University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Sports: News & Notes
4/29/2026 10:15:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- #12/22 Track & Field at St. Thomas Invite | 3PM
FRIDAY
- Men's Golf at B1G Championships | North Plains, OR
- Softball at Northwestern | 1PM | B1G+
- Baseball at Penn State | 4:30PM | B1G+
- #12/22 Track & Field at Hamline Invite | 5PM
SATURDAY
- Men's Golf at B1G Championships | North Plains, OR
- #12/22 Track & Field at Spec Towns & Torrin Lawrence Invite | Athens, GA
- Rowing Hosts Twin Cities 2K | Lake Phalen | 8:15AM | Regatta Central
- Baseball at Penn State | 1PM | B1G+
- Softball at Northwestern | 7PM | B1G+
SUNDAY
- Men's Golf at B1G Championships | North Plains, OR
- Baseball at Penn State | 12PM | B1G+
- Softball at Northwestern | 7PM | B1G+
LAST WEEK
Baseball (27-17, 8-13)
W, 13-1 (7) vs. Northwestern | Highlights
W, 7-3 vs. Northwestern | Highlights
W, 7-2 vs. Northwestern | Highlights
W, 12-1 (7) vs. St. Thomas | Recap
- GopherSports.com: Weber Neels was named B1G Player of the Week after batting .600 with three home runs and nine RBI in four wins
- @GopherBaseball: Charlie Sutherland went 4-for-4 with two home runs and seven RBI in last night's win
Women's Golf
11th Place at B1G Championships | Recap
- Isabella McCauley earned her third top-five finish in four trips to the B1G Championship
- The NCAA Selection Show is today at 3PM on the Golf Channel
Softball (15-33, 6-15)
L, 0-4 vs. Wisconsin | Recap
L, 1-7 vs. Wisconsin | Recap
L, 3-5 vs. Wisconsin | Recap
Track & Field
15 Wins at Gary Wilson Invite
5 Wins at Rider/Bolstorff Invite
4 Wins at Drake Relays | Recap
- @GopherCCTF: Anthonett Nabwe posted the second best hammer throw in collegiate history at the Drake Relays
- GopherSports.com: Nabwe was named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week
BigTen.org: Men's Golf will head to North Plains, Ore., for the 2026 Big Ten Championships. Competition begins on Friday and runs through Sunday with BTN providing live coverage of the third round.
@MikeGrimm3: Coach Smith previewed this week's championship on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast.
NACDA.com: Gopher Athletics moved up to No. 17 in the final winter rankings of the Learfield Directors Cup.
GopherSports.com: Check out highlights from Saturday's spring game at Huntington Bank Stadium.
Spokesman-Recorder.com: NCAA Champion Anthonett Nabwe spoke about her stellar spring season with Charles Hallman from the Spokesman-Recorder.
Awards Watch:
- Baseball: Sutherland Receives Minnesota's Jackie Robinson Award Nomination
- Tennis: Ante Earns Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
- Baseball: Jaenke Named to NCBWA Midseason Stopper of the Year Watchlist
- Baseball: Spanier Named Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist
GopherSports.com: Deven Eastern was selected in the seventh round of the NFL Draft by the Seattle Seawhawks. In addition, Jai'Onete' McMillan (Colts), Jameson Geers (Cardinals), Le'Meke Brockington (Falcons) and Jalen Logan-Redding (Rams) had mini-camp invites.
GopherSports.com: Four Gophers earned podium finishes at the U.S. Open Championships highlighted by incoming freshman Tyler Dekraker's fifth-place showing at 65kg.
GopherSports.com: Baseball's Will Whelan, Jameson Martin and Luke Ryerse were featured in the latest Gopher Round Table.
GopherSports.com: College Gyms News recognized Arianna Ostrum, Jordyn Lyden and the Gopher coaching staff in its end-of-season awards.
@B1GGymnastics: Big Ten Digital tagged along with Gymnast Seria Johnson during the team's trip to Fort Worth for nationals.
Roster News:
- Men's Hockey: Gophers Add Six Via Transfer Portal
- Men's Basketball: Winters Grady Joins Men's Basketball Program
- Men's Basketball: Nolan Groves Set to Join Gophers for 2026-27 Season
- Men's Basketball: Malick Kordel Joins Men's Basketball Program
- Men's Basketball: Kyan Evans Joins 2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
KSTP.com: KSTP's Darren Wolfson talked with Kyan Evans about his decision to reunite with Coach Medved in Minnesota.
YouTube.com: Coach May was a guest on the Champs Podcast.
@ThePWHLOfficial: Former Gopher Kelly Pannek led the PWHL in points to help lead the Minnesota Frost to the postseason.
GopherSports.com: Track & Field thrower Anthony Barmes was featured in the latest episode of the Golden Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Safety Kerry Brown broke down his top 2025 plays in the latest episode of the Gopher Film Room.
@GopherFootball: Mike Hall from the Big Ten Network recently visited campus to speak to the Football team.
@GopherWBB: Women's Basketball were guests at the Governor's mansion last week to celebrate the season.
Gophers in the NHL:
- @NHLMedia: Jackson LaCombe has a goal and seven assists as Anaheim holds a 3-2 series lead against Vegas
- @NHLFlyers: Nick Seeler scored his first postseason goal in the Flyers' win last week
- @MNWild: Brock Faber tied the game on Saturday in the Wild's OT win