Site: Springfield, Mass. (Blake Arena)
Scores: #7 Michigan 318.050, #8 Army 307.050, #13 Springfield College 299.550
Records: U-M (4-1), Army (3-5), Springfield (1-8)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Jan. 25 — at Penn State (State College, Pa.), 2 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The No. 7-ranked University of Michigan men’s gymnastics team got back to its winning ways, earning a season-high score of 318.050 to defeat No. 8 Army (307.050) and host No. 13 Springfield College (299.550) in a tri-meet at Blake Arena.

The Wolverines took five event titles, sweeping the podium on high bar and floor exercise. Carson Eshleman continued his breakout debut season, earning a pair of titles on the parallel bars (13.250) and still rings (14.100). Fred Richard returned to the lineup for the first time this season, earning the vault and high bar titles.

How it Happened

Still Rings
U-M opened the meet with Robert Noll leading off the rotation and posting a score of 13.200. Eshleman earned a season-high score of 14.100 on his way to the event title, with Rithik Puri also seeing a season-high score (13.500) to finish second.

Floor Exercise
Syam Buradagunta and Jake Islam led off, each scoring a 13.300 to tie for second. Charlie Larson took the event title with a score of 14.050, improving by 0.400 points from his debut performance at the Windy City Invitational (Jan. 18).

Pommel Horse
Junior Zach Granados made his season debut to open the rotation, scoring a 13.200 to tie for third. Richard was U-M’s top scorer on the apparatus with a 13.750, closing out the event. Army’s Maddox Pabellon won the event title with a 14.000. Through the first three rotations, the Wolverines led with a score of 158.550.

High Bar
The Maize and Blue swept the podium, with Noll once again leading off the rotation and finishing second (13.400). Eshleman finished third with a score of 13.350 while Richard earned his first event title of the day with a score of 13.850. Noll, Eshleman, and Evgeny Siminiuc (12.300) each earned a stick bonus on the event.

Vault
Michigan’s strongest event of the day came on vault, scoring 54.100 and putting two Wolverines on the podium. Islam led off the event and earned a third-place finish, scoring a season-high 13.700. Richard closed the rotation with a 14.000, earning a stick bonus on his way to an event title.

Parallel Bars
Two Wolverines took the event title on the final rotation, with Eshleman and Kyle Walchuk each scoring a 13.250. Solen Chiodi finished fourth (13.150), just 0.050 points behind third-place finisher, Army’s Conor Heary.

Up Next

Michigan will stay on the road, heading to State College, Pa., to open its Big Ten schedule at Penn State on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 4 p.m.

Donovan Edwards leaves the University of Michigan as a legend, earning the nickname “Big Game Don” during his time in Ann Arbor. He could go from having a multiple game slump to scoring explosive touchdowns in the biggest moments of the biggest games. Whether it was back breaking long run touchdowns against Ohio State, or in the National Championship game against Washington, Edwards just knew when to turn it up.

While he never achieved the Heisman level season that he envisioned when he signed with the Wolverines, he leaves as a 3x Big Ten Champion, National Champion and 4-time winner of ‘The Game’. He also learned how to market himself and earn off of his success while in Ann Arbor. Edwards was a member of the NIL collective Champions Circle, and he recently gave them a shout out of appreciation.

The collective helped Edwards partner with businesses and organizations that he valued. Some of those organizations include the Michigan Army National Guard, Celsius, and Wolverine Boots. Edwards was a natural ambassador for any brand he partnered with. He was armed with an electric smile and the ability to connect with anyone that came across him. He did everything the right way while in Ann Arbor and was more prone to hang out with his dog than be out on the town.

Edwards now looks to take his talents to the next level, and he certainly has the ability to fill a role in the NFL. Thanks to his partnership with Champions Circle, he’ll certainly know how to market himself moving forward after life at Michigan.

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ANN ARBOR — Two historic in-state foes are set to restore their rivalry on the hardwood on Saturday afternoon as the Michigan Wolverines host the Michigan State Spartans.

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Michigan State come into Saturday on an exciting roll of convincing wins. After beating up Penn State 82-61 on Wednesday night, the Spartans have won four straight games, all coming by 10 or more points. In fact, all of the team’s five Big Ten wins have been by double digits. However, MSU needs to work on finding the consistency to hang with best in the conference if they want to get over the hump and be conference champions.

Julia Ayrault leads Michigan State by averaging 15.4 points per game, while Moira Joiner is putting up 14.7 per contest.

A similar story was being told at Michigan, as the Wolverines won three straight games by double-digits. However, that trend was put to an end this Wednesday, but not an entirely bad way. Taking on No. 23 Minnesota, Syla Swords and company had to grind out a 70-65 win, bolstering their winning streak to four games.

The Wolverines are lead offensively by Swoards and Olivia Olson. Olson is scoring an average of 16 points per game, with Swords right behind her averaging 15.8.

The Spartans sit tied for fifth in the Big Ten, with Michigan tied for seventh.

Similar to the men’s side of things, the Spartans lead the all-time series between the two rivals. In the first 100 meetings, MSU is 75-25 against Michigan, with MSU sweeping the regular-season series last year.

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL

#21 Michigan State Spartans (15-3, 5-2 B1G) vs. #24 Michigan Wolverines (13-5, 4-3 B1G)

When: Saturday, January 25

Time: 12 p.m. ET

Where: Crisler Arena (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

Channel: Big Ten Network

Stream: FuboTV (Free Trial), Sling, DirecTV Stream

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