University of Minnesota Athletics
2025-26 Gymnastics Roster
Jordyn Lyden
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-6
- High School:
- Stillwater Area
- Hometown:
- Stillwater, Minn.
- Prev School:
- Flips Gymnastics
- Major:
- Business Marketing Education
HONORS & AWARDS
Academic All-Big Ten (2024-25, 2025-26)
All-Big Ten Second Team (2025)
Big Ten All-Championships Team (2025)
Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week (March 3, 2026)
Big Ten Gymnast to Watch (2026)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 9, 2024, Feb. 6, 2024, March 19, 2024)
CSC Academic All-District (2024-25)
WCGA Scholastic All-American (2023-24, 2024-25)
FEATURES
WCCO News Story
2026 | JUNIOR SEASON
Big Ten Gymnast to Watch • competed in every meet so far in 2026 • tallied 9.850 on bars, 9.825 on floor and 9.800 on beam at Utah (Jan. 2) • tied her career-high on beam (9.900) and floor (9.850) while going 9.850 on bars vs. Arkansas (Jan. 10) • tallied a season-best on bars (9.925) and career-best on beam (9.925) in an upset win over No. 5 Michigan (Jan. 17) • totaled a 9.875 floor score at Nebraska (Jan. 24) • posted a 9.900 on bars, 9.875 on beam and floor vs. Iowa (Jan. 31) • totaled a 9.875 on bars and a career-best 9.950 on the floor vs. UCLA (Feb. 7) • went 9.925 on balance beam, tying a career-high and tied for an event title on floor (9.875) at PSU (Feb. 14) • earned scores of 9.925 on bars and 9.925 on the floor at Washington (Feb. 20) • took home event titles on each of the apparatuses at UW • won event titles on beam (9.950) and floor (9.925) at the Big 4 while going 9.875 on uneven bars (March 1) • named Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week after her performance.
2025 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Competed in all 14 meets in 2025 • Big Ten All-Championships Team • Second Team All-Big Ten • Academic All-Big Ten • CSC Academic All-District • top bars and beam averages on the team in 2025 • made her season debut against Central Michigan, winning an event title on bars (9.850) and contributed a 9.775 on beam (Jan. 4) • posted a 9.875 on bars and a 9.825 on beam at New Hampshire, winning event titles on both (Jan. 11) • registered a 9.875 on bars and 9.850 on beam vs. Penn State, winning another bars event title (Jan. 18) • went 9.850 on bars, 9.900 on beam and 9.850 on the floor at Iowa, winning an event title on beam (Jan. 26) • went 9.875 on beam and 9.850 on bars vs. Washington (Feb. 1) • totaled a season-best 9.900 on bars with a 9.850 on beam at Michigan State (Feb. 8) • hit a season-best 9.900 on the uneven bars (won event title) at Ohio State, also posting a 9.875 (Feb. 16) • tied a season-best on beam with a 9.900, winning an event title, while earning a 9.875 on the uneven bars vs. Nebraska (Feb. 22) • posted a season-best 9.950 on the uneven bars, winning an event title at the Big 4 Meet (March 1) • earned scores of 9.900 on both bars and beam vs. Illinois State, winning event titles on both (March 8) • won another event title on Senior Day on the uneven bars, posting a score of 9.925 (March 16) • named to Big Ten All-Championships Team after posting a 9.950 on the uneven bars at the Big Ten Championships (March 22) • tied for third at the NCAA regional semifinals with a 9.900 bars score • also went 9.875 on beam in Salt Lake City (April 3) • earned scores of 9.875 on bars and 9.900 on beam at the regional finals to end her season (April 5).
2024 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Competed in every meet as a true freshman • 3x Big Ten Freshman of the Week • Lyden made her Gophers debut at the Mean Girls Super 16 Gymnastics Championships, where she earned a 9.825 on bars (Jan. 6) • Lyden earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week after her debut performance • tallied a career-high with a 9.850 in the uneven bars against Eastern Michigan (Jan. 13) • tied a season-best with a 9.850 on bars vs. Iowa • made her beam debut, earning a 9.775 (Jan. 22) • totaled her third straight 9.850 on bars before earning a 9.700 on beam against Maryland (Jan. 27) • earned a career-best score of 9.975, taking home her first event title in the uneven bars at Penn State (Feb. 3) • her 9.975 at Penn State tied the Minnesota gymnastics program record for highest bars score • took home her second Big Ten Freshmman of the Week honor after the PSU meet • earned a 9.875 on the uneven bars in the Michigan meet (Feb. 10) • posted a career-best 9.875 on beam and a 9.800 on bars at Illinois (Feb. 18) • tallied a 9.875 on bars at the Big Five meet (Feb. 23) • tallied a 9.825 on bars at Boise State (March 1) • earned a 9.900 score on bars at Alabama, her second-highest score of the season (March 8) • won the bars event title at Minnesota's senior day quad, going for a 9.925 (March 17) • with her performance in the quad meet, she was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (March 19) • earned a 9.850 on bars at the Big Ten Championships (March 23) • posted a 9.750 on uneven bars at the NCAA Regional Semifinals (April 4).
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Lyden is a four-time national qualifier • in addition to her multiple Minnesota State floor, bars and beam titles, Lyden is a two-time Regional beam champion as well as a Regional bars champion • in 2022, she was a Region 4 bars and beam champion • she was coached by former Gopher Lori Kinder Roskoski.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Larry and Jena Lyden, she has two brothers, Hunter and Reid • Hunter competes on the Gophers wrestling team and her father wrestled collegiately at Augsburg • majoring in business and marketing education.
WHY MINNESOTA:
"I chose the University of Minnesota because the minute I stepped on campus it felt like a family to me, I loved the energy and positivity that they created and I knew that this was going to be my future home. I absolutely love the coaching staff and the team atmosphere as a whole, these bonds were indescribable. This school is like no other, and I can't wait to become a Golden Gopher!"
*Denotes career high
Academic All-Big Ten (2024-25, 2025-26)
All-Big Ten Second Team (2025)
Big Ten All-Championships Team (2025)
Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week (March 3, 2026)
Big Ten Gymnast to Watch (2026)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 9, 2024, Feb. 6, 2024, March 19, 2024)
CSC Academic All-District (2024-25)
WCGA Scholastic All-American (2023-24, 2024-25)
FEATURES
WCCO News Story
2026 | JUNIOR SEASON
Big Ten Gymnast to Watch • competed in every meet so far in 2026 • tallied 9.850 on bars, 9.825 on floor and 9.800 on beam at Utah (Jan. 2) • tied her career-high on beam (9.900) and floor (9.850) while going 9.850 on bars vs. Arkansas (Jan. 10) • tallied a season-best on bars (9.925) and career-best on beam (9.925) in an upset win over No. 5 Michigan (Jan. 17) • totaled a 9.875 floor score at Nebraska (Jan. 24) • posted a 9.900 on bars, 9.875 on beam and floor vs. Iowa (Jan. 31) • totaled a 9.875 on bars and a career-best 9.950 on the floor vs. UCLA (Feb. 7) • went 9.925 on balance beam, tying a career-high and tied for an event title on floor (9.875) at PSU (Feb. 14) • earned scores of 9.925 on bars and 9.925 on the floor at Washington (Feb. 20) • took home event titles on each of the apparatuses at UW • won event titles on beam (9.950) and floor (9.925) at the Big 4 while going 9.875 on uneven bars (March 1) • named Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week after her performance.
2025 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Competed in all 14 meets in 2025 • Big Ten All-Championships Team • Second Team All-Big Ten • Academic All-Big Ten • CSC Academic All-District • top bars and beam averages on the team in 2025 • made her season debut against Central Michigan, winning an event title on bars (9.850) and contributed a 9.775 on beam (Jan. 4) • posted a 9.875 on bars and a 9.825 on beam at New Hampshire, winning event titles on both (Jan. 11) • registered a 9.875 on bars and 9.850 on beam vs. Penn State, winning another bars event title (Jan. 18) • went 9.850 on bars, 9.900 on beam and 9.850 on the floor at Iowa, winning an event title on beam (Jan. 26) • went 9.875 on beam and 9.850 on bars vs. Washington (Feb. 1) • totaled a season-best 9.900 on bars with a 9.850 on beam at Michigan State (Feb. 8) • hit a season-best 9.900 on the uneven bars (won event title) at Ohio State, also posting a 9.875 (Feb. 16) • tied a season-best on beam with a 9.900, winning an event title, while earning a 9.875 on the uneven bars vs. Nebraska (Feb. 22) • posted a season-best 9.950 on the uneven bars, winning an event title at the Big 4 Meet (March 1) • earned scores of 9.900 on both bars and beam vs. Illinois State, winning event titles on both (March 8) • won another event title on Senior Day on the uneven bars, posting a score of 9.925 (March 16) • named to Big Ten All-Championships Team after posting a 9.950 on the uneven bars at the Big Ten Championships (March 22) • tied for third at the NCAA regional semifinals with a 9.900 bars score • also went 9.875 on beam in Salt Lake City (April 3) • earned scores of 9.875 on bars and 9.900 on beam at the regional finals to end her season (April 5).
2024 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Competed in every meet as a true freshman • 3x Big Ten Freshman of the Week • Lyden made her Gophers debut at the Mean Girls Super 16 Gymnastics Championships, where she earned a 9.825 on bars (Jan. 6) • Lyden earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week after her debut performance • tallied a career-high with a 9.850 in the uneven bars against Eastern Michigan (Jan. 13) • tied a season-best with a 9.850 on bars vs. Iowa • made her beam debut, earning a 9.775 (Jan. 22) • totaled her third straight 9.850 on bars before earning a 9.700 on beam against Maryland (Jan. 27) • earned a career-best score of 9.975, taking home her first event title in the uneven bars at Penn State (Feb. 3) • her 9.975 at Penn State tied the Minnesota gymnastics program record for highest bars score • took home her second Big Ten Freshmman of the Week honor after the PSU meet • earned a 9.875 on the uneven bars in the Michigan meet (Feb. 10) • posted a career-best 9.875 on beam and a 9.800 on bars at Illinois (Feb. 18) • tallied a 9.875 on bars at the Big Five meet (Feb. 23) • tallied a 9.825 on bars at Boise State (March 1) • earned a 9.900 score on bars at Alabama, her second-highest score of the season (March 8) • won the bars event title at Minnesota's senior day quad, going for a 9.925 (March 17) • with her performance in the quad meet, she was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (March 19) • earned a 9.850 on bars at the Big Ten Championships (March 23) • posted a 9.750 on uneven bars at the NCAA Regional Semifinals (April 4).
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Lyden is a four-time national qualifier • in addition to her multiple Minnesota State floor, bars and beam titles, Lyden is a two-time Regional beam champion as well as a Regional bars champion • in 2022, she was a Region 4 bars and beam champion • she was coached by former Gopher Lori Kinder Roskoski.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Larry and Jena Lyden, she has two brothers, Hunter and Reid • Hunter competes on the Gophers wrestling team and her father wrestled collegiately at Augsburg • majoring in business and marketing education.
WHY MINNESOTA:
"I chose the University of Minnesota because the minute I stepped on campus it felt like a family to me, I loved the energy and positivity that they created and I knew that this was going to be my future home. I absolutely love the coaching staff and the team atmosphere as a whole, these bonds were indescribable. This school is like no other, and I can't wait to become a Golden Gopher!"
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arianna Ostrum Wins All-Around Title
Wednesday, March 04
Highlights: Big Four Meet
Sunday, March 01
Cinematic Recap: Gophers at Washington
Monday, February 23
Seattle Travel Vlog
Sunday, February 22
