Michigan
Maize & Blue Intrasquad (Ex.)
Maize Tops Blue in Annual Intrasquad Meet
12/10/2022 4:29:00 PM | Men's Gymnastics
» Maize won four events on the afternoon, with Blue taking two.
» Paul Juda won three event titles and the all-around competition to help lead the Maize team to victory.
» Michigan opens up the regular season on Saturday (January 7), hosting Simpson and Greenville in a tri-meet at Cliff Keen Arena.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cliff Keen Arena)
Event: Maize & Blue Intrasquad
Score: Maize 319.100, Blue 317.400
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Jan. 8 -- vs. Simpson, Greenville (Cliff Keen Arena), 1 p.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's gymnastics team hosted its annual Maize and Blue Intrasquad Meet on Saturday afternoon (Dec. 10), where the Maize team defeated the Blue team 319.100- 317.400 inside Cliff Keen Arena.
Judges counted four scores on each event, with as many as six competitors on each team per event.
The meet opened on floor exercise, where the Maize team took a slim 51.650-51.500 lead over Blue. Senior Casey Cummings won the event for Maize with a score of 13.80. Junior Javier Alfonso (Maize) finished in second with a 13.55 and sophomore Rithik Puri (Blue) finished in third with a 13.30.
The teams then moved to pommel horse for the second rotation, where Maize deepened its lead with a 53.050 score to Blue's 50.200. Maize again had the top individual finish, with senior Markus Shears scoring 14.65. Second place went to sophomore Lais Najjar (Blue) with a score of 13.50, and senior Paul Juda (Maize) finished in third with a score of 13.40. The running total increased Maize's lead to 104.700-101.700.
In the third rotation, Blue scored a 55.200 and Maize scored a 54.150 on still rings. The Blue team swept the still rings podium with junior Colin Stenger (Blue) in first with a score of 14.05, senior Adam Wooten in second with a 13.90 and freshman Fred Richard in third with a 13.75. The total score after the rotation stood at 158.850 to 156.900 in favor of Maize.
In the fourth rotation, teams moved to vault, where Maize scored a 58.000 and Blue scored a 56.750. Juda won the event for Maize with a score of 14.80. Freshman Landen Blixt (Maize) took second with a score of 14.70 and Blue's David Wolma (sophomore) finished in third with a 14.60. At the end of the fourth rotation, Maize continued to lead Blue 216.850-213.650.
On parallel bars in the fifth rotation, Blue scored 52.550 while Maize scored 50.950. Junior Evgeny Siminiuc (Blue) won the event with a score of 13.90. Blixt finished in second with a score of 13.50 and Najjar took third with a 13.45. The total score after the rotation stood at 216.850 to 213.200 in favor of Maize.
The meet closed with high bar, where Maize secured a 319.100-317.400 win over Blue by winning the event 51.300-51.200. Junior Steven Lukasik (Maize) won the event with a score of 13.60. Blue's Logan McKeown (sophomore) finished in second with score of 13.15, and freshman Eric Hoe (Maize) finished in third with a 13.05.
Juda's two top-three finishes helped him secure the all-around victory with 79.000 total points. Blixt, also with two top-three finishes, came in second with a score of 78.350.
Tweet of the Meet
#GoBlue?? | #GoMaize?? pic.twitter.com/0XynqsJMN0
— Michigan Gymnastics ?? (@UMichGym) December 10, 2022
Michigan opens the regular season on Saturday, Jan. 7 when the Wolverines host Greenville and Simpson in a tri-meet at Cliff Keen Arena. Meet time is slated for 1 p.m.
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