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Wolverines Mark Season-Best Road Score in Loss at No. 1 Oklahoma
3/4/2023 10:03:00 PM | Men's Gymnastics
» Junior Javier Alfonso won still rings with a nation-leading 15.00 on the event, sophomore David Wolma secured a 14.75 on vault, and junior Evgeny Siminiuc registered a 14.50 on parallel bars for individual event titles.
» U-M's team score of 410.400 marks a new season standard, besting the previous mark of 407.400 at Nebraska by three points.
» The Wolverines scored season bests on pommel horse and still rings and marked five runner-up finishes.
Site: Norman, Okla. (McCasland Field House)
Score: #1 Oklahoma 414.550, #5 Michigan 410.400
Records: OU 16-2, U-M 10-6
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 18 -- vs. Illinois (Cliff Keen Arena), 2:30 p.m., [TV: Big Ten Network]
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NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 5-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics marked a new season-best road score of 410.400 on Saturday night (March 4), despite falling to the No. 1-ranked Oklahoma Sooners, who countered with a 414.550 score at OU's McCasland Field House.
Competing without the likes of freshman Fred Richard and Landen Blixt as well as reigning NCAA all-around champion Paul Juda, U-M scored a season-best road score of 410.400, besting its previous high of 407.400 by three points (at Nebraska; Feb. 4). The Wolverines also turned in season-best team scores on pommel horse (67.600) and still rings (70.500).
Michigan (10-6) earned individual event titles from junior Javier Alfonso on still rings (15.00), sophomore David Wolma on vault (14.75) and junior Evgeny Siminiuc on parallel bars (14.50). Alfonso's score ranks as the top mark in the NCAA on the event this season and represents a new career high.
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The Wolverines also collected five runner-up finishes, with Alfonso placing second on floor exercise with a season-best 13.95. In addition, senior Markus Shears scored a 14.60 on pommel horse, freshman Robert Noll recorded a 13.70 on high bar and junior Chris Read collected a pair of second-place finishes with a 14.40 on vault and a 14.10 on still rings.
The powerhouse Sooners (16-2) extended their 19-year winning streak inside McCasland Fieldhouse and led the entire meet. U-M trailed by 2.4 points after the first rotation, but was unable to close the gap despite hitting 27-of-30 routines (90 percent) and sticking eight performances.
Following a bye week, U-M will return home for its final team competition of the regular season, hosting No. 6 Illinois on Saturday (March 18) inside Cliff Keen Arena. The meet has Big Ten regular-season title implications and will commence at 2:30 p.m. Big Ten Network will carry the broadcast nationally.
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