Naila-Jean Meyers
Senior Assistant Sports Editor
Naila-Jean Meyers is the senior assistant sports editor at the Star Tribune, overseeing coverage of the Vikings and the Olympics and the department’s digital and audience strategy. She joined the Star Tribune in 2020 after 15 years as an editor at The New York Times. She also previously worked at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Sporting News. She grew up in Ames, Iowa, and is a graduate of Northwestern University.
Latest from Naila-Jean Meyers
Vikings
Three keys to the Vikings’ 34-7 win over the Texans
Brian Flores’ Vikings defense dominated the Texans from the start, flustering quarterback C.J. Stroud and his offense, which was hampered by penalties.
September 22, 2024
Vikings
Three keys to the Vikings’ 23-17 Week 2 win over the San Francisco 49ers
In the Vikings’ home opener, a hometown player lit up the stat sheet and Justin Jefferson rewrote the record book again before getting injured.
September 15, 2024
Vikings
Three keys to the Vikings’ season-opening 28-6 win over the Giants
The Vikings offense hummed and their defense made it a very long day for Giants quarterback Daniel Jones in a comprehensive victory.
September 8, 2024
Vikings
Vikings 2024 schedule preview: Aaron Rodgers and Kirk Cousins but no J.J. McCarthy
The Vikings will see a lot of young quarterbacks on their schedule, including C.J. Stroud, Anthony Richardson and Caleb Williams, but will not get to show off their own.
September 3, 2024
Olympics
Minneapolis’ Chuck Aoki wins third Paralympic silver medal in wheelchair rugby
Chuck Aoki, in his fourth Paralympics, has four career medals, but no gold, after the U.S. lost 48-41 to Japan on Monday.
September 3, 2024
Olympics
Minnesota’s Skylar Dahl wins a silver medal in rowing at the Paris Paralympics
A Centennial High graduate and rower for the University of Virginia, Skylar Dahl races on mixed four with coxswain crew for Team USA.
September 1, 2024
Olympics
Eagan’s Mallory Weggemann wins fourth Paralympic gold medal in swimming, with her daughter watching
Swimmer Mallory Weggemann is competing in her fourth Paralympics but it’s the first time she’s racing for medals as a mom.
September 1, 2024
Olympics
Suni Lee falls in balance beam final, ends Paris Olympics with three medals
St. Paul gymnast Suni Lee really wanted gold on the beam, but it was not to be. Simone Biles also fell on beam, but won silver in the floor exercise.
August 5, 2024
Olympics
Minneapolis’ Chuck Aoki wins third Paralympic silver medal in wheelchair rugby
Chuck Aoki, in his fourth Paralympics, has four career medals, but no gold, after the U.S. lost 48-41 to Japan on Monday.
September 3, 2024
Olympics
Minnesota’s Skylar Dahl wins a silver medal in rowing at the Paris Paralympics
A Centennial High graduate and rower for the University of Virginia, Skylar Dahl races on mixed four with coxswain crew for Team USA.
September 1, 2024
Olympics
Eagan’s Mallory Weggemann wins fourth Paralympic gold medal in swimming, with her daughter watching
Swimmer Mallory Weggemann is competing in her fourth Paralympics but it’s the first time she’s racing for medals as a mom.
September 1, 2024
Olympics
Suni Lee falls in balance beam final, ends Paris Olympics with three medals
St. Paul gymnast Suni Lee really wanted gold on the beam, but it was not to be. Simone Biles also fell on beam, but won silver in the floor exercise.
August 5, 2024