No. 11 Falcons Travel to No. 17 Arizona State
3/7/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
March 7, 2012
The Air Force men's gymnastics team, ranked 11th in the national rankings, travels to Tempe, Ariz., this weekend to face No. 17 Arizona State. The Falcons and Sun Devils will face off for the second time this season at 7 p.m., on Friday, March 9, at Wells Fargo Arena. The meet will run in conjunction with the 23rd-ranked ASU women's gymnastics dual with No. 11 Stanford.
Meet Notes 08: at Arizona State 
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
Arizona State, one of three club programs in the GymInfo Poll, is currently ranked 17th with a three-score average of 325.550. Individually, Alex Gaudaur is tied for 17th on the still rings with a three-score mark of 14.900.
IN THE RANKINGS
Devin Menefee is tied for eighth on the still rings with a three-score average of 15.133. Josh Ramos is ranked 11th on the parallel bars (14.700), while James Okamoto is ranked 16th on the pommel horse (14.633). As a team, the Falcons are ranked among the top 10 three of six events, including a fifth-place ranking (58.533) on the still rings. Air Force is also ranked eighth on the high bar (56.333) and 10th on the parallel bars (56.533).
FALCONS SWEEP UIC DURING HOME STAND
Air Force successfully defended its home floor over the March 2-4 weekend, sweeping Illinois-Chicago 338.900-329.500 (March 2) and 337.300-332.400 (March 4). The Falcons finished the regular season with a 3-2 home record against Division I programs (5-2 overall).
HIGH FLYING HIGH BAR
Air Force claimed the top five scores on the high bar during the March 4 meet. Tory Brown scored a 14.200 to win the event, while Josh Ramos and Mac Ritchie tied for second with matching marks of 14.000. Corbin Palmer finished fourth with a score of 13.800, while James Okamoto tied for fifth with a 13.600.
DOUBLING IT UP
Devin Menefee collected event titles on the still rings (14.600) and vault (14.700) during the Falcons' second meet with the Flames on March 4. It is his sixth vault win of the season, including a winning 15.000 performance on March 2.
MORE WINS FROM THE FALCONS
In addition to the event titles from Tory Brown (high bar) and Devin Menefee (still rings, vault), Josh Ramos won the parallel bars (14.200) and James Okamoto took first on the high bar during the March 4 competition. The four victories came two nights after Mac Ritchie (high bar), Menefee (still rings), Ben Zaiser (vault) and Ramos (parallel bars) claimed first-place finishes at the March 2 meet.
MOVING ON UP
Mac Ritchie recorded the sixth-best high bar score in Academy history (14.500) to win that event during the March 2 meet with Illinois-Chicago. As a team, the Falcons posted their highest team score of the season at 338.900. The Falcons improved their team score by over one point to better the mark of 337.700 that they set at the Academy against Minnesota on Jan. 28.
WHAT'S AHEAD FOR THE FALCONS
In its final competition of the regular season, Air Force travels to Norman, Okla., on Saturday, March 17, to take on top-ranked Oklahoma.
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