Michigan
Greenville, Simpson
Wolverines to Open 2024 Campaign vs. Simpson, Greenville
1/2/2024 11:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
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Jan. 6: Free admission
The No. 2-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics team opens the 2024 season with a tri-meet against No. 12 Simpson and No. 14 Greenville on Saturday (Jan. 6) at 1 p.m. inside Cliff Keen Arena. Admission is free to all home meets for the 2024 season.
Notes
• The Wolverines enter the season ranked No. 2 in the College Gymnastics Association (CGA) Coaches Poll. Stanford tops the poll, and U-M is followed by No. 3 Illinois, No. 4 Oklahoma and No. 5 Nebraska to round out the top five.
• As a team, U-M was selected first in the annual Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll. Michigan is coming off winning both the Big Ten regular and postseason championships. The Wolverines are followed in the poll by Illinois, Nebraska, Penn State, and Ohio State. Graduate student Paul Juda and sophomore Fred Richard were named Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch.
• The makeup of the squad features eight freshmen, five sophomores, four juniors, five seniors and three graduate students. Members of the team hail from 14 states and provinces, led by four each from Michigan and Illinois and three from California and Texas. Arizona, Canada, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are also represented.
• Based on last season's NCAA team lineup, the Wolverines return 24 of 30 routines (80 percent). That figure includes four of five (80 percent) on floor exercise, three of five (60 percent) on pommel horse, four of five (80 percent) on still rings, all five on vault, four of five (80 percent) on parallel bars, and four of five (80 percent) on high bar.
• Michigan opened the season with its annual Maize & Blue Intrasquad meet, where the Blue team defeated the Maize squad 246.600-245.400 (Dec. 9). Juda took a trio of top-five finishes, while Pierce Wolfgang won the all-around with a 78.900.
• The Wolverines hosted both the Panthers and Storm last season on Jan. 7, with the Wolverines emerging victorious with a team score of 400.600. U-M swept the meet, winning all individual and team categories, and hit 23-of-30 routines (77 percent).
