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<?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Lincoln - Nebraska senior Jason Wassung improved to fourth in the national all-around standings as released by GymInfo this week, the highest the Lincoln native has ranked in his four years with the Huskers. Wassung, who owns a three-score average of 50.583, is tied with Army’s Mike Assenmacher for the position.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>
In both of the previous two seasons, Wassung had risen as high as sixth in the standings, but a stellar senior year has the 5-5 all-arounder already reaching new heights. He has been NU’s most consistent all-arounder this season and has easily shouldered the responsibility. Four meets into the season, Wassung has finished either first or second in the all-around each time, including earning the third all-around title of his career against Oklahoma and Air Force on Jan. 20.
Nebraska’s only fourth-year competitor, Wassung set a season-high mark of 51.06 for second place in the all-around against Oklahoma in NU’s last competition on Feb. 2. But the all-around mark was just one of Wassung’s major accomplishments of the meet. The Lincoln native also set career-high marks on the parallel bars 9.40 and high bar (9.20), with his parallel bars score earning him his first event title of the season.
In addition to Wassung’s accomplishments, the Huskers improved from 11th to ninth in the national team standings with an average of 204.45, their highest team ranking this season.
Individually, sophomore T.J. Schmidt hung on to his 12th-place spot on the pommel horse (8.75) and added an eighth-place ranking on the parallel bars (9.133). Junior Stephen T?trault made his debut on the pommel horse poll at 20th (8.483) and Wassung finished Nebraska’s list of individual placers at 20th on the parallel bars (8.867).
After a two-week bye, Nebraska is back in action this weekend as it takes on Iowa in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. The meet is the last regular-season road dual for NU this season, as the Huskers return to Lincoln to finish out the year with three consecutive home meets beginning on March 4 against Stanford.