NCAA Championships • April 9-11
No. 2 Stanford (10-3, 6-2 MPSF)
Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Okla.
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STANFORD, Calif. – No. 2 Stanford will pursue its sixth national title at the NCAA Championships this week in Norman, Oklahoma. The Cardinal claimed NCAA titles in 1992, 1993, 1995, 2009 and 2011.
Stanford (10-3, 6-2 MPSF) begins the competition Thursday at 11 a.m. (PT) in Session I and will compete against No. 3 Penn State, No. 6 Minnesota, No. 7 California, No. 10 Air Force and No. 11 Nebraska.
Stanford has been strong all season, spending every week ranked in the top-four in the country. The Cardinal has broken the 440-point mark in three of its past five meets and has finished first in four of its past five competitions.
Stanford placed second at the MPSF Championships with a 437.150 – the team’s fourth consecutive runner-up finish at the conference competition. Ten Cardinal gymnasts combined for 21 top-10 finishes.
NCAA Championships Schedule
Thursday, April 9 • NCAA Championships Semifinals
• Session I (11 a.m. PT): No 2 Stanford, No. 3 Penn State, No. 6 Minnesota, No. 7 California, No. 10 Air Force, No. 11 Nebraska
• Session II (5 p.m.): No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 4 Illinois, No. 5 Michigan, No. 8 Iowa, No. 9 Ohio State, No. 12 Army
Friday, April 10 • NCAA Championships Finals
• Session III (5 p.m.)
Saturday, April 11 • NCAA Championships Individual Event Finals
• Session IV (5 p.m.)
Cardinal Update
• Stanford scored 437.150 at the MPSF Championships to claim its fourth consecutive second-place finish.
• The Cardinal registered the second-highest score in four-of-six events and 10 Cardinal gymnasts combined for 21 top-10 finishes.
• Akash Modi claimed three event titles, finishing first in the all-around (90.400), parallel bars (15.650) and floor (15.500). He also recorded top-10 finishes on vault (3rd, 15.350), rings (7th, 14.650), high bar (8th, 14.750) and pommel horse (10th, 14.500).
• Modi has earned 20 individual event victories against NCAA teams this season: all-around (5), parallel bars (5), floor (4), pommel horse (3), rings (2) and high bar (1).
• Modi was named the MPSF Gymnast of the Year for the second consecutive season. He also earned his national-best fifth College Gymnastics Association Gymnast of the Week honor.
• Dennis Zaremski had a great showing, registering second-place finishes on parallel bars (15.350) and rings (14.900). He score on parallel bars is a season best.
• Brian Knott led the Cardinal on pommel horse with a 15.050 to place third. He added a sixth-place finish on parallel bars (15.000) and a ninth-place result on high bar (14.700).
• Michael Levy tied for fifth on floor with a season-best 15.350 and produced a 14.650 on rings to tie for seventh.
• Sean Senters placed fourth on vault with a 15.200 and had a nice showing on floor with a 14.950.
Stanford Against NCAA Championships Opponents
• Here are the results from the last time Stanford faced each NCAA opponent:
Session I
No. 3 Penn State: April 11, 2014 (Ann Arbor, Mich.), NCAA Championships Finals: Stanford (third) 436.300, Penn State (sixth) 429.800
No. 6 Minnesota: Feb. 28, 2015 (Stanford, Calif.), Stanford Open: Stanford (first) 443.250, Minnesota (second) 431.650
No. 7 California: March 28, 2015 (Colorado Springs, Colo), MPSF Championships: Stanford (second) 437.150, California (third) 432.700
No. 10 Air Force: March 28, 2015 (Colorado Springs, Colo), MPSF Championships: Stanford (second) 437.150, Air Force (fourth) 425.150
No. 11 Nebraska: Jan. 24, 2015 (Stanford, Calif.), Quad Meet: Stanford (second) 437.550, Nebraska (fourth) 418.050
Session II
No. 1 Oklahoma: March 28, 2015 (Colorado Springs, Colo.), MPSF Championships: Oklahoma (first) 447.400, Stanford (second) 437.150
No. 4 Illinois: March 6, 2015 (Champaign, Ill.), Dual Meet: Stanford (first) 440.300, Illinois (second) 420.400
No. 5 Michigan: Feb. 7, 2015 (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Dual Meet: Michigan (first) 433.900, Stanford (second) 432.650
No. 8 Iowa: April 10, 2014 (Ann Arbor, Mich.), NCAA Championships Semifinals: Stanford (second) 433.550, Iowa (fourth) 425.950
No. 9 Ohio State: April 11, 2014 (Ann Arbor, Mich.), NCAA Championships Finals: Stanford (third) 436.300, Ohio State (fifth) 433.500
No. 12 Army: March 23, 2013 (West Point, N.Y.), Tri-Meet: Stanford (first) 438.600, Army (second) 413.500
In the Rankings
• Stanford is ranked in the top 25 in the following events based on its National Qualifying Average:
Floor: 4th, 74.250
Pommel Horse: 5th, 70.763
Rings: 6th, 73.663
Vault: T-2nd, 74.325
Parallel Bars: 3rd, 73.213
High Bar: 3rd, 72.850
• Stanford gymnasts are ranked in the top 20 in the following events based on their National Qualifying Average:
Floor
Akash Modi, 5th, 15.263
Michael Levy, 10th, 15.100
Sean Senters, T-16th, 14.888
Pommel Horse
Brian Knott, 11th, 14.863
Akash Modi, 12th, 14.838
Rings
Brandon Beckhardt, 16th, 14.913
Akash Modi, 20th, 14.838
Vault
Sean Senters, 1st, 15.275
Akash Modi, 7th, 15.100
Parallel Bars
Akash Modi, 1st, 15.563
Brian Knott, T-7th, 14.913
High Bar
Brian Knott, 10th, 14.875
Robert Neff, 15th, 14.725
Akash Modi, T-19th, 14.538
All-Around
Akash Modi, 1st, 89.863