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No. 13 'U' Takes Third at B1G Championships
3/21/2026 7:23:00 PM | Gymnastics
Ostrum (Vault), Lyden and Slevin (Bars) took home individual titles
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- No. 13 Minnesota gymnastics finished in third place with a score of 196.900 at the 2026 Big Ten Championships on Saturday evening at the State Farm Center.
"It wasn't quite the day we hoped for, but we had so many highlights," said head coach Jenny Hansen. "Vault was amazing and obviously Arianna sticking and becoming Big Ten Vault Champion was amazing. Bars was really good as well, having a couple Big Ten Champions is something to be proud of. Beam was just so uncharacteristic for us but we responded on floor. We said we were going to end this meet exactly the way we wanted to and that's what we did."
The Gophers scored 49.300 on vault, 49.375 on bars, 48.575 on beam and 49.650 on the floor. The floor score was a season best and tied for the sixth-best in school history.
UCLA won its second straight Big Ten title with a final score of 198.100. MSU took second at 197.475 and Michigan finished fourth (196.800).
Arianna Ostrum was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year at the conclusion of the meet. She led the Gophers with a 9.950 on vault, tying for a Big Ten Individual Championship. She was Big Ten All-Championships Team on vault, floor and all-around.
"It's been so fun to see Arianna these past few weeks," Hansen said. "She's been gaining confidence and seeing what she's really capable of. I'm really proud of the way she's progressed throughout the season."
Emma Slevin and Jordyn Lyden also tied for the Big Ten title on bars at 9.950. It was each of their first Big Ten titles.
"It's amazing for both Jordyn and Emma to do out and do this to earn Big Ten Championships." They work so hard and they earned every bit of this. We so those routines week after week and they were huge for us today."
UCLA's Jordan Chiles won the all-around title with a 39.825. Chiles tied for the beam title with a 9.950 and won the floor title with a perfect 10.
VAULT
The Gophers started off the meet with a 49.300 vault score. Arianna Ostrum anchored the group with a 9.950 to earn Big Ten All-Championships Team honors. Gianna Gerdes put down a 9.900 in the five spot and Teryn Crump was up next with a 9.850. Sarah Moraw and Emma Slevin rounded out the group at 9.800. After one rotation, Minnesota was in fourth behind Michigan (49.550), UCLA (49.425) and Michigan State (49.400).
BARS
Minnesota went 49.375 on the uneven bars, its second best score of the season on the event. Emma Slevin and Jordyn Lyden tied with season-best 9.950 scores to lead the way. Gianna Gerdes led off with a 9.850 and Lacie Saltzmann was up next with a 9.825. Ostrum rounded out the group with a 9.800. After two rotations, Minnesota was in third with a score of 98.675 behind UCLA (99.100) and Michigan State (98.775).
BEAM
The 'U' tallied a season-low 48.575 on beam. Ava Stewart led the way with a 9.900 while Arianna Ostrum led off with a 9.875. Brooklyn Rowray was up next with a 9.750 and Sarah Moraw went 9.725. Minnesota had to count a fall with Lauren Pearl's 9.325 to round out the group. The Gophers fell out of contention after rotation three, trailing UCLA (148.550), Michigan State (148.225) and Michigan (147.775).
FLOOR
Minnesota totaled a season-best 49.650 on the floor, tying for its six-best score in school history. Sophie Swartzmiller, Arianna Ostrum and Jordyn Lyden all tied with 9.950s to lead the way. Leah Gonsiorowski tied her career-best with a 9.925 and Lacie Saltzmann rounded out the group with a 9.875. Minnesota was able to make up a ton of ground in rotation four, topping Michigan for third place.
NOTES
-Minnesota had its sixth-best floor score of all-time with a 49.650.
-Arianna Ostrum earned a 9.950 on vault, her fifth vault title of the year. She was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year after the meet and shared the Big Ten vault title.
-Ostrum earned a 39.575 all-around score, earning a three-way tie for second behind only UCLA's Jordan Chiles.
-Jordyn Lyden and Emma Slevin had masterful bars performances once again, totaling 9.950 scores to lead Minnesota. Their scores tied them for the Big Ten title.
-Leah Gonsiorowski tied her career-best with a 9.925 on the floor.
-Sophie Swartzmiller hit a new career-high on the floor with a 9.950.
-Jordyn Lyden tied her career-best on floor with a 9.950.
-Gianna Gerdes tied her career-high and had her second straight week with a 9.900 on vault.
UP NEXT
Minnesota finds out its NCAA fate on Monday, March 23 at 11 a.m. on ESPNU in the NCAA Selection Show.
2026 Big Ten Women's Gymnastics All-Championships Team
Vault
Arianna Ostrum, Minnesota
Riley Jenkins, UCLA
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Sage Kellerman, Michigan State
Summer Clancy, Illinois
Uneven Bars
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Aurélie Tran, Iowa
Sydney Barros, UCLA
Jordyn Lyden, Minnesota
Sage Kellerman, Michigan State
Emma Slevin, Minnesota
Balance Beam
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Tiana Sumanasekera, UCLA
Nikki Smith, Michigan State
Aurélie Tran, Iowa
Sydney Turner, Iowa
Cady Duplissis, Michigan State
Lilia Cosman, Michigan State
Ava Stewart, Minnesota
Floor Exercise
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Arianna Ostrum, Minnesota
Nikki Smith, Michigan State
Carly Bauman, Michigan
Ashlee Sullivan, UCLA
JJ Coleman, Ohio State
Jordyn Lyden, Minnesota
Emily Leese, Rutgers
Sophie Swartzmiller, Minnesota
All-Around
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Arianna Ostrum, Minnesota
Nikki Smith, Michigan State
Tiana Sumanasekera, UCLA
Aurélie Tran, Iowa
2026 Big Ten Women's Gymnastics Postseason Awards
Coach of the Year: Janelle McDonald, UCLA
Gymnast of the Year: Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Event Specialist of the Year: Carly Bauman, Michigan
Freshman of the Year: Arianna Ostrum, Minnesota
"It wasn't quite the day we hoped for, but we had so many highlights," said head coach Jenny Hansen. "Vault was amazing and obviously Arianna sticking and becoming Big Ten Vault Champion was amazing. Bars was really good as well, having a couple Big Ten Champions is something to be proud of. Beam was just so uncharacteristic for us but we responded on floor. We said we were going to end this meet exactly the way we wanted to and that's what we did."
The Gophers scored 49.300 on vault, 49.375 on bars, 48.575 on beam and 49.650 on the floor. The floor score was a season best and tied for the sixth-best in school history.
UCLA won its second straight Big Ten title with a final score of 198.100. MSU took second at 197.475 and Michigan finished fourth (196.800).
Arianna Ostrum was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year at the conclusion of the meet. She led the Gophers with a 9.950 on vault, tying for a Big Ten Individual Championship. She was Big Ten All-Championships Team on vault, floor and all-around.
"It's been so fun to see Arianna these past few weeks," Hansen said. "She's been gaining confidence and seeing what she's really capable of. I'm really proud of the way she's progressed throughout the season."
Emma Slevin and Jordyn Lyden also tied for the Big Ten title on bars at 9.950. It was each of their first Big Ten titles.
"It's amazing for both Jordyn and Emma to do out and do this to earn Big Ten Championships." They work so hard and they earned every bit of this. We so those routines week after week and they were huge for us today."
UCLA's Jordan Chiles won the all-around title with a 39.825. Chiles tied for the beam title with a 9.950 and won the floor title with a perfect 10.
VAULT
The Gophers started off the meet with a 49.300 vault score. Arianna Ostrum anchored the group with a 9.950 to earn Big Ten All-Championships Team honors. Gianna Gerdes put down a 9.900 in the five spot and Teryn Crump was up next with a 9.850. Sarah Moraw and Emma Slevin rounded out the group at 9.800. After one rotation, Minnesota was in fourth behind Michigan (49.550), UCLA (49.425) and Michigan State (49.400).
BARS
Minnesota went 49.375 on the uneven bars, its second best score of the season on the event. Emma Slevin and Jordyn Lyden tied with season-best 9.950 scores to lead the way. Gianna Gerdes led off with a 9.850 and Lacie Saltzmann was up next with a 9.825. Ostrum rounded out the group with a 9.800. After two rotations, Minnesota was in third with a score of 98.675 behind UCLA (99.100) and Michigan State (98.775).
BEAM
The 'U' tallied a season-low 48.575 on beam. Ava Stewart led the way with a 9.900 while Arianna Ostrum led off with a 9.875. Brooklyn Rowray was up next with a 9.750 and Sarah Moraw went 9.725. Minnesota had to count a fall with Lauren Pearl's 9.325 to round out the group. The Gophers fell out of contention after rotation three, trailing UCLA (148.550), Michigan State (148.225) and Michigan (147.775).
FLOOR
Minnesota totaled a season-best 49.650 on the floor, tying for its six-best score in school history. Sophie Swartzmiller, Arianna Ostrum and Jordyn Lyden all tied with 9.950s to lead the way. Leah Gonsiorowski tied her career-best with a 9.925 and Lacie Saltzmann rounded out the group with a 9.875. Minnesota was able to make up a ton of ground in rotation four, topping Michigan for third place.
NOTES
-Minnesota had its sixth-best floor score of all-time with a 49.650.
-Arianna Ostrum earned a 9.950 on vault, her fifth vault title of the year. She was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year after the meet and shared the Big Ten vault title.
-Ostrum earned a 39.575 all-around score, earning a three-way tie for second behind only UCLA's Jordan Chiles.
-Jordyn Lyden and Emma Slevin had masterful bars performances once again, totaling 9.950 scores to lead Minnesota. Their scores tied them for the Big Ten title.
-Leah Gonsiorowski tied her career-best with a 9.925 on the floor.
-Sophie Swartzmiller hit a new career-high on the floor with a 9.950.
-Jordyn Lyden tied her career-best on floor with a 9.950.
-Gianna Gerdes tied her career-high and had her second straight week with a 9.900 on vault.
UP NEXT
Minnesota finds out its NCAA fate on Monday, March 23 at 11 a.m. on ESPNU in the NCAA Selection Show.
2026 Big Ten Women's Gymnastics All-Championships Team
Vault
Arianna Ostrum, Minnesota
Riley Jenkins, UCLA
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Sage Kellerman, Michigan State
Summer Clancy, Illinois
Uneven Bars
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Aurélie Tran, Iowa
Sydney Barros, UCLA
Jordyn Lyden, Minnesota
Sage Kellerman, Michigan State
Emma Slevin, Minnesota
Balance Beam
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Tiana Sumanasekera, UCLA
Nikki Smith, Michigan State
Aurélie Tran, Iowa
Sydney Turner, Iowa
Cady Duplissis, Michigan State
Lilia Cosman, Michigan State
Ava Stewart, Minnesota
Floor Exercise
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Arianna Ostrum, Minnesota
Nikki Smith, Michigan State
Carly Bauman, Michigan
Ashlee Sullivan, UCLA
JJ Coleman, Ohio State
Jordyn Lyden, Minnesota
Emily Leese, Rutgers
Sophie Swartzmiller, Minnesota
All-Around
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Arianna Ostrum, Minnesota
Nikki Smith, Michigan State
Tiana Sumanasekera, UCLA
Aurélie Tran, Iowa
2026 Big Ten Women's Gymnastics Postseason Awards
Coach of the Year: Janelle McDonald, UCLA
Gymnast of the Year: Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Event Specialist of the Year: Carly Bauman, Michigan
Freshman of the Year: Arianna Ostrum, Minnesota
Highlights: Big Ten Championships
Saturday, March 21
Senior Salute
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Highlights: Senior Day Quad Meet
Sunday, March 15
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