Aycock Wins All-Around Crown at Ohio State

Columbus, Ohio- Freshman Wyatt Aycock won the first all-around title of his career, but the No. 7 Nebraska men's gymnastics team finished third in a talent-filled triangular with No. 4 Illinois and No. 9 Ohio State at St. John Arena on Saturday night.

 

The Huskers closed with a 334.550 team score, as the home-standing Buckeyes won the team competition with a 350.350. The Fighting Illini settled for second with a 346.350.

 

Aycock provided the biggest highlight for the Huskers with his career-high 84.400 to captured the individual all-around crown. Aycock scored 15.050 on vault, career highs of 14.300 on parallel bars and still rings, 13.850 on floor exercise, 13.600 on high bar and 13.400 on pommel horse.

 

Sophomore Andreas Hofer, who won NU's other event title on the night with a season-high 14.700 on parallel bars, added an 81.050 in the all-around to finish second.

 

Nebraska opened the competition on rings, where Aycock (14.200) and fellow freshmen Eric Schryver (14.100) and C.J. Schaaf (13.900) all tallied career highs.  The Huskers earned a 56.050 team score on the event, which was won by 2010 NCAA champion Brandon Wynn from Ohio State, who posted a 15.500.

 

The Huskers moved to floor exercise, where junior Will Eastman led the way with a 14.550. NU posted a 55.300 team score, while Illinois' Chad Wiest earned the event title with a 14.950.

 

On pommel horse Nebraska notched a 50.350 team score led by Aycock's 13.400, while Schryver added a 12.900. The Fighting Illini's Daniel Ribeiro won the pommel horse title with a 15.300.

 

The Huskers moved to high bar, where Hofer led NU with a 13.950.  Senior Bear Danley and junior David Jacobs each added scores of 13.900, as Nebraska managed a 55.350 on the event. Ohio State’s Kris Done captured the event title with a 15.250.

 

Nebraska notched its best event score of the night with a 60.500 on vault. Freshman Andrew House led the Huskers with a 15.300, while fellow freshmen Schaaf (15.150) and Aycock (15.050) also provided strong scores. OSU's Jeff Treleaven won the vault title with a career-high 16.400.

 

The Huskers finished the night out on parallel bars, as Hofer produced a season-high 14.700 to claim the event crown. Aycock (14.300) and Schryver (14.150) also provided solid performances.

 

Nebraska returns home to the Devaney Center for its final home competition of the season, when the Huskers play host to Minnesota and Iowa on Senior Night, Saturday, March 19 at 7 p.m.

 

Rings (56.050)

C.J. Schaaf: 13.900

Eric Schryver: 14.100

Wyatt Aycock: 14.200

Donovan Arndt: 13.600

Andreas Hofer: 13.850

Anthony Ingrelli: ---

 

Floor (55.300)

C.J. Schaaf: 13.400

Andrew House: 13.250

Wyatt Aycock: 13.850

Will Eastman: 14.550

Mark Ringle: 13.500

Andreas Hofer: 12.500

 

Pommel Horse (50.350)

David Jacobs: 11.700

Michael Killeen: 11.900

Andrew House: 12.150

Wyatt Aycock: 13.400

Andreas Hofer: 11.050

Eric Schryver: 12.900

 

High Bar (55.350)

Micah Christensen: 12.900

David Jacobs: 13.900

Wyatt Aycock: 13.600

Bear Danley: 13.900

Eric Schryver: 13.200

Andreas Hofer: 13.950

 

Vault (60.500)

Mark Ringle: 14.900

Andrew House: 15.300

C.J. Schaaf: 15.150

Will Eastman: 14.150

Wyatt Aycock: 15.050

Andreas Hofer: 15.000

 

Parallel Bars (57.000)

David Jacobs: 13.050

Mark Ringle: 13.550

Eric Schryver: 14.150

Wyatt Aycock: 14.300

Bear Danley: 13.850

Andreas Hofer: 14.700