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Mannon Takes Third on Pommel Horse at USA Championships
8/19/2018 11:23:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
It was a retro pommel horse performance for former NCAA champion Ellis Mannon at the USA Championships this past weekend. He took third on the event with a two-day total of 28.850.
Mannon was representing Minnesota alongside recently turned alum Jalon Stephens and current Gopher Shane Wiskus at the championships. They were competing with the top gymnasts in the entire country with spots on the USA Senior National Team on the line.
Mannon notched a 14.450 on pommel horse on day one and a 14.400 on day two.
Wiskus brought home seventh on high bar with a 26.600 two-day total. The NCAA All-American also took home a 13th place finish on rings highlighted by a 13.800 on the second day of competition. Wiskus finished 20th in all-around.
Stephens finished 16th on rings with a 26.300 two-day total. His 26.050 two-day total on high bar was good for 13th while pumping up the crowd throughout the weekend.
Full results from USA Gymnastics can be found here.
There goes that man! Ellis with a 14.350 on pommel horse. #Gophers #SkiUMah pic.twitter.com/GrYQZSGkv2
— Minnesota Men's Gym (@GopherMGym) August 16, 2018
Mannon was representing Minnesota alongside recently turned alum Jalon Stephens and current Gopher Shane Wiskus at the championships. They were competing with the top gymnasts in the entire country with spots on the USA Senior National Team on the line.
Mannon notched a 14.450 on pommel horse on day one and a 14.400 on day two.
Does it ever get old watching Ellis tame the pommel?
— Minnesota Men's Gym (@GopherMGym) August 18, 2018
No. No it doesn't.
There is a 14.400 for the wily veteran. #Gophers #SkiUMah pic.twitter.com/8WdnuWmHYP
Wiskus brought home seventh on high bar with a 26.600 two-day total. The NCAA All-American also took home a 13th place finish on rings highlighted by a 13.800 on the second day of competition. Wiskus finished 20th in all-around.
Always fun to watch @shanewiskus1001 do his thing on high bar. He rocks out a 13.450. One rotation left tonight. pic.twitter.com/CSzCZs5B8Z
— Minnesota Men's Gym (@GopherMGym) August 17, 2018
Stephens finished 16th on rings with a 26.300 two-day total. His 26.050 two-day total on high bar was good for 13th while pumping up the crowd throughout the weekend.
Nobody brings the energy quite like @jalons30! pic.twitter.com/L55hOnNyd8
— Minnesota Men's Gym (@GopherMGym) August 17, 2018
Full results from USA Gymnastics can be found here.
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