Air Force Rises to the top over Army and Navy at All-Academies

FRISCO, Texas – Air Force outscored service academy rivals Army and Navy to win the title for the first time since 2018 at the 2023 All-Academy meet, hosted at The Ford Center, Saturday evening. The Falcons posted their third-best team score of the season, 396.550, to rise above Navy (393.000) and Army (389.150).

The Falcons have placed first in action for the second week in a row, besting California and Army last week (Feb. 11) on senior day in Cadet West Gym at the Academy. The pommel horse and parallel bars teams propelled Air Force to a strong lead which was held on to the finish of the what became the most competitive All-Academy event to date.

"Coach Sergey Resnick's coaching in the pommel in p-bar led us to victory," head coach Josh Loeser said. "This was an extremely competitive All-Academy event, all three service academies are doing well and this hasn't been the case before. It's a good good sign of growth and progression, not only for Air Force, but all service academies in men's gymnastics.

TOP PERFORMERS
Floor: Erich Upton (14.200, 1st)
Pommel: Sam Brown, Jack Matlock, Patrick Hoopes (13.900, T1)
Rings: Garrett Braunton (13.300, 3^rd)
Vault: Erich Upton (14.400, 2^nd)
Parallel Bars: Erich Upton (14.100, 1^st)
High Bar: Erich Upton (13.150, 4^th)

NOTABLES
Air Force had the highest team score in five of the six events
Falcons only fell on three occasions

LAST 10 COMPETITIONS
2023: Air Force (396.550), Navy (393.000), Army (389.150) in Frisco
2022: Navy (393.5), Army (381.25), Army (379.9) in Frisco
2021: Navy (395.2), Air Force (379.1), Army (377.85) in West Point
2020: Navy (407.7), Army (394.1), Air Force (387.5) in San Antonio
2019: Navy (408.5), Air Force (402.9), Army (396.4) in Annapolis
2018: Air Force (403.85), Navy (400.2), Army (399.55) in San Antonio
2017: Air Force (405.8), Navy (394.2), Army (Didn't Attend) in San Antonio
2016: Air Force (427.35), Navy (424.1), Army (422.85) in Atlanta
2015: Air Force (427.75), Army (413.0), Navy (410.1) in Houston
2014: Air Force (427.7), Navy (410.15), Army (409.35) in Houston
2013: Air Force (427.05), Army (410.6), Navy (407.3) in Atlanta

NEXT UP
Air Force heads to the USA Gymnastics Winter Cup Challenge in Louisville, Kentucky. The 2023 Winter Cup is a qualifying event to the 2023 U.S. Gymnastics Championships. The Winter Cup will also culminate in the selection of the Men's Junior and Senior National Teams to be named following the competition.

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