Huskers Ready to Bounce Back at Home

Lincoln, Neb. – The No. 5 Nebraska men’s gymnastics team is set to take on the No. 9 Minnesota Gophers this Saturday, Feb. 13 at 2:00 p.m. CT at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb. The Big Ten matchup this Saturday will count towards the Big Ten regular season championship standings. 

Last Time Out

NU is coming off a close battle against No. 4 Penn State where they lost 403.050-406.900. Despite the loss, the Huskers took home two event titles and earned 14 new career-high scores. 

Freshman Taylor Christopulos had an impressive debut as a Husker taking home the vault title with a score of 14.55. Sophomore Cooper Giles earned the pommel horse title after notching a career-high score of 14.10 earning him NCAA Specialist-of-the-Week honors. This was Giles’ second pommel horse individual title and first weekly award. 

Scouting the Competition

Minnesota falls to 0-2 after a loss to Big Ten foe Ohio State. The Gophers lost 387.250-401.050. 

Junior Mike Moran was able to claim two of the event titles scoring a 14.50 on vault and a 79.00 in the all-around competition. 

Sophomore Victor Perez claimed the high bar title with a score of 13.05. 

The Gophers are led by senior Shane Wiskus who was named the 2020 CGA MVP. Wiskus also earned all-around, parallel bars and rings All-America honors for the 2020 regular season. Wiskus has a decorated career as a NCAA gymnast including being the 2019 parallel bar national champion,  a two-time Big Ten Gymnast-of-the-Year selection and eight-time All-American. Wiskus is also a member of the U.S. Senior National Team. 

Follow the Huskers

Fans can follow @NebraskaMensGym on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter for live updates during the meet. The meet will also be live-streamed on BTN+ starting at 2:00 p.m. CT.