UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Fifth-ranked Penn State returns to its Big Ten schedule Saturday as it travels to take on No. 9 Minnesota. The meet is scheduled for 1 p.m. (ET) and will stream on Big Ten Network+.
No. 5 Penn State (4-2, 2-2 B1G) vs. No. 9 Minnesota (0-3, 0-3 B1G) | Saturday, March 6 | 1 p.m. (ET)
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SERIES HISTORY
• Penn State and Minnesota will meet for the 18th time in a series that began in 1941.
• The Lions lead the series 11-6.
• The teams last met in 2019 as part of a tri-meet with Iowa. Minnesota won with a score of 410.950, while Penn State was third at 398.200. Brennan Pantazis tied for first on floor (14.2), while Jack Baldwin was second on pommel horse (13.8).
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Penn State is ranked fifth with an average score of 398.500 and a high score of 406.900. Minnesota is ranked ninth with an average score of 390.700 and a high score of 397.800.
PENN STATE INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL RANKINGS (TOP 8 NQA)
• Rings – 4. Parker Clayton (13.958)
LAST TIME OUT
• Penn State won its virtual meet with Navy 403.600-398.600.
• The Lions posted season-high score 67.00 on parallel bars, led by Andres Perez Gines, who won the event with a 14.05. Ethan Dick was the runner-up.
• Brennan Pantazis was the recipient of the Gene Wettstone Award as Penn State's MVP of the meet. He won vault with a score of 14.8, which ranks as the fourth-highest score in the nation this season.
• Other event winners for Penn State included Eric Lung (floor), Jack Baldwin (pommel horse), Parker Clayton (rings), and Dick (high bar).
SCOUTING MINNESOTA
• Minnesota is 0-3 with losses Iowa, Ohio State and Nebraska.
• The Gophers highest-scoring effort of the season was 397.800 and came in its most recent meet against the Cornhuskers.
• Shane Wiskus finished fourth all-around at the Winter Cup this past weekend and qualified for the U.S. National Team.
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 wraps up the regular season with a conference match against Michigan at Rec Hall on Saturday, March 20. The teams seniors will be honored for Senior Day.
