2022 Team Banquet Awards

The University of Minnesota gymnastics program held its annual team banquet on Saturday, May 7th where they celebrated the 2022 season and handed out postseason awards. Minnesota's season was highlighted by individual and team accolades and ended with a sixth place finish – the best in program history – at the NCAA Championships.

Loper & Ramler named COSIDA Academic All-District

MINNEAPOLIS – Five University of Minnesota student-athletes have been named to the 2021-22 Academic All-District Men's and Women's At-Large Teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, the organization announced on Thursday. Representing the Maroon & Gold in Gymnastics are Ona Loper and Lexy Ramler.  Loper set or tied career highs on every event and in the all-around in 2022 and was named a finalist for the prestigious AAI Award. She tied Ramler for first in the all-around at the NCAA Regional Semifinal and won the NCAA Regional Final. Ramler, who is the most decorated gymnast in Minnesota history, helped guide the Gophers to the NCAA Team Championships. Minnesota placed sixth as a team – its best finish ever – and Ramler finished sixth in the all-around. She earned NCAA Championships First Team All-American honors on bars, beam and the all-around and was named a WCGA First Team All-America on the beam and the all-around and Second Team on the bars.

2022 Golden Goldys Handed Out at Northrop

On April 18th, 2022, gymnastics highlighted award winners at the 16^th annual Golden Goldys, held in-person at Northrop Auditorium. The Gophers claimed Women's Team of the Year for their record breaking season. Mya Hooten, who was named Female Breakthrough Athlete after recording three perfect 10s on the floor this year as Minnesota registered its six highest floor scores in school history. Ona Loper was named a winner of the Lindahl Outstanding Student-Athlete Achievement Award for her success in both the classroom and athletics. Women's Gymnastics was also awarded the Gladys Brooks Commitment to Academic Excellence Award for demonstrating the highest level of commitment to academic excellence. 

Ramler Named Finalist for Honda Sport Award

University of Minnesota senior Lexy Ramler was named one of four finalists for the prestigious Honda Sport Award for Gymnastics, the Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA). Ramler is a three-time Honda Award nominee, having also been nominated at the end of the 2021 and 2020 seasons. The Honda Sport Award is considered "the best of the best in collegiate athletics" and is presented to the top women in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports including gymnastics.

Seniors Announce return for next season

Keller Named Sports Information Director of the Year

University of Minnesota Athletic Communications Student Assistant Sadie Keller was named the Sports Information Director of the Year by College Gym News today.Keller, who is a junior in the Carlson School of Management, was recognized as the best in the nation by the editors at College Gym News. She received the most votes out of a nominee pool that consisted of media relation standouts in Andy Studdlefield (Iowa State), Brandon Berrio (LSU), Kendra Willard (Auburn), Maddie Heaps (Stanford), Madysen White (Utah), Megan McIntosh (Michigan) and Tim Geer (Brown).

Ramler, Loper leaving Gophers women’s gymnastics as two of the program’s greatest

A program-changing duo. That’s how Gophers women’s gymnastics head coach Jenny Hansen described the impact fifth-years Lexy Ramler and Ona Loper have had on the program of which she has been at the helm for eight seasons. Hansen and her coaching staff had high hopes for Ramler coming into college. She was the 2017 Junior Olympic national champion on beam and coined a skill called “The Ramler.” They knew she had the potential to be one of the greatest gymnasts the program has ever seen. Despite being a 2017 Junior Olympic national champion on floor and the runner-up on beam in the 2016 Junior Olympics, the Gophers were the first and only program to offer Loper a spot on a collegiate roster. Hansen felt she was a “diamond in the rough” finding for the program.

2022 Gopher Athletics Sophomore Summit Recap

Golden Gopher sophomore student-athletes from across sports gathered for a day of programming at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, April 10. During the Sophomore Summit, the L.I.N.K. staff facilitated programming surrounding career exploration, networking, and leadership development with an emphasis on teamwork. The L.I.N.K. staff was highly impressed by the student-athletes' level of engagement and the rich conversation around the programming. Emily Reinert, Director of Student-Athlete Development shed light on the value of this in-person programming by stating, "It was so great to see student-athletes from a variety of programs gathered together in a way that hasn't been possible during the last two years."

2022 MINNESOTA GIRLS GYMNASTICS SUMMER CAMPS

The University of Minnesota Women's Gymnastics team wants to welcome you to join us as we host our Minnesota Gopher Gymnastics Summer Camps for girls on the campus of the University of Minnesota. We offer a comprehensive, educational, and fun program for recreational, compulsory, and optional level gymnasts.  Emphasis on individualized instruction will be provided daily on each of the four events (vault, bars, beam, and floor), as well as, dance, strength and flexibility, nutrition, trampoline, and other activities.