Wolverines Set to Compete at Big Ten Championships

» With an average team score of 413.433, U-M is the top-ranked team in the conference by more than two points (Nebraska, 411.100). Five Wolverines are ranked tops in the conference on their respective events.
» Sophomore Paul Juda recently was named the Big Ten Gymnast of the Year.
» Michigan enters the championship as the regular-season conference champion after boasting a 6-0 record in Big Ten meets.

THIS WEEK
Saturday, April 3 -- at Big Ten Championships (Lincoln, Neb.), 7 p.m. CDT
TV: Big Ten Network | Live Results | Live Video | Championship Central | Kurt Golder Interview (WTKA)

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The No. 2-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics team, fresh off earning the 2021 Big Ten regular-season championship, enters Saturday's (April 3) Big Ten Championships as the top-ranked team. The meet, hosted by the University of Nebraska, is slated for a 7 p.m. CDT start and will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network.

Wolverine Bites

• The Wolverines captured the Big Ten regular-season title with a win over Penn State on March 20. It is U-M's second consecutive conference crown after winning in 2019 as well. Michigan was atop the conference standings in 2020 at 6-0 before the remainder of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• U-M leads the Big Ten in total team score at 413.433, more than two points ahead of Nebraska (411.100). U-M also leads the conference on pommel horse (68.367), still rings (69.383) and high bar (67.650). Michigan is second in the B1G on parallel bars (68.133) and third on floor exercise (68.500).

• Michigan will begin the championship on vault, and will rotate through parallel bars, high bar, floor exercise, a bye, pommel horse, and will end still rings.

• Sophomore Paul Juda was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year on Monday (March 29), marking the eighth time a Wolverine has garnered the honor. A two-time Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honoree in 2021, Juda has captured 13 event titles this year and is the top-ranked all-around gymnast in the country with a national qualifying average of 86.167.

• Juda also is ranked No. 1 nationally on high bar (14.367). He is ranked No. 1 in the Big Ten on parallel bars (14.617) and is second in the league on floor exercise (14.533), still rings (14.300) and pommel horse (14.250). Juda is third in the Big Ten on vault (14.683). In terms of season-high scores, Juda owns the top mark in the nation in the all-around with his 86.500 on Jan. 17 against UIC, while his score of 14.550 on high bar against Minnesota on March 14 is also the top mark in the country. He shares the top rings score with his 14.500 against Illinois and Nebraska on Feb. 21.

• Senior Cameron Bock, the reigning Big Ten Gymnast of the Championship from 2019, will be joined by Juda to form the most formidable combination in the Big Ten. Bock leads the conference on pommel horse (14.445) and still rings (14.450), and is No. 2 in the all-around behind Juda (83.783).

• Other Wolverines that rank in the top-five in the conference in their respective events are sophomore Markus Shears on pommel horse (No. 5, 13.950), senior James Read on still rings (No. 4, 14.233) and freshman Evgeny Siminiuc on parallel bars (No. 4, 14.150).

• Head coach Kurt Golder is a five-time Big Ten Coach of the Year (1999, 2000, 2013, 2014, 2020). Under Golder's guidance, Michigan has captured five Big Ten Championships titles (1999, 2000, 2009, 2013, 2014).

• The Wolverines have won three of the last 11 Big Ten Championships dating back to the co-championship in 2009. Most recently, U-M double-dipped with Big Ten victories in 2013 and 2014. Overall, U-M has captured 17 Big Ten championships.

• At the 2019 championships, Bock took the all-around competition (83.400), and Jacob Moore and Emyre Cole placed second and third. Bock also was named gymnast of the championships, while Moore won the floor exercise title with a 14.650. U-M placed third in the team standings with a score of 409.550.

Last Wolverine Big Ten Event Title

All-Around: Cameron Bock (2019)
Floor Exercise: Jacob Moore (2019)
Pommel Horse: Jamie Hertza (2002)
Still Rings: Phillip Goldberg (2009)
Vault: Anthony McCallum (2016)
Parallel Bars: Nick Hunter (2015)
High Bar: Sam Mikulak (2013)

Michigan Big Ten Titles by Event:

All-Around: 16
Floor Exercise: 13
Pommel Horse: 4
Still Rings: 9
Vault: 14
Parallel Bars: 23
High Bar: 14

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Next Event

Friday, April 16 -- at NCAA Qualifier (Minneapolis, Minn.), 1 p.m. CDT/6 p.m. CDT