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NCAA Males’s Gymnastics Week 2 Recap


It was a giant weekend in NCAA males’s gymnastics: the Navy Open, Windy Metropolis, and the Rocky Mountain Open all happened and every had their very own bit of pleasure. All NCAA groups except Cal had been on the ground this previous weekend, and there have been already some notable enhancements. The very best rating opening weekend was a 318.450 (belonging to Stanford); this week that will have been the sixth highest rating within the nation. Groups are slowly discovering their rhythm and settling in.

Hold studying for the highest tales of the week.

Prime Scores of the Week

Group

Stanford repeated as the highest staff of the week with a 328.850 – greater than a 10-point enchancment on Week 1. Not solely did Stanford narrowly edge Oklahoma, the staff got here from behind within the ultimate rotation to assert the win. The Cardinal struggled at instances all through the meet and needed to depend some falls however ended up claiming three occasion titles: Asher Hong on rings (14.85), Taylor Burkhart on vault (14.75), and Colt Walker on p-bars (14.35). Ian Lasic-Ellis added p-bars (14.2) and excessive bar (13.45) as he seems to as soon as once more develop into a mainstay within the Cardinal’s lineups. Not that anybody forgot, however Stanford reminded us that they are going to struggle till each routine is over.

Particular person

  • All-Round: Sam Phillips (Illinois) – 80.1
  • Flooring: Brian Solomon (Navy), Chase Mondi (Nebraska) Brigham Frentheway (Oklahoma) – 14.0
  • Pommel Horse: Patrick Hoopes (Air Drive) – 14.95
  • Rings: Asher Hong (Stanford) – 14.85
  • Vault: Taylor Burkhart (Stanford) – 14.75
  • Parallel Bars: Colt Walker (Stanford), Logan McKeown (Michigan) – 14.35
  • Excessive Bar: Caden Spencer (Ohio State), Taylor Christopulos (Nebraska) – 14.1

Rocky Mountain Open: Rocky begin, thrilling end

Whereas it ended up being an thrilling competitors, the Rocky Mountain Open was laborious to comply with at first. The multi-screen viewing and no commentator paired with a lag within the live-scoring made it laborious to determine what staff was on what occasion and who was competing when. The comp additionally featured two GymAct applications (Arizona State and the Rocky Mountain Mavericks). 

The Sooners positively gave the Cardinal a run for his or her cash as they proceed to point out the NCAA that they’re there to win. Whereas solely counting one rating within the 11s and one within the 12s (each on pommel horse), the spotlight for the Sooners was positively their 56.95 vault rotation wherein all 4 Sooners notched scores above 14.

Nebraska started its season in Colorado and posted a formidable 320.450 to complete third. That included counting some falls and different errors. Air Drive adopted behind with a 311.550, and Simpson positioned fifth with a 291.150.

Qualifying to Winter Cup from the meet had been Air Drive’s Erich Upton – the all-around winner with an 80.0 – and Nebraska’s Alex Nitache, who completed with a 77.6. In FIG scoring, which is barely totally different from NCAA and used for Winter Cup qualifying, Jun Iwai of Texas Goals tied with Nitache’s 77.4, however USA Gymnastics stated the FIG tie-break course of was used to interrupt the tie.

Navy Open: William & Mary stuns, Navy struggles

Springfield School and William & Mary traveled to Annapolis for the Navy Open, which noticed the Tribe put up a 306.150 to assert the staff title. The Tribe additionally claimed three occasion titles: Connor Barrow on vault (14.0), Evan Wilkins on p-bars (13.4), and Ricky Pizem on excessive bar (13.5). A virtually 6 level enchancment over Week 1 noticed the Tribe put up the tenth greatest mark of the weekend – a marked enchancment after ending final season ranked 14th out of 15. It’s additionally the primary time an ECAC staff defeated Navy – who has received the previous six convention titles – since 2018, when the Tribe topped the Mids on the 2018 USA Gymnastics Collegiate Nationwide Championships.

Navy struggled, particularly on pommel horse (44.9) and nonetheless rings (48.7). Freshman Saran Alexander made his debut for the Midshipmen with a 12.25 on pommel horse – the staff’s solely rating above 12 on the occasion. Regardless of a powerful second half, the Midshipmen had been unable to dig themselves out of the opening they discovered themselves in midway by means of, ending with a 303.150. Group outcome apart, Brian Solomon had himself a superb competitors, notching a 14.0 on flooring for the title, in addition to profitable the all-around with a 77.15.

Springfield completed lower than a degree behind the Tribe with a 305.300. Devon Felsenstein claimed the pommel title (12.95), and Will Wilson claimed the rings title (13.05).

If this meet was any indication of what’s to come back within the ECAC this season, we might want to preserve our eyes on issues as a result of issues appear nearer than ever.

Illinois wins Windy Metropolis, Michigan not but competing Olympians

Illinois joined Nebraska because the final two groups to kick off their seasons in Week 2. The Illini handedly defeated Michigan, 321.700-316.600. Sam Phillips, a sixth 12 months grad switch from Nebraska, made his debut for the Illini and impressed with the rings title (13.9) and the all-around title (80.1). Illinois claimed three different occasion titles: Nathan Whitaker on flooring (13.7), Brandon Dang on pommels (14.7), and Amari Sewell and Garrett Schooley tying on vault (14.45).

Phillips additionally certified to Winter Cup along with his all-around efficiency, and Sasha Bogonosiuk of Gymkhana Gymnastics earned the second spot.

Regardless of dropping, the Wolverines nonetheless improved nearly 6 factors week-over-week. Robust p-bars and excessive bar rotations helped Michigan shut the hole a bit as Logan McKeown (14.35) and Robert Noll (14.05) claimed these respective occasion titles. The absence of some high-profile Wolverines, particularly Olympic medalists Fred Richard and Paul Juda, was laborious to overlook. One can assume they’re on totally different coaching plans with Winter Cup and different potential elite assignments developing, however they’re anticipated to compete ultimately.

Ohio State, Penn State win residence openers

Ohio State posted a 319.700 to defeat Greenville (303.150) at residence. The Buckeyes additionally claimed each occasion title. Most notably, Kameron Nelson (13.75 on flooring, 14.55 on vault) and Caden Spencer (13.95 on p-bars, 14.1 on excessive bar) claimed two every. Nelson repeated his triple pike, triple tuck flooring routine; the routine itself was a lot cleaner, however he did exit of bounds on the triple tuck.

Penn State defeated Military at residence, 316.900-306.500. Highlights of the comp had been Military’s Maddox Pabellon going 14.0 on pommel horse and Penn State’s Matthew Underhill with a 14.2 on the rings. Josh Karnes, who just lately dedicated to EVO Gymnastics forward of his commencement within the spring, competed on pommels (13.5), p-bars (13.6), and excessive bar (13.2).

A word on Winter Cup qualifying

The ultimate Winter Cup qualifying meet is the Stanford Open this upcoming weekend. The highest two (2) non-qualified all-around athletes from every of the 4 (4) designated qualifier occasions will qualify to the USA Gymnastics meet. In spite of everything qualifying meets, the subsequent three (3) all-around athletes from the mixed rank order all-around outcomes from all 4 Winter Cup qualifier occasions who will not be already certified will earn spots. As well as, there are different methods athletes can qualify for the meet. See beneath for the pre-qualified athletes and different qualification and entry procedures.

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