COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - No. 4 Stanford produced a runner-up finish at the MPSF Championships on Saturday night in the final tune-up before NCAA Championships in two weeks.
Stanford totaled a 404.150 to trail only Oklahoma, which recorded a 414.050 to capture its seventh consecutive MPSF crown. The Cardinal was chasing its fifth MPSF title in school history and first since 2011, when it also won the national championship.
It was Stanford's second look at Oklahoma this season, with the Sooners also prevailing in a tri-meet in Norman, Oklahoma, back on Feb. 3. The rivals will likely meet a third time at the NCAA Championships, where the Sooners are the three-time defending champion.
The Cardinal opened with a 63.250 on pommel horse, followed with a 68.300 on still rings and reached the halfway point with a 70.600 on vault.
Stanford's final three events concluded with a 69.250 on parallel bars, then a 67.450 on high bar and closed with a 65.300 on floor exercise.
Stanford produced the meet's highest score on parallel bars, with Blake Sun's 14.300 good for second overall and Grant Breckenridge's season-high 14.200 placing third. Breckenridge was also the runner-up on still rings, tallying a career-best 14.150.
Sun also placed second on the pommel horse with a 13.500 while David Jessen's 13.100 checked in fourth.
On the high bar, Jessen and Robert Neff both chalked up a 14.250 to finish tied for second.
Stanford returns to action April 20-21 at the NCAA Championships. Pairings for the first-day session will be announced Tuesday.