University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Sports: News & Notes
5/6/2026 9:54:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- Softball vs. Washington | 10AM | BTN | Tournament Central
FRIDAY
- Baseball vs. Michigan | 6PM | B1G+
SATURDAY
- Baseball vs. Michigan | 3PM | B1G+
SUNDAY
- Baseball vs. Michigan | 1PM | B1G+
MONDAY-WEDNESDAY
- Women's Golf at NCAA Ann Arbor Regional
LAST WEEK
Baseball (29-18, 10-14)
W, 5-4 at Penn State | Highlights
W, 5-3 at Penn State | Highlights
L, 3-4 at Penn State | Recap
- @GopherBaseball: Easton Richter saved a run with his throw during Sunday's game
Men's Golf
T-9th Place at B1G Championships | Recap
- Chun-Ta Wu tied for ninth place with a one-under 209
Rowing
11 Wins at Twin Cities 2K | Recap
Softball (16-35, 7-17)
L, 1-5 at Northwestern | Recap
W, 3-2 at Northwestern | Highlights
L, 0-6 at Northwestern | Recap
Track & Field
12 Wins at St. Thomas Invite
9 Wins at Hamline Invite
6 Wins at Spec Towns & Torrin Lawrence Invite | Recap
- @GopherCCTF: Hadley Streit set a new facility record in Georgia in the hammer throw
GopherSports.com: No. 12 seed Softball will face No. 5 Washington this morning at 10AM on BTN in the opening game of the B1G Tournament in College Park, Md. The winner will meet No. 4 Indiana on Thursday.
MGoBlue.com: Isabella McCauley and Mariana Mesones are two of six individual qualifiers for the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional. Competition runs Monday through Wednesday.
MNDaily.com: The Minnesota Daily had a preview of the regional.
GopherSports.com: McCauley and Mesones earned second-team All-Big Ten honors.
GopherSports.com: Sophomore swimmer Joe Polyak earned CSC Academic All-America honors. It's the fourth straight year the program has had an honoree.
GopherSports.com: Freshman Arianna Ostrum was named Most Valuable Performer as Gymnastics celebrated its season at the team's annual banquet.
GopherSports.com: The Big Ten unveiled conference matchups for the 2026 Volleyball season.
GopherSports.com: In addition, Volleyball will participate in the South Dakota Lottery Classic next September in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Fox9.com: Fox 9's Dawn Mitchell spoke with Gopher All-American Stephanie Samedy after she was introduced as Minnesota League Volleyball's first signing.
GopherSports.com: NCAA Champion Max McEnelly was given the J Robinson Outstanding Wrestler Award during the team's season-ending banquet.
Roster News:
- Gymnastics: 'U' Adds Frédérique Sgarbossa to 2027 Roster
- Men's Basketball: Malachi Palmer Added to the 2026-27 Gopher Men's Basketball Roster
GopherSports.com: Junior thrower Anthonett Nabwe has been named to The Bowerman watch list.
GopherSports.com: Gopher alum Joey Tepper will swim for Team USA at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in August.
GopherSports.com: Mara Braun and Tori McKinney will participate in the 2026 USA Basketball 3X Women's Showcase this weekend.
GopherSports.com: Cade Tyson will compete in this weekend's NBA G League Combine in Chicago.
NHL.com: Former Gopher Jackson LaCombe earned accolades during Anaheim's first-round upset of the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL playoffs.
@GopherFootball: Go behind the scenes of last month's Football spring game at Huntington Bank Stadium.
@GopherFootball: Football hosted its annual F.A.M.I.L.Y. Night on the eve of the spring game.
@GopherWGym: Gymnastics seniors continued the tradition of signing the 'M' in the Performance Center.
@GopherMBB: Get to know new Men's Basketball assistant Lexus Williams.