Easily the regular season’s best matchup, Oklahoma and Stanford did not disappoint in their televised meet. In fact, the two teams battled to a 409.30 tie in the face-to-face contest hosted by the Sooners. Competing without standout Vitaliiy Guimaraes, the Sooners did quite well with only a ten-man lineup. Winning only two team event titles (FX,HB), they managed a balanced attack, hitting on over 95% of their routines. Gage Dyer, back from

Stanford is now back in the title hunt thanks to finally having a full roster with all their stars, including 2019 NCAA AA champ Brody Malone, back on campus. The Cardinal (404.40) got warmed up with their Friday virtual victory over Springfield (368.15). They had six different event winners, led by

Penn State (403.70) bounced back after two consecutive losses to hand defeat to Navy (398.60) in a virtual meet. The Nittany Lions had four wins on team events, and swept all the individual honors. Six different Lions earned event wins, led by Eric Lung (FX-14.50), Jack Baldwin (PH-14.20), Parker Clayton (SR-14.05), Brennan Pantazis (VT-14.80), Andres Perez Gines (PB-14.05) and freshman Ethan Dick (HB-13.35). Freshman Michael Jaroh was the only

The 2021 Winter Cup wrapped up on Sunday with Event Finals. Gymnasts with the highest two-day scores on each event were able to lay claim to an apparatus title. Based on Day 1 results, there really weren’t any surprises, but there were some great performances. Here are

Michigan’s Cameron Bock and Stanford’s Riley Loos traded turns atop the 2021 Winter Cup standings most of the way, but Bock came away with the title after his strong performance in the last rotation (SR). It was Bock’s (84.15) first major all around title in the Senior ranks, and his first since winning multiple national titles as a Junior. He had a great, consistent meet, earning top-5 scores on five events. Loos (83.25) likewise was strong from start to finish, grabbing the highest scores on

Michigan (413.30) posted the season’s fourth highest team score in their resounding defeat of Illinois (405.55) and host Nebraska (401.60). The Wolverines, for the moment at least, are firmly entrenched as the nation’s number two squad behind Oklahoma. After only two meets, they have two of the top five recorded scores. It was their first meet since January 17, after being unceremoniously shut down a week later, undoubtedly an unnecessary travesty.

For the third straight weekend, Penn State was involved in close contests. After prevailing in the first two against Illinois (Week 3) and Nebraska (Week 4), the Nittany Lions (403.90) dropped a tight battle against host Ohio State (405.50). The two teams split the team events, but the victors tallied big winning margins on SR and PB to pull out the win. Jesse Tyndall (AA-81.75, PB-14.30) and Donovan Hewitt (VT-T1st-14.55) each won individual events to lead the Buckeyes. Double winner Matt Cormier

For the second straight week, Penn State (406.90) eked out a win in the final rotation. This week’s victim was Nebraska (403.05), as Nittany Lions spoiled the Cornhuskers’ season opener. A pair of freshmen, Matt Cormier and Michael Jaroh, paced the Penn State attack. Jaroh was a triple winner, posting the top scores on PH (T1st-14.10), VT (T1st-14.55) and HB (14.00), while Cormier had the highest score on FX (14.75). Jaroh’s 5-event average was a nifty

Oklahoma continued their early-season mastery by recording their third consecutive score of 413-plus. They’ve been the picture of consistency in the opening three weeks — Week 1 (414.45), Week 2 (413.75), Week 3 (413.40). The Sooners had no trouble winning their virtual tilt over Army (375.10). Vitality Guimaraes (82.85) and Spencer Goodell (81.15) were the nation’s top-scoring all arounders in Week 3, sparking their

Oklahoma (413.75) nearly matched last weekend’s team score in their home victory over Air Force (374.40). The Sooners again got big production from Gage Dyer (FX-14.75, VT-14.60) and Matt Wenske (SR-13.90, VT-14.70) to lead a balanced-scoring attack by their 15-man lineup. According to the schedule, the Sooners will not have another face-to-face competition