University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Sports: News & Notes
3/18/2026 9:27:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- Swim & Dive at NCAA Championships | Atlanta, GA | 9AM | 5PM | ESPN+ | Championship Central
- Tennis vs. South Dakota | Noon | Preview
THURSDAY
- Swim & Dive at NCAA Championships | Atlanta, GA | 9AM | 5PM | ESPN+
- #13 Wrestling at NCAA Championships | Cleveland, OH | 11AM | 6PM | ESPN2 | ESPN | Championship Central
FRIDAY
- Track & Field at USF Alumni Invitational | 9AM | ESPN+
- Swim & Dive at NCAA Championships | Atlanta, GA | 9AM | 5PM | ESPN+
- #13 Wrestling at NCAA Championships | Cleveland, OH | 11AM | 7PM | ESPN2
- Women's Basketball vs. Green Bay | 5PM | ESPNU | Postseason Central
- Baseball at Indiana | 5PM | B1G+
- Softball at Iowa | 6PM | B1G+
SATURDAY
- Track & Field at USF Alumni Invitational | 9AM | ESPN+
- Swim & Dive at NCAA Championships | Atlanta, GA | 9AM | 5PM | ESPN+
- #13 Wrestling at NCAA Championships | Cleveland, OH | 10AM | 5:30PM | ESPNU | ESPN
- Tennis at Rutgers | Noon
- Softball at Iowa | 1PM | B1G+
- Baseball at Indiana | 1PM | B1G+
- #13 Gymnastics at Big Ten Championships | Champaign, IL | 5PM | BTN | Championship Central
SUNDAY
- Tennis at Maryland | Noon
- Baseball at Indiana | Noon | B1G+
- Softball at Iowa | Noon | B1G+
- Soccer at Minnesota State | 3PM
MONDAY
- Men's & Women's Golf at Bell Bank "Pay It Forward" Collegiate | Peoria, AZ
TUESDAY
- Men's & Women's Golf at Bell Bank "Pay It Forward" Collegiate | Peoria, AZ
LAST WEEK
Baseball (15-6, 1-2)
W, 6-2 vs. Gonzaga | Highlights
L, 1-2 (10) at Illinois | Recap
W, 1-0 at Illinois | Highlights
L, 2-4 at Illinois | Recap
L, 4-7 (11) vs. NDSU | Recap
Men's Basketball (15-17, 8-12)
L, 67-72 vs. Rutgers | Highlights
Men's and Women's Diving
at Zone D Championships | Recap
- Vivi Del Angel, Annalei Dow and Drew Bennett qualified for the NCAA Championships on platform
Women's Golf
5th Place at Valspar Invitational | Recap
- Mariana Mesones extended her top-10 finish streak to five after placing third
Gymnastics (12-4, 7-2)
W, 197.825-191.400 vs. Northern Illinois
W, 197.825-195.150 vs. Illinois
W, 197.825-196.375 vs. Iowa | Highlights
- @GopherWGym: Arianna Ostrum earned the perfect 10 on vault
- GopherSports.com: Ostrum and Jordyn Lyden were honored by the Big Ten
Men's Hockey (11-22-3, 7-15-2)
L, 2-6 at Penn State | Highlights
Women's Hockey (26-12-1, 18-9-1)
L, 2-4 vs. Northeastern | Recap
Softball (9-19, 1-2)
L, 0-3 at Lindenwood | Recap
L, 0-3 vs. Iowa State
L, 1-8 at Missouri | Recap
L, 4-5 vs. South Dakota | Recap
Tennis (9-8, 0-4)
L, 2-4 at Purdue | Recap
L, 2-4 at Indiana | Recap
Women's Track & Field
T-17th Place at NCAA Indoor Championships | Recap
- GopherSports.com: Anthonett Nabwe became the third Gopher to win an NCAA Title with her weight throw gold
- Nabwe, Zoie Dundon and Diarra Sow earned All-American honors
KFYRtv.com: Fresh off winning the NCAA weight throw title, Jamestown (ND) High School alum Anthonett Nabwe appeared on KFYR TV in Bismarck to talk about the accomplishment (45:00 mark).
GopherSports.com: Women's Basketball earned a No. 4 seed and will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Minnesota will face Green Bay on Friday at 5PM, while Ole Miss and Gonzaga will meet at 2:30PM. The winners will play on Sunday for a trip to the Sweet Sixteen.
More NCAA Tournament Coverage:
- @GopherWBB: Gophers react to bracket unveiling
- WCCORadio.com: Coach Plitzuweit appeared on WCCO Radio on Tuesday morning
- KSTP.com: Selection Sunday reaction from Coach and players
- Kare11.com: Sights & sounds from Sunday's NCAA Selection Show watch party
- ESPN.com: First Look at all 68 Teams
GopherSports.com: Minnesota will send a contingent of six swimmers and four divers to the NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Championships which begin today in Atlanta.
GopherSports.com: Six Gophers will travel to Cleveland for the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Competition runs Thursday through Saturday with coverage on the ESPN networks.
GopherSports.com: Men's Basketball has accepted an invitation to participate in the eight-team College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas, April 1-5.
GopherSports.com: Basketball's Cade Tyson was named an NABC second-team All-District honoree.
GopherSports.com: Brody Lamb (Read) and Luke Mittelstadt (Read) have signed pro contracts following the Men's Hockey season.
Gopher Shorts:
- @GopherWBB: Workout Mode
- @GopherWGym: White Out Meet
- @GopherBaseball: Game Day in Champaign
- @GopherMGolf: Haig Point Recap
- @GopherWGolf: Guess the Foot
Kare11.com: Kare 11 talked with Gophers playing professionally in the PWHL about the prospects of Abbey Murphy who wrapped her collegiate career as the school's second-leading all-time scorer.
GopherSports.com: Murphy was named a top-three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award which will be awarded on Saturday at 11:30AM on NHL Network.
GopherSports.com: Wrestlers Max McEnelly, Vance VomBaur and Gavin Nelson were featured in the latest Gopher Round Table.
D1Baseball.com: Coach McDevitt was a guest on the D1Baseball podcast.
Gophers in the NHL:
- @StLouisBlues: Jimmy Snuggerud was named NHL Third Star of the Week
- @UtahMammoth: Nate Schmidt broke a 1-1 tie in Dallas
- @PredsNHL: Matthew Wood had a streak of four goals in four games for Nashville
KSTP.com: Jalen Logan-Redding and Devon Williams chatted with KSTP TV ahead of today's Pro Day inside the Football facility.
KSTP.com: Alum Danny Striggow spoke with KSTP about his rookie season with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
KSTP.com: Former Gopher and NFL tight end Maxx Williams shared his thoughts on the Vikings signing his former teammate Kyler Murray.
@GopherFootball: Quarterbacks Drake Lindsey and Max Shikenjanski were mic'd up as they attended a recent Gymnastics meet.
On This Date:
- March 18, 2011: Diver Kelci Bryant became the first Gopher in program history to win two national titles when she won the 1-meter title.
- March 18, 2006: Cole Konrad defeated two-time champion and four-time finalist Steve Mocco of Oklahoma State in double overtime to win the NCAA heavyweight title. Dustin Schlatter became the first freshman in school history to win a national title.
- March 18, 2000: Brock Lesnar beat Iowa's Wes Hand, 3-2, to win the NCAA heavyweight title in his final match as a Gopher.