University of Minnesota Athletics
Minnesota Climbs to No. 6 after Big Ten Win
2/4/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
Feb. 4, 2014
By Ben Gotz, Athletic Communications Student Assistant
MINNEAPOLIS - After the Gophers' win over Illinois and Nebraska over the weekend, they have moved up another spot in the GymInfo national rankings to No. 6 with an average score of 429.217.
The top five teams ahead of the Gophers are No. 1 Oklahoma (442.717), No. 2 Michigan (438.367), No. 3 Ohio State (434.100), No. 4 Illinois (432.400) and No. 5 Stanford (432.067).
The rankings experienced a slight shake-up this week, as the rankings now reflect a three-meet average rather than a team's season average. The same goes for individual awards, meaning a gymnast must have competed in an event three times to qualify for the rankings.
Below are how the Gophers stack up against the national leaders in each event as a team and as individuals in the national rankings for the week of Feb. 3.
TEAM RANKINGS
Floor Exercise
1. Oklahoma - 75.167
5. Minnesota - 72.633
Pommel Horse
1. Oklahoma - 73.717
10. Minnesota - 68.900
Still Rings
1. Michigan - 74.633
6. Minnesota - 72.833
Vault
1. Michigan - 73.917
3. Minnesota - 73.617
Parallel Bars
1. Oklahoma - 74.250
5. Minnesota - 71.817
High Bar
1. Ohio State - 72.517
8. Minnesota - 69.417
TOP 20 INDIVIDUALS RANKINGS
Floor Exercise
1. Alec Robin, Oklahoma - 15.333
20. Zach Liebler, Minnesota - 14.583
Pommel Horse
1. Michael Newburger, Ohio State - 15.400
4. Ellis Mannon, Minnesota - 14.933
17. Steffen Beck, Minnesota - 14.483
Still Rings
1. Landon Funiciello, William & Mary - 15.817
11. Jack Metcalf, Minnesota - 14.883
19. Steve Jaciuk, Minnesota - 14.717
Vault
1. Chandler Eggleston, Illinois - 15.217
9. Matt Frey, Minnesota - 14.883
10. Sean Bauer, Minnesota - 14.783
Parallel Bars
1. Syque Caesar, Michigan - 15.183
5. Steve Jaciuk, Minnesota - 14.883
15. Matt Frey, Minnesota - 14.567
16. Paul Montague, Minnesota - 14.517
High Bar
1. Jordan Valdez, Illinois - 15.333
All-Around
1. Donothan Bailey, California - 88.017
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