Black Knights Win Big on Senior Day

Saturday, February 24

West Point, NY

1 PM

Army West Point

385.000

373.750

Springfield

Black Knights Win Big on Senior Day

February 24, 2018 | Men's Gymnastics

TEAM RESULTS | OVERALL RESULTS

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point gymnastics team won big on senior day Saturday with a team score of 385.000. Nathan Goff championed the parallel bars and Cole Casanova won the floor exercise to help the Black Knights top Springfield and William & Mary in the final home event of the season.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MEET NOTES

The Black Knights will honor its five seniors prior to the meet.
Cole Casanova opened the competition with a career-high 13.750 on floor exercise to champion the event.
He followed that up with a career-best 13.200 on still rings and another on parallel bars at 13.500.
On the rings, Taka Giese turned out a career-high 13.600.
Seth Cannon and Alejandro Tombrink both recorded 14.050 on vault for season-highs.
Erik Del Cid also posted his best score of the year on vault with a 13.750.
Nathan Goff set a new season standard on parallel bars with a 14.050 for a first-place finish.
He stuck his landed and completed the routine with a swan dive into the team huddle.
In team scores, Army won on floor exercise, pommel horse and vault.

COMPETITION

The Black Knights took a lead after the first three events.
Army (192.90) led William & Mary by 1.55 at the break. The Tribe (191.35) and Springfield (183.65) were close behind though.
The Cadets recorded a 66.500 on floor exercise with Casanova (13.750) and Elliott Herman (13.450).
Army earned marks of 59.950 on pommel horse and 66.450 on still rings.
Brandon Shively and Matthew Martin led the Black Knights on pommel with 12.800 scores.
On rings it was Giese with the 13.600 and Herman (13.550) setting the pace.
Cannon and Tombrink had the top marks on vault for Army each with 14.050.
Ryan Wilson was close to the 14 mark with a 13.950.
It was Army with the top two scores on parallel bars.
Senior captains Goff and Nick McAfee went one-two on the event with marks of 14.050 and 13.700.
The Black Knights were led by Goff (11.800) and Casanova (11.400) in the final event. The judges were tough as the highest score was only a 12.100.