Feb. 27, 2015
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440.800 | 435.750 |
| Rec Hall | University Park, Pa. | |
POST MEET LINKS
MEET RESULTS |
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| PSU | Iowa | |||
| Team | 440.800 | 435.750 | ||
| FX | 75.500 | 73.350 | ||
| PH | 71.500 | 71.300 | ||
| SR | 75.200 | 74.350 | ||
| V | 73.150 | 72.600 | ||
| PB | 74.700 | 72.300 | ||
| HB | 70.750 | 71.850 | ||
EVENT WINNERS |
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| Gymnast, School - Score | |
| AA | Alexis Torres, PSU - 90.550 |
| FX | Thad Lawson, PSU - 15.700 |
| PH | Craig Hernandez, PSU - 15.250 |
| SR | Alexis Torres, PSU - 16.000 |
| V | Two Gymnasts Tied - 14.950 |
| PB | Cyrus Dobre-Mofid, Iowa - 15.250 |
| HB | Jack Boyle, Iowa - 14.900 |
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - After competing six gymnasts with only five scores counting for most of the season, the Penn State men's gymnastics team began competing in the Championship format with five gymnasts on each apparatus and all five scores counting. The No. 4 Nittany Lions distanced themselves early against No. 7 Iowa in a 440.800-435.750 victory on Friday night inside of Rec Hall. Following the meet, Penn State honored its five seniors.
In the first rotation for Penn State, the floor exercise, the Nittany Lions grabbed four out of the top five spots. Freshman Thad Lawson (Chesapeake, Va.) led the way with a score of 15.700. Junior Alexis Torres (Catano, Puerto Rico) was close behind with a score of 15.400. With the first rotation in the books, Penn State held a 75.500-71.300 lead over Iowa.
After a rough outing at the Winter Cup, senior Craig Hernandez (Libertyville, Ill.) bounced back with a score of 15.250 to finish first in the pommel horse. Torres posted another second-place finish on the event with his mark of 15.000. After the second rotation, the Nittany Lions led 147.000-144.650.
In the third rotation for Penn State, the still rings, the Nittany Lions grabbed three out of the top five spots. Torres recorded a career-best mark of 16.000 to capture the still rings title. Torres' mark in the still rings is tied for sixth all-time. Also in the still rings, Trevor Howard (Columbus, Ohio) finished second (15.500) and Tristan Duverglas (West Orange, N.J.) placed third (15.000). After the third rotation, the Nittany Lions led 222.200-217.250.
In the fourth rotation for Penn State, the vault, the Nittany Lions grabbed three of the top five spots. Freshman Quest Hayden (Harrisburg, Pa.) tied for first with his mark of 14.950. Lawson recorded a 14.750 to tie for third and Duverglas posted a score of 14.550 to finish fifth. The Nittany Lions held a 295.350-291.600 lead after the fourth rotation.
Iowa's Cyrus Dobre-Mofid won the parallel bars, but the Nittany Lions nabbed spots two through five. Leroy Clarke, Jr. (Maplewood, N.J.) took second (15.200), followed by Torres (15.100), Hayden (15.000) and Duverglas (14.750). Heading into the final rotation for Penn State, the high bar, the Nittany Lions held a 370.050-363.450 lead over the Hawkeyes.
In the high bar, Torres and Clarke, Jr., led the way with their third- (14.650) and fourth- (14.500) place finishes, respectively. The Hawkeyes edged the Nittany Lions, 71.850-70.750 in the high bar event.
Torres' score of 90.550 in the all-around moves him into eighth all-time in the Penn State record books.
For the fifth consecutive year, the Penn State men's gymnastics team will head to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rican Gymnastics Challenge. The Puerto Rican Gymnastics Challenge takes place in San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 6 starting at 6 p.m.