A great men's gymnastics meet is when the winner is not determined until late into the final rotation. Minnesota led the Big 10 Championships most of the way, but late in the meet it suddenly turned into a very close four-team race. Due to byes, Michigan was finished and in the lead, while the remaining six teams had their final rotations. Illinois, Minnesota and Penn State had emerged in a virtual deadlock, with the three teams separated by a total of 1.3 points. Penn State had the advantage finishing on [...more]
Air Force (432.85) won their sixth straight Collegiate National Championships title over Navy (412.45), William & Mary (410.10) and Springfield (402.40). The Falcons won five out of six events, with some very lofty performances from Josh Ramos (PB-15.60), Aaron Nubine (FX-15.10), Arinn Wade (PH-15.40), Denis Aurelius (SR-15.20) and Chase Cannon (HB-15.10). Six Air Force gymnasts tallied scores of 15-plus, en route to their [...more]
The live scoring in NCAA men's gymnastics this season hasn't been as good as it has been the past four or five seasons. Now I'm not going to point fingers or put anybody or any program(s) on the hot seat, but no explanation has been made as to the drop-off in frequency and/or consistency. Live scoring is one of the best means that college MAG has at their disposal to promote the sport. Given a choice between a live stream with no commentary or a live-scoring feed, [...more]
College men's gymnastics' most exciting meet of the weekend was in Lincoln, NE. Sixth-ranked Minnesota had a seemingly insurmountable lead (363.65-358.45) over second-ranked Penn State heading into the final rotation. Luckily for Penn State, they were finishing on FX, while Minnesota was ending on PH. The Nittany Lions had a 5.2-point season advantage in the point differential for the two teams on those events. It came down to the final competitors... [...more]
Illinois hosted another match play format in a dual men's gymnastics meet against Stanford. The head-to-head contest ended up with Stanford on top (21-9), but they also prevailed on regular scores (440.30-420.40). The live webcast was very enjoyable to watch, as viewers were able to watch both teams competing on the same event. The scores were revealed after each two head-to-head competitors squared off. Whichever gymnast had the highest score, the winning team was awarded one point. In other words, the Cardinal won 21 out of 30 routines [...more]
Stanford hit for 440 for the second time this season (443.25), in their victory over Minnesota (431.65) and Cal (430.20). The Cardinal hosted the Collegiate Challenge, also featuring collegiate all-star teams from Japan and Canada (429.65). Japan (445.25) actually won the meet, but that didn't detract from Stanford putting up their best team numbers of the season. It was more or less an night off for Akash Modi, who competed only on two events (VT & PB), posting 15.10 on each. Stanford didn't need Modi for the AA, as they had twelve scores of 15-plus by eight [...more]
