Sunday, 16 August 2015 17:22

Day 4: P&G Championships, Men's Finals

The final day of the P&G Championships brought the men's AA final.  Former Michigan star and NCAA Champ Sam Mikulak won his third straight US Title in dominating fashion. 

Donnell Whittenburg was a solid and consistent 2nd, scoring the same tally both days.  But, after that, the standings shuffled considerably on Day 2, as a number of men significantly improved the second day.  Sorting that out and selecting a World Championships will be challenging. 

Chris Brooks, a former OU standout, was a solid third.  However, only 1.05 points separated 4th place Alex Naddour (a great day for the former Sooner, moving beyond his days as the PH specialist) and 9th place Jonathan Horton (another former Sooner Olympian).  Marvin Kimble, Danell Leyva, Steven Legendre, and Paul Ruggeri slotted between those two.   

The US National Team will include Brooks, Horton, Kimble, Legendre, Leyva, Mikulak, Naddour, Ruggeri and former Cal standout Donothan Bailey, who finished 10th AA and 2nd on PH. 

Five more team members are yet to be selected.  Former OU standout Jake Dalton sat out the meet but is eligible to be selected for the team.   

Link:  USA Gymnastics

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