INDIANAPOLIS — The 2019 National Collegiate Men’s Gymnastics Championships qualifier selections were announced Tuesday, April 9 by the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Committee. The championships will begin with two pre-qualifying sessions conducted April 19 at State Farm Center on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Three teams and the top three all-around competitors not on one of the qualifying teams, plus the top three individuals on each event not already qualified on a team or as an all-around competitor, will advance from each pre-qualifying session to the finals session. Finals competition will take place April 20, also at Illinois.
| Teams | individuals |
|---|---|
| Stanford, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Navy, California | Air Force, Springfield |
| Teams | individuals |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma, Illinois, Penn State, Iowa, Ohio State, Army West Point | William & Mary, UIC |
The 2019 qualifying teams and individuals are listed below.
TEAM COMPETITION:
| INSTITUTION | qualifying SCORE |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 421.163 |
| Stanford | 418.025 |
| Michigan | 410.863 |
| Illinois | 410.125 |
| Penn State | 409.138 |
| Minnesota | 406.525 |
| Nebraska | 404.638 |
| Iowa | 403.350 |
| Ohio State | 402.550 |
| Navy | 400.738 |
| California | 398.788 |
| Army West Point | 395.100 |
ALL-AROUND INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS:
| INSTITUTION | QUALIFYING SCORE |
|---|---|
| Stephen Lewis, Springfield | 79.000 |
| Sam Montague, UIC | 74.163 |
| Trevor Lamberton, Springfield | 73.713 |
| Nate Winneg, William & Mary | 72.875 |
| Kevin Portofee, William & Mary | 71.875 |
| Xan Weaver (alternate), UIC | 71.575 |
FLOOR EXERCISE INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS:
| INSTITUTION | QUALIFYING SCORE |
|---|---|
| Cutter Fugett, William & Mary | 13.988 |
| Ryan Girouard, Air Force | 13.788 |
| Christian Kalustian, Air Force | 13.650 |
| Kaleb Booth, UIC | 13.538 |
| Collin Lillie, William & Mary | 13.538 |
| Frankie Valentin, Air Force | 13.538 |
| Collin Hickey (alternate), Air Force | 13.500 |
| Andrew Lyubovsky (alternate), William & Mary | 13.238 |
POMMEL HORSE INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS:
| INSTITUTION | QUALIFYING SCORE |
|---|---|
| Jacopo Gliozzi, William & Mary | 14.075 |
| Spencer Schrandt, William & Mary | 13.300 |
| Frankie Valentin, Air Force | 13.075 |
| Scott McMurray, Air Force | 12.925 |
| Cutter Fugett, William & Mary | 12.900 |
| Jack Vollo (alternate), Springfield | 12.800 |
| Christian Gulotta (alternate), William & Mary | 12.775 |
| Colin Schwartz (alternate), UIC | 12.775 |
STILL RINGS INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS:
| INSTITUTION | QUALIFYING SCORE |
|---|---|
| David Watkins, William & Mary | 14.088 |
| Ethan Esval, Air Force | 13.963 |
| Frankie Valentin, Air Force | 13.750 |
| Jacopo Gliozzi, William & Mary | 13.638 |
| Lukas Texeira, Air Force | 13.313 |
| Zach Polen (alternate), Air Force | 13.275 |
| Max Stergiades (alternate), Air Force | 13.213 |
VAULT INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS:
| INSTITUTION | QUALIFYING SCORE |
|---|---|
| Collin Lillie, William & Mary | 14.238 |
| Frankie Valentin, Air Force | 14.138 |
| Noah Candocia, Springfield | 14.025 |
| Jack Hasenkopf, William & Mary | 14.025 |
| Tim O’Neill, William & Mary | 14.025 |
| Christian Kalustian (alternate), Air Force | 13.938 |
| Kaleb Booth (alternate), UIC | 13.888 |
| Andrew Lyubovsky (alternate), William & Mary | 13.888 |
PARALLEL BARS INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS:
| INSTITUTION | QUALIFYING SCORE |
|---|---|
| Zach Polen, Air Force | 13.400 |
| Jannik Haas, Springfield | 13.325 |
| Andrew Lyubovsky, William & Mary | 13.175 |
| Ethan Esval, Air Force | 13.075 |
| Allen Shadan, Air Force | 13.075 |
| Cutter Fugett (alternate), William & Mary | 12.950 |
| Ian Creelman (alternate), William & Mary | 12.775 |
HORIZONTAL BAR INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS
| INSTITUTION | QUALIFYING SCORE |
|---|---|
| Lukas Texeira, Air Force | 14.375 |
| David Allen, William & Mary | 13.313 |
| Andrew Lyubovsky, William & Mary | 13.300 |
| Christian Kalustian, Air Force | 13.025 |
| Jannik Haas, Springfield | 12.988 |
| Frankie Valentin (alternate), Air Force | 12.850 |
| Kyle Lukaesko (alternate), Springfield | 12.788 |
Oklahoma won its fourth consecutive national championship in 2018 with a team score of 414.858 points at the championships, hosted by the University of Illinois at Chicago. Minnesota took runner-up honors with 411.923 points, while 2019 host Illinois placed third with 411.689 points.
HISTORY: Every men's gymnastics team champion since 1938
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