Four Big Ten Teams Advance to NCAA Men's Gymnastics Finals
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Four teams from the Big Ten conference have qualified for the final session of the 2023 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships following two pre-qualifying (semifinal) sessions held Friday at Rec Hall. The Big Ten will represent four of the six teams competing in the finals.
Fifth-ranked Nebraska (410.124) and fourth-ranked Illinois (405.524) earned spots in the finals after finishing second and third respectively in the first semifinal behind Stanford (421.488).
Later in the evening, sixth-ranked Penn State (415.290) and third-ranked Michigan (413.992) moved on in a semifinal won by Oklahoma (415.491).
Michigan, which captured the Big Ten regular season and championships titles, will take aim at its seventh national championship having last won in 2014, also the last time a Big Ten team finished first. Illinois sets its sights on its 11th NCAA crown, last hoisting the trophy in 2012. Nebraska is going for its ninth national title and first since 1994 while Penn State leads all Big Ten schools with 12 NCAA championships, having most recently completed the feat in 2007.
Individual winners from the first semifinal included: Connor McCool of Illinois on the floor exercise (14.700), Ian Skirkey of Illinois on the pommel horse (14.933) and Donte McKinney of Nebraska on the vault (14.800). In the second semifinal, top honors were garnered by Ohio State's Kameron Nelson on the floor (14.566), Penn State's Matthew Underhill, Ohio State's Donovan Hewitt and Michigan's Javier Alfonso in a three-way tie (14.300) on the still rings, Nelson on the vault (14.800), Michigan's Fred Richard and Penn State's Josh Karnes on the parallel bars (15.033) and Penn State's Josh Karnes in the all-around (83.965).
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Qualification for the finals was limited to the top three teams in each semifinal. The top three all-around competitors (not already qualified on a team) and the top three individuals for each event (not already qualified on a team or the all-around) were granted berths into Saturday's finals.
Saturday's action begins at 6 p.m. ET.