Gophers announce recruits who have signed letters of intent

The women’s basketball team will add four, the men’s basketball team signed three and three signed volleyball NLIs.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
November 12, 2025 at 10:43PM
The Gophers volleyball team will add three players in January. (Gophers athletics)

The Gophers on Wednesday announced the names of players who have signed national letters of intent.

The men’s basketball team is adding Wayzata forward Nolan Anderson; Chadrack Mpoyi, a 6-11 center from the Congo who is playing for Crean Lutheran (Calif.); and East Ridge guard Cedric Tomes.

The women’s basketball teams signed four players: Adit Kuol, a forward from Uganda who is playing at The King’s Academy in Seymour, Tenn.; Arrowhead (Wis.) guard Natalie Kussow; Crosby-Ironton guard Tori Oehrlein; and Millard West (Neb.) forward Kylee Paben.

Signing with the volleyball program are Makenna Crosson, an outside hitter from Archbishop Mitty (Calif.); Centennial middle blocker Elena Hoecke; and Eagan libero/defensive specialist Madi Kraft. They will enroll at Minnesota in January.

The Gophers soccer program is adding Bella Naples of Chanhassen, Ellen Neuharth of Holy Angels Academy and Savannah Enriquez of Mission Hills (Calif.).

The gymnastics team received signed letters from Regan Bacciocco of Milwaukee; Avalie Brinn of Palm City, Fla.; Lindsay Pseja of Westwood, N.J.; and Julia Rausa of Vernon Hills, Ill.

The women’s golf team will add Regan Dusenbery of Wichita; Susanna Manns of Russellville, Ark.; and Rose Solberg of Fargo.

Joining Gophers softball are Ava Angel of Crown City, Ohio; Jordyn Jones of Anoka; Jordyn Kennedy of Ankeny, Iowa; Rory Salvesen of Hatley, Wis.; and Claire Schuyler of Antioch, Ill.

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Signing with men’s golf were Landon Houska of Fort Collins, Colo.; and Finlay Galloway of Auchtermuchty, Scotland.

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