Michigan
Maize & Blue Intrasquad
Blue Defeats Maize in Annual Intrasquad Exhibition Matchup
12/7/2024 3:58:00 PM | Men's Gymnastics
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cliff Keen Arena)
Event: Maize vs. Blue Intrasquad
U-M Team Finish: Blue 194.300, Maize 191.100
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Jan. 11 -- vs. Greenville, Simpson (Cliff Keen Arena), 1 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's gymnastics team kicked off the 2025 schedule with its annual Maize and Blue intrasquad meet on Saturday (Dec. 7) at Cliff Keen Arena, with Blue defeating Maize 194.300-191.100. The win marks back-to-back victories for Blue.
The meet consisted of an alternating-team format, with both teams competing on the same event in rotating fashion. Judges counted three scores on four events, with as many as five gymnasts per team competing on each apparatus. Still rings and high bar were not contested due to equipment malfunctions.
Maize held the lead through the first three events, leading by 3.750 points heading into the final rotation. Junior Landen Blixt took home two event titles in the floor exercise and vault, while senior Logan McKeown won on parallel bars and freshman Aaronson Mansberger won the pommel horse. Blixt was the lone Wolverine to compete in all four events.
How it Happened
Floor Exercise (Maize 52.100, Blue 48.900)
Robert Noll opened the meet strong, posting a 12.950 before Blixt dominated with a 13.400. Noll's score was the second highest of the day, while Pierce Wolfgang, Carson Eshleman, and David Wolma each tied for third with scores of 12.900.
Pommel Horse (Maize 101.250, Blue 98.850)
The Blue team chipped away at Maize's lead after the second rotation, posting a 49.950 on the pommel horse to close Maize's lead to 2.400. Mansberger's meet-leading 13.300 gave Blue an edge but Zach Granados' 13.000 and Kyle Walchuk's 12.650 secured the Maize lead.
Vault (Maize 143.550, Blue 139.800)
Blixt's best effort of the day came on vault, posting a team-leading 14.400 before Wolma closed out the event for Maize with a 14.100. Freshman Solen Chiodi had a solid performance, seeing the third best score of the day with a 13.950.
Parallel Bars (Blue, 194.300-191.100)
Blue dominated the parallel bars to take the meet in the final rotation, posting an event score of 54.500 to Maize's 47.550. All three of the top scores came from the Blue team, with McKeown finishing first (13.900), Fred Richard second (13.750) and Walchuk finishing third (13.5000).
The Wolverines will open the 2025 regular season at home, hosting Greenville and Simpson on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 1 p.m. inside Cliff Keen Arena.
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