Huskers Rank 10th in Preseason Poll

The Nebraska men’s gymnastics team earned national recognition this week, as the Huskers were ranked 10th in the GymInfo preseason coaches poll.

The Huskers enjoy the return of six letterwinners this season, including leading all-arounders junior Stephen T?trault and senior Jason Wassung. T?trault is a returning All-American on vault, while Wassung has been ranked in the top-10 nationally in the all-around for the last three seasons.

Nebraska also welcomes 10 newcomers to the roster in 2007, its largest recruiting class in five years, which includes four talented all-arounders that are expected to make an immediate impact for NU.  

Two-time defending national champion Oklahoma, headlines the poll in the No. 1 spot with nine first-place votes, followed by Stanford in second. California, ranked fourth, joins Nebraska to give the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation four teams in the top 10.

 

Nebraska begins its season on Friday, January 12, in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the 15th annual Rocky Mountain Open.  The meet, hosted by Air Force, kicks off at 8 p.m. central time on Friday with the team competition, followed by individual event finals on Saturday, January 13 at 2 p.m.

Nebraska’s young lineup will be tested early at the meet, which also features the Sooners. It is the first of several meetings between the two programs, including NU’s home opener on Friday, February 2, when it welcomes both Oklahoma and Air Force to the DevaneySportsCenter at 7:30 p.m.

 

The triangular against OU and Air Force is one of four home contests for the Huskers this season. NU also hosts three consecutive weekend home duals in March against Stanford, Minnesota and Air Force