Black Knights hold off Midshipmen to earn ECAC men’s gymnastics crown
INDIANOLA, Iowa – Army picked up the 2025 ECAC Men’s Gymnastics title on Saturday afternoon, picking up a team score of 313.500 en route to a conference championship. The win ends Navy’s streak of six consecutive championships, as the Black Knights finished with just enough to claim the crown.
Army headlined a championship field that featured Navy (309.550), Greenville (307.300), Springfield (306.800), William and Mary (306.000) and host Simpson (299.600) as the top six.
Springfield teammates Kaleb Palacio (13.65) and Owen Carney (13.600) turned in first and second respectively in the floor exercise, while Army’s Ben Aguilar, Black Knight teammate Joseph Buselmeier and William and Mary’s Evan Wilkins tied for third with a score of 13.450 each.
In the pommel horse, Navy’s Matthew Petros and Greenville’s Matthew Roth shared first place with a score of 13.550, while fellow Panther Andres Esquivel-Garza (13.450) rounded out the top three. The vault again saw Greenville claim the top two spots, as Panther teammates Ricky Mays (14.300) and Jaxon Clapper (14.250) finished atop the event leaderboard.
Isaiah Drake of Navy collected first place in the still rings, doing so behind a score of 13.450. Alex Campbell of Simpson (13.200) followed in second place, with Buselmeier (13.150) landing in third. Drake went on to win the all-around individual championship for the third consecutive season, making him one of the most decorated gymnasts in conference history.
Navy took three of the top four spots in the parallel bars, with Petros (13.600), William Champagne (13.300) and Drake (13.050) picking up first, third and fourth respectively. Army’s Conor Heary earned second place behind a score of 13.350.
The horizontal bars ended up as the final event of the weekend, with Ricky Pizem of William and Mary leading the way with a score of 13.150. Boone Washburn (Navy), Jake Prabhakaran (Army) and Luke Tully (William and Mary) all tying for second at 13.100.
The ECAC also announced its men’s gymnastics All-Implement Teams and top annual awards.
ECAC Awards
Coach of the Year: Kip Simons, Navy
Assistant Coach of the Year: Craig Holt and Ryan Terrill
Gymnast of the Year: Isaiah Drake, Navy
Rookie of the Year: Luke Tully, William and Mary
Routine of the Year: Maddox Pabellon, Army
Most Improved Gymnast of the Year: Brian Rollison, Simpson
All-ECAC Floor Exercise Team*
First Team
Kaleb Palacio, Springfield
Owen Carney, Springfield
Ben Aguilar, Army
Joseph Buselmeier, Army
Evan Wilkins, William and Mary
Isaiah Drake, Navy
Will Wilson, Springfield
All-ECAC Pommel Horse Team*
First Team
Matthew Petros, Navy
Matthew Roth, Greenville
Andres Esquivel-Garza, Greenville
Jake Prabhakaran, Army
Noah Duran, Army
Maddox Pabellon, Army
All-ECAC Still Rings Team*
First Team
Isaiah Drake, Navy
Alex Campbell, Simpson
Joseph Buselmeier, Army
Brian Rollison, Simpson
Jonathan Irwin, William and Mary
Julian Galves, Navy
Conor Heary, Army
All-ECAC Vault Team*
First Team
Ricky Mays, Greenville
Jaxon Clapper, Greenville
Braxton Jones, Simpson
Kaleb Palacio, Springfield
Connor Barrow, William and Mary
Brayden Erickson, Greenville
All-ECAC Parallel Bars Team*
First Team
Matthew Petros, Navy
Conor Heary, Army
William Champagne, Navy
Isaiah Drake, Navy
Donovan Diviney, Greenville
Jacob Brenner, Army
All-ECAC Horizontal Bars Team*
First Team
Ricky Pizem, William and Mary
Boone Washington, Navy
Jake Prabhakaran, Amy
Luke Tully, William and Mary
Riley Rose, Navy
Donovan Diviney, Greenville
All-ECAC All-Around Team*
First Team
Isaiah Drake, Navy
Kaleb Palacio, Springfield
Jaden Blank, Army
Brian Solomon, Navy
Luke Tully, William and Mary
Jake Smith, Simpson
ECAC Sportsmanship Awards
Navy : RJ Spears
Army: Cash Johnston
W&M: Sam Lee
Springfield: Will Wilson III
Greenville: Charlie Kramer
Simpson: Eric Simons
*- All-Implement Teams comprised of top six finishers plus ties in Events