March 27, 2010

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Navy gymnast Dylan Parrott (Jr./Rockwell, N.C.) placed among the to three in three events to guide the Midshipmen to a fourth-place finish at the USAG Collegiate Division Championship in Cadet West Gym on Friday night.

Host Air Force won the team title with a score of 342.35 points on their home equipment. William & Mary finished second with 335.15 points, followed by Springfield's 329.35 points and Navy's 327.45 points.

Parrott, the reigning USAG Collegiate Division champion on the floor exercise, placed second on Friday with a 14.75-point routine to advance to the finals. He will also compete on Saturday on the vault and high bar, as he placed third in both events with scores of 15.5 and 13.7 points, respectively.

Andrew Faulk (So./San Antonio, Texas) earned a medal for his efforts in the all-around, where he landed fourth with his cumulative total of 83.1 points. He, like Parrott, will compete in three events on Saturday - floor exercise, vault and parallel bars. His highest finish on Friday came on the floor exercise, where he placed fourth with a 14.45-point showing. He earned eighth-place marks on the vault and parallel bars with scores of 15.15 and 13.65 points, respectively.

Austin Zalik (Fr./Allentown, Pa.) produced a solid showing in his first visit to the annual championship, as he finished seventh in the all-around with a total of 79.1 points.

Parrott and Faulk will both compete in the individual event finals tonight, starting at 5 p.m. MST (7 p.m. EST).