THIS WEEK
The eighth-ranked University of Iowa men’s gymnastics team will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, to compete in the Big Ten Championships on Saturday at 7 p.m. (CT) inside Pinnacle Bank Arena. Approximately 5,000 fans will be allowed, and tickets are available via Huskers.com.
ROTATION ORDER
The Hawkeyes’ rotation order will be as follows: floor, bye, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, high bar.
FOLLOW LIVE
- Saturday’s Big Ten Championships will be televised on BTN with Dean Linke (play-by-play) and John Roethlisberger (color) on the call.
- Fans can follow along via live results at hawkeyesports.com or follow along on Twitter (@iowamgym).
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Iowa finished with a season-high 406.700 in its Senior Day victory over No. 4 Nebraska on March 20. It was the final home meet for the program.
- Senior Bennet Huang claimed the all-around title, as well as the title on floor, and Stewart Brown won on vault.
- Iowa is ranked No. 8 in the country in the Road to Nationals rankings. Iowa ranks fourth nationally on vault, eighth on high bar, pommelhorse, rings, and parallel bars, and ninth on floor.
- Junior Stewart Brown was named the College Gymnastics Association Specialist of the Week on March 25. He earned it after his 14.900 on vault, which is the fifth-highest vault score in the country this year and third-highest in Iowa history.
- Huang was named one of 11 finalists for the Nissen-Emory Award. The award is college gymnastics’ highest honor, presented annually to that year’s outstanding senior college gymnast.
- Twice this year a Hawkeye has been named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week. Huang earned that distinction on Feb. 1, and junior Evan Davis held that title on Feb. 13.
- Iowa’s team captains for the 2021 season are Bennet Huang, Evan Davis, and Peyton Hobson.
- The 2021 season will be the final season for the Iowa men’s gymnastics program. It was announced in August that the program would be discontinued because of the financial implications of the global coronavirus pandemic.
