Michigan
NCAA Finals
McCallum Claims NCAA Vault Title; Mahar, Belanovski All-Americans
4/16/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
» Anthony McCallum became the first NCAA vault champion for U-M in 13 years, and only the third in school history, joining Gil LaRose (1963) and Andrew DiGiore (2003).
» Dmitri Belanovski (all-around, floor) earned his third NCAA All-America citation, while the honor for Colin Mahar on rings is his first.
» The win for McCallum is the 30th NCAA individual championship in school history and the four All-America honors on the night collectively up U-M's all-time total to 207.
Site: Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena)
Event: NCAA Championships Team/Individual Finals
U-M Team Result: No team score
Next U-M Meet: Season Complete
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Freshman Anthony McCallum became only the third NCAA vault champion in University of Michigan men's gymnastics history, and the first in 13 years, as he earned a 15.550 in the NCAA individual event finals Saturday (April 16) at Ohio State's St. John Arena.
Additionally, sophomore Dmitri Belanovski placed seventh in the all-around with an 85.700 and tied for fifth on floor (14.700) to earn a pair of All-America honors. He was joined by senior Colin Mahar, who tied for third on still rings with a 15.200 that featured a stuck dismount, to round out U-M trio of All-Americans.
In all, seven members of the No. 11-ranked Wolverines competed on the championship third session.
Belanovski, U-M's lone all-around qualifier, earned an event score of 14.700 on floor, which was good for fifth, and added a 14.500 that tied him for 13th on parallel bars and a 14.550 on high bar that tied for 15th to lead his push for the All-America honor.
The fifth rotation was where McCallum etched his name in the U-M record books, as he nearly stuck his Tsukahara Double Pike, using only a small hop on his landing, and tallied a 15.550 for the NCAA title.
Mahar closed out U-M's championship with the 15.200 on rings. His pristine dismount resulted in a stuck landing for the added bonus and tied for third.
Senior Nolan Novak, the 2015 NCAA runner-up on the event, placed 12th on the horse with a score of 14.600
The Oklahoma Sooners took the team title with a 443.400, while OU's Yul Moldauer captured the all-around title with an 89.100.
The night signified the end of the road for three U-M gymnasts in Novak, Mahar and Michael Strathern, all of whom competed for the final time in a U-M uniform at NCAAs.
Event Winners/U-M Finishers
All-Around 1. Yul Moldauer, Oklahoma 89.100 7. Dmitri Belanovski, U-M 85.700 Floor Exercise 1. Colin Van Wicklen, Oklahoma 15.300 5. Dmitri Belanovski, U-M 14.700 36. Anthony Stefanelli, U-M 13.950 42. Emyre Cole, U-M 13.150 43. Marty Strech, U-M 12.950 Pommel Horse 1. Brandon Ngai, Illinois 15.450 12. Nolan Novak, U-M 14.600 t31. Dmitri Belanovski, U-M 13.750 Still Rings 1. Dennis Zaremski, Stanford 15.450 t3. Colin Mahar, U-M 15.200 t36. Dmitri Belanovski, U-M 13.750 39. Anthony McCallum, U-M 13.700 Vault 1. Anthony McCallum, U-M 15.550 t26. Emyre Cole, U-M 14.700 36. Dmitri Belanovski, U-M 14.450 Parallel Bars 1. Akash Modi, Stanford 15.300 t13. Dmitri Belanovski, U-M 14.500 High Bar 1. Akash Modi, Stanford 15.200 t15. Dmitri Belanovski, U-M 14.550
NOTES
• U-M's last All-America honor on still rings was courtesy of Chris Cameron during the 2010 season.
• The four All-America honors surpasses last season's total of three, with Belanovski the repeat honoree for that group.
• U-M has now had an All-American in the all-around in five of the last seven seasons and an All-America honor on floor in each of the last six seasons.
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