STANFORD, Calif. - Having last competed on March 8 against Air Force, No. 2 Stanford will return to action this week, welcoming No. 11 California to Burnham Pavilion for a 4 p.m. meet on Saturday afternoon.
The meeting against the Bears will be the final home event of the season, as Stanford will honor six seniors as part of Senior Day. Grant Breckenridge, Josiah Eng, Barrett Weiss, Gareth Weiss, Jacob Barrus and Ryan Sheppard will all be recognized prior to the meet.
Stanford received solid contributions across the board against Air Force, posting a 415.750-392.500 victory. The Cardinal held the upper hand in every event, with six different gymnasts capturing event titles. The most notable performances came from Blake Sun on parallel bars and Eng on rings. Sun posted a career-high 14.950, while Eng recorded a season-best 14.900. Stanford's other event winners were Bryan Perla (14.700) on floor, Joey Ringer (13.650) on pommel horse, Connor Lewis (14.700) on vault and David Jessen (14.100) on high bar.
After Saturday's Senior Meet, Stanford will prepare for the MPSF Championships on April 6 in Norman, Okla. The NCAA Championships will then follow from April 19-20.
Stanford in the Team Rankings (Four-Score Average)
Parallel Bars: 1st, 70.800
Floor: 2nd, 70.867
High Bar: 2nd, 68.483
Rings: 2nd, 69.900
Pommel Horse: 3rd, 67.683
Vault: 6th, 71.333
Stanford in the Individual Rankings (National Qualifying Average)
All-Around
Brody Malone – 2nd, 82.767
Grant Breckenridge – 6th, 80.583
Floor
Bryan Perla – 4th, 14.533
Connor Lewis – 11th, 14.400
Bailey Perez – T-12th, 14.383
Ryan Sheppard – T-12th, 14.383
Pommel Horse
Joey Ringer – 11th, 13.900
David Jessen – 18th, 13.633
Brody Malone – 21st, 13.600
Ian Gunther – 23rd, 13.533
Still Rings
Josiah Eng – 3rd, 14.433
Ian Gunther – 10th, 14.150
Trevor DiGerolamo – 14th, 14.00
Brody Malone – 17th, 13.900
Grant Breckenridge – 25th, 13.750
Vault
Connor Lewis – 8th, 14.600
Brody Malone – 13th, 14.517
Parallel Bars
Blake Sun – 2nd, 14.533
Grant Breckenridge – 5th, 14.200
Ryan Sheppard – 8th, 14.183
Brody Malone – 11th, 14.033
Thomas Lee – 12th, 14.017
High Bar
Brody Malone – 6th, 14.150
David Jessen – 9th, 13.950
Ryan Sheppard – T-13th, 13.833
Grant Breckenridge – 20th, 13.600