University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Sports: News & Notes
4/8/2026 9:51:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- Baseball vs. South Dakota State | 6PM | B1G+ | Preview
THURSDAY
- #5/16 Track & Field at Bryan Clay Multi-Event | Azusa, CA
FRIDAY
- #5/16 Track & Field at Bryan Clay Multi-Event | Azusa, CA
- Tennis at #21 Washington | 6PM
- Baseball vs. Washington | 6PM | B1G+
- Softball at #19 Washington | 9PM | BTN
SATURDAY
- #5/16 Track & Field at Bethel Invitational
- Men's Golf at Robert Kepler Intercollegiate | Columbus, OH
- Soccer vs. South Dakota | 1PM
- Baseball vs. Washington | 3PM | B1G+
- Softball at #19 Washington | 7PM | B1G+
SUNDAY
- Men's Golf at Robert Kepler Intercollegiate | Columbus, OH
- Women's Golf at Boilermaker Spring Classic
- Tennis at Oregon | 2PM
- Baseball vs Washington | 1PM | B1G+
- Softball at #19 Washington | 2PM | B1G+
MONDAY
- Women's Golf at Boilermaker Spring Classic
TUESDAY
- Baseball at St. Thomas | 3PM
LAST WEEK
Baseball (18-13, 3-9)
W, 9-4 at Iowa | Highlights
L, 2-3 at Iowa | Recap
L, 4-5 at Iowa | Recap
Men's Basketball (15-18, 8-12)
L, 48-67 vs. Baylor | Recap
Gymnastics
2nd Place at NCAA Regional Semifinals | Highlights
2nd Place at NCAA Regional Finals | Highlights
- @GopherWGym: Arianna Ostrum earned the vault title with a 9.950
- @GopherWGym: Jordyn Lyden won event titles on bars and beam
Rowing
Sixth Place at Rocky Top Invite | Recap
- GopherSports.com: The First Varsity Eight was named Big Ten Boat of the Week
Softball (14-24, 6-6)
L, 2-7 at St. Thomas | Recap
L, 5-9 vs. Ohio State | Recap
L, 1-10 (5) vs. Ohio State | Recap
W, 2-1 vs. Ohio State | Highlights
Tennis (10-13, 0-9)
L, 0-4 at #27 Wisconsin | Recap
Track & Field
8 Wins at Hamline Open
3 Wins at Battle on the Bayou | Recap
- @GopherCCTF: Anthonett Nabwe broke the Big Ten Hammer Throw record
GopherSports.com: #13 Gymnastics is headed to nationals for the first time since 2022 after finishing ahead of #5 Alabama and #12 Utah at the Regional Finals in Corvallis.
@GopherWGym: Minnesota will compete in the evening session at the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday, April 16 on ESPN2.
@GopherWGym: Arianna Ostrum was interviewed on the ESPN+ broadcast.
Kare11.com: Kare 11 caught up with Brooklyn Rowray and Jordyn Lyden at the Performance Center yesterday.
WCCORadio.com: Coach Hansen talked with WCCO Radio's Vineeta Sawkar on Tuesday morning.
GopherSports.com: Women's Basketball is ranked No. 15 in the final AP Top 25, its highest rank since the 2004-05 season.
ESPN.com: Minnesota comes in at No. 19 in ESPN's way-to-early Top 25 for 2026-27. The Athletic had the team rated No. 12.
ESPN.com: ESPN looked back at the top images from March Madness with a pair of Gopher moments highlighted.
GopherSports.com: Elna Widerstrom and Wenbo Chen were named Big Ten Women's Diver of the Year and Big Ten Women's Diving Coach of the Year, respectively.
GopherSports.com: Football announced game themes for the 2026 season.
GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck met the media following last night's open practice.
GopherSports.com: Weber Neels was named to the 2026 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award Midseason Watchlist.
GopherSports.com: Abbey Murphy and Sydney Morrow were named to the 2025-26 All-USCHO Division I Women's Hockey Teams.
MNDaily.com: The Minnesota Daily broke down the Women's Hockey roster heading into the offseason.
GopherSports.com: Women's Hockey announced the addition of Minnesota State defender Lauren Goldsworthy.
GopherSports.com: Coach Larson gave an update on the Men's Hockey coaching staff.
KFAN.com: Coach Larson was in-studio with KFAN's Paul Allen last week.
YouTube.com: He also appeared on the Gopher Puck Live podcast.
Gopher Shorts:
- @GopherWGym: NCAA Regional Finals Send-Off
- @GopherWTennis: Passing the Phone Challenge
- @GopherBaseball: Final Out of 9-4 Win at Iowa
- @GopherWGym: Copy the Meme
GopherSports.com: Eight Gopher Wrestlers were recognized as NWCA Scholar All-Americans.
@GopherWrestling: Wrestling's senior class reflected on their careers in Maroon & Gold.
@GopherWrestling: Coach Eggum joined Fox 9 All Day to remember the life and career of J Robinson.
@MinnesotaLynx: Former Gopher All-American Janel McCarville joined the Minnesota Lynx coaching staff as an assistant.
@B1GBaseball: BTN Digital tagged along with Baseball during its trip to Florida in February to face the Minnesota Twins.
@GopherFootball: Football held its annual Elite Eggstravaganza.
MNDaily.com: The Minnesota Daily looked at the legacy of Amaya Battle.
@Angels: Former Gopher righthander George Klassen made his major league debut with the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
On This Date: After serving as interim head coach, Jenny Hansen was officially named Gymnastics head coach on April 8, 2015.
Gophers in the NHL:
- @MapleLeafs: Matthew Knies had four points in a 7-6 loss at Los Angeles
- @PredsNHL: Erik Haula scored short-handed for Nashville
- @StLouisBlues: Jimmy Snuggerud was NHL Rookie of the Month in March
- @UtahMammoth: Logan Cooley scored twice for Utah in a 6-2 win