ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Feb. 26, 2012) - The
William and Mary men's gymnastics team earned its best score of the season but
was edged by Navy, 329.9 - 328.6, on Sunday afternoon in Annapolis, Md.
In addition to
recording its best overall score of the year, W&M also posted season highs
on pommel horse, parallel bars and high bar, while it equaled its best mark on
vault.
Individually,
sophomore Daniel Potemski won the vault title and tied for the best score on
parallel bars. Additionally, he recorded the team's best mark in five of the
six events and was the squad's top all-arounder.
W&M opened
the meet on floor and was led by Potemski's 14.1, while junior Futa Ikeda's
career-best 13.9 also contributed to the team's total of 54.3.
Four Tribe
gymnasts established season or career highs on pommel horse en route to helping
the team earn a season-best 53.1 in the event. Freshman Peter Ten Eyck led the
squad with a career-high 13.9, while senior Steve Deutsch tallied a
season-best 13.4.
Potemski
equaled a career high on rings with a 14.2, and freshman J.J. Jindra placed
second on the squad with a career-best 13.7 en route to helping the College
earn a 54.7 in the event.
W&M's 56.6
equaled a season high on vault, as five gymnasts set or equaled season or
career highs. Potemski's season-best 14.8 (career high if adjusted for 2012
start value reduction) was the team's top mark, while freshman Michael Deitz
equaled a career high with a 14.2.
Potemski's
13.9 tied for the meet's best score on parallel bars and helped the Tribe earn
a season-high 54.9 in the event. Junior Kris Yeager also contributed with a
season-best 13.8, while Jindra recorded a 13.7 in his first appearance in the
event as a collegiate competitor.
The College closed
out the meet on high bar where it established another season best (55.0), as all
five W&M gymnasts who competed set season or career highs. Potemski's
season-best 14.0 led the way, while Deitz's career-high 13.8 was the squad's
second-best mark.
Potemski
established a season-high 84.2 in all-around, while Jindra earned a 79.4 in his
first time competing as an all-arounder. Ikeda also performed well and recorded
a career-best 78.5.
The Tribe will
return to action when it hosts Navy next Sunday at 3 p.m.
