Sunday, 05 July 2015 14:33

World University Games: Day 1

Several NCAA competitors were in action at the World University Games in Gwangju, Korea.  The US Men sent a partial contingent while the no women represented the US.

Stanford's Akash Modi (5th in Prelims) and Cal's Donothan Bailey (17th) each qualified for the men's AA final.  Modi qualified for the FX, PH, PB and HB final.  Bailey qualified for the PH final.  Stanford's Ryan Sheppard, competing for Hungary, finished 32nd.    

Alaska-Anchorage's Simone Penker (Austria) placed 16th in the women's prelim AA and qualified to the final.  BGSU's Jordan Rae (New Zealand) also competed and made the vault final.   

Japan won the men's title and Russia won the women's title.   

Link:  USA Gymnastics

Link:  Results

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