Huskers Finish Second in California Quad

Berkeley, Calif.- The No. 5 Huskers traveled West to the Bay Area where they competed against No. 8 California, No. 2 Stanford and No. 15 Air Force in a quad meet. Nebraska finished in second place, narrowly missing Stanford in first place (410.450). California finished in third place (394.850), and Air Force took fourth (386.800).

Notably, two Huskers earned event titles in the quad meet, highlighted by Huskers Cooper Giles on pommel horse (14.20) and Sam Phillips in the all-around (80.20). Seven Huskers worked to collect personal records in the competition.

Parallel Bars
The squad began on parallel bars where they registered 67.35, as a team. James Friedman led off the rotation, putting up a strong season-best of 13.50. Cole Partridge followed with a 12.90. Asher Cohen registered a 13.55 on the event. Sam Phillips earned eighth position after earning a 13.75. Taylor Christopulos capped the first rotation after notching a 13.65. 

High Bar
The Big Red moved on to high bar where they collected a 67.60, as a team. Max Odden opened the rotation with a 13.30. Partridge and Liang both registered a 13.35 for NU, tying in sixth position overall. Zac Tiderman put up a solid 13.85, taking second place overall. Phillips rounded off the event in third place with a strong score of 13.75.

Floor
The Huskers worked to collectively earn a 66.40 on floor. Nathan York acted as lead-off, scoring a 12.50. Luke James picked up the momentum for the Huskers by earning a 13.75, good for fifth. Chase Mondi followed with a 13.15. Phillips documented a 13.00, and Christopulos closed the rotation notching a strong second-place finish with a score of 14.00, respectively. 

Pommel Horse
Nebraska earned a team score of 65.65 on pommel horse. Cooper Giles highlighted the event after pocketing the title with a solid 14.20. Friedman competed first in the lineup, earning a score of 12.90. York collected a season-best on the event (13.50). Yanni Chronopoulos registered a 13.05. Christopulos put up a 13.20 and Phillips closed the rotation with a score of 11.70 on the event, respectively.

Rings
On rings, Nebraska showed out where the team collected a new season-best team score of 68.35. Highlighting the rotation, Hiser scored a 14.05, setting a new season-best record and landing in fourth. Friedman led off with a 13.15, a season-best score for the senior. Travis Wong fed off the energy, collecting a career-best score of 13.55 on the event. Cohen and Phillips both documented a strong 13.80 for the squad, tying in sixth overall and Phillips matching his personal best.

Vault
Ranking No. 1 in the country on vault, the Huskers collected a 71.60 team score in the competition. Mondi opened the rotation where he registered a 14.35 for NU, taking sixth overall. James maintained momentum by tying his personal best (14.45), good for third place. Phillips and Tiderman both followed closely after putting up a 14.20, tying for seventh place. Christopulos closed the competition in fourth with a score of 14.40 for the Huskers.

Up Next
Nebraska is headed back to their home territory to host Illinois in a dual meet at the Devaney Sports Center next Sunday, March 10. The meet will commence at 1 p.m. (CT) and will be available for live stream on B1G+. The competition will highlight the senior class and a t-shirt giveaway. General admission to the meet and Pepsi products are $1 as a part of the Pepsi Pack the House promotion.