Falcons Travel to Pacific Coast Classic
2/21/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
Feb. 21, 2007
One week after competing in
Weekly Release 05 - at Pacific Coast Classic
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THE COMPETITION: The Falcons will face eight-time USAG collegiate club team champion
GOOD, BETTER, BEST: Sophomore Jacob Schonig won the still rings event at the annual All-Academy Championships on Feb. 17. Scoring a career-best 9.100 on the event, the second-year gymnast bested the field by nearly a half-point, while improving his personal-best total on that event by .700. In addition, Schonig was one of just two gymnasts to clear the nine-point plateau on any event.
SWINGIN' STILL RINGS: Five of the Falcons' six competitors on the still rings, set career-best marks on that apparatus at the All-Academy Championships, improving the team total by over a point. Jacob Schonig led the way with a winning score of 9.100, while classmate Josiah Loeser tied for seventh with an 8.250 (a personal improvement by a half-point). Garrett Canter (8.050), Kevin Murphy (7.500) and Brennan Wolford (7.850) also topped their previous personal bests.
MORE TOP FINISHES: In addition to Jacob Schonig's still rings win, four Falcons collected top-five finishes at the All-Academy Meet. Junior Tyler Sickles placed third on the high bar with a team-leading 8.550, while tying for fourth on the parallel bars (8.100). Classmate Brian Boardman placed fourth on the floor exercise with a score of 8.350. Freshman Brennan Wolford picked up a third-place finish in the all-around, backed by a career-best 44.750, while senior Kurt Antonio scored a 43.300 in the all-around to place fourth.
QUICK LOOK AT THE ACADEMY CHAMPIONSHIPS: Air Force placed third with a score of 184.950 at the annual Service Academy Classic in
CLOSE TO HOME: Two of the Falcons' three meets in California are less than an hour's drive away from the hometowns of sophomore still rings specialist Jacob Schonig (Los Gatos) and freshman manager Robert Durbin (Dublin).
NATIONAL NOTICE: Junior Greg Stine was invited to participate in the prestigious Winter Cup Challenge on Feb. 8-10. Stine is just the third Academy gymnast in the history of the program to participate at the nationally-recognized meet, which will help determine the U.S. Senior National Team. Note: Due to an injury sustained at the Rocky Mountain Open, Stine was unable to participate in the event.
COMING UP: The Falcons open the month of March with a pair of back-to-back meets. Air Force will wrap up its three-week tour of
