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The 2026 Gophers had their best season in program history, making the NCAA's Four on the Floor for the first time ever. The Gophers posted a school-record 30 wins (30-13, 7-2 B1G) and finished in fourth place at nationals. It was their highest ever Road to Nationals ranking at No. 4 overall.

The team made the NCAA Regional Finals for the fifth time in the last six seasons (one of just two Big Ten teams to do so). Minnesota posted a program-best six NCAA Championships All-Americans and the coaching staff was named WCGA and College Gym News Coaching Staff of the Year.

Brooklyn Rowray took home the second national title in program history when she won on balance beam on April 16. Rookie Arianna Ostrum was named College Gym News Freshman of the Year, Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Team MVP. She was a WCGA All-American and an NCAA Championships All-American, competing all-around for Minnesota.

Three Gophers were named All-Big Ten, including Ostrum and Jordyn Lyden making the first team. Sarah Moraw earned a Second Team All-Big Ten appearance for the second straight year. Jordyn Lyden and Emma Slevin tied for the Big Ten Uneven Bars title with a 9.950 score. It was each of their first B1G titles.

Minnesota had a tremendous home season, going 9-1 at Maturi Pavilion. That included wins over No. 5 Michigan, No. 10 Arkansas, No. 11 Michigan State and No. 19 Iowa twice. Since 2018, Minnesota is 54-3 at home with the only losses to UCLA this year and Michigan twice.

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Freshman Gymnast Arianna Ostrum

Arianna Ostrum had a historic first season in the Maroon and Gold in 2026. The team MVP competed all-around in 14 of 16 meets. 

Her accolades includee All-Big Ten First Team,Big Ten All-Championships Team, Big Ten All-Freshman Team, Big Ten Co-Gymnast of the Week, 3x Big Ten Freshman of the Week, Big Ten Vault Champion, College Gym News Freshman of the Year, First Gopher Freshman Since 2002 to Get a Perfect 10 on Vault, NCAA Championships First Team All-America All-Around,
NCAA Championships Second Team All-America on Beam and Vault,
WCGA Second Team All-America All-Around and Vault.

She placed 15th in all-around nationally (39.308 avg.) and 14th on vault (9.850 avg.). Her high score on all-around was 39.675 and high on vault was a perfect 10. She had six vaults over a 9.900 in 2026.

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The 2025 Golden Gophers had another successful season, going 25-7 and 8-1 in the Big Ten. The Gophers finished third at the Big Ten Championships and made the NCAA Regional Finals for the fourth time in the last five seasons. The team finished with its best conference record since the 2020 season (8-1) and their Big Ten Championships score of 197.425 was the third highest Minnesota score in history. Four Golden Gophers earned All-Big Ten honors, including Mya Hooten making her fifth all-league team in five seasons. Jordyn Lyden, Sarah Moraw and Ava Stewart were named Second Team All-Big Ten while Stewart became the first freshman since 2021 to make the B1G All-Freshman Team.

Mya Hooten capped off her time as a Gopher by making nationals for the fourth time in her career, including her second straight year as an individual. Hooten won floor event titles in 11 of 15 meets, going 9.900-or-better 10 times.

She was named First Team All-Big Ten, WCGA Second Team All-America, NCAA Championships Second Team All-America and Academic All-Big Ten.

Hooten was named an AAI Award Nominee for the second time in her career in addition to earning Academic All-Big Ten honors for the fifth time.

Mya earned two Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week awards in her final season and was named Minnesota's female student-athlete recipient of the Big Ten Medal of Honor.

One of the most decorated gymnasts in Minnesota program history, Hooten walks away with 17 Big Ten weekly awards, 13 All-America honors, six Big Ten individual championships, five All-Big Ten awards, four Big Ten All-Championships Team honors, three Academic All-America accolades and an NCAA Regional Title.

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(L-R) Ella Sirjord, Sarah Moraw and Seria Johnson celebrate after advancing to the NCAA Regional Finals in Fayetteville, Ark.

2024 Minnesota (26-11, 6-3 Big Ten) finished second at the Big Ten Championships and made the NCAA Regional Finals for the third time in the last four seasons. Their No. 12 final ranking was the highest finish of any Big Ten team. The Gophers were picked to finish fifth in the Big Ten Preseason Poll behind Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State and Iowa.

Mya Hooten

>> Eight-time WCGA regular-season All-American
>> Five-time NCAA Championships All-American
>> 9 Career Perfect 10's on Floor
>> 2024 AAI Award Nominee
>> Four-time All-Big Ten (3x First Team)
>> Four-time B1G All-Championships Team
>> Six-time Big Ten Champion (3x in 2024)
>> Academic All-American
>> Five-time Academic All-Big Ten

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Sarah Moraw after winning the balance beam title at Big Ten's

Sarah Moraw

>> 2x Academic All-Big Ten
>> Big Ten All-Championships Team (2024)
>> Big Ten Balance Beam Champion (2024)
>> WCGA Scholastic All-American (2023)
>> Career-high 9.950 on beam at Alabama

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The 'U' had a 2023 season that saw it post a 18-10-1 (4-4-1 Big Ten) meet record, finishing fifth in the regular season standings. The Gophers went on to finish third at the Big Ten Championships (197.250) and fifth at the NCAA Regionals (197.200). 

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Maddie Quarles

>> Two-time WCGA First Team All-American (Floor)
>> Two-time WCGA Second Team All-American (Vault)
>> NCAA Championships Second Team All-American
>>Two-time B1G Event Specialist of the Week
>>Scholastic All-American
>> Three-time All-Big Ten Second Team
>> Three-time Academic All-Big Ten
>> Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

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Led by team co-MVPs Lexy Ramler and Ona Loper, 
the Golden Gophers finished a program-best sixth at the 
2022 NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas.

Lexy Ramler

>> 12-time All-American
>> 16-time WCGA regular-season All-American
>> 2021 NCAA Regional All-Around Champion
>> Three-time Region 2 Gymnast of the Year
>> Three-time Big Ten Gymnast of the Year
>> 2018 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
>> Seven-time Big Ten Champion
>> Two-time Academic All-American
>> Four-time Academic All-Big Ten

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The 2021 Golden Gophers won the Big Ten Championship 
and finished eighth at the NCAA Championships.

Mya Hooten

>> Four-time All-American
>> Three-time WCGA regular-season All-American
>> 2022 Big Ten Floor Champion
>> Two-time All-Big Ten selection
>> 2022 Academic All-Big Ten

Ona Loper

>> Five-time All-American
>> Six-time WCGA regular-season All-American
>> Four-time NCAA Regional Champion
>> 2021 Big Ten Floor Champion
>> Four-time first-team All-Big Ten
>> Two-time Academic All-American
>> Four-time Academic All-Big Ten

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Mary Korlin-Downs (left)

>> 2021 Beam All-American
>> 2021 WCGA regular-season All-American
>> 2021 first-team All-Big Ten
>> Three-time Academic All-Big Ten

Maddie Quarles (right)

>> 2021 Vault All-American
>> 2021 WCGA regular-season All-American
>> Two-time All-Big Ten
>> Academic All-Big Ten

Quarles Maddie

The 2016 went a perfect 9-0 against Big Ten opponents 
to win its third regular-season title in four years.

Lindsay Mable
>> Eight-time All-American
>> 10-time WCGA regular-season All-American
>> Eight-time NCAA Regional Champion
>> Seven-time Big Ten Champion
>> Four-time first-team All-Big Ten
>> Two-time Academic All-American

Hanna Nordquist
>> Two-time All-American
>> 2014 NCAA Regional Beam Champion
>>Two-time All-Big Ten selection

The 2014 Golden Gophers won its second-straight 
Big Ten regular-season title with a 6-1 league record.

2013 - Minnesota Gopher Women Gymnastics defeat Ohio State at the Pavillion and become Big Ten Champions. -- Copyright Christopher Mitchell / SportShotPhoto.com

The Big Ten began recognizing a regular season dual meet champion in 2013
with Minnesota claiming the inaugural title. The Golden Gophers would go on
to finish eighth at the NCAA Championships.

The 2006 Golden Gophers claimed the program's fifth Big Ten Championship.

Carolyn Yernberg (left)

>> 2005 Big Ten Gymnast of the Year
>> 2005 Big Ten Floor Champion
>> Three-time All-Big Ten
>> Three-time Academic All-Big Ten

Laura Johnson (right)

>> 2006 Big Ten Gymnast of the Year
>> 2006 Big Ten Vault Champion
>> Four-time All-Big Ten
>> Three-time Academic All-Big Ten
>> Three-time Team MVP

MaryAnne Kelley

>> Three-time All-American
>> 2002 NCAA Regional Champion
>> 2002 Big Ten Gymnast of the Year
>> 2001 Region 2 Gymnast of the Year
>> Four-time All-Big Ten selection
>> Three-time Team MVP

The 2002 Golden Gophers finished second 
at the Big Tens and NCAA Regionals before finishing
ninth at the NCAA Championships.

1998 gymnastics recruiting

Minnesota won the 1998 Big Ten Championship 
by 0.500 over Michigan in Iowa City, Iowa.

Judy Cavazos

  • 1997 All-American
  • Three-time All-Big Ten selection
  • Three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection
  • WCGA Scholastic All-American

Mindy Knaeble

>> 1997 All-American
>> Two-time Big Ten Champion
>> Four-time All-Big Ten selection
>> Three-time Team MVP

The 1997 Golden Gophers finished second at the Big Ten Championships
and 10th at the NCAA Championships.

Marie Roethlisberger 

  • 1990 NCAA Champion (Uneven Bars)
  • 1990 National Senior Gymnast of the Year
  • Three-time Academic All-American
  • Four-time All-American
  • Four-time NCAA Regional Champion
  • Three-time Big Ten Gymnast of the Year
  • Seven-time Big Ten Gymnast of the Year

The 1988 and 1989 Golden Gophers won the 
first two Big Ten Championships in program history.

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