Friday, March 24
Springfield, MA
Air Force Academy
at
USAG Team Finals
Men’s Gymnastics Heads to USAG Collegiate Nationals
3/23/2023 4:02:00 PM | Men's Gymnastics
The Falcons travel to Springfield College to compete at the 2023 USA Gymnastics Men's Collegiate National Championships March 24-25 at Blake Arena in Springfield, Mass.
The championships are the culmination of the collegiate season for military academies and four-year Division I, II or III institutions that sponsor gymnastics as a varsity sport and provide two or fewer full scholarships. In addition to Air Force, the field will include Simpson College, the College of William and Mary, the U.S. Naval Academy, and host Springfield College.
The event kicks off at 1 p.m. ET both days, with Friday to feature team and all-around competition and Saturday to crown apparatus winners. The top eight scorers on each event, with a maximum of two athletes per program competing on each, will move onto individual apparatus finals.
Friday, March 24
10:00-11:00 Open Practice Time
11:00-11:40 a.m. Open Stretch
11:40 a.m. – 12:51 p.m. Timed Warm-ups (11-minute rotations with 1-minute transitions)
12:51 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony
1:00 p.m. Competition: Team & All-Around
3:30-4:00 p.m. Awards Presentation
4:30 p.m. Championships Banquet
Saturday, March 25
9:00am Business Meeting
11:00 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. Open Warm-Ups
1:00 p.m. Competition: Apparatus Finals
3:00 p.m. Awards Presentation
*All times Eastern
AF TOP PERFORMERS
Event – Athlete, Season High Score
Floor – Erich Upton, 14.200
Pommel – Patrick Hoopes, 15.300
Rings – Garrett Braunton, 13.650
Vault – Garrett Braunton, 14.700
P-Bars – Erich Upton, 14.200
H-Bar – Garrett Braunton, 14.850
TOP AF EVENT SCORES
Total Score – 397.650
Floor – 65.950
Pommel – 67.300
Rings – 66.600
Vault – 71.800
P-Bars – 67.550
H-Bar – 66.450
FOR THE RECORD BOOK
Patrick Hoopes rearranged the men's gymnastics record books, scoring an impressive 15.300 on the pommel horse in a meet against No. 2 Stanford and No. 8 Navy—winning the event over the powerhouse gymnasts. Hoopes' 15.300 was Air Force's only 15-point score on the season. Not only was the mark the highest score in the event in program history, but also the highest score ever tallied by a male gymnast in program history under the new scoring system.
UP NEXT
The Falcons prepare for the MPSF Championships hosted at the Air Force Academy on Saturday, April 1.
The championships are the culmination of the collegiate season for military academies and four-year Division I, II or III institutions that sponsor gymnastics as a varsity sport and provide two or fewer full scholarships. In addition to Air Force, the field will include Simpson College, the College of William and Mary, the U.S. Naval Academy, and host Springfield College.
The event kicks off at 1 p.m. ET both days, with Friday to feature team and all-around competition and Saturday to crown apparatus winners. The top eight scorers on each event, with a maximum of two athletes per program competing on each, will move onto individual apparatus finals.
Friday, March 24
10:00-11:00 Open Practice Time
11:00-11:40 a.m. Open Stretch
11:40 a.m. – 12:51 p.m. Timed Warm-ups (11-minute rotations with 1-minute transitions)
12:51 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony
1:00 p.m. Competition: Team & All-Around
3:30-4:00 p.m. Awards Presentation
4:30 p.m. Championships Banquet
Saturday, March 25
9:00am Business Meeting
11:00 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. Open Warm-Ups
1:00 p.m. Competition: Apparatus Finals
3:00 p.m. Awards Presentation
*All times Eastern
AF TOP PERFORMERS
Event – Athlete, Season High Score
Floor – Erich Upton, 14.200
Pommel – Patrick Hoopes, 15.300
Rings – Garrett Braunton, 13.650
Vault – Garrett Braunton, 14.700
P-Bars – Erich Upton, 14.200
H-Bar – Garrett Braunton, 14.850
TOP AF EVENT SCORES
Total Score – 397.650
Floor – 65.950
Pommel – 67.300
Rings – 66.600
Vault – 71.800
P-Bars – 67.550
H-Bar – 66.450
FOR THE RECORD BOOK
Patrick Hoopes rearranged the men's gymnastics record books, scoring an impressive 15.300 on the pommel horse in a meet against No. 2 Stanford and No. 8 Navy—winning the event over the powerhouse gymnasts. Hoopes' 15.300 was Air Force's only 15-point score on the season. Not only was the mark the highest score in the event in program history, but also the highest score ever tallied by a male gymnast in program history under the new scoring system.
UP NEXT
The Falcons prepare for the MPSF Championships hosted at the Air Force Academy on Saturday, April 1.
Players Mentioned
FX, PH, SR, V, PB, HB
/ Men's Gymnastics
PH, V, PB
/ Men's GymnasticsFX, PH, SR, V, PB, HB
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Wednesday, April 30
Erich Upton Interview April 22, 2025
Tuesday, April 22
Josh Loeser Interview April 22, 2025
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