Michigan Runner-Up at NCAA Championships; Big Ten Wins Five Individual Titles

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The 2023 NCAA Men's Gymnastics season came to a close Saturday evening as four Big Ten schools took part in the National Collegiate Championships Finals held at Rec Hall.

Michigan (419.889) finished second, Illinois (415.590) placed third, Nebraska (412.427) claimed fifth and host Penn State (412.057) captured sixth place. Stanford (422.458) won its fourth-straight team title, becoming only the third school to accomplish that feat.

Michigan freshman Fred Richard took home three individual titles, winning the all-around (85.998), the parallel bars (15.000) and the horizontal bar (14.433). Michigan has now won six-consecutive all-around titles at the NCAAs.

Illinois seized a pair of individual titles. Graduate student Ian Skirkey captured the pommel horse (15.133), adding to the title he won in 2021, and sophomore Ashton Anaya placed first on the still rings (14.800).

In other gymnastics news, Michigan senior Paul Juda was named the 2023 Nissen-Emery Award winner on Thursday. Presented by the Collegiate Gymnastics Association, the award goes to the nation's top collegiate gymnast.