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
Charlie Larson – Michigan
See below for accomplishments.
Co-Specialists of the Week
Brandon Dang – Illinois
Jesse Pakele – Ohio State
Francisco Velez Belendez – Oklahoma
See below for accomplishments.
Rookie of the Week
Adam Lakomy – Michigan
See below for accomplishments.
Gymnast and Specialist of the Week
Charlie Larson – Michigan
* Won floor exercise with a season-high 14.450
* Took home the vault title with a career-best 14.600, the highest in the nation this season
* Claims his second Big Ten Gymnast of the Week recognition
* Garners his fourth Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week accolade
Freshman of the Week
Adam Lakomy – Michigan
* Posted a career-best 13.800 on floor exercise to tie for second place
* Collects his second Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
Gymnast of the Week
Luke Tully – William & Mary University, So.
Luke Tully won high bar this past weekend with a season-high 13.6, placed second on floor with a 13.8 (career high), and had a vault score of 13.75.
Co-Routines of the Week
Jaxon Clapper – Greenville
Jaxon won PB with a 14.9 SV and 9.05 E Score to win the event this weekend.
Luke Tully – William & Mary
Tully’s career high score of 13.80 on the high bar secured him first place in the event this weekend.
Braxton Jones – Simpson
Braxton stuck a Kasumatsu 3/2 on vault this weekend, gaining him 1st place against Nebraska and Greenville
Rookie of the Week
Nicholas Kosarikov – William & Mary
Nicholas Kosarikov placed second on parallel bars with a great stuck double front for a new career high of 13.4.
Gymnast of the Week
Ignacio Yockers – Oklahoma
Oklahoma senior Ignacio Yockers (Tulsa, OK) claimed a pair of individual titles to lead the Sooners to a new national-best score of 331.600 at home against No. 8 California (Mar. 7). He won the pommel horse with a 14.050 for his 21st career title on the event and added the parallel bars title with a 13.850. Yockers had the highest difficulty score on pommel horse at 5.3. He also posted the top execution score on parallel bars with a 9.350 and stuck his dismount. This is the 11th career MPSF weekly award for Yockers.
Event Specialist of the Week
Francisco Velez Belendez – Oklahoma
Oklahoma sophomore Francisco Velez Belendez (San Juan Puerto Rico) set a new career-high on still rings with a 14.400 to win the event title and lead the Sooners to a new national-best score of 331.600 against No. 8 California (Mar. 7). He also scored a 12.850 on floor exercise in his first career routine on floor. Velez Belendez’s 5.1 difficulty score on still rings was the highest on the event, and he stuck his dismount. This is the third career MPSF weekly award for Velez Belendez.
Freshman of the Week
Nathan Underhill – California
California freshman Nathan Underhill (Oconomowoc, WI) posted a personal-best on floor with a 13.150, while adding a 13.150 on still rings and 13.300 on vault, helping the Bears to an overall season-best 315.700 in a tough road meet at No. 1 Oklahoma (Mar. 7). Underhill also helped Cal to season-bests on both floor (52.750) and rings (53.200). This is the second career MPSF weekly award for Underhill.
Gymnast of the Week
Arthur Ashton – Indy-Hio
While Indy-Hio didn’t field a full team we did have members of the team compete at the Queen City Classic in Cincinnati. Arthur Ashton stuck all his dismounts when he competed on Pommels (13.4), Parallel Bars (13.7) and Horizontal Bar (13.8)
