Goff, Genders Lead Army at ECAC Championships

Saturday, April 8

Chicago, IL

3 PM ET

Army West Point

ECAC

Goff, Genders Lead Army at ECAC Championships

April 08, 2017 | Men's Gymnastics

RESULTS

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Fueled by Nathan Goff's all-around performance to tie for first and Leo Genders' first-place high bar routine, the Army West Point gymnastics team placed third at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MEET NOTES

Goff tied for first in the all-around with Navy's Jonny Tang. The pair scored 80.900 in the event. Goff topped Tang in the pommel horse and parallel bars to match his score.
Genders championed the high bar with a 13.850 which was 0.100 points higher than the runner-up finisher.
As a team, Army scored a 392.450 to place third at the ECAC Championships following William & Mary (404.700) and Navy (402.550).
The Black Knights secured second on the pommel horse (66.600) and was third in vault (68.300) and high bar (64.850).

HOW IT HAPPENED

Genders championed the high bar and was awarded a 13.850 for his routine, 0.100 points higher than the second-best finisher.
Seth Cannon led the way for Army on floor exercise with a season-high 13.950 to tie for third. Goff and Genders followed with marks of 13.650 to tie for eighth, respectively.
On the pommel horse, the Black Knights saw Brandon Shively, Goff and Andre Hufnagel tie for fifth after turning out scores of 13.500 each. It was a season-best mark for Shively, a pommel specialist. Elijah-Ty Phelps was close behind with a 13.400.
Elliot Herman was Army's top finisher on still rings as he posted a 13.600 to capture fourth place. Ryan Wilson was also ranked in the top-10 with a 13.300.
Alejandro Tombrink and Erik Del Cid excelled on vault as they both earned scores of 13.900 to tie for seventh.
Goff was the runner-up on the parallel bars as he turned out a 14.150, a season-high. Grant Cullen also saw success and placed ninth with a 13.550.

UP NEXT

The Black Knights await their fate as the NCAA Qualifiers will be announced once all conference meets are completed. Please check back tomorrow for the update.
Army will be hosting the 2017 NCAA Gymnastics Championships April 21-22 at the Holleder Center at West Point.

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