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The Gophers' 2025 class is P.J. Fleck’s highest-ranked recruiting class as Gophers head coach.

Gophers football adds 12 recruits during Summer Splash weekends

by Andrew Cornelius
Published June 25, 2024

Gophers football held its annual Summer Splash on the weekends of June 9 and 16 where they officially hosted high school recruits from across the country.Minnesota ended its Summer Splash with 12 new...

Players wore black shirts with E^2 across the front meaning “Everything Everyday.”

Gophers men’s basketball out with old and in with new players

by Champ Howard
Published June 17, 2024

Among the few familiar faces for the Gophers men’s basketball team were a handful of transfers practicing in Dinkytown on Monday. Head coach Ben Johnson retained only five players from last season’s...

The Gophers are coming off a “great spring” and look to carry that into the season.

Gophers soccer yearning for 2024 postseason run

by Andrew Cornelius
Published June 17, 2024

The Gophers women’s soccer team is poised to foster its younger players after a gut-wrenching 2023 season where they finished one spot short of the Big Ten tournament.Minnesota welcomed six freshmen...

Warian and McCauley earned their first collegiate individual wins in 2024.

Two golfers represent the Gophers at NCAA Championships

by Andrew Cornelius
Published June 13, 2024

Senior golfer Ben Warian and sophomore Isabella McCauley each earned a spot representing the maroon and gold at the NCAA golf Championships in May.For Warian, the bid was a culmination of four years...

PWHL advisory board member Billie Jean King announced the first three picks of the draft.

Three Gophers drafted in 2024 Professional Women’s Hockey League Draft

by Champ Howard
Published June 12, 2024

Former Gophers Abigail Boreen, Madeline Wethington and Amanda Kessel were selected to play for Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) teams in the league’s second-ever draft Monday evening. 167...

John Anderson spent 49 years on the Minnesota campus, spanning his playing days and coaching career.

John Anderson leaves behind a legacy impact on Gophers baseball

by Andrew Cornelius
Published June 9, 2024

John Anderson completed his 43rd season as head coach for Gophers baseball in May with 1,390 victories, the most of any coach in Big Ten history.The University of Minnesota athletic department ensured...

Minnesota Men's Gymnastics Head Coach Mike Burns starts to clean up the team's practice gym, which has been their home for over 30 years. Uncertainty looms about where they'll go next.

Men’s gymnastics club forced out of home gym

by Champ Howard
Published June 9, 2024

The University of Minnesota men’s gymnastics club began moving out of their home gym in Cooke Hall on May 31, less than a month after winning a national title. The University’s Planning, Space...

Minnesota honored each athlete on senior day, May 5, the final game of the regular season.

Friends for life: Gophers softball graduates reflect on bonds made with the maroon and gold

by Andrew Cornelius
Published June 3, 2024

Gopher softball graduated six athletes this season, including homegrown talent and additions through the transfer portal.The graduates accounted for 36% of the Gophers' offense and 60% of Minnesota's...

The Gophers will have representation in seven events.

Gophers Track & Field sending 11 athletes to NCAA Outdoor Championships.

by Champ Howard, Sports Reporter
Published May 29, 2024

The Gophers track & field teams will have eight women and three men participating in the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships at Eugene, Oregon beginning June 5.Freshman Charles Godfred was the first...

Higgins was born in Minnesota and attended the University of Northwestern-St. Paul.

Matt Higgins named next Gophers women’s golf head coach

by Champ Howard
Published May 28, 2024

Gophers women’s golf assistant coach Matt Higgins was promoted as the next head coach, agreeing on a three-year deal pending a background check, according to a press release.Higgins spent the last...

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