Marlboro, N.J. — The University of Minnesota women’s gymnastics team is ranked 18th in the annual WCGA Preseason poll, the organization announced on Tuesday. The Gophers are coming off a 2024 season that saw them go 20-11 (6-3 Big Ten) and finish second at the Big Ten Championships. The Gophers went to the NCAA Regional Finals for the […]
Marlboro, N.J. — The University of Minnesota women’s gymnastics team is ranked 18th in the annual WCGA Preseason poll, the organization announced on Tuesday.
The Gophers are coming off a 2024 season that saw them go 20-11 (6-3 Big Ten) and finish second at the Big Ten Championships. The Gophers went to the NCAA Regional Finals for the third time in the last four seasons and their No. 12 final ranking was the highest finish of any Big Ten team.
The University of Oklahoma is the top women’s gymnastics team heading into the 2025 season, as voted on by the members of the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association. K.J. Kindler is the head coach for the Sooners, and she is assisted by Lou Ball, Tom Haley, and Ashley Kerr. Oklahoma will open the 2025 season at the Music City Collegiate Championship in Nashville, Tennessee on the weekend of January 3.
1: Oklahoma (1963 points) (42 first place votes) 19: Oregon State (966 points)
2: LSU (1871 points) (6 first place votes) 20: Arizona State (902 points)
3: Florida (1806 points) (5 first place votes) 21: Penn State (853 points)
4: California (1785 points) (1 first place votes) 22: Illinois (681 points)
5: Utah (1733 points) (1 first place votes) 23: Nebraska (645 points)
6: Alabama (1641 points) 24: Maryland (630 points)
7: Kentucky (1455 points) 25: North Carolina State (598 points)
8: Arkansas (1453 points) 26: Washington (592 points)
9: Missouri (1407 points) 27: BYU (591 points)
10: UCLA (1406 points) 28: Clemson (564 points)
11: Michigan State (1397 points) 29: Iowa (531 points)
12: Denver (1341 points) 30: Arizona (520 points)
13: Michigan (1338 points) 31: Southern Utah (389 points)
14: Georgia (1264 points) 32: Iowa State (375 points)
15: Stanford (1144 points) 33: Boise State (341 points)
16: Ohio State (1117 points) 34: Towson (250 points)
17: Auburn (1069 points) 35: Kent State (166 points)
18: Minnesota (1062 points) 36: North Carolina (143 points)
Also receiving votes: Ball State (136 points), San Jose State (109 points), Pittsburgh (82 points), George Washington (59 points), Central Michigan (52 points), Utah State (46 points), Illinois State (35 points), Pennsylvania (22 points), West Virginia (19 points), Western Michigan (19 points), Rutgers (15 points), Bowling Green (12 points), Alaska (10 points), New Hampshire (9 points), Eastern Michigan (6 points), Temple (5 points), UC Davis (5 points)
Returning fifth year senior Mya Hooten was named a WCGA First Team All-American on both floor and vault for the first time in her career in 2024. She was named First Team All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Championships Team, taking home three individual titles at the Big Ten Championships. She also won an NCAA Regional Title on vault and advanced to nationals as an individual.
Four Gophers earned All-Big Ten honors last season, including the fourth honor for Mya Hooten (First Team) and second for Gianna Gerdes (First Team). Lauren Pearl and Ella Sirjord both made the second team for their first career All-B1G honors. Pearl also returns in 2025 for her senior season. 2024 Big Ten balance beam champion Sarah Moraw also returns for her third season in the Maroon and Gold.
The Minnesota gymnastics team will host its intrasquad scrimmage on Friday, Dec. 21 at 11 a.m. inside Maturi Pavilion. The meet will be free of admission for fans and B1G+ will stream. The team’s first meet is set for Saturday, Jan. 4 against Central Michigan at Maturi Pavilion.
For more information on Gopher women’s gymnastics, follow the team on ‘X’ and Instagram (@GopherWGym), TikTok (@GophersWGym) and Facebook (facebook.com/GopherWomensGymnastics).
