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Minnesotas Kierra Smith swims the 100-yard butterfly against Iowa State on Oct. 12, 2012, at the University Aquatic Center.

Smith turns Rio dreams into a reality

by Thomas Jaakola
Published April 19, 2016
The breaststroker qualified in the 100- and 200-meter races for Team Canada.
Gophers senior Lindsay Mable competes on the balance beam at the Sports Pavilion on Jan. 23, 2016.

Mable ends college career with honors

by Thomas Jaakola
Published April 18, 2016
The senior earned All-American status in four events at the NCAAs in Texas.
Gophers Junior Zach Liebler competes on the vault at the Sports Pavilion on Mar. 5, 2016.

Gophers sixth at NCAAs

by Thomas Jaakola
Published April 18, 2016
Minnesota moved on to NCAA team finals for the first time since 2006.
Sophomore Yaroslav Pochinka competes on the still rings at the Sports Pavillion on Feb 13, 2016.

Minnesota looks for redemption at NCAAs

by Thomas Jaakola
Published April 14, 2016
The Gophers were only .2 points away from NCAA team finals last season.
Senior Lindsay Mable finishes her floor routine during Saturdays regular season finale at the Sports Pavilion on Feb. 27.

Mable set to close her Gophers career

by Thomas Jaakola
Published April 14, 2016
Minnesota will take part in the NCAA Championships this weekend in Ohio.
Senior Lindsay Mable competes on the uneven bars at the NCAA Womens Gymnastics Regional at the Sports Pavilion on Saturday. The Gophers placed second and will be advancing to the Championships in Fort Worth, Texas.

Gophers win second at NCAA Regional

by Thomas Jaakola
Published April 4, 2016
The men’s team was third at the Big Ten Championships in Ohio this weekend.
Senior Paul Montague, Jr. competes during the still rings event at the Sports Pavilion on Jan. 30.

Minnesota aims at the top of the Big Ten

by Thomas Jaakola
Published March 31, 2016
The Gophers last placed in the top two of the Big Ten in the 1995 season.
Junior Manny Pollard dives at the Aquatic Center on Friday afternoon. The Gophers hosted the Jean Freeman Invite for swimming and diving on Dec. 5, 2014.

Minnesota places 20th at NCAAs

by Thomas Jaakola
Published March 28, 2016
The finish was the program’s highest since the end of the 2013 season.

Minnesota set to end year at NCAA Championships

by Thomas Jaakola
Published March 23, 2016
The team will send four divers to the meet for the second consecutive season.
Senior Lindsay Mable performs on the uneven bars at the Sports Pavilion on Feb. 27.

Minnesota places third in the Big Ten

by Thomas Jaakola
Published March 21, 2016
Lindsay Mable was named the Big Ten’s gymnast of the year for the second time.
Gophers sophomore Brooke Zeiger competes in the womens 400 individual medley finals in the Jean K. Freeman Aquatics Center on Dec. 5.

Women’s team takes 16th at NCAA Championships

by Thomas Jaakola
Published March 21, 2016
Sophomore Brooke Zeiger finished in the top 15 in three different events.

Seven qualify for NCAAS

by Thomas Jaakola
Published March 10, 2016

The Gophers qualified seven divers for the 2016 NCAA Championships at the NCAA Diving Zones, which concluded Wednesday.     Freshman Alan LeBlang, junior Matt Barnard and seniors Dylan Zoe...

Senior Hanna Nordquist performs on the balance beam at the Sports Pavilion on Feb. 27.

Upperclassmen trio leading Minnesota

by Thomas Jaakola
Published March 10, 2016
The Gophers put up a season-high score of 197.225 at their last meet Sunday.
Senior Paul Montague Jr. competes on the parallel bars on Saturday at the Sports Pavilion.

Montague wins first all-around title

by Thomas Jaakola
Published March 7, 2016
The women’s team lost its first meet of the season on Friday to Denver.

Pochinka taking flight in second year

by Thomas Jaakola
Published March 3, 2016
The sophomore has the highest average score in the country on vault this season.
Former Minnesota diver Mikey Ross poses in partial stage makeup. Ross joined Cirque Du Soleil after graduation as an acrobat and performs in the show, O.

Former U diver with Cirque du Soleil

by Thomas Jaakola
Published March 1, 2016
Mikey Ross takes part in the high dive in the show, “O,” in Las Vegas.
Senior Hanna Nordquist performs on the balance beam during Saturdays regular season finale at the Sports Pavilion. Nordquist scored a 9.850 on the beam, claiming second place.

Women’s team wins final home meet’

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 29, 2016
The men’s team lost on the road to No. 1 Oklahoma on Saturday night.
Gophers junior Matt Barnard competes in diving at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatics Center on Dec. 5.

Minnesota finishes in fourth at the Big Ten Championships

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 29, 2016
The Gophers’ score improved by more than 550 points from last season’s meet.
Abby DeMuse performs her floor routine against Illinois at the Sports Pavillion on Feb. 6.

Minnesota off to 7-0 start in duals

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 25, 2016
The No. 19 Gophers are ranked below only three Big Ten programs this year.
Junior Daryl Turner charges ahead, dominating the 100 freestyle at the Aquatic Center on Oct. 24, 2014, against North Dakota. Turner took first place and finished with a time of 44.75.

Men’s team heads to Big Tens in Indiana

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 23, 2016
The No. 23 Gophers are ranked the fifth-highest among the Big Ten programs.
Gophers sophomore Brooke Zeiger competes in the womens 400 individual medley finals in the Jean K. Freeman Aquatics Center on Dec. 5, 2015.

Minnesota finishes third in the Big Ten

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 22, 2016
Junior diver Yu Zhou won Big Ten Diver of the Year for the second time.
Senior Lindsay Mable performs her floor routine at the Sports Pavilion on Saturday. Mable claimed first place on the floor with a score of 9.900, the highest of the night.

Gophers floor Iowa State and Air Force

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 22, 2016
Lindsay Mable won the all-around and three other events on the road Friday.
Sophomore Yaroslav Pochinka competes on the still rings at the Sports Pavillion on Saturday, Feb 13.

Young Gophers flying high in rankings

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 18, 2016
No. 4 Minnesota has six first-year and 10 second-year gymnasts in 2016.
Sophomore Danielle Nack competes in the Womens 100 Yard Backstroke during the 2016 Minnesota Challenge at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center on Saturday, Feb. 6.

Minnesota to swim for fifth consecutive Big Ten title

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 17, 2016
The Gophers will bring 15 freshmen to compete in the final Big Ten meet.
Gophers junior Matt Barnard competes in diving in the Jean K. Freeman Aquatics Center on Saturday, Dec. 5., 2015.

Gophers led by veteran divers

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 16, 2016
Diving coach Wenbo Chen said he hopes to send eight divers to the NCAA meet.
Freshman Justin Karstadt competes on the parallel bars at the Sports Pavilion on Saturday night, where the Gophers came in 2nd out of six competing teams.

Gophers barely edged by No. 2 Stanford

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 15, 2016
The women’s team earned its sixth consecutive victory against Nebraska.
Abby DeMuse performs her floor routine against Illinois at the Sports Pavillion on Feb. 6.

DeMuse makes quick return from injury

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 11, 2016
The sophomore had shoulder surgery in May but was back to start the season.
Junior Ellen Bloom competes in the Womens 200 Yard Freestyle during Saturdays 2016 Minnesota Challenge at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.

Gophers set records in tune-up meet

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 8, 2016
Matt Barnard set the program record in the 3-meter dive on Saturday.
Lindsay Mable performs her floor routine during Saturdays competition against Illinois. Mable took first place on Uneven Bars, Beam, Floor and All-Around as the Gophers won their fifth straight meet.

Gophers win fifth straight behind Mable

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 8, 2016
The men’s team put up the highest team score in Minnesota history on Saturday.

Freshmen pair earn first legs

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 4, 2016
Freshmen Rachel Munson and Zoe Avestruv open up the medley relays.
Freshman Justin Karstadt concentrates during his performance on the pommel horse at the Sports Pavilion on Saturday.

Karstadt headed south to Gophers

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 4, 2016
The freshman is one of two Canadians on the roster this year with Joel Gagnon.

Men’s team dropping time as end of the season nears

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 2, 2016
The Gophers have won seven meets in a row after losing their first three.

Gophers take Big Ten Triple Dual in Evanston

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 1, 2016
The women’s and men’s teams won seven of the eight relays at the event.
Senior Paul Montague holds a move during the still rings event Saturday at the Sports Pavilion. The Gophers scored the fourth highest team score in program history, defeating Nebraska 435.150-428.100.

Gophers earn season-high score in win over Nebraska

by Thomas Jaakola
Published February 1, 2016
Minnesota scored 435.150 points as a team and a record 75.500 points in the floor exercise.

Gophers focus on relays

by Thomas Jaakola
Published January 28, 2016
The women’s team has only lost three of its 17 relay races so far this season.

Wittenberg sticks in two events

by Thomas Jaakola
Published January 28, 2016
The sophomore set career-highs in two events Saturday against Penn St.
Junior Zach Liebler competes on the high bar at the Sports Pavilion on Saturday where Minnesota met with Penn State.

Gophers exact revenge on Penn St.

by Thomas Jaakola
Published January 25, 2016
The women’s team won its third home meet of the season against Michigan St.
Sophomore Ciara Gardner competes on the Beam at the Sports Pavilion on Saturday.

Gardner takes personality to the floor

by Thomas Jaakola
Published January 21, 2016
The sophomore was second on the floor exercise Saturday against Maryland.

Gophers take third at Windy City

by Thomas Jaakola
Published January 18, 2016
The women’s team defeated Maryland in its second dual of the 2016 season. The women’s team defeated Maryland in its second dual of the 2016 season.

Pool records shattered during Colorado meets

by Thomas Jaakola
Published January 18, 2016
Both the men’s and women’s team won twice in Denver over the weekend.
Gophers sophomore Brooke Zeiger competes in the Women 400 Yard IM finals in the Jean K. Freeman Aquatics Center on Saturday.

Barnard breaks records at home

by Thomas Jaakola
Published December 7, 2015
Junior diver Matt Barnard now owns school records in two diving events.

Zeiger building off of strong freshman year

by Thomas Jaakola
Published December 3, 2015
The swimmer took sixth in the NCAA Championships last year in the 400 IM.
Junior Daryl Turner charges ahead, dominating the 100 freestyle at the Aquatic Center on Oct. 24, 2014, against North Dakota. Turner took first place and finished with a time of 44.75.

Turning it around

by Thomas Jaakola
Published December 1, 2015
Early season injury for Daryl Turner hasn’t held the junior back at all this season
Team captain and junior Haley Johnson competes in the womens cross country intrasquad meet at the Les Bolstad Golf Course on Sept. 4, 2015.

Men finish in 19th at NCAA meet

by Thomas Jaakola
Published November 23, 2015
The women’s team came in 18th in its 11th straight trip to the NCAA meet.

Zhou racks in awards at meet in Georgia

by Thomas Jaakola
Published November 23, 2015
The junior finished in first place in all three diving events over the weekend.
Aaron Bartnik runs the final stretch of the Roy Griak Invitational at Les Bolstad Golf Course on Sept. 27.

Men’s team turns season around

by Thomas Jaakola
Published November 19, 2015
The runners held an athletes-only meeting after a meet in October.

Pollard regaining form midseason

by Thomas Jaakola
Published November 18, 2015
Senior diver Manny Pollard finished in second place at Wisconsin on the 3-meter board, scoring 388.58 points.
Redshirt senior Adam Zutz runs at the 2015 Roy Griak Invitational at the Les Bolstad Golf Course on Sept. 26.

Minnesota men’s team second at regional

by Thomas Jaakola
Published November 16, 2015
Both the men and women’s teams will run in the final meet of the 2015 season.
Minnesotas Kierra Smith swims the 100-yard butterfly against Iowa State on Oct. 12, 2012, at the University Aquatic Center.

Kierra Smith training with trials in mind

by Thomas Jaakola
Published November 11, 2015
The swimmer hopes to compete for Team Canada in 2016.

Bartnik returns from injury to Gophers

by Thomas Jaakola
Published November 9, 2015
The redshirt senior placed 12th overall last week at the Big Ten Championships.

Ferlic finishes first for men’s cross country Friday at Fall Finale

by Thomas Jaakola
Published November 9, 2015
The women’s team competed at home in the Rocky’s Run Sunday morning.

Minnesota defeats North Dakota

by Thomas Jaakola
Published November 9, 2015
The Gophers men and women’s teams won 27 of 32 events at Saturday’s meet.

Bergeson swims her way home

by Thomas Jaakola
Published November 5, 2015
The freshman will swim in her home state this weekend at North Dakota.

Barnard close to records

by Thomas Jaakola
Published October 30, 2015
The junior hopes to break the team’s all-time 3-meter record this season.
Red shirt freshman Courtney Alama competes in Jacks Twilight Run at Les Bolstad golf course on Friday. Alama was the second female finisher in the race dedicated to late Minnesota equipment manager Jack Johnson.

Minnesota hosts meet after dark

by Thomas Jaakola
Published October 26, 2015
The annual Jack’s Twilight run took place Friday night out at Les Bolstad.

Zutz leading Minnesota in final season

by Thomas Jaakola
Published October 22, 2015
The redshirt senior earned a career-best time last weekend in Louisville, Ky.

Women lose narrowly to Wisconsin

by Thomas Jaakola
Published October 19, 2015
The Badgers won by only four points at home Saturday against Minnesota.
Redshirt senior Liz Berkholtz approaches the finish line of Oz Memorial race at Les Bolstad Golf Course on Sept. 11, 2015.

Berkholtz getting stronger

by Thomas Jaakola
Published October 15, 2015
The redshirt senior finished first on the team at their last meet in Lousiville.

Harding swims outside of pool

by Thomas Jaakola
Published October 15, 2015
The senior swam for Canada in the summer at the Pan American Games.
Daryl Turner swims the 100 free at the Aquatic Center on Oct. 24, 2014.

Women’s team earns rare tie at home

by Thomas Jaakola
Published October 12, 2015
The men’s team was defeated by Florida by a score of 174.5-124.5 on Saturday.

Maly dives past program records

by Thomas Jaakola
Published October 8, 2015
The junior owns the record in the 400 IM and 200 breast for a Gophers swimmer.

Zhou leads group of experienced Minnesota divers

by Thomas Jaakola
Published October 6, 2015
Gophers junior Yu Zhou was named the NCAA's diver of the year in 2015.

Women’s team races past Florida State in first meet

by Thomas Jaakola
Published October 5, 2015
The men’s team was defeated 158-142 by the Seminoles in the meet on Saturday.
Redshirt senior Liz Berkholtz approaches the finish line of Oz Memorial race at Les Bolstad Golf Course on Friday Sept. 11, 2015.

Gophers fourth at meet in Louisville

by Thomas Jaakola
Published October 5, 2015
Redshirt senior Liz Berkholtz was the team’s top finisher, ending up in 14th.
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