Cadets Top Springfield in Regular Season Finale

Sunday, March 18

Springfield, MA

1 PM

Army West Point

393.300

387.000

Springfield College

Cadets Top Springfield in Regular Season Finale

March 18, 2018 | Men's Gymnastics

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point gymnastics team topped Springfield, 393.300 – 387.000, Sunday in its regular season finale. The Black Knights captured for of six events in the victory. Nathan Goff posted a program record (14.450) on floor to lead the Cadets today.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MEET NOTES

Army captured the floor exercise (69.200-66.200), pommel horse (63.500-60.150), vault (69.500-68.600) and high bar (66.550-64.500) en route to the win.
The Black Knights' 69.200 on floor was a program best.
On the high bar, the Cadets turned out a season-high 66.550 led by Goff (14.050).
The vault score was 0.100 points off from a season-high on the apparatus.
Goff turned out a program record 14.450 on the floor exercise to lead all other competitors by over 0.250 points.
Cole Casanova was second for Army in the event with a 14.100. This mark ranks fourth in Army's records.
Erik Del Cid continues to climb on the vault and topped his career-high for the second week in a row with a 14.150 to lead Army.
Nick McAfee tied his career-high 13.800 on the parallel bars.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Black Knights went ahead early due to an impressive showing on floor exercise.
Goff's 14.450 was first in the event and he was followed by Casanova (14.100) and Seth Cannon (13.950).
Casanova championed the pommel horse with a 13.050. Rex Scott was second for Army with marks of 12.800 as Goff (12.700) and Matt Martin (12.600) also doing well.
McAfee's 13.200 on still rings was a team best for the day, while Elliott Herman (12.900) and Taka Giese (12.550) were Army's other top two scorers.
On vault it was Del Cid (14.150), Cannon (14.050) and Casanova (14.000) who led the Black Knights with 14.000 or higher marks.
McAfee won the parallel bars with his 13.800 score. Goff was close behind with a 13.350.
Goff championed the high bar for his second first-place finish on the apparatus in 2018.
Casanova recorded a 13.750 and Darrel Yamamura a 13.450 which were both career-highs.
Casanova was second in the All-Around to tie his career-high 80.050.