Air Force Hosts MPSF Championship
March 24, 2015 MPSF Men's Gym Release 11
No. 10 AIR FORCE claimed its sixth-straight USAG National Championship, contested at the Academy (Mar. 20-21). The Falcons accumulated their second-highest score in team history (432.850), winning the team title by over 20 points, ahead of Navy, William & Mary, and Springfield in the varsity field. Josh Ramos won the USAG national title on floor, claimed three USAG All-America awards and set an Academy record on the parallel bars. He scored a career-best Academy-record 15.600 on the parallel bars during the team finals, the fourth-best score in the nation this season. He matched a career-high 15.100 to win the USAG title on floor during the individual event finals, the third USAG title of his career.
No. 1 OKLAHOMA has won the last three MPSF Championships, and an all-time high amongst all programs in the conference of 13 overall. The Sooners wrapped up an unbeaten regular season after cruising past No. 8 Ohio State (Mar. 14), 449.700-425.700 to move to 13-0 on the year. OU's senior class never lost a home meet in their four years. Oklahoma also became the only team in the nation to record 440-plus in every regular season meet during 2015. Michael Squires turned in the highest score of the meet, posting a 16.050 to win still rings. He went unbeaten in the event this year with six scores of at least 16. Allan Bower claimed titles on vault (15.450) and parallel bars (15.200). The vault score matches his career-best. Bower also posted a 15.050 on the pommel horse. Alec Robin won floor (15.700) and Jacoby Rubin high bar (15.500). Michael Reid claimed his fifth pommel horse title of the year (15.600).
No. 7 CALIFORNIA has won three MPSF titles (2004, '98, '96). Cal closed out the 2015 regular season (Mar. 13) with a win over No. 20 Washington. The Bears totaled 430.750 and were led by all-arounder Kevin Wolting, who claimed the all-around title with a total score of 88.900, the second-highest score in his career. He captured the individual title on floor with a 15.600, and was impressive on high bar (15.100) and pommel horse (career-high 14.950). Ryan Patterson went all-around for the first time in 2015, compiling an 86.000 for second-place. Kyle Zemeir hit a 14.800 on still rings, good for the event title. Taka Kawada had a season-best 15.100 to claim the pommel horse crown.
No. 2 STANFORD has won four MPSF titles (2011, '09, '95, `93). The Card ended the regular season Mar. 6-8, as it took down No. 2 Illinois on the road (Mar. 6), 440.300-420.400. The Cardinal registered season-bests on floor (75.200) and vault (74.900). Akash Modi claimed all three of Stanford's individual event victories, placing first on floor (15.550), pommel horse (15.250) and parallel bars (15.500). Modi has earned 17 individual event victories against NCAA teams this season: all-around (4), parallel bars (4), floor (3), pommel horse (3), rings (2), and high bar (1). Stanford tallied a 425.800 to place ahead of Illinois-Chicago (408.250) and Arizona State (397.300) in the regular season finale (Mar. 8). Michael Levy led the Cardinal with individual event wins on floor (14.950) and rings (14.950). Brandon Beckhardt earned the individual victory on rings with a 14.200. Ryan Sheppard went 15.150 on high bar to place first, while Robert Neff tallied a 87.300 in the all-around to earn his first collegiate win in the event.