No. 8 Air Force Travels to Top-Ranked Oklahoma
2/23/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
The eighth-ranked Air Force men's gymnastics squad returns to team competition this weekend, when it travels to Oklahoma for a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation dual meet with the top-ranked Sooners on Saturday, Feb. 25. The Falcons' second meeting of the season with Oklahoma will take place at 6:50 p.m. (CT), inside McCasland Field House on the OU campus in Norman.
SCOUTING THE SOONERS
Oklahoma continues to lead the nation, as it holds a three-score average of 430.067 – mark nearly eight points higher than the rest of the field. The Sooners, who hold the nation's highest total at 433.200, also lead the country in the on the still rings (73.317), vault (73.850), parallel bars (72.183) and high bar (71.700). Individually, Yul Moldauer is the nation's top gymnast on the floor exercise (14.850), still rings (15.100) and parallel bars (15.500), while Tanner Justus is leads the NCAA in the vault (15.000).
AIR FORCE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Falcons are ranked eighth in the NCAA with a three-score average of 407.533. As a team, Air Force is ranked among the nation's top-five on the pommel horse (fourth, 68.367) and still rings (fifth, 69.533), while holding top-10 marks on the parallel bars (eighth, 68.167) and high bar (10th, 67.267). Individually, Tim Wang is ranked third in the all-around (82.267), fourth on the pommel horse (14.783), seventh on the vault (14.717) and eighth on the still rings (14.650), while Jonathan Fornoff is tied for seventh on the parallel bars (14.333).
WHAT'S AHEAD FOR THE FALCONS
Air Force heads to the West Coast next week, when it travels to Berkeley, Calif., to face No. 10 California on Saturday, March 4.
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