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With 2012 Olympian Sam Mikulak back in the all around, the Michigan Wolverines have clinched the 2013 NCAA Men's Gymnastics National Title tonight at Penn State! 

 

Mikulak absolutely dominated, posting a world class 91.150 all around score to also win the meet's all around title by nearly three points. 

 

The Oklahoma Sooners took second place while Stanford edged out host team and #1 seed Penn State for third place. 

 

Below is the full recap from Michigan Gymnastics:

 

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The University of Michigan men's gymnastics team captured its fifth NCAA title in program history Saturday (April 20) at Penn State's Recreation Hall. The Wolverines earned a 443.200 team score behind a 1-2 all-around finish from first-place winner Sam Mikulak (Corona del Mar, Calif./Corona del Mar) and second-place winner Adrian de los Angeles (Long Beach, Calif./Millikan), who tallied a 91.150 and a 88.350, respectively.

 

The Wolverines then busted out an outstanding second rotation, hitting all five routines on still rings. Junior Alex Bubnov (Fanwood, N.J./Scotch Plains) led off with a career-best 15.25, while classmate Jordan Gaarenstroom (Laguna Hills, Calif./Halstrom) followed with career best of his own (15.60) to advance to the individual-event finals as the second overall seed. Junior Mikulak sprinkled in a 15.25 to aid in U-M collecting a 75.80.

 

Sam Mikulak

On vault in the third rotation, U-M was led by sophomore de los Angeles, who hit is Kasamatsu 1.5 for a 14.80, and classmate Stacey Ervin (Taylor, Mich./Truman), who completed his double-front with a slight step for a 15.05 and a berth in the event finals in the No. 5 position, as U-M tallied a 73.05 to head into the fourth rotation with a 221.100-220.650 lead over Oklahoma.
 

On parallel bars, U-M once again flexed its muscles with a 73.80 on the apparatus, seniorSyque Caesar (Port St. Lucie, Fla./Lincoln Park Academy) scored a 14.90 to take fourth in the third position, while de los Angeles followed with a 14.80 to take eighth. Mikulak anchored the event with a stellar 15.40, as U-M led, 294.90-294.75, heading into the fifth rotation.
 

Following a 73.05 high bar set that saw Mikulak, the 2012 NCAA high bar champion score an event-best 15.65, and Caesar notch a 14.55 to tie for eighth, U-M carried a .50 lead into the final rotation, putting the Wolverines on floor, where they were ranked No. 1 in the nation, and Oklahoma on high bar.
 

Much like the entire season, the Wolverines excelled on the exercise, as four competitors qualified for individual-event finals. Senior Rohan Sebastian (Oklahoma City, Okla./ Bishop McGuinness Catholic) led off and scored a 15.20 to take sixth, while Caesar followed with a 15.25 to take fourth. De los Angeles manned the No. 3 spot and collected a 15.30 and took third, while Mikulak scored a 15.15 to take eight. Ervin anchored the event and provided a tense moment with two falls on his exercise, but the world-class difficulty resulted in a 14.35 to seal the team victory for U-M.
 

Mikulak, de los Angeles, Caesar, Sebastian, Ervin, Bubnov, Gaarenstroom and James advance to the NCAA Event Finals for placing in the top 10 in their respective events. The final day of competition begins Sunday (April 21) at 2 p.m.

Complete results.