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Gophers Earn First Win of the Season on Senior Day
3/6/2021 3:59:00 PM | Men's Gymnastics
The Minnesota men's gymnastics team took home their first victory of the season 404.300-398.250 against the No. 5 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday. The Gophers were also able to capture four out of six team event titles, the highest amount they've won so far this season.
Notable
In senior Shane Wiskus' return to the Maroon & Gold, he was able to capture a total of three individual event titles on floor exercise, parallel bars, and high bar, along with the all-around title with a score of 84.050.
Quotable
"I'm really excited about the performance of our guys tonight," head coach Mike Burns said. "They really stepped up, and having Shane back in the lineup obviously didn't hurt our team score at all. It was good to just pretty much have a full team back on the floor, and there was just really good energy from all of the guys tonight. Lots of positive energy out there, and that drives a lot of really good things. They put on a show."
All-Around
Shane Wiskus was the lone gymnast to compete in the all-around competition, and he was able to put up a score of 84.050, which ranks as the third highest all-around score in the nation so far this year.
Floor Exercise
To open the competition for the Gophers, the Maroon & Gold saw a personal best by Danny Yoon of 13.650 and an event title winning 14.800 from Shane Wiskus to spark the team early. Big performances by Colton Dee and Mike Moran added on to help the Gophers clinch the team event title.
UMN: 68.250, PSU: 66.400
Pommel Horse
On pommel, the Nittany Lions were able to get the better hand of the Gophers despite a career high 13.350 performance by Mike Moran that earned him second in the event standings. Teammate Andrew Hyde saw the second highest score for the Maroon & Gold in the event with a 12.850.
PSU: 64.500, 62.400
Still Rings
On still rings the Gophers were able to sweep places No. 2 through No. 4 to help the team win the event overall. Shane Wiskus was able to get second with his 14.200, while fellow senior Colton Dee earned third with his score of 13.700. Sophomore Crew Bold also earned a new career high in the event thanks to a stuck landing that put his score at 13.650.
UMN: 67.850, PSU: 66.000
Vault
Vault proved to be the tightest event of the day for the Gophers and Penn State, as the Nittany Lions were able to edge Minnesota by less than a point to capture the event. Junior Ben Eyles came away with the individual event title with his 14.300 vault, while the next highest Gopher was Garrett Kasiski, whose score of 14.200 earned him fourth individually.
PSU: 70.650, UMN: 69.850
Parallel Bars
The Gophers saw four of the five gymnasts that competed for the team earn new career highs in the event to help push Minnesota past Penn State for the event win. Shane Wiskus captured the event title (14.750) while also putting up the highest score in the event in the entire nation. Meanwhile, Crew Bold (13.800), Donte McKinney (13.650), Noah Duran (13.450), and Victor Perez (12.950) all posted new career highs to carry the Gophers past the Nittany Lions.
UMN: 68.600, PSU: 66.000
High Bar
In the final event of the Maroon & Gold's Senior Day, the squad went out with a bang with four out of five gymnasts sticking their landings to earn the Gophers their fourth team event win. Shane Wiskus captured yet another event title, this time by earning a 14.350 in the event. The Maroon & Gold were then able to sweep the remainder of the podium, with Donte McKinney and Crew Bold both tying for second place with matching scores of 13.750.
UMN: 67.350, PSU: 64.700
The Road Ahead
The Maroon & Gold will now travel to No. 2 ranked Michigan next weekend to battle the Wolverines on Sunday, Mar. 14 at 12:00 p.m. CST. Minnesota will then return home to close out their regular season at Maturi Pavilion against Illinois on Monday, Mar. 22 at 4:00 p.m. CST.