Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
ECAC Championships
Gymnastics Claims First ECAC Championship Title Since 2016
April 05, 2025 | Men's Gymnastics
FULL RESULTS
The win marks the 15th ECAC championship team in program history and first since 2016 (1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, 2005, 2015, 2016, 2025).
Army had four medalists in total in four events to push the Black Knights past Navy, William & Mary, Springfield, Greenville and Simpson. Joseph Buselmeier placed third on both still rings and floor exercise to lead the way.
Army claimed the top spot on pommel horse and still rings as a team while placing second in three other events for an all-around consistent performance.
Jake Prabhakaran had an important 13.100 mark early on in high bar which put him in second-place in the event overall. Jaden Blank went on to place eighth with a 12.850 mark in the event. The Black Knights had a 51.350 team score in the event which put them in second among the six teams.
Ben Aguilar and Joseph Buselmeier paced Army with a 13.450 mark on floor exercise, with the duo tying for third-place overall. Army's 52.900 team score was good for second-highest at the meet.
Buselmeier also led Army on still rings with a 13.150 as Conor Heary logged sixth-place with a 12.850. The Black Knights posted a season-best 51.500 in the event to pace all squads for the meet as well.
Heary had a second-place finish on parallel bars with a big score for the Black Knights of 13.350. Jacob Brenner also hit 13.000 in the event which placed him sixth. Army logged a 50.900 team mark in the event for second place in the meet.
Prabhakaran also led Army on pommel horse, posting a 13.400 to match Noah Duran's mark as the duo tied for fourth place. Maddox Pabellon also had a 13.000 showing for a sixth-place finish, putting three Black Knights in the top-six in the event. Army's 52.550 team mark was good for first-place by a comfortable margin.
Nick Lester recorded the top score on vault for the Black Knights with a 13.800 as both Pabellon and Blank came in with a 13.650.
ECAC Championship Awards
Coach of the Year – Kip Simons, Navy
Assistant Coach of the Year – Craig Holt and Ryan Terrill
Gymnast of the Year – Isaiah Drake, Navy
Rookie of the Year – Luke Tully, W&M
Routine of the Year – Maddox Pabellon, Army. Awarded for his pommel horse routine on March 1, a score of 14.550.
Most Improved Gymnast of the Year – Brian Rollison, Simpson
All-ECAC Floor Exercise Team
Kaleb Palacio, Springfield
Owen Carney, Springfield
Ben Aguilar, Army
Joseph Buselmeier, Army
Evan Wilkins, William and Mary
Isaiah Drake, Navy
Will Wilson, Springfield
All-ECAC Pommel Horse Team
Matthew Petros, Navy
Matthew Roth, Greenville
Andres Esquivel-Garza, Greenville
Jake Prabhakaran, Army
Noah Duran, Army
Maddox Pabellon, Army
All-ECAC Still Rings Team
Isaiah Drake, Navy
Alex Campbell, Simpson
Joseph Buselmeier, Army
Brian Rollison, Simpson
Jonathan Irwin, William and Mary
Julian Galves, Navy
Conor Heary, Army
All-ECAC Vault Team
Ricky Mays, Greenville
Jaxon Clapper, Greenville
Braxton Jones, Simpson
Kaleb Palacio, Springfield
Connor Barrow, William and Mary
Brayden Erickson, Greenville
All-ECAC Parallel Bars Team
Matthew Petros, Navy
Conor Heary, Army
William Champagne, Navy
Isaiah Drake, Navy
Donovan Diviney, Greenville
Jacob Brenner, Army
All-ECAC Horizontal Bars Team
Ricky Pizem, William and Mary
Boone Washington, Navy
Jake Prabhakaran, Army
Luke Tully, William and Mary
Riley Rose, Navy
Donovan Diviney, Greenville
All-ECAC All-Around Team
Isaiah Drake, Navy
Kaleb Palacio, Springfield
Jaden Blank, Army
Brian Solomon, Navy
Luke Tully, William and Mary
Jake Smith, Simpson
Sportsmanship Awards
Navy – RJ Spears
Army – Cash Johnston
W&M – Sam Lee
Springfield – Will Wilson III
Greenville – Charlie Kramer
Simpson – Eric Simons
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