University of Minnesota Athletics

2025-26 Gopher Athletics Year in Review

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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)

TEAM SNAPSHOTS

Men's Cross Country

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

3rd Place - Griak Invitational
7th Place - B1G Championship
6th Place - NCAA Regional
SEASON RECAP
Women's Cross Country

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

2nd Place - Griak Invitational
7th Place - B1G Championship
5th Place - NCAA Regional
SEASON RECAP
Soccer

SOCCER

6-8-3 Overall
2-6-3 B1G
15th Place in Big Ten
SEASON RECAP
Volleyball

VOLLEYBALL

24-10 Overall
12-8 B1G
T-6th Place in Big Ten
NCAA Third Round
SEASON RECAP
Football

FOOTBALL

8-5 Overall
5-4 B1G
T-7th Place in Big Ten
Rate Bowl Champions
SEASON RECAP
Spirit Squad

SPIRIT SQUAD

National Champions: Small Coed Game Day
National Champions: Dance Pom
2nd Place: Mascot (Goldy Gopher)
3rd Place: Small Coed Cheer / Dance Jazz
SEASON RECAP