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Michigan Knocks Off No. 9 Ohio State on Road
2/1/2020 3:08:00 PM | Men's Gymnastics
» U-M won five individual events on the day with Nick Guy (vault), Cameron Bock (still rings, parallel bars), Jonathan Liu (high bar), and Paul Juda (high bar, all-around) taking home plaudits.
» As a team, U-M won four of six events
» U-M's high bar score of 69.350 is the highest team score in the nation this season
Site: Columbus, Ohio (Covelli Arena)
Score: #4 Michigan 409.600, #9 Ohio State 408.500
Records: U-M (6-0, 1-0 Big Ten), OSU (1-3, 0-1 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Feb. 8 -- vs. UIC, NIU (Cliff Keen Arena), 1 p.m.
• Complete Results (PDF)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The No. 4-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics team trailed heading into the final rotation, but marked the NCAA's top high bar score to defeat No. 9 Ohio State, 409.600-408.500, on Saturday (Feb. 1) at Covelli Arena.
Michigan was led by junior Cameron Bock who won still rings and parallel bars, while freshman Paul Juda won the all-around competition.
The Wolverines (6-0, 1-0 Big Ten) began the afternoon on pommel horse scoring a 66.200. U-M was led by senior Uche Eke with a 13.80. Ohio State (1-3, 0-2 Big Ten) marked a 70.800 on floor exercise, and U-M trailed by 4.6 points going into the second rotation.
On floor exercise, U-M's Alan Gerdov led the Wolverines with a career-best 14.200 on the exercise. Michigan totaled a 68.200 on floor to trim its deficit to 1.200 points going to vault in the third rotation.
In the third, U-M took the lead for the first time on the afternoon, scoring a 71.000 on vault to the Buckeyes' 67.800 on still rings. Moving into the fourth rotation, the Wolverines took a 2.100-point lead. Junior Nick Guy paced Michigan with a career-best 14.800 to take home the his third career vault title.
Ohio State regained the lead after a 71.650 on vault, while the Wolverines totaled a 67.900 on still rings. Bock scored a 14.550 for the event title, but U-M trailed once again by a 1.650-point margin heading into high bar in the fifth rotation.
U-M excelled on high bar with a nation-best 69.350, led by Juda and junior Jonathan Liu sharing the event title with a 14.100. Ohio State countered with a 65.650 on parallel bars, but Michigan regained the lead for good by a margin of 2.050 points going into the sixth and final rotation.
In the final rotation, Bock sealed the meet in the anchor position with a 13.800 on parallel bars, and Michigan collected a 66.850 to seal the victory.
Juda, the lone competitor in the meet's all-around competition, scored a 79.150 for the first all-around title of his career.
Tweet of the Meet
Bock for the WIN!
— Michigan Gymnastics ? (@UMichGym) February 1, 2020
The junior scores a 13.80 for the event title.
U-M scores a 66.850 on parallel bars to seal it.#GoBlue? pic.twitter.com/5WjMfLwFtL
Michigan will begin its 2020 home schedule on Saturday (Feb. 8) when it welcomes Illinois-Chicago and Northern Illinois to Cliff Keen Arena for a tri-meet at 1 p.m.
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