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The Minnesota Golden Gophers
Minnesota Golden Gophers
The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the college sports team for the University of Minnesota. The university fields both men's and women's teams in basketball, cross country, gymnastics, golf, ice hockey, swimming, tennis, and track and field. Men's-specific sports include baseball, football, and...

represent the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in men's gymnastics. They are coached by Mike Burns. The Gophers have 21 Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...

 titles, most recently in 1995. They were ranked second in the NCAA three times, most recently in 1990. Two Gophers have been men's artistic individual all-around National Champions. Newt Loken
Newt Loken
Newton C. Loken was an artistic gymnast and coach of gymnastics, trampolining and cheerleading. While a member of the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's gymnastics team, Loken was NCAA all-around gymnastics champion in 1942 and the Big Ten Conference all-around champion in 1941 and 1942...

 in 1942 and John Roethlisberger
John Roethlisberger
John Roethlisberger is a retired American gymnast. He is a three-time Olympian representing the U.S. at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, and 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He is also a four-time U.S. Nationals all-around champion and four-time U.S...

in 1991, 1992, & 1993.

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