Week 3 of men’s NCAA gymnastics features the season debut of both Michigan and Oklahoma at Michigan, and a match up between 3rd-ranked Illinois at 2nd-ranked Penn State. The high scores for Illinois (407.6) and Penn State (407.6) are 0.1 apart. Road to Nationals calculates the highest team score possible if every man got his [...more]
Nebraska (411.75) raised the bar in their convincing home victory over Ohio State (404.15) to remain the nation's top-ranked team. Two weekends into the young 2018 season, the Huskers appear to be the real deal. A second straight qualification into the NCAA team finals not only looks like a foregone conclusion, but now many are talking about Nebraska being strong title contenders. The home team captured four of six [...more]
The second week of the 2018 season features the season premiere of defending champions Oklahoma, and a rematch between Nebraska and Ohio State. [...more]
Nebraska (407.70) posted the opening weekend's best team score to outlast a Rocky Mountain Open field that included Ohio State (404.45), Arizona State (390.95), host Air Force (389.95), Olympic Training Center (386.45) and Washington (370.60). The Huskers were led by two-event winner Kyle King (FX-14.65, VT-14.85) and Antonio Castro (HB-14.00). Alec Yoder led Ohio State with a two-event winning effort (PH-15.05, SR-14.70). Freshman Sean Neighbarger had a great collegiate debut with [...more]
The 2018 season starts this weekend! Plenty of excitement will ensue, as Oklahoma aims to win a fourth consecutive team title. Lots of new freshmen talent will inject some high energy into the high-flying juggernaut that is NCAA Men's Gymnastics! Four meets are on the slate in the opening weekend. [...more]
By Shelli Koszdin According to the year end review of the National Gymnastics Judging Association – http://www.ngja.org/images/stories/2017-2018/President_Docs/Presidents_Update_-_2017_End_of_Year_Review.pdf New NCAA initiatives in place for 2018: Emphasis on applying FIG rules at all NCAA competitions NCAA Judges Challenge in December – to help judges align with FIG rules New NCAA NALs to also align NCAA judging with FIG rules Evaluated NCAA routines at NGJA.org for education and comparison And I’m here for it. The only way to ensure a level playing field for [...more]
Brody Malone, Vitaliy Guimaraes and Kevin Penev lead a strong recruiting class of '18 signees for NCAA Men's Gymnastics. All three gymnasts are current Junior National Team members. Stanford landed this year's top recruiting prize by signing Malone, the 2018 U.S. Junior AA champion (age 17-18). The Cardinal have five signees, including Ian Gunther, who placed 10th AA (17-18) at P&Gs. Illinois signed six gymnasts, including top signee [...more]
Newly minted World All-Around bronze medalist Kenzo Shirai was third up in the FX event final, turning in another spectacular routine (15.633), which assuredly earned him the gold medal. The only question left, was who would win silver and bronze. The next two competitors on the start list were Israel's Artem Dolgopyat and Yul Moldauer. Both turned in outstanding routines, but [...more]
China and Japan were up to their old tricks, dominating the final standings at the 2017 World Men's Gymnastics Championships. China's Xiao Ruoteng (86.933) improved on his 2nd place finish in the qualifying round to earn his first World All-Around title. His teammate Lin Chaopan (86.448) was right behind him to take silver. Japan's Kenzo Shirai (86.431), competing in his first Worlds AA, earned bronze. Shirai, the heir apparent to [...more]
The U.S. men qualified three gymnasts to the World Championships finals. Yul Moldauer, Donnell Whittenburg and Alex Naddour will represent Team USA on two events--Floor and PH. Moldauer, as expected, also qualified for Thursday's AA final. He just missed being able to compete in the top group of six, finishing 7th (84.331). Moldauer advanced based largely on his superior execution, which was the 4th highest (50.731) of the top-10 qualifiers. His start value was the second [...more]
