Penn State, Michigan Claim Men’s Gymnastics Weekly Honors
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Gymnasts of the Week for the week ending March 3, 2024.
Gymnast of the Week
Josh Karnes, Penn State
Jr. – Erie, Pa. – Erie – Major: Media Studies
- Recorded first place finishes on the parallel bars (14.850) and high bar (13.700) in No. 6 Penn State’s win over No. 13 Springfield
- Added a fourth place finish on eh pommel horse (13.600)
- Garners his fifth Gymnast of the Week award and third of the season
- Last Penn State Gymnast of the Week: Josh Karnes (Feb. 26, 2024)
Freshman of the Week
Luke Esparo, Penn State
Wallingford, Conn. – Mark T. Sheehan – Major: Health & Human Development
- Paired a first and two second place finishes, as the Nittany Lions downed Springfield
- Won his first career vault title with a career-best score of 14.550
- Scored a career-best 13.750 on the floor and 13.500 on the rings, both good for second place finishes
- Earns his first Freshman of the Week award
- Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Landon Simpson (Jan. 8, 2024)
Event Specialist of the Week
Javier Alfonso, Michigan
Sr. – Miami, Fla. – Miami Palmetto – Major: Cognitive Science and Psychology
- Scored a 15.05 on the still rings, just 0.05 points off his national-leading score of 15.10, as No. 4 Michigan topped No. 1 Oklahoma
- Earns his second Event Specialist of the Week honor
- Last Michigan Event Specialist of the Week: Fred Richard (Feb. 5, 2024)
2024 Big Ten Men’s Gymnasts of the Week
Jan. 8
G: Josh Karnes, PSU
F: Landon Simpson, PSU
S: David Wolma, MICH
Jan. 15
G: Caden Spencer, OSU
F: Garrett Schooley, ILL
S: Javier Alonso, MICH
Jan. 22
G: Paul Juda, MICH
F: Brandon Dang, ILL
S: Fred Richard, MICH
Jan. 29
G: Logan Myers, ILL
F: Brandon Dang, ILL
S: Will Hauke, ILL
Feb. 5
G: Tate Costa, ILL
Co-F: Brandon Dang, IL
Co-F: Zach Snyder, OSU
S: Fred Richard, MICH
Feb. 12
G: Paul Juda, MICH
F: Chase Mondi, NEB
S: Brandon Dang, ILL
Feb. 19
G: Taylor Christopulos, NEB
F: Chase Mondi, NEB
S: Zach Tiderman, NEB
Feb. 26
G: Josh Karnes, PSU
F/S: Brandon Dang, ILL
March 4
G: Josh Karnes, PSU
F: Luke Esparo, PSU
S: Javier Alfonso, MICH