Army Places Third at West Point Open

Friday, January 11

West Point, N.Y.

7 PM

Army West Point

West Point Open Prelims

Army Places Third at West Point Open

January 12, 2019 | Men's Gymnastics

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point gymnastics team placed third at the 28th annual West Point Open on Friday night's team finals. The Black Knights combined for a team score of 392.100.

Cole Casanova finished second in the All-Around with an 80.050 which ties his career-high. Mathew Davis placed sixth in his collegiate gymnastics debut with marks of 76.200.

The Black Knights have five gymnasts advancing to Saturday's individual finals.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MEET NOTES

Casanova posted two career-highs in tonight's competition.
The senior captain notched a 13.800 on still rings to place seventh and then a 13.500 on pommel for seventh as well.
Davis' best finish was second on the floor exercise with a personal best 14.300.
Erik Del Cid led the way for the Cadets on vault with a career-high 14.350 score while capturing second place.
Rex Scott was Army's top finisher on high bar with a 12.800 score for a career-best.

COMPETITION

Davis placed second on floor exercise and advances to Saturday's finals round.
Scott (12.800) captured the seventh-place position on high bar and was followed by Davis (12.700) and Alejandro Suarez (12.650) who also finished in the top-10 and advance.
Casanova paced the team on parallel bars with marks of 13.500 and will compete tomorrow in the event.
Taka Giese (12.350), Elijah-Ty Phelps (12.200) and Davis (10.700) all posted personal best scores on the parallel bars tonight.
Three Black Knights placed in the top-10 on pommel horse in Casanova (7th-13.500), Brandon Shively (9th-13.300) and Scott (10th-13.250).
Casanova will represent Army on the pommel during Saturday's competition.
Still rings saw Casanova leading the way with a career-high 13.800, while Matthew Martin posted a career-high 12.950 to place 17th.
As a team, the Black Knights captured a 66.300 on rings, just shy of a program record in the event.
Del Cid's personal best 14.350 on vault led the way for Army. Davis and Casanova tied for seventh with 13.900 marks. These three will compete on Saturday in the same event.
Giese turned out a career-high 13.000 tonight.