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Wolverines Defeat No. 5 Buckeyes in Virtual Meet
3/17/2021 7:51:00 PM | Men's Gymnastics
» Paul Juda (pommel horse, parallel bars, high bar), Markus Shears (tie on pommel horse), and Cameron Bock (still rings) took individual titles.
» Michigan won five of six events on the meet.
» U-M moves to 6-0 overall and 5-0 in Big Ten competition.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Newt Loken Training Center) - virtual meet
Score: #2 Michigan 408.350, #5 Ohio State 397.950
Records: U-M (6-0, 5-0 B1G), OSU (4-3, 3-3 B1G)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 20 -- at #6 Penn State (State College, Pa.), 1 p.m.
• Complete Results (PDF)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The second-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics team defeated No. 5 Ohio State by a score of 408.350-397.950 on Wednesday (March 17) in a virtual meet. The teams competed at their respective training facilities, with Wolverines at Newt Loken Training Center.
U-M now sits at 5-0 in Big Ten Conference competition and will be crowned Big Ten regular-season champion following its matchup at Penn State (March 20).
Michigan opened the meet with a 68.250 on floor exercise, led by a 13.95 by senior Nick Guy that was good for second place on the event.
In the second rotation, U-M saw two stellar 13.90s on pommel horse from sophomore Markus Shears and Juda, who shared the event win. The title was Shears' first of his U-M career. The Wolverines scored a 67.000 and held a 1.9-point lead.
On still rings in the third rotation, U-M narrowly missed bettering its own top score in the country (69.500) with a 69.450. Bock secured the event win with a 14.450, while classmate James Read took second with a career-high 14.400.
With U-M leading, 205.175-198.500, heading into the fourth rotation on vault, the Buckeyes edged the Wolverines 70.300-69.700. Juda led the effort for U-M on the table with a 14.25. U-M held a 5.6-point advantage heading into parallel bars.
On parallel bars, Juda took his second event win of the meet, scoring a 14.200. Freshman Evgeny Siminiuc scored a 14.150 to finish just off the pace as Michigan secured a 66.850 team total on the event and led by nearly eight points heading into the final rotation.
On high bar in the final rotation, Michigan scored a 67.100, paced by Juda's 14.100 for his third event win of the meet.
Tweet of the Meet
5-0. #B1G Time.#GoBlue?? pic.twitter.com/4qC2uZXGOF
— Michigan Gymnastics ? (@UMichGym) March 17, 2021
U-M will close out the regular season on Saturday (March 20) in State College, Pa., to take on No. 6 Penn State. The contest is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start and will be streamed live on Big Ten Network Plus.
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