Four Big Ten Teams in Top Six at NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Four Big Ten schools finished in the top six at the 2026 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championship Finals, held on Saturday night at Illinois’ State Farm Center.

Michigan finished third, posting a score of 324.857, while Nebraska’s 324.662 was good for fourth place. Championship host Illinois closed the night in fifth with 322.224 points, followed by Ohio State on sixth place with 316.093.

Big Ten athletes also scored three NCAA individual titles. Michigan’s Fred Richard claimed his third career all-around title, becoming the second Michigan gymnast to claim three all-around titles, joining Sam Mikulak (2011, 2013-14). The Wolverines have now won four all-around gold medals in the last five NCAA championships.

Illinois’ Brandon Dang won the pommel horse, joining head coach Daniel Ribeiro as two of the 11 Illini to win NCAA titles on the horse. Nebraska’s Asher Cohen topped the leaderboard on the still rings, becoming the first Husker since three-time NCAA champion Jim Hartung claimed his final gold medal in 1982. 

Big Ten student-athletes also collected 30 All-America honors by finishing in the top eight in each discipline. 

2026 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championship Results

Session 1 Result
Session 2 Results
Championship Final Results

2026 Big Ten Men's Gymnastics All-Americans

Floor Exercise
Fred Richard, MICH (2nd)
Tate Costa, ILL (3rd)
Chase Mondi, NEB (5th)
Luke James, NEB (6th)
Landen Blixt, MICH (7th)
Chase Davenport-Mills, OSU (8th) 

Pommel Horse
Brandon Dang, ILL (1st)
Aaronson Mansberger, MICH (2nd)
Nathan York, NEB (5th)
Fred Richard, MICH (7th)
Tate Costa, ILL (8th) 

Still Rings
Asher Cohen, NEB (1st)
Akshay Puri, MICH (4th)
Fred Richard, MICH (5th)
Preston Ngai, ILL (8th) 

Vault
Landen Blixt, MICH (3rd)
Charlie Larson, MICH (4th)
Garrett Schooley, ILL (5th) 

Parallel Bars
Fred Richard, MICH (2nd)
Nathan York, NEB (5th) 

Horizontal Bar
Carson Eshleman, MICH (2nd)
Sam Phillips, ILL (4th)
Kristian Grahovski, OSU (5th)
Max Odden, NEB (8th) 

All-Around
Fred Richard, MICH (1st)
Max Odden, NEB (2nd)
Kristian Grahovski, OSU (3rd)
Landon Simpson, PSU (4th)
Kellen Ryan, PSU (7th)
Preston Ngai, ILL (8th)