Cardinal Off to Norman to Defend National Title

Stanford ranks in the top-five in all six events

	Eddie Penev is coming off two first-place finishes at the MPSF Championships

April 17, 2012

Complete Release

STANFORD, Calif. - Coming off a second-place finish at conference championships, Stanford's men's gymnastics team will travel to Norman, Okla. this weekend to defend it's 2011 NCAA title. Currently ranked third in the country, the Cardinal are one of two teams to rank in the top-five in all six team events.

The team will compete in the first qualifier on Thursday, April 19 at 1 p.m. The group includes No. 2 Penn State, No. 6 Michigan, No. 7 Ohio State, No. 10 Nebraska and No. 11 Iowa. Qualifier 2 will be held that evening and features No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 4 Illinois, no. 5 Minnesota, No. 8 California, No. 9 Temple and No. 12 Air Force.

The top three teams from each qualifier will advance to the tem finals on Friday, April 20 at 7 p.m.

The top individuals in each event will compete in event finals on Saturday, April 21 at 7 p.m.

Stanford's probable lineup for each event follows:

Floor Exercise
Paul Hichwa
Cameron Foreman
Jordan Nolff
Sean Senters
Cale Robinson
Eddie Penev

Pommel Horse
Nolff
Senters
Penev
Chris Turner
Gabriel Alvarado
John Martin

Still Rings
Michael Levy
Foreman
Turner
Penev
James Fosco
Nolff

Vault
Foreman
Hichwa
Turner
Senters
Robinson
Penev