University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Sports: News & Notes
4/15/2026 9:18:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
THURSDAY
- #8/19 Track & Field at Bryan Clay Invite | Azusa, CA
- #13 Gymnastics at NCAA Championships | Fort Worth, TX | 8PM | ESPN2
FRIDAY
- #8/19 Track & Field at Bryan Clay Invite | Azusa, CA
- #8/19 Track & Field at Tom Jones Invite | Gainesville, FL
- Tennis vs. Iowa | 3:30PM (Time Change)
- Softball vs. #4 Nebraska | 6PM | B1G+
- Baseball at #1 UCLA | 9PM | BTN
SATURDAY
- #8/19 Track & Field at Bryan Clay Invite | Azusa, CA
- #8/19 Track & Field at Tom Jones Invite | Gainesville, FL
- #8/19 Track & Field at Concordia-St. Paul Invite | St. Paul, MN
- Volleyball at UNI Tournament
- Men's Golf at Hoosier Collegiate
- Rowing at Big Ten Invite | Sacramento, CA | 10:30AM | B1G+
- Soccer vs. Northern Iowa | 1PM
- Softball vs. #4 Nebraska | 1PM | B1G+
- Baseball at #1 UCLA | 4PM | B1G+
SUNDAY
- Men's Golf at Hoosier Collegiate
- Rowing at Big Ten Invite | Sacramento, CA | 10AM | B1G+
- Softball vs. #4 Nebraska | 12PM | B1G+
- Tennis vs. Iowa | 12PM
- Baseball at #1 UCLA | 2PM | B1G+
TUESDAY
- Softball vs. North Dakota | 5PM | B1G+
- Baseball vs. NDSU | 6PM | B1G+
LAST WEEK
Baseball (22-14, 5-10)
W, 16-7 (8) vs. SDSU | Highlights
L, 7-11 vs. Washington | Recap
W, 12-6 vs. Washington | Highlights
W, 5-4 vs. Washington | Highlights
W, 24-2 (7) at St. Thomas | Recap
- Minnesota eclipsed 20 runs last night for the first time since April 13, 2018
Men's Golf
1st Place at Robert Kepler Intercollegiate | Recap
- Jack Crousore earned medalist honors with a final round of 66 as Minnesota won its first tournament title since April 2024
Women's Golf
5th Place at Boilermaker Spring Classic | Recap
- Bella McCauley won her fourth career tournament and second Boilermaker Spring Classic title
Softball (14-27, 6-9)
L, 6-8 at #19 Washington | Recap
L, 2-7 at #19 Washington | Recap
L, 1-6 at #19 Washington | Recap
Tennis (10-15, 0-11)
L, 0-4 at #21 Washington | Recap
L, 3-4 at Oregon | Recap
Track & Field
3 Wins at Gene Glader Invite
GopherSports.com: Gymnastics will compete against #1 Oklahoma, #4 UCLA and #9 Arkansas in the evening session of the NCAA Championships at 8PM on ESPN2 on Thursday night. The top two teams will compete in the finals on Saturday at 3PM on ABC.
@B1GGymnastics: BTN's Olivia Karas had a preview of nationals.
@AllThingsGymPod: Freshman Arianna Ostrum looked ahead to nationals on the All Things Gymnastics Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Gymnastics assistants Sam Scherwinski, Kiki Parenteau and Mya Hooten were honored as North Central Regional Assistant Coaches of the Year.
GopherSports.com: The Big Ten unveiled dates and league opponents for the 2026 Soccer season.
MNDaily.com: The Minnesota Daily has an update on Soccer at the midway point of its spring schedule.
@MikeGrimm3: Mark Coyle was a guest on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Basketball's Cade Tyson is in Virginia participating in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.
GopherSports.com: Fourteen Football student-athletes were named to the National Football Foundation's 2026 Hampshire Honor Society.
GopherSports.com: Carly Gilk and Jordan Taylor have been selected to train with the USA U21 National Volleyball Team.
@GopherVBall: New Volleyball assistant Spencer Wickens was mic'd up at a recent practice.
GopherSports.com: Coach Larson appeared on the most recent episode of the Golden Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Coach Larson also announced the retention of Cal Dietz, Lee Greseth and Jeff Winslow as part of Men's Hockey's support staff.
GopherSports.com: Amaya Battle was invited to training camp with the Minnesota Lynx.
@PFL: Former Gopher All-American Mitch McKee improved to 11-0 fighting professionally in the PFL.
@Giants: Former Gopher Daniel Faalele signed a free agent contract with the New York Giants.
@GopherSports: Sophomore pitcher Jonathan Dobis appeared in the latest episode of Driven to the Diamond.
YouTube.com: Senior catcher Weber Neels was profiled in BTN's 'At the Plate' series.
GopherSports.com: Running back Darius Taylor broke down his biggest plays of 2025 in the latest Gopher Film Room.
GopherSports.com: Gopher Digital has a cinematic recap of Gymnastics' NCAA Regional Finals appearance.
@B1GGymnastics: Seria Johnson and Sarah Moraw gave fans a tour of the performance center.
GopherSports.com: Gymnast Jordan Lyden was featured in the latest episode of Minnesota Made.