University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, March 1
College Park, MD
5:00 PM
University of Minnesota
196.625
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Illinois
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'U' Goes 3-0 at Big 4 Meet, Finishes B1G Play 8-1
3/1/2025 5:31:00 PM | Gymnastics
The Gophers have a chance to share a Big Ten Regular Season title
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- No. 13 Minnesota gymnastics team scored a 196.625 to take first place at the Big 4 meet on Saturday evening.
The Gophers finished the 2025 Big Ten conference slate with an 8-1 league record, their best B1G record since the 2020 season (9-1).
No. 15 Michigan (196.300) placed second, Maryland third (196.125) and No. 24 Illinois (195.275) got fourth.
UCLA competes in their Big 4 meet tomorrow, so Minnesota will have to wait to see if it earns at least a share of the 2025 Big Ten Regular Season Championship.
"This really was a team effort," said head coach Jenny Hansen. "The upperclassmen are really showing the rest of the team the way. We have a lot of people who are really important to this team."
The Gophers (10-1, 8-1 B1G) earned 49.275 on vault, 49.150 on bars, 48.850 on beam and 49.350 on floor. Michigan went 49.199 on vault, 49.150 on bars, 48.775 on beam and 49.275 on floor. Maryland, the meet host, totaled 49.250 on vault, 49.275 on bars, 48.400 on beam and 49.200 on floor. Illinois went 49.100 on vault, 49.125 on bars, 48.225 on beam and 48.825 on the floor.
Sarah Moraw tied for the title on vault (9.900), her second of the season on the event. Mya Hooten tied for the floor event title with a 9.925, her eighth of the year.
Jordyn Lyden won the uneven bars title outright with a season-best 9.950. Her career-best of 9.975 last season still stands as the school record on the event.
"We hope to use every meet to get better. We still have two meets before Big Ten's and there are adjustments we need to make. I'm always taking notes and our hope is to be even better in these next few weeks," Hansen said.
EVENT BREAKDOWN:
FLOOR
The 'U' took an early lead in the meet after earning a 49.350 on the floor. Mya Hooten anchored with another 9.925, her seventh 9.900-or-higher score on floor this season. Emily Koch tied her season-best with a 9.900 to follow up Mya. Lauren Pearl went 9.875, Leah Gonsiorowski 9.850 and Megan Steensland 9.800 to cap the five scores.
VAULT
The Gophers posted a 49.275 on vault, keeping their lead after two rotations. Sarah Moraw tied her career-high in the No. 3 spot, going 9.900 to lead the group. Teryn Crump (9.875) and Ava Stewart (9.850) came after her while Megan Steensland and Mya Hooten landed 9.825s to round out the group. After two rotations, Minnesota (98.625) was followed by Maryland was in second place at 98.525, Michigan in third at 97.900 and Illinois in last at 97.050.
BARS
Minnesota scored a 49.150 on bars. Jordyn Lyden was the bright spot, however, as the anchor tallied a sensational 9.950, a new season-best. She took home the event title for her performance. Mya Hooten came after her with a 9.850 while Marissa Jencks and McCauley Harrington both tallied 9.800s. Teryn Crump rounded out the top five with a 9.750.
BEAM
Minnesota's beam team went through some uncharacteristic struggles on Saturday as it posted a season-low 48.850. Emily Koch led the way with a 9.825 while Brooklyn Rowray and Ava Stewart trailed her with 9.800s. Lauren Pearl went 9.725 and Sarah Moraw and Jordyn Lyden totaled 9.700s.
NOTABLE:
-Minnesota won their Big 4 meet (formerly Big 5) for the first time since 2021.
-Mya Hooten continued her tear on floor, winning her eighth floor title in eight tries this season.
-Emily Koch again went 9.900 on the floor. It was her fourth time this season going 9.900, including her third straight meet.
-Lauren Pearl earned a 9.875 on the floor, her sixth straight meet with a 9.850-or-better.
-Jordyn Lyden went 9.950 on bars to win the event title, her fifth on the event this season. It was her third time going 9.900-or-better.
-Sarah Moraw won her second vault event title of the year, tying her career-best at 9.900.
UP NEXT
Minnesota hosts Illinois State on Saturday, March 8 at 4 p.m. at Maturi Pavilion. B1G+ will stream.
The Gophers finished the 2025 Big Ten conference slate with an 8-1 league record, their best B1G record since the 2020 season (9-1).
No. 15 Michigan (196.300) placed second, Maryland third (196.125) and No. 24 Illinois (195.275) got fourth.
UCLA competes in their Big 4 meet tomorrow, so Minnesota will have to wait to see if it earns at least a share of the 2025 Big Ten Regular Season Championship.
"This really was a team effort," said head coach Jenny Hansen. "The upperclassmen are really showing the rest of the team the way. We have a lot of people who are really important to this team."
The Gophers (10-1, 8-1 B1G) earned 49.275 on vault, 49.150 on bars, 48.850 on beam and 49.350 on floor. Michigan went 49.199 on vault, 49.150 on bars, 48.775 on beam and 49.275 on floor. Maryland, the meet host, totaled 49.250 on vault, 49.275 on bars, 48.400 on beam and 49.200 on floor. Illinois went 49.100 on vault, 49.125 on bars, 48.225 on beam and 48.825 on the floor.
Sarah Moraw tied for the title on vault (9.900), her second of the season on the event. Mya Hooten tied for the floor event title with a 9.925, her eighth of the year.
Jordyn Lyden won the uneven bars title outright with a season-best 9.950. Her career-best of 9.975 last season still stands as the school record on the event.
"We hope to use every meet to get better. We still have two meets before Big Ten's and there are adjustments we need to make. I'm always taking notes and our hope is to be even better in these next few weeks," Hansen said.
EVENT BREAKDOWN:
FLOOR
The 'U' took an early lead in the meet after earning a 49.350 on the floor. Mya Hooten anchored with another 9.925, her seventh 9.900-or-higher score on floor this season. Emily Koch tied her season-best with a 9.900 to follow up Mya. Lauren Pearl went 9.875, Leah Gonsiorowski 9.850 and Megan Steensland 9.800 to cap the five scores.
VAULT
The Gophers posted a 49.275 on vault, keeping their lead after two rotations. Sarah Moraw tied her career-high in the No. 3 spot, going 9.900 to lead the group. Teryn Crump (9.875) and Ava Stewart (9.850) came after her while Megan Steensland and Mya Hooten landed 9.825s to round out the group. After two rotations, Minnesota (98.625) was followed by Maryland was in second place at 98.525, Michigan in third at 97.900 and Illinois in last at 97.050.
BARS
Minnesota scored a 49.150 on bars. Jordyn Lyden was the bright spot, however, as the anchor tallied a sensational 9.950, a new season-best. She took home the event title for her performance. Mya Hooten came after her with a 9.850 while Marissa Jencks and McCauley Harrington both tallied 9.800s. Teryn Crump rounded out the top five with a 9.750.
BEAM
Minnesota's beam team went through some uncharacteristic struggles on Saturday as it posted a season-low 48.850. Emily Koch led the way with a 9.825 while Brooklyn Rowray and Ava Stewart trailed her with 9.800s. Lauren Pearl went 9.725 and Sarah Moraw and Jordyn Lyden totaled 9.700s.
NOTABLE:
-Minnesota won their Big 4 meet (formerly Big 5) for the first time since 2021.
-Mya Hooten continued her tear on floor, winning her eighth floor title in eight tries this season.
-Emily Koch again went 9.900 on the floor. It was her fourth time this season going 9.900, including her third straight meet.
-Lauren Pearl earned a 9.875 on the floor, her sixth straight meet with a 9.850-or-better.
-Jordyn Lyden went 9.950 on bars to win the event title, her fifth on the event this season. It was her third time going 9.900-or-better.
-Sarah Moraw won her second vault event title of the year, tying her career-best at 9.900.
UP NEXT
Minnesota hosts Illinois State on Saturday, March 8 at 4 p.m. at Maturi Pavilion. B1G+ will stream.
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