Track and field athlete Andy Jacobs and gymnast Dylan LeClair were named the Nebraska female and male student-athletes of the year, respectively, during Sunday's Night at the Lied athletic banquet.
Eighteen months ago, things looked very grim for men's gymnastics, but then the sport did something it hadn't done in at least 60 years. It added two programs.
The Nebraska men's gymnastics team claimed fourth place at the NCAA Championships for the second straight season.
By placing in the top three, No. 4 NU will compete in Saturday's 6 p.m. team finals.
"It's drastically different, to be honest with you," NU coach Chuck Chmelka said of the mindset heading into NCAAs compared to a few years ago.
The Nebraska men's gymnastics team has had several performers step up on high bar this season.
Nebraska's two strongest events were key in the Huskers notching a runner-up finish at the Big Ten Championships.
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Kinsey Davis was competing in her second consecutive regional meet.
Charlie Giles is having his best year as a Husker, which includes being a finalist for the Heisman Trophy of men’s gymnastics. But it wasn't always smooth sailing.
The top finisher in each event that is not on an advancing team will qualify for the NCAA championship meet in Fort Worth, Texas.
For the second straight season, the Big Ten's award for the top men's freshman gymnast is coming to Lincoln.
Kinsey Davis and Clara Colombo will represent the Huskers in Seattle later this month.
A season-low score on one of its best events left the No. 3 Nebraska men's gymnastics team short of a victory Sunday in Columbus, Ohio.
The Nebraska women's gymnastics team posted a 196.450 to finish second during the first session — and in a tie for sixth overall — of the Big Ten Championships on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.
The Nebraska women's gymnastics team posted a 196.450 to finish second during the first session — and in a tie for sixth overall — of the Big Ten Championships on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.
The Nebraska women are looking to regroup against conference foes while the men seek to continue building on their impressive marks.
Nebraska's Kinsey Davis was named to the All-Big Ten women's gymnastics first team Tuesday.
The Nebraska women's gymnastics team placed fourth out of four teams at a meet hosted by No. 14 Denver on Sunday in Denver.
Senior Charlie Giles won on vault, pommel horse and floor exercise to give Nebraska half of the six event titles it claimed on Saturday.
Nebraska ranks among the top five nationally in all six events — and they'll look to keep building in a trip to Colorado this weekend.
Giles: "That's the first time I've ever scored 15, and especially being in a home meet on a senior night, I think that was the perfect place to do it."
The Huskers hosted Big Ten rivals Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota on Saturday at the Devaney Sports Center. Journal Star photos by Jaiden Tripi
The meet didn’t go as planned for the Nebraska women's gymnastics team, but it was a special night nonetheless.
There's super seniors, and there's Jake Bonnay, who will take part in a third ceremony Saturday: "Not many people get to say that, if any."
The meet, NU's final home event of the season, will include Lindenwood and George Washington.
“I thought they did a good job of fighting all the way through and they didn't give up after vault,” said NU head coach Heather Brink.