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NEBRASKA #UNFINISHEDBUSINESS Jan. 13-14, 2017 | West Point Open Communications Contact: Erica Nett | [email protected] | 402-472-2264 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 RANK: No. 16 RANK: No. 13 RANK: No. 12 RANK: No. 5 RANK: No. 15 RANK: No. 18 RANK: COACH: COACH: COACH: Not Ranked COACH: COACH: COACH: OWLS Scott Barclay Dr. Doug Van Kip Simons Randy Jepson PRIDE Dr. Steve Posner Fred Turoff NY ALLIANCE NY SUN DEVILS MIDSHIPMEN NITTANY LIONS NITTANY BLACK KNIGHTS BLACK Everen HUSKERS DEBUT SEASON AT WEST POINT OPEN 2017 SCHEDULE The No. 9 Nebraska men’s gymnastics (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) senior and captain Wyatt LaPointe is also expected to help ARIZONA STATE CLUB (WEST POINT OPEN) team kicks off the 2017 season on Jan. 13-14 at the 26th lead the team, especially on still rings where he holds a Annual West Point Open in West Point, N.Y. Team finals career-high of 14.25. Jan. 13-14 | West Point, N.Y. | 6 p.m. and individual preliminaries will take place Jan. 13, while NY Alliance ARMY WEST POINT (WEST POINT OPEN) the individual finals will take place Jan. 14. Competition NY Alliance is a club that provides both men and women begins at 6 p.m. on both nights. gymnasts in the state of New York the opportunity to Jan. 13-14 | West Point, N.Y. | 6 p.m. Last Time Out continue their gymnastics career at the collegiate level. At the 2016 NCAA Championships in Columbus, Ohio, the Members hail from the College at Brockport, Binghamton NAVY (WEST POINT OPEN) Nebraska men’s gymnastics team finished seventh overall University, the University at Buffalo, Cornell University, Jan. 13-14 | West Point, N.Y. | 6 p.m. as a team, behind performances from Ethan Lottman, Sam State University of New York at Cortland, Syracuse Chamberlain, Austin Epperson and Anton Stephenson, University and Nazareth College. The gymnasts from each NY ALLIANCE (WEST POINT OPEN) who all earned All-America honors. The seventh-place team school all compete under one umbrella team, which is NY Jan. 13-14 | West Point, N.Y. | 6 p.m. finish marked the program’s best since 1999 and the four Alliance. All-Americans were the most for NU in a single season since Penn State Nittany Lions PENN STATE (WEST POINT OPEN) 1998. Connor Adamsick, Antonio Castro and Kyle King also Fellow Big Ten opponent Penn State is the highest-ranked advanced to the finals on floor, pommel horse and vault, team at the competition holding the No. 5 spot in the Jan. 13-14 | West Point, N.Y. | 6 p.m. respectively. All three return in 2017. preseason poll. The team finished fifth at the 2016 NCAA Scouting the Competition Championships, including a second-place finish on floor. SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE (WEST POINT OPEN) The Huskers will be joined by Arizona State, Army West Penn State lost four-time All-American Trevor Howard, Jan. 13-14 | West Point, N.Y. | 6 p.m. Point, Navy, NY Alliance, Penn State, Springfield College who finished sixth in the all-around at NCAAs and claimed and Temple University at the West Point Open. the 2016 high bar title at the Big Ten Championships. TEMPLE UNIVERSITY CLUB (WEST POINT OPEN) However, the Nittany Lions return two-time All-American Arizona State Sun Devils Leroy Clarke, Jr. Clarke, Jr. and Dominic DiFulvio. Clarke Jr. Jan. 13-14 | West Point, N.Y. | 6 p.m. Arizona State is young team with only five upperclassmen, took eighth place at the NCAA Championships on still rings, including seniors Zack Mollett and Jared Newman and OKLAHOMA juniors Jeffrey Andony, Logan Linde, and Vincent Van De while DiFulvio placed 24th on the same event. Motter. The upperclassmen are joined by 15 freshmen and Springfield College Pride Jan. 21 | Lincoln, Neb. | 6 p.m. sophomores. Despite their inexperience, the Sun Devils are The 15th-ranked Pride are another young team the Huskers ranked No. 16 in the preseason poll and look to make an will face, with only seven upperclassmen on the team. Lone MINNESOTA & MINNESOTA CLUB TEAM impressive showing in their first meet of the season. senior Nick Jama is expected to help lead the team, along Feb.¨ 4 | Minneapolis, Minn. | 2:30 p.m. Army West Point Black Knights with juniors Mike Grimaldi, Chris Graff and Joshua Dieker. No. 13 Army West Point returns two gymnasts that The junior trio qualified for the NCAA Championships last competed at the NCAA Finals last season in senior Leo season for Springfield College. Another gymnast to watch is CALIFORNIA (WITH STANFORD) Genders and junior Nathan Goff. Both competed on vault sophomore Jannik Haas who qualified for NCAAs in 2016 Feb. 11 | Berkeley, Calif. | 9:30 p.m. where Goff tied for 20th place and Genders placed 35th. on parallel bars. The Black Knights have to replace Nissen-Emery Award Temple University Owls STANFORD (WITH CALIFORNIA) Winner Jesse Glenn who graduated last year. Senior Joe Temple, ranked 18th in the preseason poll, begins its Feb. 11 | Berkeley, Calif. | 9:30 p.m. Pritts looks to help fill the void as one of two seniors this third season as a club team. Most of the scoring power is expected to come from returning seniors Wayne Conley, season. WINTER CUP Navy Midshipmen Pat Henley, Misha Kustin, Jordan Motter and co-captains Navy is ranked 12th and it is expected that senior Casey Polizzotto and Jakob Welsh. Antone Wright is Feb. 16 & 18 | Las Vegas, Nev. | 8:00 p.m. Jonny Tang will help pave the way for the midshipmen. recovering from a hand injury, but is expected to see action once he returns to competition. The Owls have a group of ILLINOIS-CHICAGO Tang finished 15th in the all-around at the 2016 NCAA experience juniors as well, including Joe Fernandes who Championships, including a top 25 finish on floor. Fellow placed second on floor at the 2016 ECAC Championships. Feb. 26 | Chicago, Ill. | 2:00 p.m. 2016 AVERAGE SCORES KEEP UP WITH THE HUSKERS IOWA (WITH PENN STATE) NU SCORE (NATIONAL RANKING) March 4 | Lincoln, Neb. | 4:00 p.m. LIVE STATS TOTAL 429.825 (Ninth) PENN STATE (WITH IOWA) Live stats are not available for the West Point Open. March 4 | Lincoln, Neb. | 4:00 p.m. FLOOR EXERCISE 73.550 (Fifth) IOWA POMMEL HORSE 72.413 (Fourth) SOCIAL MEDIA March 20 | Iowa City, Iowa | 6:00 p.m. | BTN Fans can get regular updates of the meet on the Nebraska MINNESOTA STILL RINGS 70.263 (Twelfth) Men’s Gymnastics Twitter account (@NebraskaMensGym). March 25 | Lincoln, Neb. | 4:00 p.m. | BTN ¨ VAULT 73.463 (Ninth) BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS WATCH LIVE April 7-8 | Champaign, Ill. | 6:00 p.m. | BTN PARALLEL BARS 71.888 (Eighth) Fans can view a live stream of the meet through Facebook Live (facebook.com/NebraskaMensGym) or by visiting the NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS HIGH BAR 69.575 (Twelfth) men’s gymnastics schedule page on goarmywestpoint.com. April 21-22 | West Point, N.Y. | Noon/6:00 p.m. @NebraskaMensGym NEBRASKA ROSTER STAFF Athlete Year Event(s) Hometown (Club Team) Name Position Connor Adamsick Junior FX, PH, V, PB Mundelein, Ill. (Buffalo Grove Gymnastics) Chuck Chmelka Head Coach (Eighth Season) Heath Anderson Sophomore SR Mesa, Ariz. (Xtreme Gymnastics) Jim Hartung Assistant Coach (12th Season) Jake Bonnay Freshman AA Burlington, Ontario (Gymnastics Mississauga) John Robinson Assistant Coach (Seventh Season) Antonio Castro Junior AA Pinecrest, Fla. (Florida Gymnastics) Austin Epperson Senior FX, SR, V, PB, HB Allen, Texas (Elite Champion) Annette Werschke Secretary Joshua Everitt Sophomore FX, SR, V Tucson, Ariz. (Gymnastics World Central) Jon Pfeifer Strength Coach Travis Gollott Junior AA Livermore, Calif. (West Coast Olympic) Jenna Allocco Athletic Trainer Evan Hymanson Freshman AA Marlboro, N.J. (Monmouth Gymnastics Academy) Jordan King Sophomore AA Houston, Texas (Cypress Academy of Gymnastics) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kyle King Junior FX, PH, V Mesquite, Texas (Ridgewood) Jacob Bonnay BAHN-aye Daniel Leal Junior AA Cali, Colombia (Indigo) Travis Gollott gaul-OT Alex Magsam Junior SR, V, PB Scottsdale, Ariz. (North Valley Gymnastics) Daniel Leal Leel Josh Martin Freshman AA Buffalo Grove, Ill. (Aerial Gymnastics Club) Brenon Sommers SUM-ers Sanjaya Roy Junior SR, V, PB Douglassville, Pa. (Parkettes) Brenon Sommers Junior SR Elgin, Ill. (St. Charles Gymnastics) Coleman Tokar TOE-car Anton Stephenson Sophomore AA Fishers, Ind. (Deveau’s School of Gymnastics) Sanjaya Roy Sahn-JAI Chris Stephenson Junior AA Fishers, Ind. (Air Force) (Deveau’s) Andrew Zymball ZIM-bull Coleman Tokar Senior FX, SR, V, PB, HB Minneapolis, Minn. (North Shore Gymnastics) Andrew Zymball Sophomore FX, SR, V, PB La Vista, Neb. (Cahoy’s) RADIO/TV ROSTER Connor Adamsick Heath Anderson Jake Bonnay Antonio Castro Austin Epperson Joshua Everitt Jr. • FX, PH, V, PB • 5-7 So. • SR • 5-3 Fr. • AA • 6-1 Jr. • AA • 5-8 Sr. • FX, SR, V, PB, HB • 5-7 So. • FX, SR, V • 5-4 Mundelein, Ill. Mesa, Ariz. Burlington, Ontario Pinecrest, Fla. Allen, Texas Tucson, Ariz. Travis Gollott Evan Hymanson Jordan King Kyle King Daniel Leal Alex Magsam Jr. • AA • 5-5 Fr. • AA • 5-4 So. • AA • 5-9 Jr. • FX, PH, V, PB • 5-3 Jr. • AA • 5-8 Jr. • SR, V, PB • 5-7 Livermore, Calif. Marlboro, N.J. Houston, Texas Mesquite, Texas Cali, Colombia Scottsdale, Ariz. Josh Martin Sanjaya Roy Brenon Sommers Anton Stephenson Chris Stephenson Coleman Tokar Fr. • AA • 5-7 Jr. • SR, V, PB • 5-5 Jr. • SR • 5-6 So. • AA • 5-10 Jr. • AA • 5-8 Sr. • FX, SR, V, PB, HB • 5-6 Buffalo Grove, Ill.