Michigan Picked No. 2 in Big Ten Preseason Poll
12/11/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The back-to-back Big Ten and NCAA champion No. 2-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics team was selected to finish second in the Big Ten, the conference announced Thursday (Dec. 11) with the release of the preseason coaches' poll and Gymnast to Watch List.
Senior Adrian de los Angeles, the NCAA runner-up in the all-around in 2013, and senior/junior Michael Strathern, a 2015 co-captain, earned spots on the Gymnast to Watch list. Both selections missed a significant portion of time last season, as Strathern earned a medical redshirt, while de los Angeles missed the Big Ten and NCAA Championships due to a knee injury.
The selection moves U-M's streak of being selected in the top two in the preseason poll to six years in a row. The last time U-M was outside of the top two was prior to the start of the 2009 season.
U-M opens the regular season Saturday (Jan. 17) with the Windy City Invite in Chicago, Ill.
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2014 PRESEASON COACHES POLL RANKINGS
1. Ohio State
2. Michigan
3. Illinois
4. Penn State
5. Minnesota
6. Iowa
7. Nebraska
BIG TEN MEN'S GYMNASTS TO WATCH LIST
C.J. Maestas, Jr., Illinois
Jordan Valdez, Sr., Illinois
Lance Alberhasky, Sr., Iowa
Matthew Loochtan, Jr., Iowa
Adrian de los Angeles, Sr., Michigan
Michael Strathern, Jr., Michigan
Steve Jaciuk, Sr., Minnesota
Ellis Mannon, Sr., Minnesota
Robbie Kocks, Sr., Nebraska
Grant Perdue, Sr., Nebraska
Jake Martin, Jr., Ohio State
Sean Melton, So., Ohio State
Trevor Howard, Jr., Penn State
Nestor Rodriguez, Sr., Penn State
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