U-M to Take on Ohio State, Penn State in Two-Meet Week

» U-M will take on a pair of Big Ten opponents to close out the regular season, holding a virtual competition against No. 5 Ohio State on Wednesday and traveling to No. 6 Penn State on Saturday.
» Michigan is ranked No. 2 in the country and leads the NCAA on high bar and still rings.
» A pair of victories on the week would secure U-M the Big Ten regular-season title.

THIS WEEK
Wednesday, March 17 -- vs. #5 Ohio State (virtual meet), 4:30 p.m.
Live Video/Results
Saturday, March 20 -- at #6 Penn State (State College, Pa.), 1 p.m.
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The No. 2-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics team (5-0, 4-0 Big Ten) concludes Big Ten regular-season competition with a two-meet week versus No. 5 Ohio State (4-3, 3-2 Big Ten) and No. 6 Penn State (4-3, 2-3 Big Ten). The Ohio State matchup will be held as a virtual meet on Wednesday (March 17) at 4:30 p.m., while the Penn State meet will be contested Saturday (March 20) at 1 p.m. in State College, Pa.

Wolverine Bites

• The Wolverines hold a firm grasp on the Big Ten regular-season title, sitting at 4-0 in conference meets and 5-0 overall. A pair of victories on the week would sew up the honor for the Wolverines for the second time in as many seasons. The regular-season title was not awarded last season after the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the remainder of the schedule.

• U-M is No. 2 in the Road to Nationals rankings with an average team score of 410.920. Its team score of 413.300 is the second-highest score in the country.

• Michigan is ranked No. 1 in the country on still rings (68.150) and high bar (67.225), and is No. 2 on pommel horse (67.025) and parallel bars (67.413).

• Senior Cameron Bock holds the top spot nationally on pommel horse (14.217) and still rings (14.217). Sophomore Paul Juda ranks No. 1 nationally on high bar with a mark of 13.850. Bock ranks No. 1 and Juda checks in at No. 3 in the all-around rankings, with Bock holding an average score of 87.783 and Juda a 82.962.

• Other Wolverine gymnasts ranked in the top-five on individual events are seniors Nick Guy on floor exercise (4th, 14.283) and Jacob Moore on high bar (5th, 13.617).

• Leading the way for the Buckeyes is Jesse Tyndall, who ranks No. 6 on floor exercise (14.208), No. 7 on parallel bars (13.692) and No. 17 on high bar (13.183). Matt Cormier is the top gymnast for the Nittany Lions, ranking No. 5 on floor exercise (14.210) and No. 13 on vault (14.360).

• Under head coach Kurt Golder, Michigan leads, 18-16, in the series against Penn State and is 23-10 over Ohio State.

Tweet of the Week

Your #B1GMGym Gymnast #PlayeroftheWeek
? Cameron Bock of @UMichGym ?

???? Won three event titles in Sunday's win over No. 10 Minnesota
???? Took top honors on pommel horse (14.200), parallel bars (14.550) and rungs (14.300)#B1G ? https://t.co/jOaRcIa9eI pic.twitter.com/fEPfxzA0WC
— Big Ten Conference (@bigten) March 15, 2021

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 for select meets via Facebook as well. Additional content will be provided via Instagram (@umichgym), and Snapchat (@umichathletics).

Up Next

Saturday, April 3 -- at Big Ten Championships (Lincoln, Neb.), 7 p.m. CDT