Sam Mikulak

Jan. 28, 2012

• Complete Results

Site: Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall)
U-M Team Finish: 3rd of 3 Teams (339.100)
Records: U-M (4-4, 1-1 Big Ten), Oklahoma (6-1), Illinois (7-1, 2-0 Big Ten)
Next U-M Meet: Thu-Sat., Feb. 2-4 -- at Winter Cup Challenge (Las Vegas, Nev.), 1 p.m./6:30 p.m. PST

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The No. 7-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics team earned a team score of 339.100 to come in third against the top two teams in the country in No. 2 Illinois (349.800) and No. 1 Oklahoma (347.700) on Saturday (Jan. 28) at Illinois' Huff Hall.

The Wolverines were led by sophomore Sam Mikulak (Corona del Mar, Calif./Corona del Mar), who took the pommel horse title with a 15.00, the second title in the event in his career. The Wolverines also earned a season-high score on pommel horse (55.80) and on high bar (56.00).

U-M got the night started on pommel horse, and was led by Mikulak's 15.00, while sophomore Matt Freeman (Canton, Mich./Plymouth) was Michigan's second-best finisher with a 14.00 that took third on the night.

Rotation two saw the Maize and Blue take to rings, where sophomore Jordan Gaarenstroom (Laguna Hills, Calif./Halstrom) and sophomore Alex Bubnov (Fanwood, N.J./Scotch Plains-Fanwood) notched 14.10s to aid in U-M scoring a 55.90 on the event.

U-M then moved to vault, where junior Rohan Sebastian (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) and freshman Stacey Ervin (Troy, Mich./Truman) scored 14.70s to find themselves in a three-way tie for fourth as the Wolverines scored a 57.70. Ervin's effort was good enough for a career high in his third competition in his first season as a Wolverine.

Parallel bars resulted in U-M tallying a 55.90 as freshman Adrian de los Angeles (Long Beach, Calif./Millikan) led the Michigan effort with a career-best 14.70 for a third-place finish. Ervin followed with a 14.60 to take fourth.

On high bar, de los Angeles earned a career high with a 14.20 to place third in the meet, while sophomore Michael Myler (North Orem, Utah/Timpanogos) scored a career high of 14.00 to aid in Michigan taking a 56.00.

In the final rotation, Michigan took to the floor exercise, scoring a 57.80. A pair of freshman led the way in Ervin and de los Angeles, who each tallied 14.70s to tie for fifth in the meet. Sebastian was also solid in his routine with a 14.60.

A trio of Wolverines will be in action at the Winter Cup in Las Vegas, Nev., as Ervin, Mikulak and de los Angeles will make the trip west to compete at the world-class meet, as the annual USA Gymnastics event determines the field for the 2012 Visa Championships later this year. The event will be held on Thursday, Feb. 2, and Saturday, Feb. 4.

Event-By-Event U-M Individual Scores

FLOOR EXERCISE
Kevin Fraser              13.20
Jordan Gaarenstroom       13.80
Rohan Sebastian           14.60
Stacey Ervin              14.70
Adrian de los Angeles     14.70
Syque Caesar              13.30
 
POMMEL HORSE
Matt Freeman              14.00 (3)
Mark Panhorst             12.80
Michael Myler             12.90
Adrian de los Angeles     13.30
Sam Mikulak               15.00 (1)
Dylan James               13.50
 
STILL RINGS
Jordan Gaarenstroom       14.10
Matt Freeman              12.80
Alex Bubnov               12.90
Rohan Sebastian           13.80
Adrian de los Angeles     13.90
Syque Caesar              11.90
 
VAULT
Alex Bubnov               14.10
Reid Swanger              13.70
Rohan Sebastian           14.70 (4)
Stacey Ervin              14.70 (4)
Adrian de los Angeles     14.20
Syque Caesar              13.10
 
PARALLEL BARS
Mark Panhorst             13.00
Nick Hunter               12.80
Rohan Sebastian           13.30
Stacey Ervin              14.60 (4)
Adrian de los Angeles     14.70 (3)
Syque Caesar              13.30
 
HIGH BAR
Taylor Harrower           13.90
Nick Hunter               13.90
Rohan Sebastian           13.70
Michael Myler             14.00
Adrian de los Angeles     14.20
Syque Caesar              13.70

N O T E S

• Sam Mikulak returned to the lineup for the first time since the Windy City Invite, competing on pommel horse.

• Freshman Reid Swanger became the eighth member of the Michigan squad this season to make his collegiate debut, and scored a 13.70 on vault.

• Sophomore Kevin Fraser made his season debut on floor, scoring a 13.20.

Contact: Scott Kemps (734) 763-4423