UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Sixth-ranked Penn State wraps up the regular season on Saturday with a home meet against No. 2 Michigan. The meet is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Rec Hall and will stream on Big Ten Network+.
No.6 Penn State (4-3, 2-3 B1G) vs. No. 2 Michigan (6-0, 5-0 B1G) | Saturday, March 13 | 1 p.m. (ET)
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SERIES HISTORY
• Penn State leads 13-21 in a series that began in 1958.
• The Wolverines won the past two meetings, while the Lions won the two meets in the series prior to that.
• Michigan won last year's meeting 405.100-402.200 as part of a tri-meet with Illinois. Brennan Pantazis was third on vault and fourth on parallel bars.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Penn State is ranked sixth with a three-score average of 404.833 and a high score of 406.900.
• Michigan is ranked second with a three-score average of 411.700 and a high score of 413.300.
PENN STATE INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL RANKINGS (TOP 8 NQA)
• Floor – 2. Matt Cormier (14.650)
• Pommel Horse – 3. Nick Mock (14.033)
• Rings – 3. Parker Clayton (14.167)
• Parallel Bars – 6. Andres Perez Gines (14.067)
LAST TIME OUT
• Penn State dropped a road meet to Minnesota 404.300-398.250.
• The Lions had three event winners in the meet with the Gophers – Nick Mock (pommel horse), Parker Clayton (rings), Michael Artlip (vault).
• Clayton won rings with a score of 14.3. That ranks as the fourth-best rings score in the nation this season.
SCOUTING MICHIGAN
• Michigan is unbeaten at 6-0 overall and 5-0 in the Big Ten. The Wolverines have clinched the Big Ten regular season title.
• The Wolverines ranks first in the nation on rings and on high bar.
• Michigan has the nation's top-ranked individual in three events – Cameron Bock (pommel horse, rings) and Paul Juda (high bar).
GENE WETTSTONE AWARD WINNERS
• vs. Army West Point – Kaleb Booth, Brady Yamamoto
• vs. Illinois – Ethan Dick
• vs. Nebraska – Michael Jaroh
• vs. Navy – Brennan Pantazis
MOCK EARNS BIG TEN/NATIONAL HONORS
• Nick Mock made it three weeks in a row that a Penn State gymnast earned honors from the Big Ten and nationally. The junior was selected as the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week and the CGA National Specialist of the Week after scoring a nation-leading 14.8 on pommel horse against Ohio State.
JAROH WINS BIG TEN/NATIONAL HONORS
• Freshman Michael Jaroh dominated the CGA national and Big Ten awards after his performance against Nebraska, where he won three events and finished second in another.
• Jaroh was named the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week and Freshman of the Week one day, and then added CGA national Gymnast of the Week and Rookie of the Week the following day.
CORMIER WINS BIG TEN/NATIONAL FRESHMAN HONORS
• Freshman Matt Cormier was rewarded for his outstanding meet against Illinois. He was voted the Big Ten Rookie of the Week and the CGA National Rookie of the Week.
UP NEXT
• Penn State heads to Lincoln, Nebraska for the Big Ten Championships on April 3.
