As we posted earlier today, incoming Gopher Hockey freshman Casey Mittelstadt won a fan vote to be named the 2017 USA TODAY All-USA Male Athlete of the Year. This week the polls are open to vote for the Female All-USA Athlete of the Year and another Gopher is in the running.
Incoming Minnesota Gophers freshman Grace Zumwinkle was named the 2017 USA TODAY Girls Hockey Player of the Year earlier this spring, and is now one of ten athletes up for the national player of the year award. Zumwinkle is an Excelsior native and graduate of the Breck School.