ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Four days after traveling to West Point, N.Y. and walking away with its third straight All-Academy Championship, the Navy men's gymnastics team will be back in action on Wednesday in a virtual setting against the defending NCAA Champions, Stanford. Using the Virtius platform and competing from their respective home gyms, Macdonough Hall in Annapolis and Burnham Pavilion in Stanford, California, the Mids (2-1) will go head-to-head with the Cardinal (1-1) beginning at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT). Navy and Stanford have been opponents at each of the last four NCAA Championships (2016-19) with the Cardinal taking home the 2019 crown.
What is a Virtual Meet?
A contest between multiple teams that will be competing from their respective gyms/arenas with judges receiving a live stream of the action and reporting scores back in real-time. The procedures and pacing of the competition should be similar to an in-person meet. Fans will also be able to view the competition on the Virtius platform that will showcase both teams' respective routines, as well as a live scoring component.
Follow Live at Virtius ... https://virti.us/session?s=n7AvD4q1XU... (viewers will have to create a free login account)
Attendance Policy for Saturday
The general public will not be allowed to attend Saturday's competition due to COVID-19 restrictions at the United States Naval Academy.
Last Time Out - Saturday at the All-Academy Championship
Navy left little up for debate in the annual service academy showdown on Saturday as the Mids rolled to a 16.1-point victory at the 2021 All-Academy Championship. Competing in-person versus the No. 11 Air Force Falcons and No. 13 Army Black Knights at Army's Gross Center, the No. 10 Midshipmen posted a score of 395.20 versus 379.10 points for the Falcons and 377.85 for the Black Knights. Navy dominated in all facets of the competition as the team posted higher scores on five of the six events and tied for top honors on the sixth.
The quartet of
David Toussaint,
Ryan McVay,
Travis Keller and
Giovanni Gambatese all picked up individual event wins, while
Syam Buradagunta placed top-10 in a team-high four events. Toussaint was the highest scoring service academy gymnast on Saturday on the floor exercise, while McVay did the same on the pommel horse. Keller was the top-scorer on the vault with a career-high 14.95 effort. Gambatese closed out the Mids' victory with a 1.05-point margin of victory on the high bar.
As a team, Navy scored 69.05 points on the floor exercise, 65.45 on the pommel horse, 63.3 on the rings, 72.4 on the vault, 63.45 on the parallel bars and 61.55 on the high bar.
Comparing the Squads (Team-Highs of 2021)
|
Navy |
Stanford |
| A-A |
395.200 |
394.350 |
| FX |
69.05 |
66.05 |
| PH |
65.45 |
64.25 |
| R |
63.80 |
63.05 |
| V |
72.40 |
71.20 |
| PB |
63.45 |
67.05 |
| HB |
61.55 |
62.75 |
Who to Watch ... Gymnasts in the Top-25 Nationally
All-Around
6) Stanford - Riley Loos - 80.90
12) Stanford - Brandon Nguyen - 78.45
Floor Exercise
8) Navy -
David Toussaint - 14.20
19) Stanford - Riley Loos - 13.80
25) Stanford - Blake Wilson - 13.70
Pommel Horse
13) Stanford - J.R. Chou - 13.50
26) Navy -
David Toussaint - 13.10
Rings
13) Stanford - Riley Loos - 13.45
33) Navy -
Jake Carlson - 13.05
Vault
1) Stanford - Curran Phillips - 14.78
3) Stanford - Brandon Nguyen - 14.70
9) Stanford - Zach Martin - 14.53
12) Navy -
Travis Keller - 14.48
14) Navy -
Giovanni Gambatese - 14.43
Parallel Bars
2) Stanford - Blake Sun - 14.53
9) Stanford - Riley Loos - 13.60
34) Navy -
Travis Keller - 13.03
High Bar
29) Stanford - Brandon Nguyen - 12.98
61) Navy -
Cash Buske - 12.33
