicletsU.
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