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Highlights: Gopher Men's Gymnastics Takes Down Penn State

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The University of Minnesota men’s gymnastics team claimed their first victory of the season, 432.750-418.500, against the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday afternoon at the Sports Pavilion.
Junior Zach Liebler, freshman Justin Karstadt, sophomore Yaroslav Pochinka, senior Paul Montague Jr. and sophomore Jalon Stephens all earned individual event titles for the Maroon and Gold while sophomore Tristan Duran claimed the All-Around title with a score of 85.400.
Liebler and sophomore Alex Wittenberg were co-recipients of the Louis J. Cook award, the honor given at every home meet to gymnasts who had an exceptional day.
Minnesota excelled on Floor and earned the top three scores on the event with Liebler earning first with a 15.850. Wittenberg tallied a 15.500 to finish second while Duran finished third with a 15.300.
The Gophers carried their momentum onto Parallel Bars, where Karstadt came out on top, scoring 14.900. Montague claimed second with a 14.100 and sophomore Jack Kramer finished third after earning a 14.050.
On Still Rings, Penn State’s Leroy Clarke came in first (15.300) followed by Montague who earned a 14.700. Chris Sands of Penn State came in third with a mark of 14.700.
Through three rotations, the Maroon and Gold led Penn State, 217.350-209.100.
On Vault, the Gophers showed no signs of slowing down. For the third time throughout the meet, Minnesota occupied the top three scores. Pochinka finished first with a 15.350 followed by Liebler, who claimed second after earning a 15.000. Wittenberg rounded out the top three with a 14.800.
On Parallel Bars, Montague claimed top honors with a 14.600. Duran earned second place after tallying of 14.600 and Leroy Clark of Penn State finishing third, scoring 14.550.
The Gophers finished strong on the High Bar with Stephens finishing first after scoring a 14.600. Freshman Michael Burns of Penn State placed second with a 14.550 and freshman Shaun Herzog finished third with a 14.300.
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