ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The men's gymnastics teams from Navy and Army will go head-to-head in a clash for the 2026 Star on Saturday afternoon in Annapolis. Winners of seven straight Star Meets and currently in possession of a better season scoring average, the Mids (1-0) are cautiously optimistic as the Black Knights (0-1) have posted better scores versus them the last three times they've been in the same gym; at the 2025 ECAC and NCAA Championships and at the 2026 West Point Open. A sure-fire 48-routine battle is set for first touch at 2 p.m. at the Halsey Field House Gymnastics Facility. Live results and video will be available via the Virtius platform.

The Star Meet will also mark the final home competitions for Navy's Class of 2026: Garrett Lawless, Matthew Petros, Colby Prince, Aaron Stein, Benjamin Venters and team captain Danilo Viciana.

Saturday's gymnastics meet is one of four Star competitions as part of a busy day for the 2025-26 Star Series presented by USAA; rifle (9 AM) and men's and women's track & field (11 AM) will also be in action.

Most Recent Army-Navy Star Meet: February 1, 2025 at West Point
With even less margin for error than in prior years due to the new four-counter scoring system, the Navy men's gymnastics team turned in a near flawless meet on Saturday afternoon with the 2025 Star on the line versus service academy rival Army. Faced with competing in the hostile confines of the Black Knights' Gross Sports Center and trailing by 0.55 points at the mid-way mark of the six-event contest, the Mids calmly and confidently posted a season-high point total to come from behind and defeat Army for the seventh straight Star Meet, 314.60 to 311.90. Over the final three events, the vault, parallel bars and high bars, Navy out-scored Army by 3.25 points.

Isaiah Drake led the late charge as he swept the top spot on each of the final three apparatus. He cleared the field on the vault by 0.45 points with a dominant 14.3 score before edging opponents by 0.15 on the parallel bars and 0.05 on the high bar. He was joined atop the event leaderboards by Danilo Viciana, who aced his floor exercise routine and Aaron Stein, who did the same on the rings.

As a team, Navy scored 53.2 points on the floor exercise, 50.25 on the pommel horse, 52.15 on the rings, 55.05 on the vault, 51.1 on the parallel bars and 52.85 on the high bar.

Last Five Star Competitions between Army & Navy 
  (prior to 2025 all competitions scored with five counting gymnasts per event ... 2025 NCAA scoring changed to four-count)
    Feb. 1, 2025 (A): Navy 314.60 - Army 311.90
    Feb. 3, 2024 (H): Navy 390.40 - Army 377.50
    Feb. 4, 2023 (A): Navy 394.05 - Army 393.15
    Feb. 5, 2022 (H): Navy 397.25 - Army 379.55
    Feb. 1, 2020 (H): Navy 404.40 - Army 380.90

Comparing the Squads
(2026 averages; Single-Meet Highs and Individual Leaders; 4-up, 4-count scoring system) ... 

	Navy (Avg.)	High Score	Individual Leader	Army (Avg.)	High Score	Individual Leader
A-A	306.500	309.30	Solomon, 78.30	302.125	306.65	Blank, 73.45
FX	51.38	52.50	Solomon, 13.13	51.25	52.60	Morrow, 12.92
PH	51.82	52.10	Soltz, 13.37	52.63	54.00	Pabellon, 14.08
R	50.33	50.85	Solomon, 12.72	45.98	46.95	Beck, 12.63
V	54.23	54.90	Petros, 13.88	53.73	53.80	Lester, 13.98
PB	48.35	48.65	Prince, 12.68	50.45	51.45	Duran, 12.98
HB	50.38	51.05	Washburn, 13.25	48.10	49.80	Blank, 12.63

Last Time Out: Navy at Navy Open - January 24  
With its eyes on a Star Meet showdown versus Army in two weeks, the Navy men's gymnastics team put together its most complete outing of the young season as it cruised to the title at the 2026 Navy Open. Taking on a six-team field that was mixed between NCAA and GymAct club programs, the Mids posted a season-high score of 309.3 to finish atop the podium at the Halsey Field House Gymnastics Facility.

The complete standings on Saturday consisted of Springfield College in second place at 302.8, William & Mary in third at 291.35, Temple (club) in fourth at 279.3 and the North Carolina Airmen (club) in fifth with a score of 257.55. The Massachusetts Militia club did not field complete lineups in the team event and netted 55.75 points.

As a team, Navy scored 52.05 points on the floor exercise, 51.85 on the pommel horse, 50.85 on the rings, 54.9 on the vault, 48.6 on the parallel bars and 51.05 on the high bar.

Individually, Matthew Petros paced the Mids' effort with first-place results on the vault and high bar on Saturday. Daniel Gurevich picked up a third individual victory for Navy as he tied for first place following his floor exercise routine. In total, Navy gymnasts finished in the top three seven times in the competition.

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.

**Starting May 7, 2025, in accordance with The Real ID Act of 2005, visitors entering through the Pedestrian Gate 1 Visitor Control Center or accessing the USNA through the fan shuttle bus for a game should be prepared to present a REAL ID-compliant driver's license, U.S. Passport, enhanced state-issued ID, or another acceptable form of identification, to access federal facilities.  Foreign passports are NOT permitted for general access.