University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Sports: News & Notes
7/30/2025 7:45:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
GopherSports.com: Coach Cook, Julia Hanson and Zeynep Palabiyik were in Chicago at the BTN studios for Big Ten Volleyball Media Day.
GopherSports.com: Volleyball announced details for its alumni exhibition match on August 16 at Maturi Pavilion.
GopherSports.com: Women's Golf released its 2025-26 schedule which kicks off in September with the prestigious ANNIKA Intercollegiate.
GopherSports.com: Gymnastics announced the hiring of 13-time All-American Mya Hooten as an assistant coach.
GopherSports.com: Volunteer assistant coach Caroline White has announced her retirement after 22 seasons with the Track & Field program.
Preseason Honors
- Volleyball: Hanson Named to AVCA Player of the Year Watch List
- Volleyball: Hanson, Wucherer Named Preseason All-Big Ten
- Football: Nine Named to Shrine Bowl 1000
- Football: Taylor Named to Maxwell Award Watch List
- Football: Perich on Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
GopherSports.com: Eduardo Galdos, Bennett Swavely, and Jack Wetzel were recognized as NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars for the 2024-25 season.
@GopherVBall: Redshirt freshman setter Stella Swenson helped lead Team USA to gold at the 2025 Pan Am Cup.
GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck and his players made the rounds in Vegas for Big Ten Football Media Days.
GopherSports.com: Check out Gopher Digital's official trailer for the start of Football training camp.
GopherSports.com: Take a look back at the second to last week of Men's Basketball summer workouts.
GopherSports.com: Men's Basketball's "Get to Know" series continues with Cade Tyson (Read) and Robert Vaihola (Read).
TheRinger.com: The Ringer looked at five available NBA free agents including former Gopher Amir Coffey.
GopherSports.com: Twelve current and former Gophers will participate in in the 2025 USA Hockey Women's National Festival.
APX-Hockey.com: Sarah Paul rebounded from early injuries to become a standout goal scorer at Princeton and now joins the Gophers for the 2025-26 season.
@GopherSoccer: Soccer's Avery Petty took Gopher fans behind the scenes of the team's media day.
@GopherSoccer: Soccer is introducing fans to newcomers:
@GopherWBB: Women's Basketball took a break from summer workouts to tell their best jokes.
APNews.com: Quarterback Drake Lindsey spoke about his journey from Arkansas to Minnesota as Coach Fleck named him starter for the opener.
@MikeGrimm3: Analyst Darrell Thompson and defensive end Anthony Smith were guests on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast.
@CBS4Indy: Rookie defensive back Justin Walley has made a good early impression in Colts' training camp.
ESPN.com: SportsCenter's 50 States in 50 Days tour will feature Minnesota today.