UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Junior captain Matt Cormier earns Big Ten Gymnast of the Week after a career performance on Saturday. After being tabbed a Big Ten Gymnast to Watch, Cormier earns the first Gymnast of the Week honor of the 2023 season. He also earns the CGA Gymnast of the Week nod.
Cormier ranked first in three of the six events this weekend and led the Nittany Lions with four stuck landings to bring the team to a 402.900-378.300 win against Army. He competed on floor, rings, vault and high bar.
His floor score of 14.500 earned him first place and a finish almost one full point higher than the next gymnast.
Cormier's next routine on rings ranked him third with a score of 13.900. This is a career high for the junior.
His routine on vault was nearly perfect, scoring a 14.800. This was the highest-ranking score and another career high for Cormier.
The captain's final routine of the day was on high bar which led him to another career high and first place score at the meet. His score was a 14.050.
