Gymnast of the Week awards are given by conference offices and the College Gymnastics Association. More will be added throughout the week as they become available.
Gymnast of the Week
Brian Solomon – Navy
See below for accomplishments.
Specialist of the Week
Kiran Mandava – Stanford
See below for accomplishments.
Co-Rookies of the Week
Eli Osuna – Michigan
See below for accomplishments.
Nathan Underhill – California
See below for accomplishments.
Gymnast of the Week
Matt Underhill – Penn State
* Scored three event wins in Penn State’s season-opening win over Army
* Claimed wins in the floor exercise (13.350), still rings (13.750), and vault (14.300)
* Rings and vault scores were the second best in the country through opening weekend
* Garners his first career Gymnast of the Week award
Event Specialist of the Week
Aaronson Mansberger – Michigan
* Won the pommel horse in a tri-meet with Greenville and Simpson with a score of 13.350
* Earns his first career Event Specialist of the Week award
Freshman of the Week
Eli Osuna – Michigan
* Claimed three podium finishes in his collegiate debut
* Won the high bar (13.200), finished second in the all-around (73.950) and third on the vault (13.950)
* Earns his first Freshman of the Week honor
Gymnast of the Week
Brian Solomon – Navy
Solomon turned in a career-best all-around result of 79.05, topping his previous high of 77.8 on Saturday as Navy defeated Springfield. He was strong throughout the competition with a first-place score on the parallel bars and runner-up results on the floor, rings and high bar, with a third-place effort on the vault and a sixth on the pommel horse. Solomon’s high bar score was also a career-high.
Co-Routines of the Week
Jaxon Clapper – Greenville
Jaxon Clapper had the second highest parallel bar score in the country and highest score in the conference with a 13.6, nailing his routine to take the event title against Michigan and Simpson.
Devin Felsenstein – Springfield
Felsenstein nailed his pommel horse routine this weekend scoring a 14.1. This score was the highest score of any ECAC gymnast and ranks him second nationally by a tenth.
Rookie of the Week
Skyler Cook – Springfield
In his first ever collegiate meet, Skyler Cook competed on parallel bars and high bar for the Pride. He placed tied for second on parallel bars with a 12.1 and seventh on high bar with a 12.4.
Gymnast of the Week
Nick Kuebler – Stanford
Stanford redshirt-senior Nick Kuebler (Seattle, WA) highlighted the Cardinal with a pair of event titles in his first competition since the 2024 campaign, leading the team to a season-opening win at California (Jan. 9). Kuebler won the floor exercise (14.000) and still rings (13.900) with a pair of NCAA opening week highs, while also adding a fifth-place finish on high bar (13.250). He contributed to Stanford’s NCAA-leading 52.450 on rings and 54.800 on floor, in addition to the overall score of 320.100. This is the first career MPSF weekly award for Kuebler.
Specialist of the Week
Kiran Mandava – Stanford
Stanford sophomore Kiran Mandava (Cypress, TX) turned in a career-high 14.200 routine on pommel horse to win the event title, helping the Cardinal to a season-opening dual win at California (Jan. 9). Mandava also finished fourth on parallel bars with a 12.900 routine. He helped Stanford to NCAA opening week highs in both events (parallel bars-52.700, pommel horse-54.400), in addition to the overall 320.100. This is the first career MPSF weekly award for Mandava.
Freshman of the Week
Jun Iwai – Stanford
Stanford freshman Jun Iwai (Dallas, TX) finished fourth in both of his events, recording a 13.600 on floor and a 14.000 on vault in his collegiate debut, helping the Cardinal win a season-opening dual at California (Jan. 9). He contributed towards Stanford’s NCAA-leading 54.800 on floor and 320.100 overall team score. This is the first career MPSF award for Iwai.
Santino “Tino” Fort – North Carolina Airmen
Tino, a freshman at North Carolina A&T, kicked off his GymACT career this weekend with the NC Airmen. Going head to head with Temple, Tino won Rings, High Bar, and All Around.
