Gymnastics to Host West Point Open This Weekend

PROGRAM

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's gymnastics team will make its home debut this weekend, hosting the 26th Annual West Point Open from Christl Arena on Friday and Saturday.

Action from Christl Arena is slated to get underway at 7 p.m. on both nights with the team finals to take place Friday and the individual finals to follow on Saturday.

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets can be purchased at the Holleder Center Box Office. An all-session pass, which admits fans to both Friday and Saturday's action is $25. Individual session passes can be purchased for $15 with a discount for youth and seniors at $10.

HOW TO FOLLOW

As always, fans can visit www.GoArmyWestPoint.com for up-to-date information on the men's gymnastics program. In addition, fans are encouraged to follow the Black Knights on Twitter @ArmyWP_Gym and Instagram @armywpgymnastics for live updates throughout the match and the entirety of the season.
Knight Vision will provide a live broadcast of Friday's action, with Rich DeMarco on the call. He will be joined by color commentator Arny Ferrando and Zack Daly.

THE MEET

The Army West Point men's gymnastics team welcomes seven teams for this year's annual West Point Open. The Black Knights, ranked No. 13 in the preseason College Gymnastics Association (CGA) Coaches Poll, will be joined by fifth-ranked Penn State, No. 7 Nebraska, along with collegiate teams Navy (No. 12) and Springfield College (No. 16). Rounding out the rest of the field are club teams Arizona State (No. 15) and Temple (No. 18).
Penn State will be challenged to defend its title with Nebraska, Army and Navy among its top competition. The Huskers are joining the field this year as Army will be the host site for the 2017 National Collegiate Gymnastics Championships - April 21-22 - at Christl Arena, while the Nittany Lions and Midshipmen have been regulars at this meet over the years.
Penn State will be looking to rely heavily on its seniors this season as the team looks to build off solid 2016 performances and a fifth-place finish at the NCAAs.
While Army has a veteran squad returning, Navy will be young following the graduation of 10 Midshipmen.
At last year's NCAA's, the Huskers, a member of the Big Ten, missed out on a spot in the finals by .400 points. The team finished fourth in their session.
Springfield College finished fifth followed by Temple at the 2016 ECAC Championships hosted by Army.

2016 WEST POINT OPEN

Penn State, coming off a fifth-place finish at the 2016 NCAAs, claimed its third straight title at last year's West Point Open and 18th overall.
Army took runner-up honors with Cole Casanova setting the pace taking third in all-around. Several Black Knights qualified for the individual finals, earning a total of 10 top-six marks.
Among this year's returnees are cow Nathan Goff who led the way on pommel horse with a third-place finish and was joined by classmate Andre Hufnagel who placed fifth. Goff also took third on high bar where firstie team captain Leo Genders was fifth.
Also returning in 2017 is yearling Elliott Herman, who topped Army on still rings, taking third with cow Ryan Wilson tying for fifth place. Casanova was also sixth on floor exercise.
Following Penn State and Army in the team standings was Navy, Springfield College and Temple. The Black Knights, the Midshipmen and The Pride are members of the ECAC. At last year's conference meet, Army and Navy co-shared the team title.

Gymnastics to Host West Point Open This Weekend

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Cole Casanova

Leo Genders

Nathan Goff

Elliott Herman

Andre Hufnagel

Ryan Wilson

Army West Point Athletics

Gymnastics to Host West Point Open This Weekend

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Cole Casanova

Leo Genders

Nathan Goff

Elliott Herman

Andre Hufnagel

Ryan Wilson

Related Videos