Once again, the team of Japanese collegiate all-stars easily prevailed over Stanford and Cal at the 2010 Pacific Coast Classic. The Japanese tallied 358.80, as Stanford (354.20) remained unbeaten over Cal (349.45) this season. Iowa (331.05), Arizona State (318.75) and Washington (282.75) rounded out the rest of the field. For the first time this season, [...more]
One week after the 2010 Winter Cup, NCAA men's action resumed with somewhat of a whimper, although Oklahoma turned in the highest team score of the young season. Understandably, all the top teams either rested or greatly restricted the participation of their top stars. Oklahoma was no exception, but they got enough significant contributions from [...more]
*** UPDATED *** U.S. men's gymnastics is developing some very formidable athletes on pommel horse. One of those is Jacob Dastrup, a level 10 gymnast who trains under Coach Bob Gauthier at Arete Gymnastics in Lindon, UT. Dastrup placed 2nd on the event at the 2009 JO Nationals as a level 9, and was the 2008 Level 9 JO Nationals pommel horse champion. He's also an accomplished [...more]
Oklahoma grad Chris Brooks took care of business at the 2010 Winter Cup. After leading the competition after Thursday's preliminary, Brooks remained consistent and stayed on the pommel horse for good measure. His two-day score of 175.80 (day 1-88.30/day 2-87.50) was enough to outlast [...more]
The biggest story at yesterday's Winter Cup preliminary competition was Chris Brooks' dominating all-around performance. Brooks (88.30) easily outlasted fellow Oklahoma alum Jonathan Horton (86.50), and also posted the day's highest scores on [...more]
2010 is the year of the freshmen in NCAA men's gymnastics. This season's crop of freshmen is making a dramatic impact for their respective teams. After three weeks of competition, seven freshmen are [...more]
