ANNAPOLIS, Md. - After a three-week break in collegiate competition, the No. 9 Navy gymnastics team will be back in action this Saturday night with a road matchup versus the 12-time national champions, No. 1 Oklahoma. The Sooners (7-2) will welcome the Mids (3-1) to McCasland Field House for a head-to-head meet that is slated to start at 5:45 p.m. local time, (6:45 p.m. ET). Navy will be competing at Oklahoma for the first time since the 2018 season. Saturday night's meet will be the penultimate dual meet of the Mids' 2024 regular season before heading into postseason competition later in the month.
The Navy-Oklahoma meet will have live stats provided online, as well as be broadcast on the ESPN+ platform.
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Comparing the Squads
(2024 Averages)
|
Navy |
Individual Leader |
Oklahoma |
Individual Leader |
| All-Around |
394.083 |
Drake, 80.65 |
416.550 |
Benas, 83.83 |
| Floor Exercise |
65.98 |
Buradagunta, 14.08 |
70.47 |
Dodanli, 15.07 |
| Pommel Horse |
66.12 |
McQuillan, 13.82 |
69.87 |
Yockers, 15.08 |
| Rings |
63.60 |
Drake, 13.37 |
67.38 |
Hajdu, 14.03 |
| Vault |
70.78 |
Petros, 14.50 |
72.48 |
Dodanli, 14.78 |
| Parallel Bars |
66.58 |
Petros, 14.00 |
69.25 |
Benas, 14.50 |
| High Bar |
63.95 |
Buradagunta, 13.15 |
69.97 |
Freeman, 14.35 |
Last Time Out: Navy at All-Academy Championship, Feb. 10 in Frisco, Texas
Taking on a field of service academy rivals at the 2024 All-Academy Championship, the No. 8 Navy gymnastics team placed second, one spot behind No. 9 Air Force and one spot ahead of No. 12 Army. At the completion of 30 routines in the tri-meet at The Ford Center at The Star, the Falcons (2-3) registered 397.25 points, while the Mids (3-1) tallied 390.1 points to out-pace the Black Knights (1-5), who were 7.6 points back at 382.5.
Juniors
William Champagne and
Vishal Mandava led Navy's individual efforts on Saturday night as they each placed first, Champagne on the rings (13.15) and Mandava on the high bar (13.15). Additionally,
Syam Buradagunta (14.2) and
Matthew Petros (13.95) finished second respectively on the floor exercise and parallel bars.
As a team, Navy scored 65.55 points on the floor exercise, 65.15 on the pommel horse, 61.35 on the rings, 68.4 on the vault, 66.95 on the parallel bars and 62.7 on the high bar.
For his career-best effort in winning gold at the 2024 All-Academy Championship, Mandava was announced as the ECAC Co-Specialist of the Week on Feb. 13. Competing in his home state of Texas, Mandava stepped up to the high bar and performed his 4.4-point level routine and was judged with an 8.75-execution score to combine for a personal-best score of 13.15.
