o. 20 Minnesota defeated Iowa on Sunday in its road conference opener at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Gophers scored a stellar 197.325 compared to 195.625 for Iowa. The score was a season-best for Minnesota and the top tally since earning 197.400 at last year’s NCAA Regional Finals. The Gophers’ previous best in 2025 was 196.375.
“Everybody hit their routines today,” said head coach Jenny Hansen. “To go 24-for-24 just shows how much our hard work is paying off. We’re thrilled with how the team performed today, especially early in the season.”
The Gophers (4-0, 2-0 B1G) earned 49.400 on vault, 49.075 on bars, 49.475 on floor and 49.375 on beam. Iowa (1-3, 0-2 B1G) went 49.250 on vault, 49.125 on bars, 48.200 on beam and 49.050 on the floor.
Rookie Teryn Crump was the standout on the uneven bars for the ‘U’, posting a meet-high 9.875 to win her first ever event title. Crump also split the vault title with Ava Stewart and Sarah Moraw after they all posted 9.900s.
Seria Johnson stepped in for Mya Hooten on the floor, anchoring the group with a 9.925 to win the event title. On her 21st birthday, Brooklyn Rowray took home the balance beam title in her home state of Iowa. Her score of 9.925 was a season-high and her best since going 9.975 on Jan. 6, 2024.
“That was so special for Brooklyn. To do that on her birthday with a ton of family and friends in attendance was amazing. I’m just super happy for her,” Hansen said.
EVENT BREAKDOWN:
BARS
The ‘U’ improved from its 48.700 on bars last week to go 49.075 today. Teryn Crump led the team with her career-best 9.875 while Jordyn Lyden stayed consistent with her 9.850. Marissa Jencks and Seria Johnson earned 9.800s while McCauley Harrington made her collegiate bars debut with a 9.750.
VAULT
The Gophers crushed it on vault, getting 9.900s from Teryn Crump, Sarah Moraw and Ava Stewart. The team score was a 49.400, the highest of the season for the ‘U’. Mya Hooten and Megan Steensland made up the fourth and fifth spots with 9.850s.
FLOOR
Minnesota kept the momentum going, hitting another season-best with a 49.475 on the floor. Seria Johnson, who stepped in for Mya Hooten, anchored the group with a 9.925. Megan Steensland set a career-high with a 9.900 while Emily Koch and Lauren Pearl both set season-bests with 9.900s as well. Jordyn Lyden made her floor debut with a 9.850.
BEAM
Minnesota finished strong with a 49.375 on the beam to seal the meet and move to 4-0. Jordyn Lyden earned a career-best 9.900 while Sarah Moraw, Lauren Pearl and Ava Stewart all went 9.850. Brooklyn Rowray anchored the group with her season-defining performance thus far, with a 9.925.
NOTABLE:
-Minnesota hit season-highs on vault (49.400), bars (49.075), beam (49.375) and floor (49.475) today.
-Teryn Crump won the first two event titles of her career today with season-high performance on vault (9.900) and bars (9.875).
-Jordyn Lyden set a career-best on beam (9.900) today. It was also the first time in four meets this year that she did not win a bars event title.
-Brooklyn Rowray won her second straight event title on beam with a season-best score of 9.925.
-McCauley Harrington made her collegiate debut today (non-exhibition) and went 9.750 on bars.
-Megan Steensland hit career-best marks on both vault (9.850) and floor (9.900).
-Seria Johnson tied her career-best and set a season-high with a 9.925 on floor, winning her first event title of 2025.
-Emily Koch and Lauren Pearl tallied season-best marks of 9.900 on the floor.
-Sarah Moraw posted season-bests on both vault (9.900) and beam (9.850).
-Ava Stewart hit 9.900 on vault to share the event title. It was her second consecutive vault of 9.900-or-higher.
UP NEXT
Minnesota (4-0, 2-0 B1G) hosts Washington (1-4, 0-2 B1G) next Saturday, Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. CT on B1G+.
(info and stock photo courtesy of Gopher Sports)
