Air Force to Host MPSF Championships

3/29/2011 12:00:00 AM

March 29, 2011

#8 AIR FORCE repeated as USAG National Champions in Springfield, MA, this past Friday, finishing first of five, and now turns its attention to the annual MPSF Championship Meet on Saturday (Apr. 2) at the Academy. The Falcons scored their fourth-highest team total of 345.700, one week after accumulating their best in team history. William & Mary, Springfield, Army, and Navy placed behind Air Force. A new Falcon team record was set on parallel bars with a total of 57.700, led by an individual record from Nash Mills (15.200). Mills also tied for the top mark on rings (15.000), while Colton Wulf was second all-around (85.600).

#1 OKLAHOMA recorded the highest team score in the NCAA this year (366.400) in a tri-meet win over Illinois (359.100) and Penn State (356.750) on Mar. 19. The outcome marks the fourth time in the last seven years the Sooners have completed an unbeaten regular season. Steven Legendre claimed the all-around (91.250) and tied for the top spot on high bar (15.350). Jake Dalton tied the all-time program record on vault (16.700), while a new standard was set as a team on that event (64.900). Oklahoma vies for its 11th conference title in the last 13 years.

#2 STANFORD claimed three of six individual and team event titles in a 360.950-354.525 dual win at No. 4 California last Friday to close the regular season. The Cardinal took team titles on vault, rings, and high bar. Individually, the night belonged to Josh Dixon on floor (15.700), Tim Gentry on rings (15.700), and Alex Buscaglia on high bar (16.300). Chris Turner shared the top mark on horse (15.000). Gentry placed second on floor (15.150).

#3 CALIFORNIA earned three of six event wins at home against No. 2 Stanford in the regular season finale. Bryan Del Castillo shared the horse title (15.000) in his final home meet, while Glen Ishino claimed p-bars (15.000) and Jeff Langenstein vault (16.300). Steven LaCombe placed second on rings (15.650), Kyle Bunthuwong third on horse (14.875) in Haas Pavilion for the last time, while three Bears' managed a tie for third on floor.

#11 NEBRASKA nailed its highest team score of the year (354.500) in a tri-meet win over Iowa (351.800) and Minnesota (348.600) on Mar. 19 in Lincoln. Freshman Wyatt Aycock accumulated six career-highs on the evening, including the all-around (88.600), horse (14.50), rings (14.20), vault (16.00), p-bars (15.10), and high bar (14.40). His vault routine was the highest event score for any Husker this year. Nebraska combined for its best floor score of 2011 (58.50). Eric Schryver claimed the horse title with a career-effort (15.50).

NASH MILLS - MPSF GYMNAST OF THE WEEK
Air Force senior Nash Mills (Coto De Caza, CA) won parallel bars with an Academy record (15.200) during team finals, and helped Air Force to its second straight USAG national team title. He paced Air Force to a program-best team p-bars score (57.700). Mills also won still rings (15.300) during the event finals with a career-best matching mark, and claimed USAG All-America honors on both events.