Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center)Event: Big Ten Event FinalsU-M Team Result: No Team ScoringNext U-M Event: Friday, April 18 — host, NCAA Qualifier (Crisler Center), 1:30 p.m./7 p.m. ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The No. 3-ranked University of Michigan men’s gymnastics team finished out conference competition with 11 athletes competing in the Big Ten Event […]
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center)
Event: Big Ten Event Finals
U-M Team Result: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Friday, April 18 — host, NCAA Qualifier (Crisler Center), 1:30 p.m./7 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The No. 3-ranked University of Michigan men’s gymnastics team finished out conference competition with 11 athletes competing in the Big Ten Event Finals Saturday (April 5) at Crisler Center.
Michigan took home six medals, with Evgeny Siminiuc winning gold on the high bar and silver on the parallel bars. Head coach Yuan Xiao was named Coach of the Year for the fourth straight year and Fred Richard was named Gymnast of the Championships for the third straight year.
Richard and Siminiuc were named First Team All-Big Ten while Solen Chiodi, Zach Granados, Pierce Wolfgang and David Wolma earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors.
How It Happened
Floor Exercise
Paul Juda and Charlie Larson represented Michigan in the floor exercise. Juda led the duo’s effort with a fifth-place finish (13.600) while Larson finished seventh (13.325).
Pommel Horse
All three U-M competitors landed on the podium after strong performances on the pommel horse. Granados took bronze with a season-high score of 13.800, topping his previous high by 0.550 points, and Richard followed just behind with a score of 13.750 to place fourth. Aaronson Mansberger rounded out the trio with a 13.575, earning sixth despite counting a fall.
Still Rings
Rithik Puri and Juda took seventh and eighth in the still rings, respectively, with Puri earning a 13.575 and Juda a 13.650.
Vault
Michigan put together another strong rotation, with all three Wolverines landing on the podium. Wolma led the Maize and Blue with a season-high 14.550, earning a stick bonus and a silver medal. Chiodi took bronze in his Big Ten Event Finals debut, posting a score of 14.400 to come just 0.100 points shy of his season high. Juda rounded out the trio with a 14.300 and took fifth, competing on vault for the first time all season at Friday’s team and all-around finals.
Parallel Bars
Siminiuc led the way for the Wolverines on the parallel bars, sticking the dismount to claim silver (14.400) in his first medal of the day. Logan McKeown also ended on the podium with a score of 13.775, finishing fourth and narrowly missing a medal by just 0.075 points. Juda took tenth with a 12.875 after a fall on the dismount.
High Bar
Siminiuc once again led the way for Michigan, taking the high bar crown behind a season-high 14.100. Wolfgang performed one of his best routines of the year with a 13.700, just 0.050 behind his season high, to earn bronze.
Up next
The Wolverines will return to action as the hosts of the 2025 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics National Championship at Crisler Center on April 18–19. The team will open the weekend in the qualifying round for both the team and individual competitions, with the first of two sessions beginning at 1:30 p.m. on April 18.
