Greetings from the Men’s NCAA Championships in Columbus, Ohio.
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Men’s Qualification, Session 1 of 2
In the first of two prelim rounds where the top three teams in each round advance, the University of Oklahoma, Pennsylvania State University and University of Illinois qualified to Finals.
1.University of Oklahoma, 363.500
2T.Penn State University, 356.000
2T.University of Illinois, 356.000
4.University of Minnesota, 346.850
5.U.S. Air Force Academy, 340.700
6.University of Illinois-Chicago, 340.000
New this year is a 2min warm-up for each team, each apparatus. So far it hasn’t seemed to slow down the competition. Coaches wanted to experiment with the concept as routines are now getting so long and difficult. Famously NCAA MAG gymnasts had no one touch in the past, except for Pommel Horse.
This meet is awesome. But one dark cloud looms – Men’s gymnastics: College programs dwindling to a precious few
The second of two preliminary sessions is just about to start …
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