University of Minnesota Athletics
2025-26 Gopher Athletics Year in Review
2025-26 BY THE NUMBERS
▸ Student-athletes semester GPA: 3.46 (Fall 2026)
For the seventh consecutive semester, all sport programs are above a 3.0 GPA in both their semester and cumulative GPAs
▸ Student-athlete cumulative GPA: 3.46 (Fall 2026)
School Record
▸ Graduation Success Rate: 95%
▸ Academic Progress Rate (APR): 14 programs with a perfect APR score; six programs have a perfect 1,000 multiyear rate
▸ 2024-25 Academic All-Americans: 8
T-4th in Big Ten / T-8th in Nation
▸ 2025-26 Academic All-District: 14
▸ Academic All-Americans since the 2016-17 academic year: 84
▸ 2025-26 Academic All-Big Ten: 102 (Fall 2025) (389 in 2024-25)
▸ 2024-25 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars: 140
▸ Learfield Directors' Cup Standing: 56th (First Fall Rankings Release)
For the seventh consecutive semester, all sport programs are above a 3.0 GPA in both their semester and cumulative GPAs
▸ Student-athlete cumulative GPA: 3.46 (Fall 2026)
School Record
▸ Graduation Success Rate: 95%
▸ Academic Progress Rate (APR): 14 programs with a perfect APR score; six programs have a perfect 1,000 multiyear rate
▸ 2024-25 Academic All-Americans: 8
T-4th in Big Ten / T-8th in Nation
▸ 2025-26 Academic All-District: 14
▸ Academic All-Americans since the 2016-17 academic year: 84
▸ 2025-26 Academic All-Big Ten: 102 (Fall 2025) (389 in 2024-25)
▸ 2024-25 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars: 140
▸ Learfield Directors' Cup Standing: 56th (First Fall Rankings Release)
TEAM SNAPSHOTS
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
3rd Place - Griak Invitational
7th Place - B1G Championship
6th Place - NCAA Regional
7th Place - B1G Championship
6th Place - NCAA Regional
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
2nd Place - Griak Invitational
7th Place - B1G Championship
5th Place - NCAA Regional
7th Place - B1G Championship
5th Place - NCAA Regional
SPIRIT SQUAD
National Champions: Small Coed Game Day
National Champions: Dance Pom
2nd Place: Mascot (Goldy Gopher)
3rd Place: Small Coed Cheer / Dance Jazz
National Champions: Dance Pom
2nd Place: Mascot (Goldy Gopher)
3rd Place: Small Coed Cheer / Dance Jazz


