Photos courtesy of Michigan, Oklahoma, and Greenville men’s gymnastics teams.
Michigan, Oklahoma, and Greenville won the team titles at this weekend’s conference championships for NCAA men’s gymnastics.
Michigan started the weekend with its sixth straight win at the Big Ten championships, earning the title with a 323.500 on Friday. On Saturday, Oklahoma went back-to-back at the MPSF championships, and Greenville – in only its fourth year as a program – won its first ECAC championships.
Individually, the Wolverines’ Fred Richard led the way, winning the Big Ten all-around title with an 81.300. His Olympic teammate, Asher Hong (Stanford), own the MPSF rings title with a 14.550. 2025 world team member Brandon Dang (Illinois) won the Big Ten pommel horse title with a 14.850.
Big Ten championships recap + event finals winners
Reigning NCAA champion Michigan rolled to another win at the Big Ten championships, beating Nebraska by nearly 3 points – 323.500-320.700. Illinois was third (316.700), Ohio State was fourth (314.800), and Penn State was fifth (310.850).
Richard’s 81.300 was the only 80+ of conference championships weekend. Max Odden (Nebraska) had the next highest score with a 78.000.
Read our full recap of Friday’s team and all-around finals here.
Big Ten event champions
- Floor: Chase Davenport-Mills (Ohio State) – 13.825
- Pommel Horse: Brandon Dang (Illinois) – 14.850
- Rings: Asher Cohen (Nebraska) – 14.125
- Vault: Chase Pappas (Michigan) – 14.150
- Parallel Bars: Nathan York (Nebraska) – 14.275
- High Bar: Carson Eshleman (Michigan) – 14.200
MPSF championships results
Team standings
| 1 | 332.100 | |
| 2 | 327.200 | |
| 3 | 317.750 | |
| 4 | 303.800 |
All-around results
Jared Fry (Air Force) was the only athlete to compete in the all-around and won the title with a 75.950.
Event champions
- Floor: Carter Kim (Stanford) – 14.400
- Pommel Horse: Colby Aranda (Oklahoma) – 14.150
- Rings: Asher Hong (Stanford) – 14.550
- Vault: Fuzzy Benas (Oklahoma) – 14.350
- Parallel Bars: Nathan Roman (Oklahoma) – 14.700
- High Bar: Nico Hamilton (Oklahoma) – 14.300
ECAC championships results
Team standings
All-around results
- Kyler Hinson (Greenville) – 78.750
- Brian Solomon (Navy) – 78.100
- Luke Tully (William & Mary) – 77.550
Event champions
- Floor: Braxton Jones (Simpson) – 13.900
- Pommel Horse: Matthew Roth (Greenville) – 14.100
- Rings: Blaise Rousseau (Springfield) – 13.800
- Vault: Jaxon Clapper (Greenville) – 14.100
- Parallel Bars: Jaxon Clapper (Greenville) – 13.850
- High Bar: Matthew Petros (Navy) – 13.400
What it means for NCAA championships
Conference championships are the last chance for teams to get in qualifying scores ahead of NCAA selection. The top 12 teams will qualify to nationals. In addition, the top three all-arounders not on one of the qualifying teams will advance. The top five athletes on each event who are not part of a qualifying team or one of the qualifying all-arounders will also be selected.
The 2026 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships will take place April 17-18 at Illinois’ State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois. Team and individual selections to the championships will be announced on Tuesday, April 7. Check our site for the full list.
2026 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships schedule + how to watch
- Friday, April 17
- Saturday, April 18
Top routines from conference championships weekend
Big Ten: Brandon Dang (Illinois) on pommel horse
Dang scored a season-high 14.850 to three-peat as the Big Ten champion. He is the No. 1 pommel horse worker in the country.
MPSF: Nathan Roman (Oklahoma) on parallel bars
Roman, the No. 1 parallel bars worker in the country, scored a 14.700 to win the event title – a personal and national season high.
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