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A record-breaking performance propelled Utah to its best finish at the national championships in years
The Red Rocks finished third behind national champion Michigan and runner-up Oklahoma, the best finish by Utah since 2015
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Matt Strasen, Associated Press
Utah gymnastics’ national championship drought will continue for at least another year.
The Red Rocks finished in third place at the NCAA gymnastics championships Saturday afternoon behind national champion Michigan and runner-up Oklahoma at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Wolverines scored a 198.2500, winning the meet on the final routine, edging out the Sooners (198.1625) and Red Rocks (197.9875). Florida finished a distant fourth with a 197.1375.
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Malia Hargrove tries to become first Arizona GymCat to win a national title since 1996
How a young gymnast’s drive to do more put her in a place few Arizona gymnasts have been.
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Gymnastics is a sport of tenths. A stuck landing, an upgraded skill and a couple of degrees in a split during a jump can make the difference between going home after regionals and competing for a national championship. For Arizona GymCat
Malia Hargrove, becoming the first representative of the program to advance to the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships since 2016 was about all of those things.
As Iowa, Minnesota programs end.what is the future of U.S. men s gymnastics?
Michael Moran, representing the University of Minnesota, competes during the Winter Cup gymnastics event Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Indianapolis. A junior from Morristown, New Jersey, Moran admits there were people within his inner circle who discouraged h
Only 11 Division I universities in the country still have men s gymnastics programs.
Posted: Apr 9, 2021 4:15 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
(ASSOCIATED PRESS) - The death of a 117-year-old program, one that captured championships and produced Olympians, ended with a gasp. And then a vote.
The fact the former did not alter the outcome of the latter offered a stark glimpse into the steadily eroding support for men s gymnastics at the NCAA level, one that will eventually have a ripple effect up and down the food chain for a sport struggling for relevance inside the U.S. Olympic movement.