University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Sports: News & Notes
6/10/2026 8:20:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
GopherSports.com: 2025-26 comes to an end as the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships kick off today in Eugene, Ore. Thirteen Gopher men will compete in seven different events while six women will compete across six events.
GopherSports.com: Coach Miller previewed nationals in the latest Golden Gopher Podcast. Defensive end Jaxon Howard also appeared in the episode.
GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck and his players met the media on Tuesday morning to give fans an offseason update.
@MikeGrimm3: Coach Fleck also sat down with Mike Grimm in his latest episode of the Go Gopher Podcast.
NACDA.com: Gopher Athletics ranks 38th in the country in the first spring release of the Learfield Directors Cup standings. The final rankings will be released following the track & field and baseball seasons.
GopherSports.com: Soccer introduced its full 2026 schedule which begins at home against NDSU (Aug. 13) and Georgia (Aug. 16).
GopherSports.com: The Big Ten Conference unveiled league home and road opponents for the upcoming Women's Basketball season.
GopherSports.com: Basketball announced men's and women's home matchups against the St. Thomas Tommies in 2026-27.
UMN.edu: University Brief had a breakdown on campus efforts to host the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games.
Fox9.com: Fox 9 also had a preview of the games which begin on June 20 with the opening ceremonies at Huntington Bank Stadium.
GopherSports.com: Catcher Weber Neels was named to the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I Midwest All-Region Second Team.
GopherSports.com: 16 Gopher Rowers were honored with the 2026 CRCA Scholar-Athlete Award by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association.
GopherSports.com: Men's Basketball began eight weeks of summer workouts this past Monday.
KSTP.com: Winters Grady spoke with KSTP's Darren Wolfson after joining the Men's Basketball program following a year at Michigan.
GopherSports.com: Coach Melsted finalized her coaching staff ahead of the 2027 Softball season.
GopherSports.com: Incoming freshman Makenna Crosson was featured in Volleyball's "Gopher Spotlight" series.
YouTube.com: Offensive Coordinator Greg Harbaugh appeared on The Left Hash Call podcast.
YouTube.com: Coach Larson was a guest on the Fellowship of the Rink podcast.
@GopherHockey: The Hershey Bears posted a nice tribute to Aaron Ness who announced his retirement after 16 pro seasons including eight with the organization.
@NHLMedia: The NHL Network talked with incoming freshman Wyatt Cullen who is rated the No. 14 prospect in this month's draft.
@thepwhlofficial: The PWHL is featuring top prospects ahead of next week's draft including Sydney Morrow (Watch) and Nelli Laitinen (Watch).
On This Date:
June 10, 2020: Max Meyer matched Paul Molitor as the highest draft pick in Gopher Baseball history when he was selected third overall by the Marlins. Meyer is 6-0 with a 2.85 ERA this year.