Clapper brings home floor title in opening meet

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The men's gymnastics team opened their season with a tri-meet against Michigan and Simpson. Greenville finished second with a 299.450, right behind Michigan. The Panthers had an impressive outing, including a first-place finish in floor.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Panthers had an amazing showing in vault, scoring a 55.000, following it up with a 49.850 in the horizontal bar. Their next best was in the parallel bars with a 48.900.

Vault Highlights:

Ricky Mays led GU in the vault, finishing third with a 14.200. 

Brayden Erickson followed him, scoring a 13.700 and tying for fifth. 

Horizontal Bar Highlights:

Showcasing his skills, Jacob Foster was the highest-scoring Panther, earning a 12.900 and landing in fourth place. 

Donovan Diviney was close behind with a 12.550 at sixth place.

Parallel Bars Highlights:

With a silver finish, Diviney posted a 12.900 in the parallel bars, and Foster tied for third with his 12.550. 

Floor Highlights:

Jaxon Clapper brought home the floor title for the Panthers, collecting a 13.200 with his first-place routine. 

Andres Esquival followed with a 12.600 in fifth place. 

Pommel Horse Highlights:

Esquival also showed out in pommel, earning second place with a 13.100, only trailing first place by .600!

Matthew Roth placed sixth with his 12.650.

Still Rings Highlights:

Sergey Popov and Elijah Cruz gave GU the best performance in the rings, tying for seventh with marks of 12.550.

Mays followed them with a 12.400. 

UP NEXT:

The Panthers travel to Ohio State on Friday to compete at 5:00 p.m.