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2014 Winter Cup Challenge

Chris Brooks Wins 2014 Winter Cup

Chris Brooks Wins 2014 Winter Cup

Feb 23, 2014 by Anne Phillips
Chris Brooks Wins 2014 Winter Cup

In his first all around competition in over a year, former U.S. World team member and 2012 Olympic Alternate Chris Brooks won the all around title at the 2014 Winter Cup Challenge. Scores were combined for two days of competition in Las Vegas. 

With his victory, Brooks maintained his place on the USA Senior National team. Brooks nailed his parallel bars routine for a 15.550 to solidify his victory over 19-year-old Donnel Whittenburg of the USOTC who finished second. 

Ohio State freshman and former U.S. Junior National team member Sean Melton finished 3rd all around. 

Olympians John Orozco and Danell Leyva finished a disappointing 6th place and 9th place respectively. Orozco, however, dominated the competition on high bar and won the event title. 



Current NCAA athletes claimed apparatus titles on four events. Oklahoma junior Alec Robin tied with Stanford alum Eddie Penev for the floor title, Penn State junior Craig Hernandez won pommel horse, Illinois freshman Chandler Eggleston and Penev tied for vault, and Stanford freshman Akash Modi won parallel bars with his incredible full twisting double back dismount. To no surprise, reigning World still rings bronze medalist Brandon Wynn of the USOTC won the rings title. 

The Winter Cup serves as the annual USA Gymnastics men's winter Nationals and determines placement on the USA Senior National Team. All members and alternates to the 2013 USA World team automatically retianed their places on the National Team. Following the conclusion of the competition, Brooks, Whittenburg, Melton and Joshua Dixon of Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Olympic Training Center, were added to the U.S. Men's Senior National Team. Three additional athletes will be named later, according to USA Gymnastics. 

Top 10 2014 Winter Cup Challenge meet results: 

Men's All-Around
1. Chris Brooks, Houston, Texas, 174.850
2. Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Colo., 173.150
3. Sean Melton, Orlando, Ohio, 173.000
4. Akash Modi, Morganville, Calif., 172.200
5. Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 171.900
6. John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y., 171.350
7. Joshua Dixon, San Jose, Colo., 170.850
8. Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla., 170.700
9. Danell Leyva, Miami, Fla., 170.550
10. CJ Maestas, Corrales, Ill., 169.600

Men's Floor Exercise
1. Eddie Penev, Rochester, N.Y., 30.900
1. Alec Robin, Calabasas, Okla., 30.900
3. CJ Maestas, Corrales, Ill., 30.400
4. Colin Van Wicklen, Magnolia, Okla., 30.100
5. Sean Melton, Orlando, Ohio, 30.000
6. Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Colo., 29.950
7. Danell Leyva, Miami, Fla., 29.900
8. Chandler Eggleston, Jamestown, Ill., 29.800
9. Joshua Dixon, San Jose, Colo., 29.750 - Prelims video
9. Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla., 29.750

Men's Pommel Horse
1. Craig Hernandez, Libertyville, Pa., 28.600
2. Ellis Mannon, Indianapolis, Minn., 28.250
3. Allan Bower, Mesa, Okla., 28.000
4. Andrew McCabe, Oak Park, Ill., 27.900
5. Alec Robin, Calabasas, Okla., 27.300
6. Chris Brooks, Houston, Texas, 27.250
7. Michael Newburger, Austin, Ohio, 27.200
8. Akash Modi, Morganville, Calif., 27.100
9. Davis Grooms, Katy, Texas, 26.950
10. Sean Melton, Orlando, Ohio, 26.800

Men's Still Rings
1. Brandon Wynn, Voorhees, Colo., 31.100 - Finals video
2. Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Colo., 30.750
3. CJ Maestas, Corrales, Ill., 30.550
4. Michael Squires, Edmond, Okla., 30.450
5. Jake Dalton, Sparks, Okla., 30.300 - Prelims video
6. Steven Lacombe, Mission Viejo, Calif., 30.100
7. Landon Funiciello, Baldwinsville, Va., 29.950
8. John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y., 29.400
9. Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 29.200
10. Chris Brooks, Houston, Texas, 29.100

Men's Vault
1. Chandler Eggleston, Jamestown, Ill., 30.450
1. Eddie Penev, Rochester, N.Y., 30.450
3. Joshua Dixon, San Jose, Colo., 30.200
4. Sean Melton, Orlando, Ohio, 30.050
4. Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Colo., 30.050
6. John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y., 30.000
7. Colin Van Wicklen, Magnolia, Okla., 29.850
7. Stacey Ervin, Taylor, Mich., 29.850
9. Matthew McGrath, Wheaton, Iowa, 29.800
10. Chris Brooks, Houston, Texas, 29.750 - Finals video

Men's Parallel Bars
1. Akash Modi, Morganville, Calif., 30.750
2. Danell Leyva, Miami, Fla., 30.350 - Prelims video
3. Adrian de los Angeles, Long Beach, Mich., 30.250
4. Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 30.050 - Prelims video
5. Chris Brooks, Houston, Texas, 29.400 - Finals video
6. Landon Funiciello, Baldwinsville, Va., 29.250
7. Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Colo., 29.100
8. Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla., 28.650
8. Bobby Baker, Lemont, Ill., 28.650
10. Stacey Ervin, Taylor, Mich., 28.550

Men's High Bar
1. John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y., 30.800 - Prelims video
2. Chris Brooks, Houston, Texas, 30.550 - Prelims video - Finals video
3. Sean Melton, Orlando, Ohio, 29.650
4. Joshua Dixon, San Jose, Colo., 29.400
5. Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla., 29.300
6. Chandler Eggleston, Jamestown, Ill., 28.500
7. Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 28.450
8. Danell Leyva, Miami, Fla., 28.250 - Prelims video
9. Nicholas Gaudlip, Colorado Springs, Colo., 28.200
10. Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Colo., 28.100