After former Gophers star Trevor Mbakwe broke onto the college basketball scene in 2010, all signs were pointing towards a legitimate chance at making a career in the NBA. But after tearing his ACL only...
Before wrestling for a top-ranked program like Minnesota was even a possibility, redshirt freshman Colin Carr was prepared for the harsh reality that he may never wrestle again.
A day before the...
Northwoods League action continues through holiday weekend
With the Fourth of July this weekend, most athletes receive the week off of competition. But not the Northwoods League, including many Gophers’...
Minnesota forward Hannah Brandt was selected second overall in the inaugural National Women’s Hockey League draft Saturday by the Connecticut Whale.
Although she said she found out...
When Minnesota offensive lineman Jon Christenson arrived on campus in 2011, he weighed a measly 266 pounds — the lightest offensive lineman on Minnesota’s roster.
Christenson’s...
Dick McCullough played a key part in bringing the Gophers most recent baseball national championship back to Minneapolis âÄì his triple in the title game gave Minnesota a lead it would never surrender....
Two Gophers returned from last weekâÄôs NCAA Track and Field Championships as All-Americans âÄì and not one of them was named Luca Wieland. The sophomore, who took home the Big Ten and...
With the completion of the NCAA Track and Field Championships last Saturday , the book can officially be closed on the 2014-15 Gophers season .
At the track championships, 11 athletes represented the Gophers...
The Minnesota Lynx’s WNBA season opener Friday had many of the same elements of a Gophers women’s basketball game from last season.
Minnesota head coach Marlene Stollings greeted...
Carter Coughlin is a four-star linebacker out of Eden Prairie, Minn., who received offers from Ohio State, Oregon, Wisconsin and Michigan State.
In years past, top in-state recruits like Coughlin...
The University of Minnesota athletics department’s plan for building new facilities is being delayed.
The Board of Regents won’t vote on the facilities plan until its September meeting....
Welcome to the Minnesota Daily sport’s newest summer blog series, ‘This week in Gophers’ sports.’ Each week, we will inform you on all the important events regarding Gophers’...
Despite three of his athletes punching their tickets to collegiate track and fieldâÄôs biggest stage âÄì the NCAA Championships âÄì the Gophers must have been wondering âÄòwhat...
Former Gophers women’s basketball player Shae Kelley didn’t have too much time to make any lasting impressions fighting for one of the final roster spots on the Minnesota Lynx.
The rookie...
Cameron Botticelli wasn’t offered a football scholarship when he arrived at the University of Minnesota. Isaac Fruechte started his collegiate career at Rochester Community and Technical College,...
The college track and field scene has seen a lot of Gophers multi-event athlete Luca Wieland over the last couple months after the sophomore took home the national and Big Ten title in the heptathlon and...
Three years ago, Nate Roese, Mitch Hechsel and Goaner Deng finally became teammates at the University of Minnesota. The trio had aspirations to be a powerful force in the 400-meter dash.
“We...
Back in high school, Gophers thrower Devin Stanford not only excelled in track but also lettered in volleyball and basketball.
That’s why when Minnesota was the only one to offer Stanford...
After falling to rival Lakeville North to end his illustrious high school career at Lakeville South, future University of Minnesota quarterback Mitch Leidner didn’t know if his brother Matt, a center,...
With the outdoor Big Ten championships less than a couple weeks of away, women’s head coach Matt Bingle knew the Gophers needed to leave Iowa City, Iowa, this weekend with improved results.
Team...
Growing up in Germany, sophomore Luca Wieland always knew he wanted to run competitively in the United States for one university or another.
His decision, however, didn’t ride on which school...
For months, former Gophers running back David Cobb was patiently looking forward to Feb. 21.
Now, it’s a date that he may want to forget.
It was supposed to be his day to impress...
After winning three hammer throw competitions in a row, junior Gian Ferretti came back to Earth on Saturday at the Triton Invitational in San Diego, Calif.
The Cascina, Italy, native finished...
Members of both women’s and men’s Minnesota track teams will make the brief trip south to Iowa this Friday to take part in the annual Drake Relays — a meet that has become...
Minnesota’s heptathlon competitors — who tackle distance running, sprinting, hurdles and throwing in their single event — are impressing their coaches and snagging top conference titles.
Just...
When her college career is completed, Jess Herauf might be considered one of the most versatile track athletes to wear a Gophers’ uniform.
Herauf already holds the program record for the pentathlon,...
When redshirt junior Trevor Yedoni arrived on campus three years ago, a Big Ten title in the long jump seemed like a stretch.
He was a two-time high school state champion in the high jump, and he...
This year, Jerry Kill prepared his team for its annual spring game a little differently.
Instead of the traditional low-key walkthrough that players are accustomed to, Kill turned practice completely...
Everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes the throws Minnesota athletes have put forth in the Lone Star State over the last two weeks.
Last weekend, women’s thrower Devin Stanford broke the...
While womenâÄôs head coach Matt Bingle was awaiting his flight out of central Texas last weekend, he spent time researching this upcoming weekendâÄôs weather in Arkansas. However, Bingle...
Amanda Zahui B. will be the first sophomore in the womenâÄôs game to forgo her final two years of college. After becoming the GophersâÄô first Associated Press All-American in program history,...
Thrower Devin Stanford couldn’t help but smile Friday.
Though wind gusts climbed to nearly 30 miles per hour in Waco, Texas, for the Baylor Invite, Stanford and the rest of Minnesota’s...
As the Gophers prepare to begin the bulk of their outdoor season, both the men and women’s teams will look to their relay teams for consistent point-scoring performances, much like they did last...
Two years after tearing her ACL and successfully recovering from surgery, redshirt sophomore Erin Hawkins found herself preparing to go under the knife again — this time, for a meniscus injury.
The...
Head coach Brad Frost entered his fourth national championship postgame press conference in as many years Sunday.
But this time, the leader of the University of Minnesota women’s hockey team featured...
As the five Gophers skaters on the ice patiently passed around the puck, allowing the final minute to bleed mercilessly off the clock, a celebration of the program’s third national championship in...
While their classmates were spending spring break in places like Florida or Mexico, the women’s track team spent the week training and competing in Alabama.
In between bowling parties and laser tag...
After the first five minutes of Minnesota’s NCAA tournament quarterfinal tilt against Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) on Saturday, it looked like the Gophers would coast into the Frozen Four...
Just days after the Gophers’ 1-0 loss to Bemidji State in the semifinals of the WCHA tournament, head coach Brad Frost sat his team down and went over each missed scoring opportunity.
There were...
In a little more than a week, the four best teams in women’s college hockey will come to the University of Minnesota to compete for the national championship.
While those teams compete this weekend...
Two years ago, Bemidji State was the owner of the worst record in the WCHA and the Gophers handily swept them in the WCHA tournament’s first round.
Now, the script has completely flipped after the...
The Gophers have absolutely dominated the WCHA Final Face-Off in recent history, bringing home the trophy each of the last three years.
But as the team prepares to battle for a fourth-consecutive title,...
A year ago, former defensive tackle Ra’Shede Hageman was on track to be the first University of Minnesota player selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since 2006.
Hageman, however, slipped...
Even though the 600-meter dash isn’t a typical track race and it doesn’t take place at national meets, it’s probably the reason the Gophers were able to finish their indoor season third...
After shredding Minnesota State-Mankato’s defense during the regular season, the Gophers top line continued its dominance over Mankato during this weekend’s postseason series.
Juniors Hannah...
Heading into his eighth postseason as head coach of the Gophers, Brad Frost has realized the unfortunate truth that befalls his team every year at this time.
“We know that we are measured...
Thursday, the 2015 Patty Kazmaier Award top-10 finalists were announced with three Gophers finding their names on the list.
Senior captain Rachel Ramsey, junior Hannah Brandt and sophomore Dani...
With numerous conference titles, national championships and consistent ranking as one of the top programs in the nation, the Gophers have plenty of targets on their backs.
But this weekend, yet another...
When redshirt junior Liz Berkholtz crossed the finish line of last year’s Big Ten indoor championships after running 5,000 meters, she found herself in fifth place and behind two senior teammates.
With...
The WCHA announced today that Gophers junior defenseman Milica McMillen will receive a one-game suspension for a game misconduct infraction for contact to the head during Minnesota’s 4-2 victory...
Though the Gophers have featured an explosive offense all season, over the weekend — the last of the regular season — they showed they can also lock down on defense.
Thanks to junior Milica...
Back in November, the Gophers shipped off three players to compete in the Four Nations Cup for the United States national team.
Consequently, Minnesota played its series finale against Bemidji State without...
As KFAN radio personality Paul Allen settled in to watch his niece play high school hockey four years ago, he noticed a six-foot defenseman on the other team.
He couldn’t resist giving the tall defender...
Much like his collegiate football debut, Gophers redshirt freshman running back Berkley Edwards had to wait a while before making his first appearance for Minnesota’s track team.
In similar fashion...
Records are meant to be broken, but not necessarily at the rate Minnesota’s hurdlers are shattering them.
After already rewriting the history books twice this year, freshman Emma Spagnola set the...
As the Gophers left the ice for the second intermission Saturday, head coach Brad Frost planned a quick detour to the coaches’ room to check on a game happening more than 600 miles away.
Much to...
When senior captain Rachel Ramsey sat down to write her speech for the annual senior banquet on Thursday night, she realized she had to account for time spent crying.
“About 30 seconds for crying...
When Peter Miller joined the Gophers coaching staff last year as an assistant coach, he knew he had a talent in thrower Devin Stanford.
The only problem was that Miller and Stanford didn’t always...
Last season, North Dakota’s women’s hockey team came to Minneapolis and put an end to Minnesota’s historic 62-game winning streak.
More than a year later, the Gophers visited Grand Forks,...
Despite its members being spread nearly 600 miles apart, the women’s track and field team won two titles and recorded many career bests over the weekend.
With the pole-vaulters and distance-runners...
Despite bolstering the best power-play unit in the nation, No. 2 Minnesota went 0-for-4 with the advantage on Friday night, allowing rival North Dakota to cruise to a 3-0 victory.
Saturday was a different...
Each year, head coach Matt Bingle never truly knows how his newest team members will adapt to competing at the collegiate level.
But this year he knew exactly what he had with a handful of freshmen, and...
Redshirt sophomore alternate captain Lee Stecklein doesn’t score often for the Gophers, but when she does, many take notice.
“The team always cheers a little harder for the people who don’t...
Heading into the weekend, Gophers head coach Brad Frost expected to receive Ohio State’s best punch, something that almost came true in both games.
The weekend series was marked by shoving matches,...
Last year during the 200-meter dash at the Jack Johnson Classic, Brad Neumann won the race as an unattached runner because he was redshirting.
This year, Neumann repeated as the 200-meter champion but...
With National Signing Day less than a week away, Jerry Kill and the Gophers have just received a commitment from their biggest recruit in the class of 2015 thus far.
Two days ago, safety Dior Johnson was...
There’s no place like home. And for both the men and women’s track teams, the saying couldn’t be more applicable.
While most Minnesota teams play in front of their home crowds plenty...
For a majority of the season, head coach Brad Frost has used the, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach to setting his lines before each game.
With the exception of a handful...
After playing five years of varsity hockey, Gophers captain Rachael Bona has acquired many admirers in her hometown of Coon Rapids, Minn.
And now, when young Cardinals say they look up to Bona, they can...
When senior goaltender Shyler Sletta decided to continue her hockey career at the University of Minnesota, head coach Brad Frost didn’t guarantee her any playing time.
That didn’t matter to...
As with most things that haven’t happened for 37 years, the dual meet between Wisconsin and Minnesota has some wrinkles that need to be ironed out moving forward.
However, fixing the men’s...
Much like their fellow classmates, the freshman members of the Gophers women’s hockey team have had their fair share of trials and tribulations both on and off the ice.
But as second semester begins,...
Despite having one of the most spirited and well-known rivalries in the country, the Minnesota and Wisconsin track teams have not competedsolely against each other in 37 years.
That drought will soon come...
Minnesota’s versatile offense fired on all cylinders over the weekend, as 10 different players scored at least one goal to lead the Gophers to a sweep over Minnesota State-Mankato.
Junior forward...
With spring practices beginning in just over a couple months, the Gophers found out Wednesday that quarterback Dimonic Roden-McKinzy, wide receiver Conner Krizancic and defensive tackle Demaris Peppers...
Head coach Brad Frost emerged from the Gophers locker room with a relieved look on his face.
After failing to win any shootouts over the course of the last three years, including losing two earlier this...
Despite an unusually slow start to conference play, the No. 2 Gophers have been blowing by the competition recently and are now in position to return to the top of the WCHA standings after beating No....
After weeks of discussion with family, coaches and former teammates, Gophers tight end Maxx Williams announced Friday that he will enter the 2015 NFL Draft instead of returning to the University of Minnesota...
As she grew up in Oklahoma, junior Brook Garzone’s hockey options were limited.
Because of that, Garzone decided to take her talents to Shattuck-St. Mary’s School, a Minnesota boarding school...
In its final series of 2014, Minnesota didn’t seem challenged, as nearly all of the skaters who played over the weekend recorded at least a point.
The Gophers got out to 3-0 first-period leads in...
After being named National Rookie of the Year for her performance last season, sophomore forward Dani Cameranesi probably didn’t need another confidence boost.
Regardless, Cameranesi received one...
When redshirt freshman goaltender Sidney Peters arrived on campus last year, she was fresh off a 70-game season.
However, in the year and a half that she has been a member of the Gophers women’s...
Juniors Maryanne Menefee and Hannah Brandt have been a lethal duo for the Gophers since they combined for 120 points their freshman year.
This weekend was no different, as the two came together to record...
Nearly everyone had written off senior running back David Cobb for Saturday’s game after his strained left hamstring kept him out of practice Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
But Minnesota’s...
Not too many coaches would seem as comfortable as Jerry Kill did Tuesday when talking about a star player possibly missing the team’s biggest game of the year.
But luckily for Gophers fans, Kill...
Sophomore Dani Cameranesi is coming off an excellent extended weekend. The Gophers’ leading goalscorer netted five goals in three games.
However, the first thing she said after Monday’s victory...
With Gophers women’s hockey taking over a local high school arena Monday night, it’s only fitting that one of the best Minnesota prep players from last year would steal the show.
Freshman and...
LINCOLN, Neb. — Minnesota’s victory over No. 21 Nebraska on Saturday ignited the team’s Big Ten West hopes — with one more victory, the Gophers will advance to the conference title...
Despite having one of the best power plays in the country, the Gophers left Minneapolis last weekend disappointed in their power-play production.
Minnesota came up empty on all three of its power...
Redshirt sophomore quarterback Mitch Leidner has had a roller-coaster season to say the least.
Whether it was early-season injuries, leading the team to major victories against Michigan and Iowa or making...
After Minnesota had two weeks off and fell to the No. 2 ranking, senior Meghan Lorence said her team needed to make a statement when it traveled to play Ohio State.
Naturally, she came out Saturday and...
All year, head coach Jerry Kill has preached to his team the importance of turnovers and the vital role they play in changing the course of a game.
Saturday’s 31-24 loss to No. 8 Ohio State proved...
Despite being the coldest game in TCF Bank Stadium history, Ohio State came out on fire, torching the Gophers with two long scoring drives in the first quarter.
After the teams traded three-and-outs,...
When head coach Jerry Kill arrived on campus four years ago, he didn’t have much time to put together his first recruiting class as a Big Ten head coach.
Kill kept the players who had already accepted...
After the Gophers came away from their last game without a single goal, the need for more scoring threats became apparent.
Forward Kelly Pannek has the potential to solve some of Minnesota’s scoring...
After the Gophers’ dominating victory over Iowa last weekend, head coach Jerry Kill went home and watched Minnesota’s next opponent — Ohio State — with a bowl of chocolate chip...
As the final seconds ticked off the clock, the Gophers sprinted across the field to reclaim Floyd of Rosedale.
Fans swarmed the new guest of honor, storming the field.
While there was no clear winner in...
For the second straight week, Minnesota found itself down before its offense took the field. However, thanks to a 28-point second quarter, the Gophers find themselves up 35-7 at halftime.
After...
Iowa running back Mark Weisman arrived in Iowa City, Iowa, as a walk-on in 2011 after initially committing to play for Air Force Academy.
Since then, Weisman has earned a scholarship and has crushed the...
