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The Minnesota Golden Gophers represented the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in Division 1 men's gymnastics. They were coached by Head Coach Mike Burns and Assistant Coaches Kostya Kolesnikov and Jordan Valdez. [2] The team's home venue was Maturi Pavilion. The Gophers won 21 Big Ten Conference titles, most recently in 1995. [3]
The university fields a total of 21 (9 men's, 12 women's) teams in both men's and women's sports and competes in the Big Ten Conference. The Gophers women's ice hockey team is a six-time NCAA champion and seven-time national champion. [2] [3] In women's ice hockey, the Gophers belong to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
The U.S. men's gymnastics team will look to earn its first Olympic medal since 2008 at the Paris Games, where the artistic gymnastics competition is from July 27 to Aug. 5.
The way Minnesota's gymnastics scene was represented at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 was both illustrative and utterly improbable: Suni Lee of St. Paul, Grace McCallum of Isanti and Shane Wiskus of ...
Wiskus was born in Waconia, Minnesota, on October 1, 1998, to Tammy and Mike Wiskus. His sister, Annabelle, has performed with the Minnesota Association of Dance Teams. [2] In 2002, Wiskus's mother signed him up for gymnastics classes to develop his coordination and motor skills. [3] [2] He began competing three years later at age seven. [2]
Mike Burns needed some help tearing down the thing he loved. On Saturday morning, he recruited Cris Lilligren and Warren Strootman, two underclassmen with the men's gymnastics club team at the ...
Salto Gymnastics: Anthony Ingrelli: Shane Wiskus October 1, 1998 (age 26) Spring Park, Minnesota: EVO Gymnastics: Syque Caesar: Minnesota Golden Gophers (2018–2021) Khoi Young December 31, 2002 (age 22) Bowie, Maryland: Stanford University: Thom Glielmi: Stanford Cardinal (2022–present)
Men’s gymnastics in the US have been on an overall downward trajectory for decades, but the success of the Paris Olympics have college coaches excited for the future.