Wolverines Come Up Short at No. 4 Stanford

	Alex Bubnov

Feb. 26, 2012

Site: Palo Alto, Calif. (Burnham Pavilion),
Score: #4 Stanford 351.050, #8 Michigan 341.700
Record: U-M (6-5)
Next U-M Meet: Saturday, March 10 -- at Oklahoma (Norman, Okla.), 7 p.m. CST

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The No. 8-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics team fell to the No. 4-ranked Stanford Cardinal, 351.050-341.700, on Sunday (Feb. 26) at the Burnham Pavilion. Sophomore Sam Mikulak (Corona del Mar, Calif./Corona del Mar) led the U-M individual effort with runner-up finishes on vault and parallel bars, while the Wolverines collected a season-high road score of 341.700.

U-M began the meet on floor, scoring a 59.15, as freshman Adrian de los Angeles (Long Beach, Calif./Millikan) earned a second-place 15.30 on the exercise, while Mikulak was second in the Michigan effort with a 14.70.

Rotation two saw U-M head to pommel horse, where Wolverines held down the 3-4-5 spots in the event, as sophomore Michael Myler (North Orem, Utah/Timpanogos) took third with a 14.80, de los Angeles followed in fourth with a 14.45 and sophomore Dylan James (Valencia, Calif./William S. Hart) notched a 14.35 to hold down the No. 5 spot.

Still rings saw sophomore Alex Bubnov (Fanwood, N.J./Scotch Plains-Fanwood) tally a 14.45 to take fourth in the event, while Mikulak took second on vault (15.05) and sophomore Kevin Fraser (Austin, Tex./Cedar Park) tied for fourth (14.85) as the Wolverines scored a 58.90 on the table.

Mikulak added his second runner-up accolade on parallel bars with a 14.90, while de los Angeles followed in third with a 14.70 as the Maize and Blue collected a team score of 54.85. The final rotation on the afternoon resulted in the Wolverines scoring a 55.35, which was spearheaded by de los Angeles' 14.00 on the apparatus.

The Wolverines hit the road once again on Saturday (March 10), traveling to Norman, Okla., to take on the Oklahoma Sooners from Howard McCasland Field House. The meet is slated for a 7 p.m. CST start.

Team Standings	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB	Final
Stanford	59.30	57.75	58.75	59.70	58.65	56.90	351.050
Michigan	59.15	57.30	56.16	58.90	54.85	55.35	341.700

Event-By-Event U-M Individual Scores

FLOOR EXERCISE
Kevin Fraser             14.50
Hub Humphrey             13.00
Rohan Sebastian          14.65
Sam Mikulak              14.70
Adrian de los Angeles    15.30 (2)
Stacey Ervin             14.40
 
POMMEL HORSE
Matt Freeman             12.70
A.J. Schottstaedt        13.45
Michael Myler            14.80 (3)
Sam Mikulak              12.90
Adrian de los Angeles    14.50 (4)
Dylan James              14.35 (5)
 
STILL RINGS	
Garrett Hamers           12.70
Matt Freeman             13.85
Alex Bubnov              14.45 (4)
Jordan Gaarenstroom      13.80
Adrian de los Angeles    14.00 (t5)
Sam Mikulak              13.85
 
VAULT
Michael Myler            14.15
Kevin Fraser             14.85 (t4)
Rohan Sebastian          14.40
Sam Mikulak              15.05 (2)
Adrian de los Angeles    14.60
Stacey Ervin             13.95
 
PARALLEL BARS
Alex Bubnov              12.65
Dylan James              11.05
Mark Panhorst            12.60
Michael Myler            12.10
Adrian de los Angeles    14.70 (3)
Sam Mikulak              14.90 (2)
  
HIGH BAR
Stacey Ervin             12.00
Taylor Harrower          13.90
Matt Freeman             13.70
Michael Myler            13.75
Adrian de los Angeles    14.00 (4)
Sam Mikulak              12.90
 
ALL-AROUND
Adrian de los Angeles    87.10 (2)
Sam Mikulak              84.30 (3)