(c) Michigan Gymastics

Behind an NCAA record-setting 15.95 performance on parallel bars from junior Sam Mikulak (Corona del mar, Calif./Corona del mar) and a 1-2 all-around competition finish from Mikulak and sophomore Adrian de los Angeles (Long Beach, Calif./Millikan), the No. 3-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics team captured its 16th Big Ten championship by defeating No. 1 Penn State 438.900-434.050 on Friday (April 5) inside the University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion.

Additionally, eight Wolverines qualified for 18 different spots for individual event finalists, which are to be held Saturday (April 6) at 7 p.m. CDT.

For the first time this season, U-M began the night on a bye rotation and started off the quest for the 16th Big Ten Title on pommel horse. Freshman Nolan Novak (Albuquerque, N.M/Valley) led off on the apparatus, scoring a 14.10, the second-best Wolverine score in his first Big Ten Championships and advanced to the event finals. Sophomore Adrian de los Angeles (Long Beach, Calif./Millikan) also qualified for the second night and led the way for U-M with a 14.20. As a team, Michigan began the night with a 69.60.

On still rings in rotation two, senior Rohan Sebastian (Oklahoma City, Okla./ Bishop McGuinness Catholic) and junior Matt Freeman (Canton, Mich./Canton) made the event finals, as Sebastian scored a 15.05 to take fifth, while Freeman tallied a 14.95 to take ninth as the Wolverines scored a 73.45.

Four Wolverines advanced to competition on Saturday night on vault, as U-M hit a season-best team score of 75.65 that was led by a season best from Ervin (15.45), which was good enough for second, while freshman Konner Ackerman (Des Moines, Wash./ Mount Rainier) and Mikulak scored 15.25s on the event to tie for fourth. All five Wolverines surpassed the 14.80 mark on the table, as de los Angeles scored a 14.90 to earn a berth on Saturday, while sophomore Michael Strathern (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett) hit a 14.80 and tied for 13th.

Led by Mikulak's record-setting performance on parallel bars, U-M collected a 74.65, as de los Angeles got second (15.25), senior Syque Caesar (Port St. Lucie, Fla./Lincoln Park Academy) took fourth with a 15.00, and Ervin took sixth with a 14.95. The performance for both Ervin and Mikulak served as career highs.

On high bar in the fifth rotation, Caesar placed second with a 14.85, while Mikulak took third with a 14.75, positioning himself to defend his Big Ten title from a year ago on the event. Strathern rounded out U-M's trio of event qualifiers, as he tied for eighth 14.30 as the Wolverines scored a 70.10.

Leading by nearly five points heading into the final rotation on floor, Sebastian led off with a 14.30. Three of the final four Wolverines surpassed the 15-point mark to earn event final berths, as Caesar scored a 15.10 in the No. 2 position. The No. 3 spot saw Ervin tally a 15.50 for second, while Mikulak marked a 15.40 to take third.

 

Team Standing

Place	Team	Score
1	Univ. of Michigan	438.900
2	Penn State Univ.	434.050
3	Univ. of Minnesota	430.350
4	Ohio State Univ.	426.600
5	Univ. of Illinois	424.450
6	Univ. of Iowa	422.500
7	Univ. of Nebraska	416.250

 

Univ. of Michigan  )

Gymnast	Floor	Pommel	Rings	Vault	P Bars	H Bar	AA
Konner Ackerman				15.250
Alex Bubnov			14.250
Syque Caesar	15.100				15.000	14.850
Adrian de los Angeles	14.550	14.200	14.600	14.900	15.250	13.850	87.350
Stacey Ervin	15.500			15.450	14.950
Matt Freeman		14.000	14.950
Jordan Gaarenstroom			14.350
Nick Hunter						12.950
Dylan James		13.650
Sam Mikulak	15.400	13.650	14.850	15.250	15.950	14.750	89.850
Nolan Novak		14.100
Rohan Sebastian	14.300		15.050
Michael Strathern				14.800	13.500	14.300
Team Totals	74.850	69.600	73.450	75.650	74.650	70.700	438.900

 

Penn State Univ.

Gymnast	Floor	Pommel	Rings	Vault	P Bars	H Bar	AA
Felix Aronovich	14.300	13.700	14.300	14.100	14.300	13.500	84.200
Tony Beck						13.750
Wasef Burbar	14.000				14.200	14.150
Mackenzie Dow		14.100			14.550	13.500
Tristan Duverglas				15.100
Adrian Evans		14.300
Matthew Felleman					13.750	14.300
Preston Gall		14.600
Craig Hernandez		15.250
Trevor Howard	15.000		15.050	15.200	14.300
Parker Raque	14.150		15.300	14.750
Scott Rosenthal			15.000
Ismael Sanabria				14.900
Alexis Torres	15.050		15.050	14.650
Team Totals	72.500	71.950	74.700	74.600	71.100	69.200	434.050

 

Univ. of Minnesota

Gymnast	Floor	Pommel	Rings	Vault	P Bars	H Bar	AA
Sean Bauer	14.050			14.600
Harris Coleman		14.100			14.250
Daniel DiBenedetto						14.700
Michael Farquhar			14.600
Matt Frey	15.000				14.700
Steve Jaciuk			15.150		14.150	15.150
Adam Kern	14.050	13.500		14.650
Adam LaFleur				14.500	13.850
Ellis Mannon		14.850		14.600	14.500	13.750
Jack Metcalf			15.150
Paul Montague, Jr.		13.250	14.550
Yoshi Morinishi	14.750	13.100		14.350
Spencer Smith						13.350
Josh Wokurka	14.300		14.700			14.150
Team Totals	72.150	68.800	74.150	72.700	71.450	71.100	430.350

 

Ohio State Univ.

Gymnast	Floor	Pommel	Rings	Vault	P Bars	H Bar	AA
William Jeffreys	14.900		12.400
Alex Johnson			14.200		14.500	14.050
Brandän Jones		12.350				13.650
Misha Koudinov	14.450	13.750			15.450	13.950
John Laing		14.650
Larry Mayer				15.400
Drew Moling			14.250	14.500	14.650	13.850
Michael Newburger		13.500
Alex Nork		13.800	13.750		14.550	14.150
Danny Steiner	15.050			14.750	13.950
Nick Tagliaferro			13.850
Andrew Teal	14.950			14.600
Jeff Treleaven	14.550			14.200
Team Totals	73.900	68.050	68.450	73.450	73.100	69.650	426.600

 

Univ. of Illinois

Gymnast	Floor	Pommel	Rings	Vault	P Bars	H Bar	AA
Logan Bradley		14.150
Fred Hartville	14.650			15.550
Andrew Margolis			14.200
Chad Mason		12.450
Max Mayr			14.350		14.200	13.250
Yoshi Mori	14.250	13.500	14.150	14.150	14.450	13.900	84.400
Joey Peters	13.350	14.000	14.200	13.900	14.000	12.750	82.200
Austin Phillips					14.300	13.400
Cameron Rogers		12.850	14.250		14.850
Vince Smurro	15.200					12.500
Jacob Tilsley		13.600		14.500
Alex Varga	15.400			14.550
Mike Wilner			15.550
Josh Wilson	14.650			14.850
Team Totals	74.150	66.550	72.550	73.600	71.800	65.800	424.450

 

Univ. of Iowa

Gymnast	Floor	Pommel	Rings	Vault	P Bars	H Bar	AA
Lance Alberhasky	13.750	12.500	14.300	13.700	13.500	13.150	80.900
William Albert			14.350
Javier Balboa	14.350	13.100	14.850	14.150	14.550	13.750	84.750
Jack Boyle	14.500	12.250	14.350	13.800	14.250	12.350	81.500
Cyrus Dobre-Mofid				14.650	14.600
Brandon Field	14.500			14.350
Anton Gryshayev		12.450	14.900
Mitchell Landau					14.350	14.650
Eric Lofstrom	14.100	14.050
Matt Loochtan	15.150			14.950
Del Vecchio Orozco		12.500
Broderick Shemansky	13.300	13.800	14.150	13.950	13.500	14.350	83.050
Doug Sullivan		13.400
Team Totals	72.000	66.200	72.750	72.050	71.250	68.250	422.500

 

Univ. of Nebraska

Gymnast	Floor	Pommel	Rings	Vault	P Bars	H Bar	AA
Donovan Arndt			14.750
Wyatt Aycock	14.150	12.250	13.700	14.750	14.150	13.000	82.000
Sam Chamberlain					15.000
Micah Christensen	12.800			14.800		13.750
Zach Hedval			13.950
Gabriel Jolley		12.000		14.800
Louis Klein	14.200					14.350
Robbie Kocks			14.700
Ethan Lottman		13.100
Grant Perdue	15.500			15.050
Mark Ringle	14.400				14.400	13.500
C.J. Schaaf	13.850	11.750	14.100	14.500	14.400	13.050	81.650
Eric Schryver		12.350			12.950	13.800
Josh Ungar				13.050		13.800
Team Totals	71.050	61.450	71.200	72.450	70.900	69.200	416.250

 

Floor Results

Place	Gymnast	Team	Score
1T	Grant Perdue	Univ. of Nebraska	15.500
1T	Stacey Ervin	Univ. of Michigan	15.500
3T	Sam Mikulak	Univ. of Michigan	15.400
3T	Alex Varga	Univ. of Illinois	15.400
5	Vince Smurro	Univ. of Illinois	15.200
6	Matt Loochtan	Univ. of Iowa	15.150
7	Syque Caesar	Univ. of Michigan	15.100
8T	Alexis Torres	Penn State Univ.	15.050
8T	Danny Steiner	Ohio State Univ.	15.050
10T	Matt Frey	Univ. of Minnesota	15.000
10T	Trevor Howard	Penn State Univ.	15.000

 

Pommel Results

Place	Gymnast	Team	Score
1	Craig Hernandez	Penn State Univ.	15.250
2	Ellis Mannon	Univ. of Minnesota	14.850
3	John Laing	Ohio State Univ.	14.650
4	Preston Gall	Penn State Univ.	14.600
5	Adrian Evans	Penn State Univ.	14.300
6	Adrian de los Angeles	Univ. of Michigan	14.200
7	Logan Bradley	Univ. of Illinois	14.150
8T	Mackenzie Dow	Penn State Univ.	14.100
8T	Harris Coleman	Univ. of Minnesota	14.100
8T	Nolan Novak	Univ. of Michigan	14.100

 

Rings Results

Place	Gymnast	Team	Score
1	Mike Wilner	Univ. of Illinois	15.550
2	Parker Raque	Penn State Univ.	15.300
3T	Steve Jaciuk	Univ. of Minnesota	15.150
3T	Jack Metcalf	Univ. of Minnesota	15.150
5T	Rohan Sebastian	Univ. of Michigan	15.050
5T	Alexis Torres	Penn State Univ.	15.050
5T	Trevor Howard	Penn State Univ.	15.050
8	Scott Rosenthal	Penn State Univ.	15.000
9	Matt Freeman	Univ. of Michigan	14.950
10	Anton Gryshayev	Univ. of Iowa	14.900

 

Vault Results

Place	Gymnast	Team	Score
1	Fred Hartville	Univ. of Illinois	15.550
2	Stacey Ervin	Univ. of Michigan	15.450
3	Larry Mayer	Ohio State Univ.	15.400
4*	Sam Mikulak	Univ. of Michigan	15.250
4*	Konner Ackerman	Univ. of Michigan	15.250
6	Trevor Howard	Penn State Univ.	15.200
7	Tristan Duverglas	Penn State Univ.	15.100
8	Grant Perdue	Univ. of Nebraska	15.050
9	Matt Loochtan	Univ. of Iowa	14.950
10T	Ismael Sanabria	Penn State Univ.	14.900
10T	Adrian de los Angeles	Univ. of Michigan	14.900

 

P Bars Results

Place	Gymnast	Team	Score
1	Sam Mikulak	Univ. of Michigan	15.950
2	Misha Koudinov	Ohio State Univ.	15.450
3	Adrian de los Angeles	Univ. of Michigan	15.250
4T	Sam Chamberlain	Univ. of Nebraska	15.000
4T	Syque Caesar	Univ. of Michigan	15.000
6	Stacey Ervin	Univ. of Michigan	14.950
7	Cameron Rogers	Univ. of Illinois	14.850
8	Matt Frey	Univ. of Minnesota	14.700
9	Drew Moling	Ohio State Univ.	14.650
10	Cyrus Dobre-Mofid	Univ. of Iowa	14.600

 

H Bar Results

Place	Gymnast	Team	Score
1	Steve Jaciuk	Univ. of Minnesota	15.150
2	Syque Caesar	Univ. of Michigan	14.850
3	Sam Mikulak	Univ. of Michigan	14.750
4	Daniel DiBenedetto	Univ. of Minnesota	14.700
5	Mitchell Landau	Univ. of Iowa	14.650
6T	Broderick Shemansky	Univ. of Iowa	14.350
6T	Louis Klein	Univ. of Nebraska	14.350
8T	Michael Strathern	Univ. of Michigan	14.300
8T	Matthew Felleman	Penn State Univ.	14.300
10T	Josh Wokurka	Univ. of Minnesota	14.150
10T	Alex Nork	Ohio State Univ.	14.150
10T	Wasef Burbar	Penn State Univ.	14.150

 

All-Around Results

Place	Gymnast	Team	Score
1	Sam Mikulak	Univ. of Michigan	89.850
2	Adrian de los Angeles	Univ. of Michigan	87.350
3	Javier Balboa	Univ. of Iowa	84.750
4	Yoshi Mori	Univ. of Illinois	84.400
5	Felix Aronovich	Penn State Univ.	84.200
6	Broderick Shemansky	Univ. of Iowa	83.050
7	Joey Peters	Univ. of Illinois	82.200
8	Wyatt Aycock	Univ. of Nebraska	82.000
9	C.J. Schaaf	Univ. of Nebraska	81.650
10	Jack Boyle	Univ. of Iowa	81.500
11	Lance Alberhasky	Univ. of Iowa	80.900

 

 

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