ECAC Announces Men's Gymnastics Awards For Week Ending February 8
DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) announced it's weekly awards for Men's Gymnastics for the week ending February 8.
Co-Gymnast of the Week
Jaxon Clapper – Greenville University, Jr.
Jaxon helped lead Greenville to a strong win over Cal Berkley with two event titles in FX with a 13.3 and in PB with a 13.8. Jaxon also claimed second place in Vault with a 14.05.
Jaden Blank – West Point, Jr.
Jaden competed in 5 of 6 events and won his first two individual event titles of his career with a 13.850 on vault (career high) and a last-minute substitution to scorr a 12.950 on the Parallel Bars. Jaden also recorded a season high on FX with a 13.000 and stuck 3/5 of his dismounts.
Routine of the Week
Braxton Jones – Simpson College, So.
Braxton ended Simpson's vault rotation with a huge, stuck Kaz 3/2. He won the event against Greenville and cal with the highest ECAC vault score of the weekend with a 14.450.
Co-Rookie of the Week
Kody Tokunaga – Navy, So.
The freshman pommel horse specialist kept the momentum going for Navy as he led off their PH lineup with a score of 13.35 that ranked him third overall in the field. He had the highest execution score in the event with an 8.95 for his 4.4-valued routine. He finished the event just 0.15 points off of first place.
Noah Doiron – Simpson College, Fr.
Noah competed in the AA for the first time this weekend. His higher marks were a 12.25 in the FX, a 13.25 in the Vault, and a 12.05 for PB. These along with his other events brought his total score to 68.95 in his AA debut.
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