Maize Comes Back to Defeat Blue in Annual Intrasquad

Friday, December 7

Ann Arbor, Mich.

7:00 PM

Michigan

Maize and Blue Intrasquad (ex)

12/7/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics

Dec. 7, 2012

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Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cliff Keen Arena)
Score: Maize 330.200, Blue 328.800
Attendance: 486
Next U-M Meet: Saturday, Jan. 19 -- at Windy City Invite (Chicago, Ill.), 7:30 p.m. CST

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 2-ranked University of Michigan Wolverines men's gymnastics squad began its 2012-13 season with its annual Maize & Blue intrasquad meet, with Maize defeating Blue, 330.20-328.80, on Friday (Dec. 7) at Cliff Keen Arena. Overall, the Maize team claimed a victory on parallel bars (56.50) and high bar (56.50), while Blue countered with wins on floor (57.45), pommel horse (52.50), vault (56.80) and rings (57.65).

Sophomore Stacey Ervin (Troy, Mich./Truman) began the night in midseason form with a 15.75 on floor to win the event for the Blue squad, while classmate Adrian de los Angeles (Long Beach, Calif./Millikan) took second on the event for the Maize squad with a 14.80.

On pommels, junior Dylan James (Valencia, Calif./William S. Hart) scored a 13.70 to win the event for the Blue squad, while classmate Alex Bubnov (Fanwood, N.J./Scotch Plains-Fanwood) notched a 13.60 for second.

The Blue squad swept the top three spots on rings in the third rotation, as senior Rohan Sebastian (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) tallied a 15.25, while junior Sam Mikulak (Corona del Mar, Calif./Corona del Mar), working his way back from a calf injury, scored a 14.10 with a partial dismount. Fellow junior Matt Freeman (Canton, Mich./Plymouth) matched Mikuklak's score to round out the placewinners for the Blue squad.

Ervin collected his second event win of the night on vault with a 14.85 with his signature front handspring, double front, while sophomore Taylor Harrower (Dublin, Ohio /Dublin Coffman) placed second with a 14.75. De los Angeles was the lone Maize representative in the top three, scoring a 14.40.

The Maize team, trailing by almost six points, rallied in the fifth and sixth rotations, starting with redshirt senior Syque Caesar (Port Saint Lucie, Fla./Lincoln Park Academy) scoring a 15.30 on parallel bars, followed by a 14.50 from de los Angeles. The deficit was closed for good on the final rotation, as the Maize squad swept the top five spots, led by sophomore Michael Strathern (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett) (14.60), to win the meet in comeback fashion.

"What I was pleased with the most tonight was our fifth and sixth rotations on parallel bars and high bar, because that is when you're the most fatigued, and it's where we're going to start off at Big Tens later in the season, and at the Windy City Invite," said head coach Kurt Golder. "If we can be strong when we are tired, then we should be able to do it when we're fresh. As far as performances of the night, I would say that Stacey's (Ervin) floor routine was superb, and as far as a freshman routine, I would say Nolan Novak on pommel horse."

The Wolverines kick off the 2013 season at the annual Windy City Invite, hosted by UIC on Saturday, Jan. 19, in Chicago, Ill. Meet time is slated for 7:30 p.m. CST.

Team Standings	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB	Final
Maize	55.50	51.85	54.00	55.85	56.50	56.50	330.200
Blue	57.45	52.50	56.80	57.65	53.85	50.55	328.800

Event-By-Event U-M Individual Scores

Maize

Floor ExerciseAdam Dean                 13.90 (t2)Corbett Schmitz           12.50 (6)Alex Bubnov               12.80 (5)Jordan Gaarenstroom       13.90 (t2)Konner Ackerman           12.90 (4)Adrian de los Angeles     14.80 (1) Pommel HorseMatt Lee                  10.60 (7)Corbett Schmitz            9.45 (8)Alex Bubnov               13.60 (1)Jordan Gaarenstroom       12.00 (6)Konner Ackerman           12.75 (3)Adrian de los Angeles     12.40 (4)Mark Panhorst             12.15 (5)Nolan Novak               13.10 (2) Still RingsMike Begin                12.40 (6)Matt Lee                  10.95 (7)Michael Strathern         13.50 (2)Reid Swanger              13.10 (4)Jordan Gaarenstroom       13.30 (3)Alex Bubnov               14.10 (1)Adrian de los Angeles     12.70 (5) VaultMichael Strathern         13.45 (4)Reid Swanger              13.75 (3)Alex Bubnov               13.15 (5)Konner Ackerman           14.25 (2)Adrian de los Angeles     14.40 (1) Parallel BarsCorbett Schmitz           13.10 (4)Mark Panhorst             13.60 (3)Syque Caesar              15.30 (1)Michael Strathern         12.20 (5)Adrian de los Angeles     14.50 (2) High BarAdam Dean                 12.95 (5)Konner Ackerman           14.00 (t2)Syque Caesar              14.00 (t2)Michael Strathern         14.60 (1)Adrian de los Angeles     13.90 (4) All-AroundAdrian de los Angeles     83.70 (1)

Blue

Floor ExerciseHub Humphrey              13.55 (4)Kevin Fraser              13.50 (5)Doug Johnson              12.50 (7)Taylor Harrower           12.95 (6)Rohan Sebastian           14.65 (2)Stacey Ervin              15.75 (1)Dylan James               13.70 (3) Pommel HorseMatt Freeman              11.00 (5)Nick Hunter               13.50 (1)Garrett Hamers             8.80 (7)Kyle Thomas               10.85 (6)A.J. Schottstaedt         12.40 (3)Rohan Sebastian           12.90 (2)Stacey Ervin              11.50 (4) Still Rings Matt Freeman              14.15 (t2)Hub Humphrey              10.30 (6)Garrett Hamers            12.40 (5)Paul Rizkalla             13.25 (4)Rohan Sebastian           15.25 (1)Sam Mikulak               14.15 (t2) VaultKevin Fraser              13.35 (5)Taylor Harrower           14.75 (2)Paul Rizkalla             14.35 (3)Rohan Sebastian           13.70 (4)Matt Freeman              13.15 (6)Stacey Ervin              14.85 (1) Parallel BarsNick Hunter               13.35 (2)Dylan James               13.10 (3)Rohan Sebastian           13.05 (4)Stacey Ervin              14.35 (1) High BarMatt Freeman              12.70 (2)Taylor Harrower           12.90 (1)Nick Hunter               12.35 (4)Rohan Sebastian           11.70 (5)Stacey Ervin              12.60 (3)