Army Topped by Navy in Hard-Fought Meet

Saturday, February 3

Annapolis, MD

2 PM

Army West Point

391.700

402.900

Navy

Army Topped by Navy in Hard-Fought Meet

February 03, 2018 | Men's Gymnastics

WEST POINT, N.Y. – In a hard-fought meet, the Army West Point gymnastics team fell 402.900-391.700 to Navy Saturday in the annual Star Meet presented by USAA.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MEET NOTES

Elliott Herman and Seth Cannon were first and second on the floor exercise.
Herman posted a 13.950, while Cannon had a 13.800.
Ryan Wilson placed second on the vault with a 14.050.
Nick McAfee was the runner-up on the parallel bars after turning out a 13.300 for his routine.
On the high bar Nathan Goff led Army with a 13.750 mark.
Army and Navy tied on vault (69.450), but the Mids took home the most points on the other apparatuses.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Black Knights began the meet on the pommel horse. Goff was the team's top scorer with a 12.800 to tie for fourth.
Matthew Martin followed tying his career-high mark of 12.750.
Army caught up on points on the floor exercise with strong showings by Herman and Cannon who went one-two.
Herman turned in a 13.950, while Cannon posted a 13.800.
Cole Casanova followed with a 13.600 along with McAfee and Erik Del Cid (13.100).
Wilson was the first gymnast on either team to record a score over 14.000 in the meet. He had a 14.050 on vault to lead Army and be second overall.
Casanova was the next-best on the vault for the Cadets with a 13.950 and was followed by Seth Cannon and Alejandro Tombrink who both earned marks of 13.900.
Rex Scott had a career-high performance on vault at 13.900.
The Midshipmen continued to pull away in the final two events.
McAfee led the Black Knights with a 13.300 to place second overall. Goff followed with a 12.850 and Kiernan Reagan posted a 12.550 to tie his career-high.
On high bar it was Goff leading the way with a 13.750. Tombrink was the next-best finisher with a 13.100.