Nation's Top Three From the MPSF

3/8/2011 12:00:00 AM

March 8, 2011

#1 STANFORD recorded its second highest score of the season in a 359.000-347.600 dual victory at Nebraska last Saturday. Josh Dixon won the all-around (88.600), one day after tallying a winning total of 87.400 in a quad meet in Chicago, vs. No. 3 Illinois, Air Force, and Illinois-Chicago. He also won both floor titles (15.500 and 15.600) and vault title in the quad (15.900). The 88.600 dual all-around score was the sixth highest in the nation this year. The top ranked Cardinal is off until March 25.

#2 OKLAHOMA posted its highest score of the year in a 360.850-357.750 home dual win over California last Saturday. OU claimed four of six team events, while three Sooners claimed individual titles. Steven Legendre won floor (15.95), high bar (15.65), and all-around (90.400), while Alex Naddour took the horse (15.75) and Ian Jackson the vault. Legendre won his fourth floor title of the year, and delivered a career horse (14.85) and high bar. Oklahoma travels to Michigan Saturday (Mar. 6).

#3 CALIFORNIA scored 357.750 in a road dual at top-ranked Oklahoma last Saturday. Steven Lacombe won rings as did Donothan Bailey on parallel bars. Dennis Mannhart was second on bars (14.950). Bailey was second (88.750) and Mannhart third (88.400) all-around. Kyle Bunthuwong was runner-up on horse (15.100) and third on high bar (15.000). Christian Monteclaro recorded a 16.100 on vault to share the title and lift the Bears to the event win (63.600-63.300). Cal hosts Iowa Saturday.

#11 AIR FORCE Nash Mills re-wrote the all-time Academy high bar record with a 14.900 performance in last Sunday's quad meet in Chicago. He broke the 2008 record in that event set by Greg Stine (14.650). Mills also claimed the vault title (15.800). Colton Wulf placed third on high bar (14.200) and fourth all-around (83.200), both career-highs. James Okamoto finished third on horse (14.200). The Falcons posted their sixth best team score in program history (341.600) to place second, ahead of No. 11 Temple and No. 13 Illinois-Chicago. Air Force heads east this weekend to face Brockport Friday (Mar. 11) and Springfield Sunday (Mar. 13).

#7 NEBRASKA placed second at home in a dual with No. 2 Stanford, scoring 347.600, as five Huskers' posted career-highs, including freshman Andrew House on floor (14.000). Andreas Hofer hit a 14.550 on floor, the top Husker mark, and would also earn a season-best 14.950 on high bar. Anthony Ingrelli placed third on rings (15.150), also a team-best in that event. Nebraska's highest team score of the day came on vault (62.400), led by Wyatt Aycock's third place 15.80 outcome. The Huskers visit Ohio State Saturday (Mar. 12) in another dual.

JOSH DIXON - MPSF GYMNAST OF THE WEEK
Stanford senior Josh Dixon (San Jose, CA) combined for five individual titles over two meets last week, taking two all-arounds (87.4, 88.6), two floors (15.6, 15.5) and a vault (15.9), as the Cardinal won a quad at Illinois-Chicago and a dual at Nebraska. The 88.6 all-around in Lincoln was the nation's sixth highest total in 2011, while he also chipped in a third place vault (15.8). Nominated: Nash Mills (AFA)