STANFORD, Calif. – The second-ranked Cardinal returns home this weekend to host Olympic champions Japan, Canada and No. 5 Minnesota in its annual International Challenge. Last year the Cardinal upset the World and soon-to-be Olympic champions Japan.
The Cardinal (8-0, 4-0 MPSF) has been dominant this season as it has yet to lose a team event title while coming off a weekend that saw four Cardinal named to the U.S. Men's Senior National Team including Grant Breckenridge, Akash Modi, Robert Neff and alum Eddie Penev.
Last year the Cardinal hosted the International Challenge and emerged victorious over the eventual Olympic champion Japan as well as a field of Finland, Canada and California.
In the Rankings
• After five weeks, the Cardinal has continued ingraining itself in the national rankings in the top-25 in the following events:
Floor: 1st, 72.133
Vault: 3rd, 71.917
Still Rings: 3rd, 70.100
High Bar: 3rd, 70.333
Parallel Bars: 4th, 70.433
Pommel Horse: 5th, 68.333
• Stanford gymnasts are ranked in the top 25 in the following events based on their season average:
All-Around
Akash Modi, 2nd, 87.200
Robert Neff, 4th, 84.067
Grant Breckenridge, 7th, 82.217
Floor
Akash Modi, 2nd, 14.817
Jordan DeClerk, 5th, 14.550
Robert Neff, 8th, 14.467
Jacob Barrus, 9th, 14.417
Taylor Seaton, T-10th, 14.350
Pommel Horse
Akash Modi, 3rd, 14.342
Joey Ringer, 20th, 13.900
Still Rings
Josiah Eng, 3rd, 14.883
Akash Modi, 11th, 13.880
Vault
Taylor Seaton, 11th, 14.583
Akash Modi, 12th, 14.567
Grant Breckenridge, 18th, 14.208
Robert Neff, 20th, 14.240
Barrett Weiss, T-23, 14.333
Parallel Bars
Akash Modi, 2nd, 15.100
Grant Breckenridge, 15th, 13.608
Jacob Barrus, T-16th, 14.117
Robert Neff, T-18th, 14.100
High Bar
Akash Modi, T-5th, 14.533
Robert Neff, T-5th, 14.533
Grant Breckenridge, T-11th, 14.300
Taylor Seaton, 14th, 14.200