2012 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships

Illinois wins Men's NCAA Title, Dalton wins All Around!

Illinois wins Men's NCAA Title, Dalton wins All Around!

Apr 21, 2012 by Anne Phillips
Illinois wins Men's NCAA Title, Dalton wins All Around!
Illinois rallied from two points down with two rotations remaining to win the 2012 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championship Friday night at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Illinois posted a season-high score of 358.850, while host and top-ranked Oklahoma finished second in the six-team field with a 357.450.

It marks the 10th NCAA title in program history and the first since 1989, and of course the first for head coach Justin Spring. 

Oklahoma's Jake Dalton won the all around title by over a point, totaling a world class score of 91.00. Defending champion Sam Mikulak of Michigan and Illinois freshman  C.J. Maestas finished in a tie for second. Glen Ishino of Cal was fourth. All four of these gymnasts are currently members of the US Senior National team and will contend for spots on the 2012 US Olympic team. 

Final 2012 NCAA Men's Team Results:
1 Illinois, 358.850
2 Oklahoma, 357.450
3 Penn State, 354.800
4 U.C. Berkeley - California, 353.000
5 Stanford, 352.650
6 Michigan, 351.050

Top All Around Results:
1 Jake Dalton, Univ. Of Oklahoma 91.000
2 Sam Mikulak, Univ. Of Michigan 89.700
2 C.J. Maestas, Univ. Of Illinois 89.700
4 Glen Ishino, U.C. Berkeley - California 88.400
5 Dennis Mannhart, U.C. Berkeley - California 87.550
6 Yoshi Mori, Univ. Of Illinois 87.100
7 Felix Aronovich, Penn State Univ. 86.750
8 Eddie Penev, Stanford Univ. 86.450
9 Paul Ruggeri, Univ. Of Illinois 86.400
10 Donothan Bailey, U.C. Berkeley - California 86.350
Competition will conclude tomorrow with individual event finals. 

Stay tuned for post-meet interviews and updates from Norman here. 

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