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2012 Men's NCAA All Around Results

2012 Men's NCAA Championships All Around Results University of Oklahoma junior and U.S. National Team member Jake Dalton edged Michigan's Sam Mikulak and Illinois' C.J. Maestas for the 2012 NCAA All Around title.  Find complete competition results here.

Oct 29, 2012

National Title Winners from Men's NCAAs

Six different athletes took home individual titles from event finals in Norman on Saturday night.  Starting off on floor, Eddie Penev of Stanford was able to best Oklahoma's Jake Dalton with a 16.1 to take the title. On pommel horse, Cal's Glen Ishino, also a National Team member, posted a massive 15.6 to place first. For rings, National Team member and Illinois standout freshman, CJ Maestas topped the competition to take home the naitonal title after scoring a 15.3. This year on vault, there was a tie for first place. With both scoring a 15.5 on the apparatus, Eddie Penev of Stanford and Paul Rugerri of Illinios share the title. On the parallel bars, Jake Dalton, who took home the national all-around title the night before during team competition, scored a 15.25 to capture first place. Lastly, on high bar, with a score of 15.45 Sam Mikulak of Michigan became the new national champion. Floor: 1. Eddie Penev, Stanford 16.100 2. Jake Dalton, Oklahoma 15.950 3. Stacey Irvin, Michigan 14.450 Pommel Horse 1. Glen Ishino, California 15.600 2. Craig Hernadez, Penn State 15.350 3. Michael Newburger, Ohio State 15.100 Still Rings 1. C.J. Maestas, Illinois 15.300 2. Scott Rosenthal, Penn State 15.250 3. Jake Dalton, Oklahoma 15.100 Vault 1T. Eddie Penev, Stanford 15.500 1T. Paul Rugerri, Illinois 15.500 3. Presten Ellsworth, Oklahoma 15.200 Parallel Bars 1. Jake Dalton, Oklahoma 15.250 2. Paul Rugerri, Illinois 15.000 3T. Danny Berardini, Oklahoma 14.950 3T. Misha Koudinov, Ohio State 14.950 High Bar 1. Sam Mikulak, Michigan 15.450 2. Glen Ishino, California 15.050 3. Jake Dalton, Oklahoma 14.900 For full results from both qualifying sessions, team finals, and event finals visit: http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-gym/okla-m-gym-body.html

Apr 24, 2012

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 Full results Competition will conclude tomorrow with individual event finals.  Stay tuned for post-meet interviews and updates from Norman here. 

Apr 21, 2012

#4 Illini Win NCAA Prelim Session with Season-Best 356.25

NORMAN, Okla. - The fourth-ranked Fighting Illini men's gymnastics team advanced to the Super Six NCAA Team Finals for the 10th straight year with a season-best 356.250 to place first in the Session II Qualifier Thursday night at the Lloyd Noble Center. Host and top-ranked Oklahoma finished in a close second with a 356.200, followed by No. 8 California with a 351.150 to round out the qualifiers from the evening session. The teams will join the top-three finishers of today's early session, including No. 6 Michigan (353.450), No. 2 Penn State (353.000) and No. 3 Stanford (348.500). Team finals will begin tomorrow at 7 p.m. and will be streamed live on NCAA.com.   "It wasn't perfect," Illini head coach Justin Spring said. "But everybody went out and did their job. We needed every tenth today. We learned from all of our mistakes, and we know what we need to do. Hopefully, we're going to step up and be an even better team tomorrow. Basically, we know we need to be a little bit better of a team than we were today, and we know we can do that."   The Illini started the night on vault, where they posted their second-highest mark of the year (59.550), paced by redshirt senior Paul Ruggeri, who tied for sixth with a 15.050. Meanwhile, sophomore Alex Varga finished eighth with a season-best 15.000.   In the second rotation, the Illini claimed their best score of the season on parallel bars with a 60.150. Ruggeri led the way for the Orange and Blue once again with a 15.250 to finish second and secure the second-highest score by an Illini on that apparatus this year. Sophomore Jordan Valdez placed fifth with a 15.100, while freshman C.J. Maestas matched his career high with a 15.000 to take seventh.   On high bar, the Orange and Blue posted a 60.100, marking their second-highest score on that event in 2012. Ruggeri topped the leaderboard with a 15.700 to capture his team-leading sixth high bar crown this season and 19th title overall this year. Junior Austin Phillips tied for fifth with a 14.950, followed by Valdez (14.800) in seventh, Maestas (14.650) in eighth and senior C.J. Padera (14.600) in ninth.   In the following rotation, the Illini posted a 59.500 on floor, led by Varga and juniors Vince Smurro and Yoshi Mori, who each tied for sixth with 14.950s to give the Illini a comfortable lead heading into their fifth-rotation bye.   On pommel horse, sophomore Chad Mason captured his first title of the year and second of his career with a personal-best 15.200 to lead the Illini to a 58.800, marking their best pommel horse score this season. Padera followed, tying for third with a career-high 14.850, while Mori tied for seventh with a 14.550.   The Orange and Blue finished out the night with a 58.150 on rings, led by Maestas, who posted a 15.450 to capture his team-leading seventh title on that event this season and 19th crown overall. Meanwhile, sophomore Cameron Rogers finished 10th with a 14.350.   The Illini will be back in action tomorrow night at 7 p.m. to compete for their first NCAA title since 1989. With its first-place finish during qualifying, Illinois earned the right to pick its first event during team finals, selecting to start on vault for the second night in a row. The top-10 finishers from Friday night's team finals will qualify for the NCAA Individual Event Finals set for Saturday at 7 p.m. via fightingillini.com Full meet results  Watch video interviews with gymnasts and coaches at the NCAA Championships

Apr 20, 2012

Follow the NCAA Championships (Women and Men!)

Gymnastike is BACK at the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships for the fourth straight year and providing on-site coverage of the Men's NCAA Championship for the first time! Both meets get underway this weekend, with the Men's Championship being hosted by No. 1 Oklahoma and the Women's Championship returning to Duluth. Gymnastike will be your eyes and ears for the weekend, providing podium training videos, video interviews, press conference videos and behind-the-scenes extras. Why do we do it? Because we love you. 2012 Women's NCAA Gymnastics Championships There were no surprises this year, as the Top 12 teams in the nation all advanced to the Championships.  No. 1 Florida has dominated all year, but defending champion Alabama handed the Gators their only loss, while No. 2 UCLA holds the nation's highest score: a monster 198.050.  The format will consist of two preliminary sessions (Friday, Apr. 20) with the top three finishers from each session advancing to the Super Six Team Finals (Saturday, Apr. 21). Individual Event Finals will be held on Sunday.   Semifinal 1: No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 6 Nebraska, No. 7 Utah, No. 10 Stanford, No. 11 LSU Semifinal 2: No. 1 Florida, No. 4 Alabama, No. 5 Georgia, No. 8 Arkansas, No. 9 Oregon State, No. 12 Ohio State   Women's LINKS: Gymnastike NCAA Women's Video Channel NCAA Prediction Contest (contest closes at 12pm ET on Friday!) LIVE Competition Updates (follow every session of competition live!) Meet Website Follow us on Twitter, @gymnastike - and facebook Meet Schedule (with links to live stats) Friday, April 20 Semifinal 1 (Noon ET) Semifinal 2 (6 p.m. ET) Saturday, April 21 Super Six Team Final (4 p.m. ET) Sunday, April 22 Individual Event Finals (1 p.m. ET) NCAA Women's Gymnastics Live Stream Live Video Stream for Friday's NCAA Gymnastics Semifinals *ESPN3 will provide live broadcasts of the Super Six Team Finals and Individual Event Finals.  For more information, visit WatchESPN. 2012 Men's NCAA Gymnastics Championships The No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners play host to the 2012 NCAA Championships, welcoming the top teams in the nation in No. 2 Penn State, defending champion Stanford, and Big Ten Champion Illinois.  Competition begins Thursday with two qualifying sessions. The top three finishers from each session will advance to Friday's Team Final, with Individual Event champions crowned on Saturday.  Semifinal 1: No. 2 Penn State, No. 3 Stanford, No. 6 Michigan, No. 7 Ohio State, No. 10 Nebraska, No. 11 Iowa   Semifinal 2: No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 4 Illinois, No. 5 Minnesota, No. 8 California, No. 9 Temple, No. 12 Air Force LINKS Gymnastike NCAA Men's Video Channel Meet Website OU Press Release Meet Schedule Thursday, April 19 Semifinal 1 (2 p.m. ET) Semifinal 2 (8 p.m. ET) Friday, April 20 Team Final (8 p.m. ET) Saturday, April 21 Individual Event Finals (8 p.m. ET) NCAA Men's Gymnastics Live Stream Live Video Stream available for each session

Apr 19, 2012