University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Sports: News & Notes
4/22/2026 9:50:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- Track & Field Hosts Gary Wilson Invite | 11AM | B1G+
THURSDAY
- Track & Field at Drake Relays | Des Moines, IA
FRIDAY
- Track & Field at Drake Relays | Des Moines, IA
- Women's Golf at B1G Championships | Glendale, CA
- Baseball vs. Northwestern | 5:30PM | B1G+
- Volleyball vs. St. Thomas | 6PM | B1G+
- Softball vs. Wisconsin | 6:30PM | B1G+
SATURDAY
- Track & Field at Drake Relays | Des Moines, IA
- Track & Field at Rider/Bolstorff Invite | St. Paul, MN
- Women's Golf at B1G Championships | Glendale, CA
- Softball vs. Wisconsin | 1PM | B1G+
- Baseball vs. Northwestern | 3PM | B1G+
- Soccer vs. St. Thomas | 3PM **Time Change
SUNDAY
- Women's Golf at B1G Championships | Glendale, CA
- Softball vs. Wisconsin | 12PM | B1G+
- Baseball vs. Northwestern | 1PM | B1G+
TUESDAY
- Baseball vs. St. Thomas | 6PM | B1G+
LAST WEEK
Baseball (23-17, 5-13)
L, 2-4 at #1 UCLA | Recap
L, 4-6 at #1 UCLA | Recap
L, 2-5 at #1 UCLA | Recap
W, 12-3 vs. NDSU | Recap
Men's Golf
6th Place at Hoosier Collegiate | Recap
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Chun-Ta Wu led Minnesota with a 12th-place finish
Gymnastics
2nd of 4 at NCAA Semifinals | Highlights
4th of 4 at NCAA Finals | Highlights
- @B1GGymnastics: Brooklyn Rowray became the second Gopher to win a national title with her championship effort on beam
Rowing
at Big Ten Invitational | Recap
Softball (15-30, 6-12)
L, 0-4 vs. #4 Nebraska | Recap
L, 2-17 (5) vs. #4 Nebraska | Recap
L, 2-11 (6) vs. #4 Nebraska | Recap
W, 6-2 vs. North Dakota | Recap
Tennis (11-16, 1-12)
L, 3-4 vs. Iowa | Recap
W, 4-2 vs. Nebraska | Recap
- @GopherWTennis: In her final match, senior Aiva Schmitz clinched Sunday's upset of #42 Nebraska
Track & Field
at Bryan Clay Invite
3 Wins at Tom Jones Memorial
- @GopherCCTF: Anthonett Nabwe earned the second best hammer throw in NCAA history
- @GopherCCTF: Freshman John Caleb broke the 100-meter school record
BigTen.org: Women's Golf will head to Glendale, Calif., for the 2026 Big Ten Championships. Competition begins on Friday and runs through Sunday. Senior Isabella McCauley was medalist in 2024.
GopherSports.com: Gymnastics capped its best season in program history with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Minnesota crowned the program's second individual champion along with six All-Americans.
WCCOTV.com: The team welcomed media to the Performance Center on Tuesday afternoon.
Kare11.com: Kare 11 had a breakdown on the disparate TV coverage of the four teams during Saturday's NCAA finals.
Fox9.com: Fox 9 highlighted Football's annual diaper drive which coincides with Saturday's spring game, which will be held at 11AM at Huntington Bank Stadium.
@MikeGrimm3: Mike Grimm had a spring game preview in his latest Go Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Coach May unveiled his coaching staff with the additions of Marty Sertich, Winny Brodt Brown, and Amanda Leveille as assistant coaches.
GopherSports.com: The Big Ten Conference announced a league tournament will be held following the 2026 Volleyball regular season.
GopherSports.com: Wrestling announced it will once again compete at the National Duals Invitational next season.
Roster News:
- Women's Basketball: Gophers Add Harmon, Merkle and Thomas to Roster
- Women's Hockey: Gophers Ink Allard, Schalin to 2026–27 Roster
GopherSports.com: Men's Hockey announced team captains for the 2026-27 season.
GopherSports.com: Sarah Moraw received the Elite Scholar-Athlete award at the NCAA Gymnastics Championship.
GopherSports.com: Take a look back at the 2025-26 Men's Basketball season.
GopherSports.com: Eight Gophers are competing in the NHL Playoffs:
- @NHL: Logan Cooley scored the gamewinner in Utah's upset in Vegas last night
- @NHL: He also had the first playoff goal in Mammoth history
- @NHL: Brock Faber scored both Wild goals in game two on Monday
YouTube.com: Coach Fleck appeared on the On3 podcast with Andy Staples and Ari Wasserman.
KSTP.com: KSTP sat down with defensive end Deven Eastern as he awaits this week's NFL Draft.
GopherSports.com: Rower Manon Field, along with Jenny Hansen, were guests on the latest Golden Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Alums Randy Breuer, Paul Martin and Lou Nanne were inducted into the Minnesota State High School League's Hall of Fame.
GopherSports.com: Take a behind the scenes look at Anthonett Nabwe's journey to becoming an NCAA Track & Field Champion.