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@NEBRASKAMENSGYM #UNFINISHEDBUSINESS #HUSKERS NEBRASKA April 7-8, 2017 | Big Ten Championships Communications Contact: Erica Nett | [email protected] | 402-472-2264 2017 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS ® CHAMPAIGN, ILL. | APRIL 7-8 | 6 P.M. (CT) | BTN/BTN2GO HUSKERS SET FOR BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 SCHEDULE The No. 6/7 Nebraska men’s gymnastics team kicks The Huskers sent Austin Epperson, Coleman Tokar and ARIZONA STATE CLUB W (410.600-392.750) off the postseason with a trip to Champaign, Ill., for a Sanjaya Roy off in style as their team score is currently Jan. 13-14 | West Point, N.Y. chance to compete for the conference title April 7-8. the fourth-highest score in the country. Despite the The team and all-around finals will take place on Friday, terrific score, the Huskers fell to the Gophers, who ARMY WEST POINT W (410.600-393.550) along with the individual qualifiers. Saturday will serve earned 426.950. Jan. 13-14 | West Point, N.Y. as the individual finals. For the second consecutive week, All-Americans Austin NAVY W (410.600-391.250) Competition is set to begin at 6 p.m. both days and Epperson and Anton Stephenson earned individual Jan. 13-14 | West Point, N.Y. will be televised live on BTN, BTN2GO and the BTN2GO event titles. Stephenson claimed the vault title after mobile app. For tickets and more information visit posting 15.05 on the event. The sophomore produced PENN STATE L (412.350-410.600) http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-gym/spec-rel/big10- just the second 15.0 score for the Huskers of the season, Jan. 13-14 | West Point, N.Y. m-gym-championship-17.html. as he notched a 15.10 on Feb. 26 against UIC. Epperson made his last home meet count. The Allen, Texas, native SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE W (410.600-390.550) Big Ten Championship History Jan. 13-14 | West Point, N.Y. Ohio State is looking for consecutive titles after claiming claimed the floor title finishing with a 14.85. Antonio Castro also grabbed the pommel horse title with a the 2016 Big Ten Championships. TEMPLE UNIVERSITY CLUB W (410.600-372.250) season-best score of 14.90. Epperson and Castro each Jan. 13-14 | West Point, N.Y. Individually, all but one conference champion from set new team-high scores on their respective events. 2016 returns this season to try and defend their title. OSU’s Sean Melton is looking for back-to-back titles Huskers in the Rankings OKLAHOMA L (426.600-414.400) on floor, parallel bars and in the all-around. Fellow Nebraska ranks sixth in the Coaches Poll and seventh in Jan. 21 | Lincoln, Neb. Buckeye Alec Yoder, placed first on pommel horse in the rankings with a four-score average of 412.583 and 2016. Michigan’s Anthony McCallum claimed first on a high score of 425.550. MINNESOTA & UMN CLUB TEAM 2nd/3 (396.700) vault last season, while Alex Diab (Illinois) took home NU holds the No. 5 spot in the floor rankings and the Feb.¨ 4 | Minneapolis, Minn. the still rings title. vault rankings. The Huskers rank in the top 10 on all CAL W (408.800-404.050) Illinois has the most Big Ten team titles (27), followed other events, except from high bar, where the team Feb. 11 | Berkeley, Calif. by Minnesota (21) and Michigan (17). Illinois also ranks 11th. has the most individual conference titles with 155. Anton Stephenson and Antonio Castro are the only ARIZONA STATE CLUB W (408.800-387.700) Minnesota and Michigan are tied for second with 103. Huskers in the top 10 individually. Stephenson ranks Feb. 11 | Berkeley, Calif. Inside the Competition sixth on vault, while Castro is 10th in the pommel horse rankings. Stephenson also ranks 14th on floor and 21st STANFORD L (422.250 - 408.800) All seven Big Ten teams rank in the top 10. Ohio State Feb. 11 | Berkeley, Calif. is ranked the highest, holding the No. 3 spot in both on parallel bars. the rankings and the Coaches Poll. Illinois ranks fourth, Other Huskers in the top 25 include Chris Stephenson WINTER CUP NO TEAM FINISH while Minnesota ranks fifth. Penn State is sixth in (12th, all-around), Austin Epperson (12th, floor), Daniel Feb. 16 & 18 | Las Vegas, Nev. the rankings and seventh in the Coaches Poll, while Leal (T16th, parallel bars) and Heath Anderson (19th, Nebraska holds the opposite spot in both polls. Iowa is still rings). UIC W (406.300-367.950) eight and Michigan is ninth. Next Time Up Feb. 26 | Chicago, Ill. Last Time Out Nebraska hopes to qualify for the 2017 NCAA Led by three individual titles and five season-high team Championships April 21-22 in West Point, N.Y. IOWA W (418.350-413.500) event scores, the Nebraska men’s gymnastics team The top 12 teams in the country following the March 4 | Lincoln, Neb. scored 425.550 on March 25 against Minnesota at the conference championships will advance to the NCAA Bob Devaney Sports on Senior Night. Championships. PENN STATE W (418.350-409.600) March 4 | Lincoln, Neb. KEEP UP WITH THE HUSKERS IOWA L (408.300-400.000) LIVE STATS March 20 | Iowa City, Iowa | 6:00 p.m. | BTN Live stats will be available by visiting the following link: http://fightingillini.com/sports/2016/1/8/mgym-livestats. aspx. MINNESOTA L (426.950-425.550) March 25 | Lincoln, Neb. | 4:00 p.m. | BTN SOCIAL MEDIA ¨ Regular updates and behind the scene looks of the meet are available on Twitter (@NebraskaMensGym) and Snapchat (NebraskaMensGym). BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS April 7-8 | Champaign, Ill. | 6:00 p.m. | BTN WATCH LIVE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS The meet will be televised on BTN. It will also be availalbe on BTN2GO.com and the BTN2GO mobile app. 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 Austin Lober Freshman FX, SR, V, PB, HB Albuquerque, N.M. (Gold Cup Gymnastics) Travis Gollott gaul-OT Daniel Leal Junior AA Cali, Colombia (Indigo) Daniel Leal LAY-al Alex Magsam Junior SR, V, PB Scottsdale, Ariz. (North Valley Gymnastics) Austin Lober LOW-ber Josh Martin Freshman AA Buffalo Grove, Ill. (Aerial Gymnastics Club) Sanjaya Roy Junior SR, V, PB Douglassville, Pa. (Parkettes) Brenon Sommers SUM-ers Brenon Sommers Junior SR Elgin, Ill. (St. Charles Gymnastics) Anton Stephenson STEVEN-son Anton Stephenson Sophomore AA Fishers, Ind. (Deveau’s School of Gymnastics) Chris Stephenson STEVEN-son Chris Stephenson Junior AA Fishers, Ind. (Air Force) (Deveau’s) Coleman Tokar TOE-car Coleman Tokar Senior FX, SR, V, PB, HB Minneapolis, Minn. (North Shore Gymnastics) Sanjaya Roy Sahn-JAI Andrew Zymball Sophomore FX, SR, V, PB La Vista, Neb. (Cahoy’s) Andrew Zymball ZIM-bull 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 Austin Lober Jr. • AA • 5-5 Fr. • AA • 5-4 So. • AA • 5-9 Jr. • FX, PH, V, PB • 5-3 Jr. • AA • 5-8 Fr. • FX, SR, V, PB, HB • 5-9 Livermore, Calif. Marlboro, N.J. Houston, Texas Mesquite, Texas Cali, Colombia Albuquerque, N.M. Alex Magsam Josh Martin Sanjaya Roy Brenon Sommers Anton Stephenson Chris Stephenson Jr. • SR, V, PB • 5-7 Fr. • AA • 5-7 Jr. • SR, V, PB • 5-5 Jr. • SR • 5-6 So. • AA • 5-10 Jr. • AA • 5-8 Scottsdale, Ariz. Buffalo Grove, Ill. Douglassville, Pa. Elgin, Ill. Fishers, Ind. Fishers, Ind. Coleman Tokar Andrew Zymball Chuck Chmelka Jim Hartung John Robinson Sr. • FX, SR, V, PB, HB • 5-6 So. • FX, SR, V, PB • 5-7 Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Minneapolis, Minn. La Vista, Neb. Eighth Season 12th Season Seventh Season #UnfinishedBusiness STAFF 2017 HUSKERS HUNGRY FOR NCAA TEAM FINALS Name Position After a top-seven national finish in 2016 and the program’s best finish since 1999, Sanjaya Roy competed occasionally for the Huskers on parallel bars last season and Chuck Chmelka Head Coach (Eighth Season) the Nebraska men’s gymnastics team is eager to build off that momentum in 2017. posted a career-high score of 13.45 at Penn State. He will look for more action on that Jim Hartung Assistant Coach (12th Season) Nebraska hopes to set another milestone this season by advancing to the NCAA Team event and will also compete for a spot in the still rings and parallel bars lineups in 2017.