Minnesota Golden Gophers women's gymnastics

The Minnesota Golden Gophers represent the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in women's gymnastics. They are coached by Jenny Hansen. The Gophers have 6 Big Ten Conference titles, most recently in 2021. In 1990 Marie Roethlisberger won the NCAA Championship in uneven bars, the Gophers' only NCAA champion to date.

Minnesota Golden Gophers women's gymnastics
Founded	1974
University	University of Minnesota
Head coach	Jenny Hansen (1st season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Twin Cities, Minnesota
Home arena	Maturi Pavilion (Capacity: 5,700)
Nickname	Minnesota Golden Gophers
Colors	Maroon and gold[1]
NCAA Regional championships
1980, 1982
NCAA Tournament appearances
1997, 2002, 2013, 2022
Conference championships
1988, 1989, 1991, 1998, 2006, 2021

History

Head coaches

	Name	Seasons
1	Katalin Deli	1974 – 1992
2	Jim Stephenson	1993 – 2010
3	Meg Stephenson	1998 – 2014
4	Jenny Hansen	2015 – Present

The Minnesota gymnastics program competed its first season in 1974 in AIAW competition, joining the NCAA for the 1983 season. Katalin Deli was hired as the first coach in 1973 and quickly established the team as a contender for regional and conference titles; she was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the 1989 and 1991 seasons.^[2] During her tenure Minnesota won three Big Ten conference titles as a team and Minnesota gymnasts won 21 individual event titles. Deli was fired following the 1992 season after gymnasts accidentally saw a sex tape of Deli and her husband, then-assistant coach Gabor Deli.^[3]

Jim Stephenson took over the program in 1993 and added his wife Meg Stephenson as co-head coach in 1998. Under the Stephensons, Minnesota advanced to the NCAA National Championships three times, finishing 10th in 1997, 9th in 2002, and 8th in 2013. Minnesota also added more Big Ten team titles, winning in 1998 and 2006. Jim stepped down as head coach in 2010, continuing to assist the team in a volunteer position.

In 2014, Meg Stephenson resigned due to controversy over her siding with her husband in a sexual harassment allegation, and allegedly retaliating against the student who made the claims.^[4] Assistant coach Jenny Hansen served as interim head coach for the 2015 season, before being officially promoted to the position.

The highest score ever recorded by the Minnesota gymnastics team is 197.750, at the 2021 conference championships.^[5]

Roster

2024–25 Roster

Name	Year	Hometown
Anahit Assadourian	R-JR	Burbank, CA
Teryn Crump	FR	Pflugerville, TX
Marisa Fisher	R-FR	Valparaiso, IN
Leah Gonsiorowski	SO	Milton, WI
McCauley Harrington	FR	Plano, TX
Mya Hooten	GS	Woodbury, MN
Marissa Jencks	SR	Madison, SD
Seria Johnson	JR	Woodstock, GA
Emily Koch	GS	Bloomington, MN
Kendall Landry	R-FR	Frisco, TX
Jayda Lewter	FR	Savage, MN
Jordyn Lyden	SO	Stillwater, MN
Sarah Moraw	JR	Holland, MI
Sophia Nguyen	SO	Minnetonka, MN
Jenna Olshefski	R-FR	Grove City, OH
Lauren Pearl	SR	Milford, MA
Brooklyn Rowray	R-SO	Carlisle, IA
Samantha Schneider	FR	Fairfield, CT
Megan Steensland	JR	Eden Prairie, MN
Ava Stewart	FR	Bowmanville, ON
Sophie Swartzmiller	R-FR	Madison, WI
Lilly Timmerman	FR	Rochester, MN
Morgan Walsh	FR	Orono, MN

• Head coach: Jenny Hansen
• Assistant coach: Geralen Stack-Eaton
• Assistant coach: Rich Stenger
• Assistant coach: Kiki Parenteau

Past Olympians

• Ava Stewart (2020, 2024)

See also

• Minnesota Golden Gophers men's gymnastics