Modi Honored by MPSF

STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford gymnast Akash Modi was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Gymnast of the Week, as announced by the conference Tuesday.

On the weekend, Modi placed second in the all-around at the Las Vegas Winter Cup for the second straight year, with a combined overall score of 171.050. He had a field-leading score of 86.300 in the preliminary round (Feb. 16), which he followed with an 84.740 in the finals.

Modi finished second on parallel bars (29.100), second on high bar (27.859), third on floor (28.650), tied for fifth on vault (28.900), eighth on pommel horse (28.300) and eighth on rings (28.250).

This is Modi's third MPSF weekly award this year, and 13th of his career.

Modi has earned 11 individual event victories against NCAA teams this season: all-around (3), parallel bars (3), pommel horse (2), floor (2) and high bar (1).

Stanford and Modi will look to keep their momentum going on Saturday, Feb. 25 where the Cardinal will host its annual International Challenge. Meet time is set for 4 p.m. PT at Burnham Pavilion.