Friday, March 22
USAFA, CO
2 p.m. MT
Air Force Academy
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USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships
Men’s Gymnastics to Host 2024 USAG Collegiate National Championships
3/21/2024 2:17:00 PM | Men's Gymnastics
USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships
Friday-Saturday, March 22-23
Cadet West Gym – USAF Academy, Colo.
Schedule: (Times are MT)
Friday March 22
1:50 pm – Opening Ceremonies
2:00 pm – Team and AA Competition
4:30 pm – Awards
Saturday March 23
12:50 pm – Opening Ceremonies
1:00 pm – Individual Event Finals
3:00 pm – Awards
Tickets: No Charge
Live Coverage: Live Streaming | Friday Live Results | Saturday Live Results
Collegiate Programs
Air Force
Navy
Greenville
Simpson College
Springfield College
William & Mary
Last Time Air Force was at USAG Collegiate Nationals
In the team event, Air Force tallied 395.500 points to finish second in the field of five. The Falcons finished with eight medalists and one event champion.
Individually, the Falcons brought five gold medals home with seven total medals won. Erich Upton claimed three gold medals and four podium finishes on the event. Patrick Hoopes and Garrett Braunton claimed gold on the pommel and horizontal bar, respectively.
History
USA Gymnastics began hosting the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships in 1983, the year after the NCAA dropped their sponsorship of men's Division II-III gymnastics. NCAA sponsorship was dropped due to the decrease in the number of men's collegiate gymnastics teams.
This support of the Division II-III Men's teams and College Gymnastics Clubs by providing a championship was especially needed because these programs had no or very limited athletic scholarships, less training time, and less support in comparison to the Division I programs represented in the NCAA Team Championships. Although some programs were maintained, the Division II-III men's programs continued to drop in numbers. To keep the Championship viable with the low number of Division II-III eligible schools, NCAA Division I teams with a maximum of two athletic scholarships and all the Military Academies were invited to compete in the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships. The attempt was to keep as much competitive parity as possible in the Championship to encourage developmental programs to continue their participation, growth and competitiveness. This complimented the NCAA Championship by providing an additional avenue for collegiate teams and clubs to compete.
The quality and competitiveness of the men's Championship has continued to improve for the varsity teams and collegiate clubs. The support of USA Gymnastics in hosting the Championships has helped stabilize and encourage many of the men's and women's collegiate programs by providing recognition for teams to compete in a championship who often will not qualify for the NCAA team championships.
Friday-Saturday, March 22-23
Cadet West Gym – USAF Academy, Colo.
Schedule: (Times are MT)
Friday March 22
1:50 pm – Opening Ceremonies
2:00 pm – Team and AA Competition
4:30 pm – Awards
Saturday March 23
12:50 pm – Opening Ceremonies
1:00 pm – Individual Event Finals
3:00 pm – Awards
Tickets: No Charge
Live Coverage: Live Streaming | Friday Live Results | Saturday Live Results
Collegiate Programs
Air Force
Navy
Greenville
Simpson College
Springfield College
William & Mary
Last Time Air Force was at USAG Collegiate Nationals
In the team event, Air Force tallied 395.500 points to finish second in the field of five. The Falcons finished with eight medalists and one event champion.
Individually, the Falcons brought five gold medals home with seven total medals won. Erich Upton claimed three gold medals and four podium finishes on the event. Patrick Hoopes and Garrett Braunton claimed gold on the pommel and horizontal bar, respectively.
History
USA Gymnastics began hosting the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships in 1983, the year after the NCAA dropped their sponsorship of men's Division II-III gymnastics. NCAA sponsorship was dropped due to the decrease in the number of men's collegiate gymnastics teams.
This support of the Division II-III Men's teams and College Gymnastics Clubs by providing a championship was especially needed because these programs had no or very limited athletic scholarships, less training time, and less support in comparison to the Division I programs represented in the NCAA Team Championships. Although some programs were maintained, the Division II-III men's programs continued to drop in numbers. To keep the Championship viable with the low number of Division II-III eligible schools, NCAA Division I teams with a maximum of two athletic scholarships and all the Military Academies were invited to compete in the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships. The attempt was to keep as much competitive parity as possible in the Championship to encourage developmental programs to continue their participation, growth and competitiveness. This complimented the NCAA Championship by providing an additional avenue for collegiate teams and clubs to compete.
The quality and competitiveness of the men's Championship has continued to improve for the varsity teams and collegiate clubs. The support of USA Gymnastics in hosting the Championships has helped stabilize and encourage many of the men's and women's collegiate programs by providing recognition for teams to compete in a championship who often will not qualify for the NCAA team championships.
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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