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Windy City Invitational
Gophers Take Second at Windy City
1/13/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
Final Results
The No. 4 University of Minnesota Gophers opened the 2018 season with a second place finish at the Windy City Invitational. They scored 401.400 led by an 81.250 all-around title from Shane Wiskus.
No. 3 Illinois took first at the invitational with a 404.300. Iowa came in third with a 393.200 and UIC rounded out the night with a 356.800.
"Our rivalry with Illinois got that much stronger tonight when they edged us out for the team title," head coach Mike Burns said. "We weren't quite as sharp as I would have liked to have seen us at our first meet of the year but we did have some outstanding individual results."
Yaroslav Pochinka won the vault title for the second year in a row at the Windy City with a 14.600. Wiskus took the floor title with a 14.150. In his first competitive meet Wiskus won the all-around with an 81.250. Tristan Duran took second in the all-around with an 80.950. Shaun Herzog took ninth in the all-around with a 74.400.
"Tonight Illinois beat us but we will have another shot at them when they come to Minnesota next month for a dual meet," Burns said. "We'll have to put a little more work in between now and then if we want to even things up this year with a very good Illinois squad."
Vault
The Gophers posted a 69.450 on vault which was their highest event total of the night. Yaroslav Pochinka recorded the top score on vault with a 14.600 and fellow senior Alex Wittenberg wasn't far behind with a 14.500. Wittenberg's score was good for a third place finish on vault. Vitali Kan scored a 13.600 to finish tenth.
P-Bars
Wiskus finished with the Gophers top score on the parallel bars with a 14.000 which was good for third place on the night. Ben Winkel scored a 13.600 (fifth place) and Duran recorded a 13.200 (eighth place).
High Bar
Jalon Stephens was knocking on the door for a top-three finish on high bar. He finished with a 13.500 for fourth place while first place was a 13.600 and second was a two-way tie at 13.550. Duran took sixth with a 13.200 and Herzog scored a 13.100 for an eighth place finish.
Floor
Wiskus and Joel Gagon went first and second on the floor with a 14.150 and a 14.050, respectively. Alex Wittenberg finished with a 13.700 for fifth. Duran (13.500), Luke Aldrich (13.450) and Kan all finished in the top-10 as well.
Pommel Horse
Duran finished fourth with a 14.150 on pommel horse. Justin Karstadt took sixth with a 13.700 and Kan finished seventh with a 13.300.
Rings
Wiskus had the Maroon and Gold's top score again with a 13.800 on rings. Duran recorded a 13.450 for a sixth place finish. No other Gophers placed in the top-10 in rings.
Up Next
The Gophers have an early season weekend off before hosting Iowa on Jan. 27 at 1:30 p.m. for the 2018 home opener.
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