UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 6 Penn State is set to compete at the Big Ten Men's Gymnastics Championships on Saturday in Lincoln, Nebraska. The event is scheduled for 8 p.m. (ET) and will air live on Big Ten Network.
Penn State enters the event as the defending champion as the Nittany Lions won the most recently competed Big Ten Championship in 2019. The 2020 event was canceled due to COVID-19.
HOW TO FOLLOW
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PENN STATE SEASON/HISTORICAL BREAKDOWN'
ALL-AROUND
Team Rank (National): Sixth
Team Rank (Big Ten): Fourth
3-Score Average: 404.833
Season Best: 406.900 (vs. Nebraska, 2/7)
Individual Season Best: Michael Jaroh (78.050)
Penn State Gymnasts in Top 10 NQA: None
Penn State Gymnasts in Top 10 Best Score (National): None
Penn State Big Ten Champions All-Time (3): Mike Dutka (1998), Casey Sandy (2008), Matthew Felleman (2015)
FLOOR EXERCISE
Team Rank (National): Third
Team Rank (Big Ten): Second
3-Score Average: 70.150
Season Best: 70.600 (at Ohio State, 2/14)
Individual Season Best: Matt Cormier – 14.750 (vs. Nebraska, 2/7)
Penn State Gymnasts in Top 10 NQA: 2. Matt Cormier (14.650)
Penn State Gymnasts in Top 10 Best Score (National): 3. Matt Cormier (14.750)
Penn State Big Ten Champions All-Time (2): Mike Dutka (1998), Brennan Pantazis (2018)
POMMEL HORSE
Team Rank (National): Sixth
Team Rank (Big Ten): Fourth
3-Score Average: 66.500
Season Best: 67.900 (at Ohio State, 2/14)
Individual Season Best: Nick Mock (14.800)
Penn State Gymnasts in Top 10 NQA: 3. Nick Mock (14.217), 5. Michael Jaroh (13.983), 10. Jack Baldwin (13.917)
Penn State Gymnasts in Top 10 Best Score (National): 1. Nick Mock (14.800), 9. Jack Baldwin (14.200), 10. Michael Jaroh (14.100)
Penn State Big Ten Champions All-Time (4): Mike Dutka (1998), Craig Hernandez (2012, 2013), Stephen Nedoroscik (2018)
RINGS
Team Rank (National): Seventh
Team Rank (Big Ten): Fifth
3-Score Average: 66.733
Season Best: 67.000 (vs. Michigan, 3/20)
Individual Season Best: Parker Clayton (14.400)
Penn State Gymnasts in Top 10 NQA: 3. Parker Clayton (14.283)
Penn State Gymnasts in Top 10 Best Score (National): 4. Parker Clayton (14.400)
Penn State Big Ten Champions All-Time (9): Chris Lakeman (2001), Kevin Tan (2002, 2003, 2004), Tommy Ramos (2006, 2008), Scott Rosenthal (2012), Trevor Howard (2014, 2015)
VAULT
Team Rank (National): Sixth
Team Rank (Big Ten): Fourth
3-Score Average: 71.200
Season Best: 71.400 (at Iowa, 2/20)
Individual Season Best: Brennan Pantazis (14.800)
Penn State Gymnasts in Top 10 NQA: None
Penn State Gymnasts in Top 10 Best Score (National): 7. Brennan Pantazis (14.800)
Penn State Big Ten Champions All-Time (2): Tom Ellefson (1995), Mike Dutka (1998)
PARALLEL BARS
Team Rank (National): Seventh
Team Rank (Big Ten): Fifth
3-Score Average: 66.617
Season Best: 67.000 (vs. Navy, 2/27)
Individual Season Best: Andres Perez Gines (14.250)
Penn State Gymnasts in Top 10 NQA: Andres Perez Gines (14.133)
Penn State Gymnasts in Top 10 Best Score (National): 10. Andres Perez Gines (14.25)
Penn State Big Ten Champions All-Time (5): Tom Ellefson (1995), Kevin Donohue (2002), Kevin Tan (2004), Casey Sandy (2008), Sam Zakutney (2019)
HIGH BAR
Team Rank (National): Sixth
Team Rank (Big Ten): Fourth
3-Score Average: 65.583
Season Best: 66.550 (vs. Nebraska, 2/7)
Individual Season Best: Michael Jaroh (14.000)
Penn State Gymnasts in Top 10 NQA: None
Penn State Gymnasts in Top 10 Best Score (National): 7. Michael Jaroh (14.000)
Penn State Big Ten Champions All-Time (3): Mike Masucci (1993), Kevin Donohue (2002), Trevor Howard (2016)
