Where are Minnesota’s spring sports teams this weekend?
We have officially hit the end of the winter sports seasons and are closing in fast on the final month or so of the 2024-25 Minnesota Golden Gophers athletic year. The Gophers spring teams are still going strong—though some are winding down their seasons quickly. The Gopher women’s golf team has their Big Ten Championship Tournament this weekend, while Tennis completes their regular season this weekend as well. Here is a full list of the Gopher teams in action this weekend and how you can catch them.
Women’s Golf:
The Gophers are in Havre De Grace, Maryland at the Bulle Rock Golf Course for the Big Ten Championships this weekend. A season ago Gopher junior Bella McCauley finished with a -7 65 on Sunday to win the individual crown at this course.
The teams will play 54 holes, 18 each on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Minnesota finished in 9th place as a team a season ago. Minnesota’s five scoring golfers this weekend include McCauley, sophomore Mariana Mesones, junior Ruby Chi, freshman Reese McCauley and junior Madison Le with sophomore Sara Tomaszewski as the alternate. Live scoring will be available HERE.
Men’s Golf:
The Gopher men are in Columbus for the Robert Kepler Invitational hosted by Ohio State, The teams will play 36 holes on Friday and 18 more on Saturday. The Gophers will be represented by seniors Bennett Swavely and Eduardo Galdos, junior Jack Wetzel, and freshmen Jack Crousore and Chun-Ta Wu. Sophomore Kyler Schwamb will be competing as an individual. Live scoring is available HERE.
Track and Field:
The Gophers are competing in a trio of different competitions in Southern California this weekend. The Gopher distance runners will compete in the Brian Clay Invitational in Azuza, California on Friday. Live results are available HERE.
The Minnesota relay teams and jumpers are headed to the Mt. Sac Relays in Torrance, California on Saturday. Live scoring is available HERE.
The rest of the team is headed to the Beach Relays hosted by Long Beach State on Friday and Saturday. Live results are available HERE.
Rowing:
The Gopher rowing team is at the Big Ten Invitational in Sarasota, Florida this weekend. The meet is hosted by Michigan. The Maroon and Gold are set to compete with a full lineup of seven boats and will get the action started Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. (CT) before the afternoon session kicks off at 1:25 p.m. (CT). The competition concludes with session three beginning at 7:50 a.m. (CT) on Saturday morning. Live video coverage through RHStv will be available online and also streaming via Roku, Amazon Fire, and Apple TV.
Minnesota will see a very tough slate of opponents as joining them from the Big Ten are #21 21 Indiana, Iowa, #12 Michigan, Michigan State, #14 Ohio State, #9 Rutgers, UCLA, #24 USC, #3 Washington, and Wisconsin. Other schools participating include Alabama, #7 Brown, Clemson, #16 Duke, #18 Harvard/Radcliffe, Miami, Notre Dame, #20 Oklahoma, #17 Oregon State, #11 Penn, SMU, and #6 Tennessee.
Tennis:
The Gopher tennis team closes out the regular season on the road when they face #53 Penn State at 2 Pm Friday and #9 Ohio State at 10 AM Sunday. Live scoring of the PSU match is HERE. A live stream of the OSU match is HERE.
Minnesota is 2-9 in Big Ten play this season with wins over Rutgers and Indiana. Minnesota currently sits in a thre-way tie for 14th in the Big Ten stadings with Nebraska and Indiana. Only the top 12 teams make the Big Ten Tournament, so the Gophers would need a sweep of upsets this weekend and then some help to keep their season going past Sunday.
Baseball:
The Gopher baseball team is at Rutgers this weekend for a three-game Big Ten series. Minnesota enters the weekend with an 18-17 overall record and a 5-10 record in Big Ten play. They have a seven game winning streak headed into Friday’s game with four regional non-conference wins over South Dakota State, St. Thomas, and North Dakota State split around a three-game sweep of Ohio State in Columbus last weekend.
Rutgers enters the weekend with a 17-20 overall record and a 6-9 conference record. This weekend could be huge for potential Big Ten Tournament qualification as the Top 12 teams at the end of the season make the Big Ten Tournament. The Scarlet Knights currently sit in the #12 spot with Minnesota, Nebraska, and Purdue just one game back.
First pitch is 5 PM Friday, 3 PM Saturday and Noon on Sunday, all streamed on B1G+.
Softball:
The Gopher softball team heads to Madison for a three-game series against Wisconsin beginning on Saturday. The Gophers have struggled this season and come into this weekend 14-26 overall and 3-13 in conference play.
The Badgers are 28-16 and 8-8 in Big Ten action. First Pitch is set for Noon on Saturday and Sunday with games streaming on B1G+. Monday’s game will be a 6 PM game and will air live on Big Ten Network.