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Navy Gymnastics Back in Action after Mid-Season Break

Mids have two more regular season meets before the postseason begins

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - After a three weeks away from the competition floor, the Navy gymnastics team will begin the second half of its 2022 schedule with a Saturday road meet at William & Mary. In their penultimate regular season competition, the Mids (5-0) will go head-to-head with the Tribe (2-6) at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg starting at 2 p.m. Last in action on Feb. 20 against Springfield College, Navy will be looking to showcase the hard work that it has been putting in the gym during its extended break as the Mids have their eyes on improving their eighth place national ranking as the postseason lies ahead in just two weeks. Saturday's Navy-William & Mary meet will be livestreamed on the Virtius platform with live stats accompanying the broadcast.

Most Recent Navy-William & Mary matchup: January 29 in Annapolis
Navy had a strong all-around performance from start to finish on Saturday in an ECAC matchup versus William & Mary. In their first head-to-head meet of the 2022 season and a precursor to next week's Army-Navy Star Meet, the Mids dominated the Tribe and outscored the visitors in all six disciplines on their way to securing a 390.25 to 354.60 victory at Halsey Field House.
 
Individually, Navy gymnasts won a total of five different events with Isaiah Drake finishing first on the pommel horse and parallel bars, while Josh Williams was the top finisher on the rings. Connor Van Loo and Cash Buske rounded out the top performers for Navy on the vault and high bar, respectively.
 
As a team, Navy scored 64.1 points on the floor exercise, 63.95 on the pommel horse, 66.35 on the rings, 70.75 on the vault, 65.1 on the parallel bars and 60.0 on the high bar.

Comparing the Squads
(2022 4-Score Averages)

Navy Individual Leader W&M Individual Leader
All-Around 391.73 Drake, 77.82 374.15 Cuy, 75.67
Floor Exercise 65.98 Buradagunta, 13.37 63.33 Harrington, 13.02
Pommel Horse 64.28 McQuillan, 13.53 58.60 Marsh, 12.88
Rings 66.12 Williams, 13.95 62.28 Marsh, 13.18
Vault 69.93 Van Loo, 14.42 67.92 Lee, 14.08
Parallel Bars 62.98 Lutchman, 13.60 62.68 Marsh, 13.23
High Bar 64.78 Gambatese, 13.40 59.72 Cuy, 12.43

Last Time Out: At Springfield on February 20
Competing in their sixth meet in as many weeks, the Navy gymnastics team trotted out a variety of new lineups against the Springfield College Pride on Sunday afternoon in Springfield. With their roster depth on full display, the Mids received a clutch performance by its high bar lineup on the final rotation to overcome a 3.1-point deficit and defeat the Pride by a 385.3 to 381.9 final score.
 
Navy had four individual event winners on Sunday's meet at Blake Arena led by the senior duo of Dan Clark and Dhiren Lutchman on the pommel horse and parallel bars, respectively. Additional winners for the Mids were freshman Vishal Mandava on the rings and Syam Buradagunta on the high bar.
 
As a team, Navy scored 61.65 points on the floor exercise, 64.05 on the pommel horse, 63.05 on the rings, 69.3 on the vault, 62.35 on the parallel bars and 64.9 on the high bar.
 
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Players Mentioned

Syam Buradagunta

Syam Buradagunta

All-Around
5' 8"
Sophomore
Cash Buske

Cash Buske

All-Around
5' 9"
Senior
Dan Clark

Dan Clark

All-Around
5' 5"
Senior
Dhiren Lutchman

Dhiren Lutchman

All-Around
5' 4"
Senior
Connor Van Loo

Connor Van Loo

All-Around
5' 7"
Junior
Josh Williams

Josh Williams

All-Around
5' 4"
Senior
Vishal Mandava

Vishal Mandava

All-Around
5' 9"
Freshman
Isaiah Drake

Isaiah Drake

All-Around
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Syam Buradagunta

Syam Buradagunta

5' 8"
Sophomore
All-Around
Cash Buske

Cash Buske

5' 9"
Senior
All-Around
Dan Clark

Dan Clark

5' 5"
Senior
All-Around
Dhiren Lutchman

Dhiren Lutchman

5' 4"
Senior
All-Around
Connor Van Loo

Connor Van Loo

5' 7"
Junior
All-Around
Josh Williams

Josh Williams

5' 4"
Senior
All-Around
Vishal Mandava

Vishal Mandava

5' 9"
Freshman
All-Around
Isaiah Drake

Isaiah Drake

5' 8"
Freshman
All-Around