University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Sports: News & Notes
6/3/2026 9:50:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
GopherSports.com: Men's Track & Field will send 13 Gophers to compete in six events at next week's NCAA Championships. It's the program's largest contingent in over 25 years.
GopherSports.com: Women's Track & Field qualified six student-athletes in seven events for next week's NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore.
GopherSports.com: After qualifying for his first NCAA Regional, sophomore Chun-Ta Wu was named to the NCAA Division I PING All-Region Team.
GopherSports.com: Volleyball unveiled its 2026 schedule which features a season opener in Sioux Falls, SD, against Creighton on Aug. 28.
GopherSports.com: Women's Hockey released its 2026-27 schedule which kicks off with a road series at Bemidji State, Oct. 2-3.
GopherSports.com: Five Football game times were announced last week including the season opener against Eastern Illinois on Thursday, Sept. 3.
GopherSports.com: Gopher Athletics had seven programs earn perfect 1,000 multi-year rates, while 17 programs had perfect 2024-25 APR scores in the latest NCAA report.
GopherSports.com: Gretta Melsted sat down with Mike Grimm for her first interview since being named Softball head coach.
GopherSports.com: Coach Melsted also appeared on Mike's Go Gopher Podcast.
@B1GSoftball: Big Ten Digital was there when she got her first look at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium.
GopherSports.com: Soccer Associate Head Coach Maya Hayes is currently overseas serving as assistant coach of the U.S. Under 18 Women's National Team.
GopherSports.com: Three Gopher Wrestlers finished on the podium this past weekend at the 2026 U23 Nationals & U20 World Team Trials in Geneva, Ohio.
GopherSports.com: Tennis announced the addition of University of Utah transfer Kamea Medora to its 2026-27 roster.
ProVolleyball.com: Airi Miyabe will join fellow alum Stephanie Samedy for the inaugural season for MLV Minnesota.
@GopherFootball: Football recently held its Golden Opportunity Career Fair at Huntington Bank Stadium.
@GopherFootball: Former Gopher Marcus Major raced 72 yards for a Houston Gamblers touchdown on Sunday.
WCCORadio.com: Golf alum and aspiring broadcast Emma Carpenter appeared on WCCO Radio to talk about attending influencer day at Hazeline ahead of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
ThePWHL.com: Former Gopher Kelly Pannek is one of three finalists for the PWHL's Billie Jean King MVP Award which will be announced on June 16.
WCCORadio.com: Minnesota Frost forward Grace Zumwinkle talked about the offseason on WCCO Radio.
ESPN.com: In honor of 30 years of the WNBA, ESPN counted down the top 10 playermakers in league history which included former Gopher Lindsay Whalen.
@GothamFC: Soccer pro Khyah Harper was featured in Gotham FC's "Our Game" series.
@GopherFootball: Lorenz Bus Service unveiled a new custom Maroon & Gold bus in partnership with Gopher Athletics.
On This Date:
- June 3, 2002: Days after leading Minnesota to the 2002 NCAA Title, Justin Smith was named a PING All-American.
- June 3, 2002: Current Detroit Pistons head coach JB Bickerstaff was hired as Director of Basketball Operations of the Men's Basketball program a year after finishing his playing career.
- June 3, 2018: Baseball defeated UCLA, 13-8, at sold-out Siebert Field to win the program's first regional title in 41 years.