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Wolverines Set to Open Season at Windy City Invitational
1/14/2020 10:21:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
» Michigan will compete at the Windy City Invitational on Saturday (Jan. 18) alongside fellow Big Ten teams Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota, as well as Stanford, Northern Illinois and host Illinois-Chicago.
» Michigan enters the meet ranked No. 3 in the College Gymnastics Association Preseason Poll, and was selected to win the conference in the Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll.
» U-M will begin its meet on vault, followed by parallel bars, high bar, a bye, floor exercise, pommel horse and still rings.
THIS WEEK
Saturday, Jan. 18 -- at Windy City Invitational (Chicago, Ill.), 7:30 p.m. CST
Meet Central
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The No. 3-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics team travels to the 2020 edition of the Windy City Invitational, hosted by Illinois-Chicago on Saturday (Jan. 18) at 7:30 p.m. CST. Michigan will take on No. 1 Stanford, fellow Big Ten teams No. 4 Illinois, No. 6 Minnesota, and No. 8 Iowa as well as Northern Illinois and UIC at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago.
Wolverine Bites
• Michigan's 2020 captains are senior Mack Lasker and junior Cameron Bock.
• Lasker has been a mainstay on pommel horse through his four seasons as a Wolverine, having competed in each meet on the horse over the last three years. He had four of U-M's top six scores on horse a season ago. He also recorded an event title and had Michigan's highest score of the season on horse with a 14.600 against Iowa.
• U-M brings back a pair of NCAA All-Americans in Jacob Moore (floor exercise) and Bock (all-around).
• Junior Nick Guy and freshman David Willett were named Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch. Guy has been a constant on vault and floor exercise his first two seasons in Ann Arbor. Last year, he won two event titles on the table, scoring a 14.500 at the Windy City Invitational and a career-high 14.750 for a win against Oklahoma. He also scored a 14.700 before marking a 13.700 in finals to place 33rd at the NCAA Championships. Guy's high-water mark on floor exercise was a 14.166 that came at last season's NCAA qualifier.
• Bock figures to be one of the top all-arounders in the nation as a junior, entering the year as the reigning Big Ten champion. His high score of 84.700 is the second-highest returning all-around mark in the country. According to head coach Kurt Golder, Bock is the most dedicated and driven gymnast on the team and sets a great example while demonstrating consistently what a true teammate is. Over the summer, Bock earned a silver medal in the team competition at the 2019 Pan-Am Games in Lima, Peru. Individually, he garnered a bronze medal on parallel bars with a 13.700 during prelims and a 14.400 during finals.
• The makeup of the squad features seven freshmen, two sophomores, seven juniors, six seniors and one graduate student. Members of the team hail from 13 states, led by six from Michigan; three from Illinois; two each from California, New York and Illinois; and one each from Canada, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee and West Virginia.
• Last season, U-M scored a 402.000 to earn a runner-up finish at the 2019 Windy City Invitational, the Wolverines' best finish since 2015. Bock (all-around), Mitchell Brown (parallel bars), Justin Hopgood (high bar), and Guy (vault) all earned event titles.
Tweet of the Week
It's MEET WEEK!
— Michigan Gymnastics ? (@UMichGym) January 13, 2020
On Saturday at the Windy City Invitational, @cameron_bock will look to the defend the Gary Morova Cup!#GoBlue pic.twitter.com/F9K881NCii
Wolverines to Host NCAA Championships
Michigan will host the nation's top collegiate gymnastics when the 2020 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships come to Ann Arbor on Friday and Saturday, April 17-18 at Crisler Center. [ Event Info | Tickets ]
This will be the fourth time U-M has hosted a men's gymnastics national championship. Michigan also hosted the event in 1951, 1971 and 2014 with the latter pair being held at Crisler.
Keep Up With the Wolverines
Stay current with everything going on with the Wolverines by following Michigan men's gymnastics on Twitter (@umichgym) and "liking" the Wolverines on Facebook. Fans also can follow in-meet commentary via the Twitter channel, with live streaming available on Facebook for select meets. Additional content will be provided via Instagram (@umichgym), and Snapchat (@umichathletics).
Next Event
Saturday, Feb. 1 -- at No. 9 Ohio State (Columbus, Ohio), 1 p.m.
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