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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
5/14/2025 9:56:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
THURSDAY
- Baseball at Michigan State | 5PM | B1G+
FRIDAY
- Track & Field at B1G Championships | Eugene, OR | 2PM | B1G+
- Baseball at Michigan State | 5PM | B1G+
SATURDAY
- Rowing at B1G Championships | Indianapolis, IN | 8AM | B1G+
- Track & Field at B1G Championships | Eugene, OR | 11:30AM | B1G+
- Baseball at Michigan State | 12PM | B1G+
SUNDAY
- Rowing at B1G Championships | Indianapolis, IN | 8AM | BTN
- Track & Field at B1G Championships | Eugene, OR | 12PM | BTN
LAST WEEK
Baseball (22-27, 8-19)
L, 2-8 vs. Maryland
L, 5-8 vs. Maryland
L, 10-11 vs. Maryland
- GopherSports.com: Minnesota hit back-to-back home runs and three total in a six-run sixth on Sunday
BigTen.org: Rowing heads to Indianapolis for the 2025 B1G Championships on Saturday and Sunday. Racing begins at 8AM both days with Sunday's action airing live on BTN.
BigTen.org: The Big Ten Track & Field Championships will be held in Eugene, Ore., for the first time. The meet runs Friday through Sunday with BTN providing final day coverage beginning at Noon.
GopherSports.com: During Football's bye week, Huntington Bank Stadium will host the 40th anniversary of Farm Aid on Saturday, September 20.
GopherSports.com: Pitcher Sydney Schwartz has been named to the Big Ten All-Defensive team.
YouTube.com: A Gopher game day at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium was featured in BTN's At the Plate series.
GopherSports.com: Junior Isabella McCauley will compete with Team USA in the prestigious Arnold Palmer Cup next month in South Carolina.
GopherSports.com: Isabella and her sister Reese were featured in the latest episode of Minnesota Made.
Roster News:
- Women's Hockey: Minnesota Adds Molly Jordan to 2025-26 Roster
- Women's Hockey: Gophers Add Sarah Paul to 2025-26 Roster
- Men's Basketball: Gophers Sign Chance Stephens to Men's Basketball Program
WCCORadio.com: Dr. Rebecca Cunningham reflected on her first year as University President with WCCO's Vineeta Sawkar.
GopherSports.com: All-American forward Abbey Murphy announced her return for the 2025-26 Women's Hockey season.
GopherSports.com: Mia Liepert, Sofia Pinto, and Aiva Schmitz earned CSC Academic All-District Tennis honors.
@GopherCCTF: Angelos Mantzouranis (Watch) and Kostas Zaltos (Watch) broke down their top hammer throw attempts from the season.
GopherSports.com: Mantzouranis has been recognized on the Men's Pre-Outdoor Conference Championships Watch List for The Bowerman.
GopherSports.com: Volleyball has announced its 2025 non-conference schedule which kicks off on Monday, Aug. 25 against Texas A&M.
GopherSports.com: Four-time All-American Stephanie Samedy has been named to Team USA's roster for the 2025 Volleyball Nation's League.
@GopherVBall: Recent alums Lydia Grote and Melani Shaffmaster helped lead the Orlando Valkyries to the Pro Volleyball Federation title.
GopherSports.com: Baseball honored its seniors during the final Siebert Field series last weekend.
@GopherWHockey: Lee Stecklein has three goals and three assists as the Minnesota Frost have a 2-1 series lead against Toronto in the PWHL playoffs. Game four is tonight. Stecklein's first goal made ESPN's Top Plays.
YouTube.com: Long-time Gopher Hockey play-by-play announcer Frank Mazzocco was a guest on the When the Game Ends podcast.
@TalkGopherBuckets: Coach Medved was a guest on the Talk Gopher Buckets podcast.
@GopherFootball: NFL Draft expert Todd McShay shared his thoughts on Houston Texans undrafted free agent Daniel Jackson.
@MikeGrimm3: Former Gopher and NFL tight end Ben Utecht appeared on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast.
Fox9.com: Fox 9 profiled former Gopher fullback Stan Kosta, who is credited with being the reason for the formation of the NFL Draft.