ECAC Announces Men's Gymnastics Awards For Week Ending March 17
DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) announced it’s weekly awards for Men’s Gymnastics for the week ending March 17.
Co-Gymnast of the Week
Sam Kaplan – Springfield College, Fo., Fairhaven, MA
Kaplan scored his career-best in the all-around with an 80.45, which was highlighted by winning the parallel bars and guiding Springfield to its highest team score since 2016 in a win over Army.
Matthew Petros – Navy, So., Broadview Heights, OH
Petros was a standout on four events for the Mids on Saturday versus William & Mary with three event wins and a fourth runner-up placement. The sophomore's day started with a 13.2 on the pommel horse to rank second in the field before sweeping the final three events of the meet. Petros tied his career-best on the vault with a 14.6 before coming within 0.05 points of his career-high on the parallel bars (14.0) and eventually winning the high bar by 0.25 points with a 13.4. Behind his 55.2 points, Petros and the Mids scored a season-high 396.75 points in their win over William & Mary
Specialist of the Week
Alex Catchpole – Simpson College, So., Nashua, NH
Catchpole earned a 13.80 on parallel bars to break Sterling Pariza's program mark of 13.65 set two weeks ago. His efforts tied Erich Upton for second place honors.
Rookie of the Week
Peyton Cramer – Springfield College, Fy., Grapevine, TX
Cramer helped power Springfield to a 398.550, the highest score in the ECAC this year, as he won the pommel horse by an impressive 1.2 points while also taking fourth on the rings.
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