University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Rank No. 5 Before Big Tens
3/25/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
March 25, 2014
MINNEAPOLIS - The Golden Gopher men's gymnastics team remained at No. 5 in the GymnInfo top-15 national rankings this week, with a four-meet average of 433.800. The Gophers are also ranked No. 5 in the coaches poll.
Heading into the Big Ten Championships, the Gophers are the third-ranked team in the Big Ten, behind No. 2 Ohio State (442.167) and No. 4 Michigan (440.283). No. 1 Oklahoma (443.917) and No. 3 Stanford (442.017) round out the national top five.
Other Big Ten schools behind the Gophers in the top 15 include No. 6 Illinois (433.633), No. 7 Penn State (432.300), No. 8 Iowa (432.017) and No. 11 Nebraska (423.500).
Below is how the Gophers stack up against the national leaders in each event as a team and as individuals for the week of March 24.
TEAM RANKINGS
Floor Exercise
1. Oklahoma - 75.983
3. Minnesota - 74.083
Pommel Horse
1. Oklahoma - 73.933
8. Minnesota - 70.450
Still Rings
1. Oklahoma - 74.833
8. Minnesota - 73.150
Vault
1. Oklahoma - 74.500
6. Minnesota - 73.700
Parallel Bars
1. Michigan - 74.317
5. Minnesota - 72.350
High Bar
1. Ohio State - 73.200
9. Minnesota - 71.383
TOP 20 INDIVIDUALS RANKINGS
Floor Exercise
1. Stacey Ervin, Michigan - 15.767
Pommel Horse
1. Michael Newburger, Ohio State - 15.717
13. Ellis Mannon, Minnesota - 14.833
16. Paul Montague, Minnesota - 14.767
Still Rings
1. Michael Squires, Oklahoma - 15.983
20. Jack Metcalf - 14.917
Vault
1. Jake Martin, Ohio State - 15.317
5. Zack Chase, Minnesota - 15.150
Parallel Bars
1. Syque Caesar, Michigan - 15.550
6. Matt Frey, Minnesota - 15.083
7. (T) Steve Jaciuk, Minnesota and Stacey Ervin, Michigan - 15.050
High Bar
1. Jordan Valdez, Illinois - 15.333
18. Danny DiBenedetto, Minnesota - 14.650
All-Around
1. Akash Modi, Stanford - 88.867
14. Ellis Mannon, Minnesota - 82.867
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