UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Penn State men's gymnastics tops William & Mary 400.900-386.000 in the double dual meet. With their fifth team score above 400 this year, the Nittany Lions earn their largest margin of victory of the season and also claimed all event titles.
"Really solid effort overall tonight," said head coach Randy Jepson. "We were at about 86 percent, missing quite a few guys that competed at Winter Cup that we were trying to rest. We were able to get a lot of experience on guys and were able to see some of them shine."
Ian Raubal won the all-around with a 81.250 score. He also earned an event title and career high on high bar with a 13.900. The Switzerland native also notched a career high on parallel bars with his 13.950, good for a third-place finish.
Ethan Dick made his first all-around appearance of the season, taking second place behind Raubal with a score of 80.050. The junior took his first event title of the season on pommel horse with a 13.800. He also earned a career high on parallel bars (14.200) and nearly reached his personal best on vault (14.200).
The final all-around gymnast for the Nittany Lions was freshman Will Fleck in his collegiate all-around debut with a 78.400. Fleck also earned his first event title of his young career on floor with a score of 13.800, a season best.
"We had a lot of good all-arounds tonight with Ian, Ethan and Will. It was great to see those guys carry through," said Jepson.
Freshman Matt Underhill came away with two event championships on rings with a 13.800 and vault with a 14.400. Underhill earned a stick bonus on rings to take the title.
Chase Clingman made his vault debut on senior night taking second place with a 14.300. He also earned second on pommel horse with a 13.550.
Derek Schlagenhauf had a solid performance on pommel horse with a 13.450, "one of the best of his career," said Jepson.
Senior National Team member Josh Karnes notched his fifth score above 14.000 this season out of his six outings on parallel bars (14.300).
