What a competition!
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— Michigan Gymnastics 🏆 (@UMichGym) April 16, 2023
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— Michigan Gymnastics 🏆 (@UMichGym) April 16, 2023
What a competition!
Freshman Fred Richard became the third gymnast in Wolverine history to take home a trio of NCAA titles …
Richard’s three NCAA titles mark the third time a Wolverine has won three in one season, joining Gil LaRose (1953) and Sam Mikulak (2013). …
Richard nearly made it four NCAA titles in one event and would have tied the modern NCAA record for individual championships as he scored a 14.800 on Floor. However, he tied with Stanford’s Nick Kuebler, who won the tiebreaker due to having a higher execution score. …
Richard Takes Trio of NCAA Titles, U-M Earns Runner-Up Finish at NCAA Championships
Fred has over a half million followers on TikTok ➙ frederickflips
Trying for Paris. No comment for anything after 2024.
Dynasty.
The big SURPRISE is how close the competition was to Stanford.
Congratulations Fred Richard and Michigan.
So close.
Many feel Florida could have taken the title with judging that better separated the best from the very best.
BUT we are stuck with the silly NCAA boxed high scores of 2023.
Excellent.
Florida’s Trinity Thomas
Oregon State’s Jade Carey
LSU’s Haleigh Bryant
Kentucky’s Raena Worley
The Honda Sports Award is an annual honor, awarded to the best collegiate female athlete in each of the 12 NCAA-sponsored female sports. There are four nominees for each, and the 12 winners of the award are automatically in the running for the Honda-Broderick Cup to be named Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. Three other athletes are honored as the Division II Athlete of the Year, Division III Athlete of the Year, and Inspiration Award winner.
Raena Worley Named 2023 Honda Sports Award Finalist
Vault – Olivia Trautman
Bars – Jordan Chiles
Beam – Maile O’Keefe
Floor – Jordan Chiles
The field is set for Men’s NCAA Championships team final 2023.
No. 1 Stanford
No. 2 Oklahoma
No. 3 Michigan
No. 4 Illinois
No. 5 Nebraska
No. 6 Penn State