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The Gophers finished last season with an 8-5 record.

Gophers football seeing new faces ahead of the 2025 season

by Regan Guirguis
Published March 28, 2025

Fifteen new transfer players join the Gophers football team for the 2025 season, all of whom are becoming familiar with the Minnesota way. A few months after finishing eighth in the Big Ten, the Gophers...

Martin was a two-time Ivy League 110m hurdles champion at Cornell University. Courtesy of Christopher Mitchell.

Ivy League to the Land of 10,000 Lakes — Christian Martin’s collegiate journey

by Matthew Zeichert
Published March 28, 2025

In his last outdoor track season, Christian Martin is eager to make this his best season. At Minnesota’s first outdoor meet, Martin recorded a 110m hurdles time of 13.67 seconds, falling 0.01 seconds...

Minnesota is ranked No. 12 in the National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships. Courtesy of Claudia Staut.

Rare misstep for Gophers gymnastics at Big Ten Championships

by Sophia Bablitch
Published March 25, 2025

Minnesota’s gymnastics team finished third overall at the Big Ten Championship this past weekend, but former individual champion Mya Hooten did not reclaim a title. After a second-place finish the...

Freshman Isaac Asuma is the only returning Gophers player that played significant minutes, as of March 24.

Minnesota hires Colorado State’s Niko Medved as men’s basketball head coach

by Matthew Zeichert
Published March 24, 2025

The University of Minnesota is expected to hire Colorado State’s Niko Medved as their men’s head basketball coach, per CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander. Medved was originally brought on to coach Colorado...

Gopher forward Abbey Murphy is second in the nation in goals scored this season.

Minnesota women’s hockey falls to border rivals during NCAA Frozen Four semifinals

by Regan Guirguis
Published March 23, 2025

Despite a 29-12 season, Minnesota’s women's hockey team lost 6-2 against the Wisconsin Badgers during the NCAA Frozen Four semifinals. Every single time the border rivals met on the ice this season,...

Hooten is a three-time Big Ten floor routine champion. Courtesy of Kelly Lynn.

Mya Hooten: Dedicated to success since age three

by Sophia Bablitch
Published March 23, 2025

At age three, just a stray cord and a big imagination was the beginning of future Big Ten gymnastics champion Mya Hooten’s heavily decorated career. Hooten took a cable cord from a box and started...

Ben Johnson finished his coaching tenure at Minnesota with a 56-71 record. Courtesy of Brad Rempel.

Coaching carousel — a look at potential new Minnesota men’s basketball coaches

by Matthew Zeichert
Published March 23, 2025

March Madness started last week, and despite missing out on the big dance, Minnesota men’s basketball is facing its own madness this March. Upon firing head coach Ben Johnson on March 13 after the...

Grace Grocholski led the Gophers in scoring in the first round of the Big Ten tournament. Courtesy of Kelly Lynn.

Gophers women’s basketball bounces back in tournament after Big Ten exit

by Megan Davis
Published March 23, 2025

The Gophers women’s basketball ended January 18-4, when it had looked like they could be returning to March Madness for the first time since 2018.In February, they went 2-5, before losing the regular...

Burnett is on pace to end the year with 28 hits, three home runs and 18 RBI. Courtesy of Brad Rempel.

Breezy Burnett’s unforeseen path to the softball diamond

by Regan Guirguis
Published March 23, 2025

Sports were a no-brainer growing up for Gophers outfielder Breezy Burnett, but she never expected it to be on the softball field.Both of Burnett’s siblings played sports growing up. Her sister played...

Quarterback Max Brosmer set a single-season school-record for completions this year with 268. Courtesy of University of Minnesota Athletics.

Gopher football players show off their skills at Gophers Pro Day

by Matthew Zeichert
Published March 20, 2025

Minnesota football’s “Row the Boat” mentality was on full display in front of NFL scouts at their annual Gophers Pro Day in Dinkytown’s Athlete’s Village. All five Gophers players invited...

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