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Wiskus, Herzog Lead Gophers to Victory
1/27/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
Final Results
The University of Minnesota men's gymnastics team opened their home season by posting a 405.900 team score to beat Iowa and the UMN Club Team.
"Our hit percentage improved quite a bit from our last meet, the Windy City. Our stick percentage improved a lot. Our score improved a lot. All those things are positives," head coach Mike Burns said.
Freshman Shane Wiskus earned the all-around title for the second time this season with an 82.550 overall score.
Minnesota was also led by Shaun Herzog, who had a 69.150 total score among five events.
"Shaun was outstanding tonight. I was really happy for him. He went out and nailed all of his routines," Burns said. "It's like he got better as the day went on. Most people get tired, but he got energized."
Herzog credited much of his energy to the crowd of 809 at Maturi Pavilion.
"I felt really confident on every single set today, especially on parallel bars," Herzog added. "That was probably my most proud moment."
FLOOR
On floor exercise, junior Vitali Kan earned the top score with a 13.950. Wiskus followed in third overall with a 13.750.
POMMEL HORSE
Kan also earned the top score for Minnesota on pommel horse, finishing in second with a 13.750. Tristan Duran followed with a 13.600 and Wiskus had a 13.000.
STILL RINGS
Herzog and Wiskus tied for second in the still rings competition, each with a 13.800. Yaroslav Pochinka finished in fourth with a 13.350.
VAULT
Minnesota posted their highest score on vault, with a total of 70.600. They had all of the top five scorers, led by captain Alex Wittenberg's 14.600. Joel Gagnon was second with a 14.250, Wiskus had a 14.200, Herzog had a 14.150 and Michael Harris had a 14.100.
PARALLEL BARS
Herzog and Wiskus tied for the victory on parallel bars, each with a 13.950. Gagnon finished fourth with a 13.450.
HORIZONTAL BAR
The Gophers had the top three scores on the horizontal bar. Duran had a 14.000 for the title. Wiskus had a 13.850 and Herzog had a 13.650.
UP NEXT
The Gophers head to Colorado Springs to take on Air Force on Feb. 3. The meet begins at 1 p.m. CT and live stats can be followed at GopherSports.com.
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