UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - The Penn State men's gymnastics team heads to Chicago, Illinois to take on hos Illinois-Chicago and Springfield in a tri-meet on Sunday, February 10 starting at 2 p.m. ET in the UIC Dorin Forum.
Penn State at UIC with Springfield – 2 p.m. ET
Live Results | Season Results
RoadToNationals.Com Update
Penn State is currently ranked No. 5 on RoadToNationals with a 404.567 average on the season in final team score. They also boast the nation's best average pommel horse score with a 67.483. Sam Zakutney ranks top 10 in All-Around at No. 9 and No. 4 in floor. Stephen Nedoroscik is currently ranked No. 3 in pommel horse for his averages on the year, but has the highest individual performance so far on the season with his 15.3. Springfield is ranked No. 16 and UIC is ranked No. 18.
Noah Roberson puts in the work in the gym and the classroom
This Williamsville, New York native is no stranger to academic success, having graduated high school with a 4.0 GPA. He continues to excel in academics at the collegiate level, boasting a 4.0 while double-majoring in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering. These high marks have earned him Academic Big Ten Honors, as well as two consecutive Elite 90 awards, bestowed upon the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average who has reached the competition at the finals site for their respective sport. Roberson, as a redshirt senior, is a member of Schreyer Honors College and is currently pursuing his master's degree while competing with Penn State. He also recently became engaged. Read more about Noah Roberson's successes HERE
Men's Gymnasts Balancing Academics and Athletics
Not only is the Penn State men's gymnastics team accomplished in their sport, they achieve high standings in academics, with every team member boasting an above-average GPA. Being a student-athlete is a massive time commitment, and part of that responsibility is successfully managing their athletic and academic careers. Read more about their ability to balance successfully HERE
Valdez Returns From Injury With Strong Performance at Army
Redshirt sophomore Favian Valdez competed in five events for the Nittany Lions at the West Point Open last weekend, making the finals in all five, and he went on to secure his first career pommel horse title as well. Read more about his road to recovery HERE
Build on Big Ten Success
Brennan Pantazis and Stephen Nedoroscik garnered First Team All-Big Ten honors, while junior Greg Tamargo was named to the second team. Pantazis and Nedoroscik became the 13th and 14th Big Ten Individual Event Champions in Penn State men's gymnastics history at the 2018 Big Ten Championships and are the first since Trevor Howard earned the high bar title in the 2016 campaign. Furthermore the duo are the first pair of Penn State gymnasts to earn a title in the same year since 2015 when Howard and Matthew Felleman each took home individual titles. Pantazis was 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. 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
