University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Sports: News & Notes
6/17/2026 9:50:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
GopherSports.com: Angelos Mantzouranis became the second Gopher in as many years to win the NCAA Hammer Throw title, while Charles Godfred became a three-time first-team All-American in the long jump. The Minnesota Men finished in 18th place for the second consecutive year.
TrackandFieldNews.com: Track & Field News had a breakdown of Mantzouranis' path to the title.
GopherSports.com: Highlighted by Anthonett Nabwe and Hadley Streit's second- and fourth-place finishes in the hammer throw, the Gopher Women tied for 20th at the NCAA Championships. It's the best team finish since 2009.
@phofmahoney: Coach Miller spoke following the meet after four of his throwers became first-team All-Americans.
GopherSports.com: Gymnastics announced the hiring of Minnesota native Grace McCallum as assistant coach after she spent 2026 at Utah.
GopherSports.com: Women's Golf has added Colorado State's Emily Lauterbach as a new assistant coach.
Contract News:
- Women's Basketball: Plitzuweit Inks Extension, Under Contract Through 2032
- Athletics: Coyle Receives Two-Year Contract Extension
GopherSports.com: Women's Golf announced the addition of Louisville transfer Emree Cameron.
GopherSports.com: Men's Basketball's 'Get to Know' series kicks off with North Carolina transfer Kyan Evans.
GopherSports.com: Take a look back at the first week of Men's Basketball's summer workouts.
@GopherMBB: Coach Medved took a break from practice to answer some questions.
Academic News:
- Athletics: Twelve Gophers Named CSC Academic All-District Honorees
- Athletics: Gophers See 161 Named Spring Academic All-Big Ten Honorees
ESPN.com: Lineman Greg Johnson was featured in ESPN's look at the top five players by position ahead of next year's NFL Draft.
GopherSports.com: Johnson and Anthony Smith were named first-team All-Americans as Phil Steele Publications released its preseason honors.
@GopherWBB: Gopher Digital was there for Women's Basketball move-in day last week.
@GopherFootball: Football recently hosted its Row the Boat Kids Camp.
GopherSports.com: Alum Mike Reilly became the fifth straight Gopher to hoist the Stanley Cup after Carolina defeated Vegas in six games.
@StLouisBlues: Former Gopher Jimmy Snuggerud was selected to the 2026 NHL All-Rookie team.
CBC.ca: Abbey Murphy is expected to be picked early in today's PWHL Draft which starts at 4PM (Draft Central).
@ThePWHLOfficial: The PWHL's look at top draft prospects included Josefin Bouveng.
MLB.com: Max Meyer improved to 7-0 with a 2.75 ERA after outdueling Paul Skenes and the Pirates on Sunday.
Fox9.com: Gopher and MLB Hall of Famer Dave Winfield was in town for the unveiling of a statue in his hometown of St. Paul. He sat down with Fox 9's Jim Rich to talk about the honor.
On This Date:
- June 17, 2003: Phil Lundin was named United States Track Coaches Association National Coach of the Year after leading the men to the Big Ten Championship and a ninth-place showing at the outdoor championships.
- June 17, 2003: For the second consecutive year, Men's Hockey was honored at the White House.
