CGA NCAA Championships Recap
FINAL RANKINGS
1. Stanford (-)
2. Michigan (-)
3. Oklahoma (-)
4. Nebraska (+1)
5. Illinois (-1)
6. Ohio State (-)
7. Cal (-)
8. Penn State (-)
9. Air Force (+1)
10. Navy (-1)
11. Greenville (-)
12. Springfield (-)
13. Army (-)
14. William & Mary (-)
15. Simpson (-)
SEASON REVIEW
Ohio State packed the Covelli center as hosts for the 2024 NCAA men’s gymnastics championships. Stanford reigned supreme for the fifth year in a row as Thom Glielmi etched his name into NCAA men’s gymnastics history as only the second coach in history to create a dynasty that was able to win five NCAA team titles in a row. The caveat here is that Stanford accomplished this over 6 competitive seasons due to the COVID year in 2020.
Khoi Young and Asher Hong owned the day. Khoi (86.098) claimed the all-around title finishing second on pommel horse (15.233) and parallel bars (14.9), and third on vault (15.133). Hong bowed out of the all-around but was crowned NCAA champion on rings (14.966), vault (15.266), and parallel bars (15.1). The Stanford teammates made this year’s championships their show.
The Dynamic duo from Michigan, Paul Juda and Fred Richard, both had impressive performances but were not able to do enough to upset the dominant Cardinal. Richard placed second all-around (83.999) and on rings (14.4), while Juda placed 4th over all (83.764) and claimed 4 All-American honors including the floor title (14.8).
Behind the two behemoths of NCAA men’s gymnastics and all within a point and a half, placed Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Illinois. Oklahoma’s Fuzzy Benas carried his team as the third best all-arounder (83.864) in the NCAA. His teammate, Emre Dodanli also had a strong performance, claiming two All-American honors on floor and parallel bars.
For Nebraska, Taylor Christopulos and Sam Phillips led the charge. Christopulos placed 6th all-around while Phillips placed 8th. Zac Tiderman claimed All-American honors for the corn huskers on vault and high bar as he aided the mission for Nebraska.
Illinois was led by their captain, Tate Costa who finished 7th in the all-around and topped the podium on high bar (13.9). Co-captain Connor McCool and Freshman, Brandon Dang contributed to the strong Illinois performance with their showings on floor and pommel horse respectively, both claiming All-American honors.
Ohio State rounded out the field in team finals led by Kameron Nelson, Caden Spencer, and Kazuki Hayashi. Each claimed an All-American honor, Nelson on floor, Spencer on high bar, and Hayashi on Vault.
Other impressive individual performances came from Air Force’s Patrick Hoopes (15.3) who claimed the first ever NCAA title on pommel horse for the Falcons. Penn State’s Josh Karnes also had a big day placing 5th in the all-around and third on parallel bars. Springfield’s Peyton Cramer and Cal’s Aidan Li both brought home pommel horse All-American honors for their programs as well.