University of Minnesota Athletics
2026 Gymnastics Year in Review
>> Despite losing four starters to injury before mid-October, the Golden Gophers rallied to finish 24-10 and 12-8 in the Big Ten and reached the program's 11th straight NCAA Tournament.
>> With wins against Fairfield and Iowa State at Maturi Pavilion, Minnesota advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2022.
>> Head coach Keegan Cook was named AVCA Northwest Region Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career and first with the Golden Gophers.
>> After earning honorable mention honors last year, senior Julia Hanson capped her Gopher career with second-team All-American accolades. She was also named AVCA Northwest Region Player of the Year and first-team unanimous All-Big Ten honors.
NCAA Champion
Brooklyn Rowray (Beam)
All-Americans
Jordyn Lyden (1st Team), Arianna Ostrum (1st, 2nd), Brooklyn Rowray (1st), Lacie Saltzmann (1st), Teryn Crump (2nd), Sarah Moraw (2nd)
WCGA All-Americans
Arianna Ostrum (1st, 2nd)
WCGA North Central Region Assistant Coaches of the Year
Mya Hooten, Kiki Parenteau, Sam Scherwinski
Big Ten Freshman of the Year
Arianna Ostrum
Big Ten Champions
Arianna Ostrum (Vault), Jordyn Lyden (Bars), Emma Slevin (Bars)
All-Big Ten
Jordyn Lyden (1st), Arianna Ostrum (1st), Sarah Moraw (2nd)
Elite Scholar-Athlete Award
Sarah Moraw
Academic All-Big Ten
Teryn Crump, Gianna Gerdes, Leah Gonsiorowski, Seria Johnson, Jordyn Lyden, Sarah Moraw, Sophia Nguyen, Jenna Olshefski, Lauren Pearl, Brooklyn Rowray, Megan Steensland, Ava Stewart, Sophie Swartzmiller
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
Brooklyn Rowray
Big Ten Gymnast of the Week
Arianna Ostrum (3/3)
Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week
Jordyn Lyden (3/3), Jordyn Lyden (3/17)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week
Lacie Saltzmann (1/27), Arianna Ostrum (3/3), Arianna Ostrum (3/10), Arianna Ostrum (3/17)
Gallery: 2025 Gopher Volleyball Season
