Fred Richard competes on floor at the 2025 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships.Fred Richard competes on floor at the 2025 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships.

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Reigning NCAA champion Michigan won its sixth straight team title at the 2026 Big Ten Men’s Gymnastics Championships on Friday at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The Wolverines put up a 323.500 to fend off Nebraska (320.700). Illinois was third with a 316.700, followed by Ohio State (314.800) and Penn State (310.850).

Olympic and world medalist Fred Richard won his fourth straight Big Ten all-around title with an 81.300, meaning the senior has won it all four years of his college career.

The top 10 scores on each event from Friday’s competition advance to event finals on Saturday.

Previewing Saturday’s event finals, here are the top qualifiers on each apparatus:

  • Floor: Charlie Larson (Michigan) = 14.100
  • Pommel Horse: Parker Thackston (Ohio State) = 14.650
  • Rings: Asher Cohen (Nebraska) = 14.300
  • Vault: TIE Garrett Schooley (Illinois), Landen Blixt (Michigan), Charlie Larson (Michigan) = 14.300
  • Parallel Bars: TIE Nathan York (Nebraska), Fred Richard (Michigan) = 14.150
  • High Bar: Kristian Grahovski (Ohio State) = 14.200

Conference championships weekend is the final test before the NCAA championships in two weeks. The next time these teams compete will be in the qualifying meets on April 17 in an effort to be one of the six teams to compete for a national title on April 18.

In addition to the Big Ten event finals tomorrow, the MPSF and ECAC championships will also be contested. Check out our men’s schedule page for how to watch and follow along.

NCAA selections will be announced on Tuesday, April 7.