April 7, 2018
Complete Results
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The Penn State men's gymnastics team saw two Big Ten Champions in freshman Brennan Pantazis (Sparks, Nev.) and sophomore Stephen Nedoroscik (Worcester, Mass.) at the 2018 Big Ten Individual Event Championships Saturday, April 7 at the Crisler Center.
"Outstanding individual effort tonight by our guys tonight, all around," said head coach Randy Jepson. "Crowning two champions and couldn't be prouder of everyone's individual effort. Big momentum into the NCAA Qualifier and I am excited to get back in the gym and get to it."
Pantazis and Nedoroscik become the 13th and 14th Big Ten Individual Event Champions in Penn State men's gymnastics history and are the first since Trevor Howard earned the high bar title in the 2016 campaign.
Pantazis is just the second Penn State gymnast to capture the Big Ten floor exercise title and the first since Mike Dutka earned the honor in the 1998 season. The freshman scored a 14.275 to lead the field in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Nedoroscik is the third Nittany Lion to notch the pommel horse title for Penn State as Craig Hernandez captured the title in both 2012 and 2013. Nedoroscik also joins the company of Dutka, who won three titles in the 1998 season, including the pommel horse victory. Nedoroscik scored a 14.475 in his win at the Crisler Center, finishing .225 ahead of Ohio State's Alec Yoder.
Junior Greg Tamargo (Kennett Square, Pa.) also earned a podium finish for the Blue and White, scoring a 13.875 on the still rings to place third overall. Junior Noah Roberson (Williamsville, N.Y.) finished seventh with a 13.375 and Chris Sands (Lancaster, Pa.) placed eighth with a 13.350 on the still rings.
Sophomore Sam Zakutney (Ottawa, Ontario) was just out of podium finish on the parallel bars with a 13.875 and Michael Burns (Baltimore, Ohio) notched a sixth-place finish on the high bar with a 13.625.
The Nittany Lions will take a week off of competition in preparation for the 2018 NCAA Championships, hosted in Chicago, Illinois April 20-April 21. The team will compete in the qualifier Friday, April 20 at 7 p.m. and finish the team finals as well as the individual event finals Saturday, April 21 at 7 p.m.