Team USA prevailed over Israel in the men's gymnastics team competition at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Americans were led by Oklahoma's Alec Robin (2nd AA-80.80) and Stanford's Jordan Nolff (3rd AA-80.75). Winning the AA was Penn State grad Felix Aronovich, representing Israel (84.75). Incoming Cal freshman Adam Young took [...more]
The entire field is now set for the 2013 U.S. Championships, complete with a new sponsor. Procter & Gamble, the Cincinnati-based behemoth, whose products can be found in virtually every room of the house, is signed on at least through the remainder of the Quad. 2012 Olympian Danell Leyva led the Senior field (87.00) at the weekend Qualifier in Colorado Springs, highlighted by his performances on PB (15.50) and HB (15.85). It was Leyva's first competition since his [...more]
In the weekend's marquee matchup, top-ranked Penn State (438.90) traveled west of the Poconos for the first time this season to prevail over Illinois (436.25), in their closest contest thus far. It came down to the final event (PB) for the Nittany Lions, as they were trailing by 1.25 points, thanks to the Illini's season-best effort on PB (74.25). Unfortunately for the host team, Penn State's team average on PB is a good four points higher than the Illinois' team average on their final event (HB). The visitors hit [...more]
In another packed weekend of college men’s gymnastics, we saw pretty much a full slate of activity. Illinois (438.60) has developed a flair for the dramatic, as they were involved in another tussle, this time it was on the road at Ohio State (438.00). The Illini scored high enough on their final rotation (PB) to eke out a tight victory by less than a point. Representing about a ten-point turnaround from their narrow loss last weekend to Iowa, Coach Justin Spring’s boys ended up with their [...more]
Hitting a team score of 440 or better is becoming old hat for three teams in NCAA men's gymnastics. Now the race is on to see which team will become the first to bust through 450. Michigan became the 3rd team to crack the 440 barrier this weekend, as they established the nation's third-best team score of the season (446.15), with their big road win over Ohio State (435.65). Stacey Ervin had a big day for the Wolverines, setting a [...more]
As most gymnastics fans like to see, the 2013 Winter Cup came down to the final event. Michigan's Adrian de los Angeles clung to a slim .35 lead over Olympian Jake Dalton. De los Angeles had a nice routine on PH (13.30), but struggled a bit with his dismount. No doubt tired at the end of his very long routine, his bobble was just enough [...more]
A mere four tenths of a point separated 1st and 3rd place in the all-around at the 2013 Winter Cup. Michigan's Adrian de los Angeles (85.80) edged out Olympians Danell Leyva (85.50) and Jake Dalton (85.40) to lead the field after the qualifying round. De los Angeles needed an explosive FX routine (15.45) to eke out his slim margin. He was steady on everything else, and posted top 5 scores on three events (FX, PH, SR). Leyva had three [...more]
While top-ranked Penn State enjoyed a bye week, Oklahoma and Michigan continued to creep up on the Nittany Lions in the NCAA Men's Gymnastics team rankings. The Sooners had their best team performance, as they posted the nation's second highest score of the season (441.50). In a dual meet against Stanford, the Wolverines also made a statement with a team season-high and the nation's fourth best score (439.75). Oklahoma, while [...more]
In an action-packed weekend of men's gymnastics, practically every club team and Div. I program in the country competed. The largest meet of the young season was the Windy City Invitational, hosted by UIC. This meet featured a club competition with teams from most parts of the country. Saturday night's collegiate competition had all but two Big 10 programs. In their inaugural meet of the season, Michigan (431.30) fared pretty well by outlasting [...more]
