STANFORD, Calif. -Freshman Brody Malone became just the second gymnast this year to record a score of 85.000 or better, finishing with a mark of 85.250 to guide No. 2 Stanford to a 417.400-396.150 victory over No. 11 California on Saturday as part of Senior Day.
Stanford recognized its six graduating seniors, Jacob Barrus, Grant Breckenridge, Josiah Eng, Ryan Sheppard, Barrett Weiss and Gareth Weiss, prior to the competition on Saturday. Breckenridge competed in the all-around, finishing with an 81.200, including a second-place finish in the parallel bars (14.450).
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The native of Summerville, Ga., won the vault (14.650) and parallel bars (14.550) with career-bests, took first in high bar (14.050), and shared top-billing with Cal's Aaron Mah on the floor (14.300). He also managed a third-place finish in the pommel horse (career-best 13.900), and was fourth in still rings (13.800).
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With the five event titles, including his fourth all-around crown, Malone has now captured 13 event titles in his inaugural season on The Farm.
Junior David Jessen and sophomore Trevor DiGerolamo also captured event titles, winning the pommel horse and rings, respectively. Jessen recorded a career-best 14.200 on the pommels, while DiGerolamo finished atop the rings standings with a score of 14.050.
"We went 29-for-30 today on our routines, and it was great to see our guys turning in consistent sets," head coach Thom Glielmi said after the meet. "Today's lineups may not be the same that we use moving into the conference and national championships, but it is promising to see how much depth we have on our team."
Stanford will now prepare for the MPSF Championships on Saturday, April 6 in Norman, Okla. The NCAA Championships are then scheduled for April 19-20 in Champaign, Ill.