CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Penn State men's gymnastics team finished sixth in the 2019 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships Meet on Saturday evening at the State Farm Arena on the University of Illinois – Champaign campus.
Tune in to hear what newly-named All-American Noah Roberson and Head Coach Randy Jepson had to say following the meet. #WeAre #NCAAMGym pic.twitter.com/hpjgZ0wXG4
— Penn State Men's Gymnastics (@PennStateMGYM) April 21, 2019
Stanford won the 2019 title with a 415.222 team score, while Oklahoma took second with a 414.556. Nebraska, 407.489, Michigan, 406.354, Illinois, 405.358, and Penn State, 399.725, wrapped up the team scores.
Penn State saw junior Stephen Nedoroscik finish in second place on the pommel horse with a 14.400. He earned this third-straight All-America citing for his performance.
With a second-place finish on the pommel horse, Stephen Nedoroscik earns his third-straight All-America citing honor after scoring a 14.400 in the finals. #WeAre pic.twitter.com/KfDZmvrDnw
— Penn State Men's Gymnastics (@PennStateMGYM) April 21, 2019
Senior Noah Roberson wrapped up a stellar senior season with a third-place finish, the highest of his career, in the finals of the rings with a 14.433 score. Roberson, the three-time reigning Elite 90 winner, earned his first career All-America citation for his routine.
From walk-on to ALL-AMERICAN!! Senior Noah Roberson finished in third place on the rings at the NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships with a 14.433 and earned his first career All-America honor to close out his career. Congratulations @noahroberson1 #WeAre pic.twitter.com/ZXWHXIaqOA
— Penn State Men's Gymnastics (@PennStateMGYM) April 21, 2019
Penn State opened the meet on the high bar, scoring a 63.698 as a team. Senior Michael Burns finished his career with a strong high bar routine, leading the team with a 13.666, good for 11th in the nation. Sophomore Favian Valdez added a 13.333 and junior Sam Zakutney, who was fighting through an injury from Friday's meet, added a 13.266. Senior Chris Sands added a 12.833, and senior Wyatt Tyndall added a 10.600.
On the floor, Penn State scored a 68.032, led by sophomore Brennan Pantazis' 14.266. Pantazis finished tied for 16th. Valdez continued his strong performance with a 13.666, and both Tyndall and Sands added 13.600 scores. Zakutney scored a 12.900 on his routine.
Penn State then moved to pommel horse where Nedoroscik scored a 14.400 on his performance, good for second in the nation. Valdez continued his strong performance for the meet with a 13.500. Sophomore Jack Baldwin scored a 13.366, and freshman Nick Mock recorded a 13.000 in his first career NCAA Championships. Burns recorded a 12.666. The team totaled a 66.932, which was the second-best pommel horse score of the meet.
The Nittany Lions put together a strong ring's performance, scoring a 69.332 as a team. Roberson led the rings squad with a 14.433, good for third in the nation. Parker Clayton scored a 14.100, and Brayden Borromeo added a 13.866. Senior Greg Tamargo closed out his final season with a strong 13.733 routine. Isaac Hammett scored a 13.200 after a fall on his landing.
Pantazis led the way on the vault, scoring a team-best 14.500 that put him in 14th place in the nation. Clayton followed with a 13.833 to wrap up a strong performance for the meet, and Zakutney added a 13.433. Tyndall scored a 13.233, and Borromeo added a 13.033 to bring the team score to a 68.032.
Penn State ended the meet on the parallel bars with Alex Frack leading the way with a 13.366. Burns put together a final event score of 13.133 to wrap up his career and Tyndall closed out his career with a 12.500. Zakutney added a 12.800 and Pantazis scored a 11.900.
The Nittany Lions send out seniors Noah Roberson, Chris Sands, Wyatt Tyndall, Michael Burns, Greg Tamargo, and Alex Thomason with the 2019 Big Ten title and a sixth-place finish in the 2019 Championships.