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Apr 8, 2021 BERKELEY – After clinching its seventh consecutive NCAA berth, the California men's gymnastics team also has academic successes to celebrate as five Golden Bears were named to the MPSF All-Academic team, the conference announced on Thursday. All five selections were first-time honorees. To be eligible for the MPSF All-Academic list, gymnasts must have earned a 3.00 or better cumulative grade point average and be at least a sophomore academically. Additionally, student-athletes must have completed one full academic year at the institution prior to the season for which the awa...
Season-high team score propels men’s gymnastics to victory over Cal Junior Blake Wilson (above) earned his fourth individual title on the floor exercise with a career-best 14.600 in Stanford's season-high victory over Cal. (Photo: KAREN HICKEY/isiphotos.com) on March 7, 2021 Eclipsing 400.000 as a team just two days ago, No. 16 Stanford men’s gymnastics (4-1, 2-0 MPSF) finally proved to the nation that it can defend its 2019 national championship. The Cardinal became just the fourth team in the nation — behind No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Michigan and No. 3 Nebraska — to crack 410.000 as a t...
Given the turbulent last few months, many people may not have anticipated sports coming back this semester. A silver lining in the sea of uncertainties, however, is that they have returned. Though in the case of men’s gymnastics, the sport has taken a different form: virtual competitions. Even as a rookie to this new format, No. 11 Cal opened the season with a win against Arizona State in a virtual meet Saturday. The Bears led the Sun Devils by 3.900 points, dominating in five out of six events. Due to COVID-19 safety protocols, the meet was streamed through the online service Virtius from ...