University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Rank No. 7 Heading into NCAAs
4/2/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
April 2, 2014
MINNEAPOLIS - The Gophers men's gymnastics team is No. 7 in the GymInfo national rankings this week, after competing in the 2014 Big Ten Men's Gymnastics Championships last weekend. The team is also ranked No. 7 in this week's coaches poll.
Ahead of the Gophers are No. 1 Oklahoma (444.463), No. 2 Michigan (442.263), No. 3 Ohio State (441.888), No. 4 Stanford (440.688), No. 5 Illinois (434.063) and No. 6 Penn State (433.725).
The teams behind the Gophers that will also be heading to Ann Arbor, Mich., for the NCAA Championships are No. 8 Iowa (430.413), No. 9 California (428.800), No. 10 Air Force (427.900), No. 11 Nebraska (424.663) and No. 12 William & Mary (423.600).
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 31.
TEAM RANKINGS
Floor Exercise
1. Oklahoma - 76.063
5. Minnesota - 73.438
Pommel Horse
1. Oklahoma - 73.725
9. Minnesota - 70.075
Still Rings
1. Oklahoma - 75.113
8. Minnesota - 73.250
Vault
1. Michigan - 74.688
6. Minnesota - 73.588
Parallel Bars
1. Michigan - 74.575
6. Minnesota - 72.500
High Bar
1. Ohio State - 73.550
11. Minnesota - 70.775
TOP 20 INDIVIDUALS RANKINGS
Floor Exercise
1. Sam Mikulak, Michigan - 15.612
Pommel Horse
1. Michael Newburger, Ohio State - 15.575
5. Ellis Mannon, Minnesota - 15.019
Still Rings
1. Michael Squires, Oklahoma - 16.062
17. Jack Metcalf, Minnesota - 15.012
Vault
1. Jake Martin, Ohio State - 15.250
3. Zack Chase, Minnesota - 15.175
Parallel Bars
1. Syque Caesar, Michigan - 15.513
4. Steve Jaciuk, Minnesota - 15.181
9. Matt Frey, Minnesota - 14.975
High Bar
1. Jordan Valdez, Illinois - 15.306
14. Steve Jaciuk, Minnesota - 14.700
All-Around
1. Akash Modi, Stanford - 89.062
10. Ellis Mannon, Minnesota - 83.575
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