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The No. 3 Nebraska men's gymnastics team heads into the 2020 season home opener against the No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes on Sun., Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. after finishing second behind Oklahoma at the Rocky Mountain Open.
Last Time Out
The Huskers swept the podium at the RMO on pommel horse with Charlie Giles claiming the gold, Evan Kriley the silver, and Cooper Giles the bronze. Sophomore Dillan King finished second on parallel bars to round out the medal winners.
Scouting the Competition
The Huskers compete against No. 10 Iowa who are coming off of a fourth place finish at the Windy City Invitational where they finished with a team score of 393.100. Michigan took home the team gold followed by Minnesota and UIC.
The Hawkeyes had two gymnasts compete in the all-around competition. Freshman Carter Tope finished with a core of 75.55 while junior Bennet Huang finished with a score of 80.40.
The Hawkeyes had two gymnasts, sophomore Evan Davis and senior Mitch Mandozzi, named to the 2020 Big Ten Men's Gymnast to Watch List at the beginning of the season.
Davis competed in every meet for the Hawkeyes as a freshman and registered two season best during the 2019 Big Ten Championships with a 13.90 on floor and 13.63 on rings. Davis also earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week after his performance at the Winter Cup, placing third (13.70) on floor and eighth (13.05) on pommel horse.
Mandozzi also competed in every meet for the Hawkeyes last season, Mandozzi posted a career-high 13.75 on vault at the Big Ten Championships and a 14.566 on vault at the 2019 NCAA Championships.
Follow the Huskers
Tickets can be purchased at Huskers.com/Tickets. The first 300 fans will receive pop sockets. The first 500 fans will receive t-shirts.
Fans can follow @NebraskaMensGym on Twitter or Facebook for live updates during the meet. The meet can be watched live on BTN+ starting at 2 p.m. CT. More information about the meet can be found at https://www.btnplus.com/game/iowa-at-nebraska-on-01262020.