Stanford Wins at Defending National Champion Michigan

3/2/2011 12:00:00 AM

March 2, 2011

#2 STANFORD Stanford senior Tim Gentry led a dual meet win over defending national champion Michigan in Ann Arbor, 351.250-346.200. He had the day's top score on rings (15.550) and tied with teammate Josh Dixon for the top score on vault (15.950). Gentry also contributed on parallel bars (13.700) and horizontal bar (14.100) as Stanford had the higher score in five of six events.

#12 AIR FORCE turned in the second best score in program history (345.000) on Feb. 20 in Aliso Viejo, CA, in a tri-meet with Academy rivals Navy and Army. Claiming at least a share of four team titles, the day also brought the first win for the Falcons in this meet since 2000. Nash Mills won rings (14.800) and parallel bars (14.300) on his way to a season-best all-around title (85.800). Devin Menefee shared the rings title, as did Colton Wulf on bars, with Mills. Tony Brown won vault (15.850) and high bar with a career-best (14.000). Third place results were recorded by Patrick Duffy on horse (14.200) and Aaron Zaiser on floor (14.500). Menefee won rings at Minnesota on Feb. 18 (14.500). Air Force was off last week, and visits Illinois-Chicago Friday and Sunday for a pair of quads.

#1 OKLAHOMA recorded its eighth win over the top-10 against Stanford and California on Feb. 19, scoring 357.500 in Palo Alto. Jake Dalton took home titles with career-high efforts on parallel bars (16.200) and floor (15.400), on his way to an all-around silver finish (88.200). Steven Legendre shared the floor title with Dalton. The Sooners won the team floor on a season-high (62.100) as well as the team bars (59.000). Idle last week, Oklahoma meets California again on Saturday (Mar. 5) in Norman.

#4 CALIFORNIA sophomore Donothan Bailey won another all-around title (89.000), along with crowns on horse (15.600) and bars (15.100), as the Bears placed third (351.700) to Oklahoma and Stanford in Palo Alto on Feb. 19. Daniel Geri shared the p-bars title with Bailey. Steven Lacombe had the top Cal rings routine (15.400). Next up for the Bears is a dual at Oklahoma Saturday (Mar. 5), after a bye week.

#7 NEBRASKA placed second in a dual at Iowa on Feb. 19 (342.900-348.100), as the Huskers claimed five titles. Eric Schryver had the top horse routine (15.200), as did Wyatt Baier on vault (15.700), Andi Hofer on high bar (14.400), Anthony Ingrelli on rings (15.200), and Wyatt Aycock all-around (82.700). Will Eastman (14.500) and Mark Ringle (14.400) went 2-3 on floor, and Aycock tied for second on bars (14.600). Nebraska is next in action Sunday at home against Stanford.

TIM GENTRY - MPSF GYMNAST OF THE WEEK
Stanford senior Tim Gentry (Plano, TX) led a dual meet win over defending national champion Michigan in Ann Arbor. He had the day's top score on rings (15.550) and tied with teammate Josh Dixon for the top score on vault (15.950). Gentry also contributed on parallel bars (13.700) and horizontal bar (14.100) as Stanford had the higher score in five of six events.