Awards and Honors: Michigan Sweeps B1G Weekly Awards
1/13/2026 3:30:00 PM | Men's Gymnastics
• Richard Named Nissen-Emery Finalist (March 9)
March 24 -- Fred Richard, Charlie Larson, Chase Pappas
Big Ten Gymnast of the Week
» Fred Richard won the parallel bars (14.150) and high bar (14.400) titles against Nebraska.
» Richard ranks fourth in the nation and second in the conference on floor exercise (13.883).
» The honor is his third this season, having also won on Feb. 25 and Feb. 10.
Big Ten Co-Specialist of the Week
» Charlie Larson won the floor exercise title with a season high 14.700 and finished third on vault (14.350) against Nebraska.
» Larson is fourth in the nation on parallel bars (14.017), fifth on high bar (13.800) and ninth on still rings (13.750).
» This is Larson's third conference Specialist of the Week award of the season (Feb. 17, March 10).
Big Ten Freshman of the Week
» Chase Pappas earned his first career Big Ten weekly honor after finishing second on vault with a career-high 14.500 in Michigan's win over Nebraska, his second vault score over 14.000.
March 17 -- Charlie Larson, Carson Eshleman
Big Ten Gymnast of the Week
» Charlie Larson was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week for the second straight week after his performance at Ohio State.
» He won floor (14.200) and vault (14.450) titles for the third straight week.
» Larson ranks fourth in the nation and second in the conference on floor (13.883).
Big Ten Specialist of the Week
» Carson Eshleman was named Big Ten Specialist of the Week after a strong performance at Ohio State.
» He won the high bar title for the second time this season with a career high 14.600, tied for the top score in the nation.
» Eshleman also posted a career high on the parallel bars with a (13.800) to finish third.
March 10-11 -- Charlie Larson, Adam Lakomy
Big Ten Gymnast, Specialist of the Week, CGA Gymnast of the Week
» Charlie Larson was named CGA Gymnast of the Week after earning Big Ten Gymnast and Specialist of the Week honors with an outstanding performance against Penn State.
» He won floor with a season-high 14.450 and vault with a career-high 14.600. His vault score is the highest in the NCAA this season.
» Larson ranks third in the NCAA and first in the Big Ten on floor with an average of 13.883. He is sixth in the conference on vault with a 14.017 average.
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (March 10), CGA Rookie of the Week (March 11)
» Adam Lakomy was named CGA Rookie of the Week and Big Ten Freshman of the Week after his performance at Penn State.
» He posted a career-best 13.800 on floor to tie for second in the win over Penn State.
Feb. 25 -- Fred Richerd
CGA Gymnast of the Week
» Fred Richard was named CGA Gymnast of the Week after an impressive showing at the USA Gymnastics Winter Cup.
» Richard earned his first career Winter Cup All-Around title with a score of 84.359, 4.649 points ahead of second-place finisher Yul Moldauer. Richard also took the floor exercise crown (14.355) and won bronze on pommel horse (13.952), still rings (13.800) and high bar (13.850).
» He was selected to the US Men's National Team roster after the meet.
Feb. 17-18 -- Charlie Larson
Big Ten Specialist of the Week (Feb. 17); CGA Co-Specialist of the Week (Feb. 18)
» Charlie Larson was named CGA Co-Specialist of the Week after being named Big Ten Specialist of the Week, his first weekly honors of the season.
» Larson won event titles on floor with a season high 14.100 and vault with a score of 14.200 against No. 11 Springfield/Arizona State on Feb. 14. His floor score is the fourth-highest in the NCAA this season.
» Larson is tied for 11th in the nation and fifth in the conference on floor with an average score of 13.563. Ranked 10th in the NCAA and fifth in the Big Ten on vault with an average score of 14.063.
Feb. 10 -- Fred Richard, Adam Lakomy
Big Ten Gymnast of the Week
» Fred Richard won the pommel horse, (14.050), still rings (13.800) and parallel bars titles (13.900) at No. 7 Illinois.
» He is fourth in the nation and second in the conference on the pommel horse (14.075), eighth in the nation and fourth in the conference on still rings (13.600), and fourth in the nation and first in the conference on the parallel bars (13.725).
» This is Richard's first Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honor of the season.
Big Ten Freshman of the Week
» Adam Lakomy was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the first time in his career after a strong performance at Illinois.
» He finished second on floor exercise with a career-high 13.600 and second on vault with a career-high 14.300.
» Lakomy is fourth in the conference with a floor average of 13.550 and eighth in the conference on vault with an average of 13.975.
Jan. 28 -- Aaronson Mansberger
CGA Specialist of the Week (Jan. 28)
» Aaronson Mansberger was named CGA Specialist of the Week for the second week in a row.
» He won the pommel horse title against Oklahoma with a nation-leading 14.600.
» Mansberger is second in the nation and the Big Ten with a pommel horse average of 14.283.
Jan. 27 -- Charlie Larson
Big Ten Gymnast of the Week
» Charlie Larson was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week, his first weekly honor of the season, after a strong showing against No. 1 Oklahoma.
» He won the vault title with a 14.300 to tie his career high and finished third on floor exercise with a season-high 13.900.
» Larson's floor score is tied for the ninth highest in the NCAA and fourth highest in the conference, while his vault score is tied for eighth best in the nation and fourth best in the Big Ten.
Jan. 20-21 -- Aaronson Mansberger
Big Ten Specialist of the Week (Jan. 21);Â CGA Specialist of the Week (Jan. 22)
» Aaronson Mansberger was named CGA Specialist of the Week after being named Big Ten Specialist of the Week for the second week in a row.
» He won the pommel horse title at the Ohio State Open with a nation-leading score of 14.900.
» Mansberger is second in the nation and first in the conference with a pommel horse average of 14.125.
Jan. 13-14 -- Eli Osuna, Aaronson Mansberger
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 13); CGA Co-Rookie of the Week (Jan. 14)
» Eli Osuna was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week and CGA Co-Rookie of the Week after his Wolverine debut against Greenville and Simpson.
» He won the high bar title with a 13.200, the best score in the conference and tied for seventh best in the NCAA.
» Osuna finished second in the all-around (73.950) and third on vault (13.950).
Big Ten Specialist of the Week
» Aaronson Mansberger was named Big Ten Specialist of the Week after an impressive performance in the season opener against No. 13 Greenville and no. 15 Simpson on Saturday (Jan. 10).
» Won the pommel horse title with a 13.350, the second-best score in the conference. One of only three athletes to score above 13.000 on the event.
» First career Big Ten Specialist of the Week honor and third overall conference honor.
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