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
Fred Ricahrd – Michigan
See below for accomplishments.
Specialist of the Week
Asher Cohen – Nebraska
See below for accomplishments.
Rookie of the Week
Nathan Roman – Oklahoma
See below for accomplishments.
Gymnast of the Week
Fred Richard – Michigan
* Scored 82.950 to win the all-around in Sunday’s win over Nebraska
* Also won titles on the parallel bars (14.150) and high bar (14.400)
* Garners his ninth career Gymnast of the Week award
Co-Event Specialists of the Week
Charlie Larson – Michigan
* Won the floor exercise with a score of 14.700 and finished third on the vault (14.350)
* Floor exercise score is tied for the highest in the country this season
* Scores his fourth career Event Specialist of the Week award
Asher Cohen – Nebraska
* Won the still rings with a career-high score of 14.700 with a stuck landing against Michigan on Sunday
* Cohen’s floor exercise score is tied for the highest in the country this season
* Scores his first Event Specialist of the Week award
Freshman of the Week
Chase Pappas – Michigan
* Scored a career high 14.500 on the vault in Sunday’s win over Nebraska
* 14.500 score was good for second place and tied for sixth highest score in the country this season
* Earns his first Freshman of the week honor
Gymnast of the Week
Jonah Soltz – Navy
Soltz won the all-around title at this past weekend’s USAG Collegiate Championship with a career-best AA score of 78.55. He scored 13.8 on the VT, 12.7 on HB, 13.25 on PH, and 13.05 on PB.
Routine of the Week
Brian Rollison – Simpson
Brian claimed the ring title for the second year in a row at the USAGs. His score of 13.7 cleared the rest of the field by nearly half a point.
Rookie of the Week
Thomas Morrow – Army
Thomas scored a team-high 13.350 on Floor Exercise in the anchor position to qualify for the event final in 5th place.
Gymnast of the Week
Tai Gopaul – Air Force
Air Force senior Tai Gopaul (Buffalo Grove. IL) capped his time at Cadet West Gym by claiming the high bar title at the USAG Nationals (Mar. 21), scoring 13.550. He became the sixth Air Force gymnast to win a USAG high bar title. Gopaul also advanced to the event finals on the still rings after scoring a career-high 13.150 in the team finals. He was the Falcons’ top finisher on the high bar (third), floor (fifth) and rings (t-seventh) during the team finals. This is the second career MPSF weekly award for Gopaul.
Specialist of the Week
Tas Hajdu – Oklahoma
Oklahoma junior Tas Hajdu (Las Vegas, NV) scored a career-high 13.900 on parallel bars to place second on the event and help the Sooners to their highest road score of the season (325.250) and a win at No. 8 California (Mar. 21). Hajdu also scored 13.550 on still rings to finish second. This is the first career MPSF weekly award for Hajdu.
Freshman of the Week
Nathan Roman – Oklahoma
Oklahoma freshman Nathan Roman (Poway, CA) won the parallel bars title with a 14.250 to help the Sooners to their highest road score of the season (325.250) and a win at No. 8 California (Mar. 21). He also scored a 13.900 on vault, 12.800 on still rings, and 12.750 on floor. His vault score tied his career-high on the event. Roman’s rings routine was the first of his collegiate career. This is the second career MPSF weekly award for Roman.
Gymnast of the Week
Aaron Giedt – North Carolina Airmen
Aaron is in the process of refining his routines, cleaning up the rough edges from earlier in the season. As the Airmen begin preparing for Conference Championships, Aaron put in his best effort to date, achieving personal high scores on Floor, Pommel Horse, Rings, and All Around. Being one of our remote athletes in Charlotte, he has combined the coaching efforts of the local gym club (Zenith Gymnastics) with the online coaching efforts of the Airmen staff to improve his competitive edge.
