Men’s Gymnastics Wins Tenth Consecutive West Point Open
Men’s Gymnastics Wins Tenth Consecutive West Point OpenMen’s Gymnastics Wins Tenth Consecutive West Point Open

Men’s Gymnastics Wins Tenth Consecutive West Point Open

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Penn State men's gymnastics won their 10th consecutive West Point Open with a team score of 401.300 Friday night at Army's Christl Arena. 
 
The Nittany Lions pushed past Navy (394.500), Army (388.650), Springfield (381.850) and William & Mary (359.350) to secure their 25th West Point Open victory in program history. 
 
Michael Artlip was named all-around champion with his score of 81.400, qualifying him for the Winter Cup in Louisville, Ky. next month. The senior was the all-around runner-up in 2023.
 
Freshman Luke Esparo continues to have a strong rookie campaign. The Wallington, Conn. native took fourth in the all-around with a score of 76.500. Esparo improved two of his first scores from last weekend including: floor (13.500) and vault (13.850).
 
Freshman Akseli Karsikas recorded the top score on high bar (13.800) and second-best score on rings (13.750). 
 
Graduate student Nate Warren tied a career high score of 14.200 on the rings in New York, earning him the highest score of the night on the apparatus.
 
Sophomore Kacper Garnczarek made his season debut, earning a career best score of 13.900 on vault and tied a career high 13.600 on floor.
 
Senior Brandon Campbell notched a career high score of 12.600 on pommel horse in his season debut. 
 
The squad saw an 80% hit ratio and 24/30 hit routines. They ended their night with six stuck landings. 
 
The Nittany Lions opened the season with a victory over Army last Friday at Rec Hall. The team saw a 7.500 point improvement from their last competition.

Penn State Event Finalists (Saturday, Jan. 13)
Floor: Michael Artlip, Kacper Garnczarek, Will Fleck, Luke Esparo, Matt Underhill
Pommel Horse: Michael Artlip, Will Fleck
Rings: Nate Warren, Akseli Karsikas, Matt Underhill, Luke Esparo
Vault: Michael Artlip, Matt Underhill, Landon Simpson
Parallel Bars: Michael Artlip
High Bar: Akseli Karsikas, Michael Artlip, Kacper Garnczarek