Midshipmen Grab Sixth Straight Gymnastics Title
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The United States Naval Academy picked up the 2024 ECAC Men’s Gymnastics crown on Saturday afternoon, picking up a team score of 401.450 en route to their sixth consecutive championship. The Midshipmen finished the weekend more than eight full points ahead of second place, continuing their recent dominant streak.
The Midshipmen won the All-Around and three of the six events in the competition. Navy headlined a championship field that featured Greenville University (393.000), host Spring College (392.050), Army (390.900), The College of William & Mary (387.800) and Simpson College (360.950) as the top six.
Navy’s Isaiah Drake repeated as All-Around Champion with a total score of 80.300 after picking up third place in the floor exercise (14.100), second in the still rings (13.350), third in the parallel bars (13.650) and sixth in the horizontal bar (13.050).
Riley Rose (13.550) took home an event win in the still rings, giving the Midshipmen a 1-2 finish. Fellow Navy teammate Matthew Petros (14.050) emerged with gold in the parallel bars, with the Midshipmen claiming three of the top four individual spots.
Greenville teammates Zach Connelly (14.350) and Charles Kramer (14.100) turned in first and second respectively in the floor exercise, while Springfield’s Peyton Cramer (14.800) earned gold in the pommel horse.
In the vault, Logan Patterson (14.850) of Greenville claimed gold, while teammate Beau Bice (9.400) grabbed the bronze.
Navy jumped out to an early lead on the floor, taking a .850 point lead after one event, and the Midshipmen increased their advantage with each successive rotation.
The ECAC also announced its men’s gymnastics All-Implement Teams and top annual awards.
ECAC Awards
Gymnast of the Year: Sam Kaplan, Springfield
Specialist of the Year: Peyton Cramer, Springfield
Rookie of the Year: Peyton Cramer, Springfield
Most Improved Gymnast: Tucker Blanchard, Army
Assistant Coach of the Year: 3 way tie: Jake Bonnay, Greenville. Navy Asst. Coaching Staff. Springfield Asst. Coaching Staff
Coach of the Year: Matthew Davis, Springfield
All-ECAC Floor Exercise Team*
First Team
Name, School
Zach Connelly, Greenville
Charles Kramer, Greenville
Isaiah Drake, Navy
Syam Buradagunta, Navy
Franco Peirano, Army
Joseph Buselmeier, Army
All-ECAC Pommel Horse Team*
First Team
Name, School
Peyton Cramer, Springfield
Maddox Pabellon, Army
Daniel Gurevich, Navy
Matthew Roth, Greenville
Landon Benas, Greenville
Sam Smith, William and Mary
All-ECAC Rings Team*
First Team
Name, School
Riley Rose, Navy
Isaiah Drake, Navy
Nike Greenly, William and Mary
Joseph Buselmeier, Army
David Handron, Springfield
Will Wilson, Springfield
All-ECAC Vault Team*
First Team
Name, School
Logan Patterson, Greenville
Matthew Petros, Navy
Beau Bice, Greenville
Nick Lester, Army
Dominic Romalho, Springfield
Garrett Kasiski, William and Mary
Owen Carney, Springfield
All-ECAC Parallel Bars Team*
First Team
Name, School
Matthew Petros, Navy
Sam Lee, William and Mary
Isaiah Drake, Navy
Daniel Gurevich, Navy
Landon Benas, Greenville
Sam Kaplan, Springfield
All-ECAC High Bar Team*
First Team
Name, School
Riley Rose, Navy
Ricky Pizem, William and Mary
Matthew Petros, Navy
Jaden Blank, Army
Owen Carney, Sprinfield
Isaiah Drake, Navy
All-ECAC All-Around Team*
First Team
Name, School
Isaiah Drake, Navy
Jaden Blank, Army
Dominic Ramalho, Springfield
Sam Kaplan, Springfield
Aidan Cuy, William and Mary
Gavin Zborowski, William and Mary
*- All-Implement Teams comprised of top six finishers plus ties in Events