ECAC Announces Men's Gymnastics Awards For Week Ending January 18
DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) announced it's weekly awards for Men's Gymnastics for the week ending January 18.
Gymnast of the Week
Brian Solomon – Navy, Jr.
In a field of five ECAC schools and Penn State at the West Point Open, Solomon was the top ECAC finisher in the all-around competition with a score of 77.55. He ranked third overall trailing the PSU duo of Landon Simpson (78.55) and Akseli Karsikas (78.35.) He qualified for a pair of event finals; the pommel horse (13.3, 7th on Friday) and parallel bars (13.15, 6th on Friday). Unfortunately, Navy was unable to make it back to West Point for the event finals due to inclement weather, ending Solomon's weekend.
Routine of the Week
Maddox Pabellon – Army, Sr.
Pabellon qualified in first place to the event finals with a 14.2, repeating as event champion to win his third West Point Open pommel horse title. This is Maddox's 15th career event title on pommel horse alone.
Rookie of the Week
Nicholas Kosarikov – William & Mary, Fr. (Pictured)
In his collegiate debut, Kosarikov performed well and contributed to the Tribe's team score on four events. His highlighs include making finals on both parallel bars (13.2) and high bar (12.35.)
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