ANNAPOLIS, Md. - With postseason action fast approaching, the Navy men's gymnastics team will conclude the regular season portion of its 2025 slate with a final home meet versus Greenville University. The No. 8 Mids (5-1, 4-0 ECAC) will welcome one of the newest teams in the ECAC for the first-ever Navy-Greenville matchup. In their third season of NCAA competition, the No. 10 Panthers (4-6, 3-0 ECAC) continue to climb the conference and national standings and will provide a stiff challenge to the Mids on Friday afternoon. Navy's six-man Class of 2025 will be in action for the final time in a regular season meet with first touch at the Halsey Field House Gymnastics Facility is set for 1 p.m. with the live video broadcast and results hosted on the Virtius platform.
Navy's senior class consists of
William Champagne,
Isaiah Drake,
Sabastian Gordon,
Vishal Mandava,
Riley Rose and
RJ Spears. After the competition, the Mids will host a meet-and-greet autograph session for all spectators in attendance.
Friday will be the first time Greenville has been to the East Coast this season. The Panthers will stay in the area and traverse down to William & Mary for another ECAC meet on Saturday afternoon versus the Tribe and guest, the University of Oklahoma.
Comparing the Squads
(2025 averages; 4-up, 4-count scoring system) ...
|
Navy |
Individual Leader |
Greenville |
Individual Leader |
All-Around |
311.550 |
Solomon, 72.80 |
309.133 |
N/A |
Floor Exercise |
52.77 |
Drake, 13.40 |
52.83 |
Clapper, 13.58 |
Pommel Horse |
50.61 |
Soltz, 12.85 |
52.33 |
Roth, 13.77 |
Rings |
51.41 |
Drake, 13.23 |
50.00 |
Mays, 12.85 |
Vault |
55.08 |
Petros, 13.88 |
54.98 |
Mays, 14.13 |
Parallel Bars |
51.33 |
Soltz, 13.13 |
51.10 |
Clapper, 13.18 |
High Bar |
51.62 |
Drake, 13.32 |
49.57 |
Foster, 12.77 |
Last Time Out: at William & Mary -- March 8
The No. 9 Navy men's gymnastics team used a fast start to withstand a strong comeback attempt by No. 11 William & Mary and continued its run of undefeated ECAC conference action with a 312.40-311.80 victory on Saturday afternoon. Going head-to-head at the Tribe's Kaplan Arena, the Mids broke out to a 1.9-point lead after two rotations and expanded it out to 2.6 points through four events. That advantage held up for a final 0.6 margin of victory for Navy as William & Mary shaved 2.0 points off its deficit over its respective turns on the parallel bars and high bar.
Isaiah Drake led the Mids' individual effort on Saturday as he placed first on the high bar and tied with fellow Navy teammate
Aaron Stein on the rings. The underclass duo of
Daniel Gurevich and
Jonah Soltz played a pivotal role in the Mids' fast start as Gurevich secured the floor exercise crown, while Soltz held off his fellow Mid
Matthew Petros for the pommel horse title on Saturday.
As a team, Navy scored 52.4 points on the floor exercise, 50.9 on the pommel horse, 52.6 on the rings, 55.25 on the vault, 50.95 on the parallel bars and 50.3 on the high bar. The Mids' pommel horse, rings and vault results were all season-highs.
What's Next: Navy to host USAG Collegiate Championships -- March 28 & 29
Navy has the honor of hosting the 2025 USAG Collegiate Championships on March 28 and 29 at Halsey Field House. The two-day event will have the Mids welcoming programs from across the country for the team event on Friday afternoon starting at 2 p.m. and the individual finals slated for a 1 p.m. start on Saturday. The competition is open to Division I, II or III, four-year institutions with gymnastics as a varsity sport that provide two or less full scholarships, as well as the military academies.
Parking
Vehicle access to the U.S. Naval Academy is limited to those with a Department of Defense identification card ... Spectators may park outside of the USNA grounds and enter the Academy through the visitors' entrance located at Gate One at the corner of King George and Randall Streets (52 King George St.). Anyone under the age of 18, and who does not have a government-issued ID, must be accompanied by an adult. Halsey Field House is located directly to the right of the visitors' entrance.