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Wettstone's legacy endures

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Former Penn State men's gymnastics coach Gene Wettstone sits at Foxdale Village Retirement Community in State College. Wettstone, 96, coached the Lion ...
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Trying season teaches PSU

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Tony Beck competes on the pommel horse March 20.
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Freshmen ready for first Big Tens

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Freshman Alex Aronovich competes on rings March 20 at Rec Hall. Aronovich and his classmates see their first Big Tens tonight.
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Gymnasts expecting to build off season-high scores in title meet

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Sophomore Logan Wyman holds himself up on the still rings in Penn State's meet against William & Mary on Jan. 31.
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Pineda ready for Big Tens

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Miguel Pineda competes on the pommel horse Feb. 20 at Rec Hall.
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Pair of gymnasts leading on rings

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Penn State's Miguel Pineda competes on the rings during Saturday night's meet against Oklahoma in Rec Hall. Pineda and Scott Rosenthal, who have finis ...
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Albrecht brings positive attitude to gym

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Matt Albrecht competes in the high bar in Penn State's meet Saturday at Rec Hall.
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Season high not enough

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Penn State's Noah Shaham performs on the parallel bars Saturday in the last home meet of his career. The Lions lost to No. 2 Oklahoma.
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Updated July 9, 2010 4:54 AM

Gymnasts excited by announcement

The Penn State men's gymnastics team, owners of 12 National Championships, most in the NCAA, has something else to set its sights on.

Updated June 30, 2010 4:52 AM

Huskers bring tradition

The Penn State women's gymnastics team has had enough trouble beating Michigan, winners of 18 Big Ten titles to Penn State's none.

Updated April 21, 2010 4:52 AM

Wettstone's legacy endures

Ask Randy Jepson about the legacy that Gene Wettstone left on the men's gymnastics program at Penn State, and the answer is simple.

Updated April 21, 2010 4:48 AM
Tony Beck competes on the pommel horse March 20.

Trying season teaches PSU

The returning members of the Penn State's men's gymnastics team wasted little time getting ready for next season.


Updated April 20, 2010 4:50 AM
Kevin Kline is a junior majoring in journalism and is a Collegian men's gymnastics and men's rugby reporter. His e-mail address is kwk5069@psu.edu.

PSU should be optimistic

The 2010 men's gymnastics season came to a thud Thursday night.


Updated April 19, 2010 4:50 AM

Shaham named All-American

For the first time in his Penn State gymnastics career, Noam Shaham had to compete without his team.


Updated April 18, 2010 12:36 AM

Shaham earns All-America honors

Senior Noam Shaham finished in sixth place on the high bar in the NCAA individual event finals on Saturday night, earning his first career All-America distinction. The top six finishers in each event earn the honor. Updated 12:36 AM


Updated April 17, 2010 3:00 PM

Shaham to compete in finals of Saturday's NCAA individual event

Senior Noam Shaham advanced to Saturday night's finals of NCAA championships individual event after finishing in the top 10 on both the still rings and high bar Friday night during the NCAA team finals. Updated 3:00 PM


Updated April 16, 2010 4:52 AM
Randy Jepson

Lions' season falls short

Penn State's men's gymnastics team has overcome poor pommel horse performances all season.


Updated April 15, 2010 5:03 PM

Lions place fourth, fail to qualify

The No. 8 Penn State men's gymnastics team finished fourth in the first qualifying session for the National Championships at West Point, N.Y., failing to advance for a shot at the title. Updated 5:03 PM


Updated April 13, 2010 4:51 AM

Grant grows more confident throughout season

Nick Grant used to be a perfectionist.


Updated April 8, 2010 4:46 AM
Freshman Tony Beck competes on the still rings against Oklahoma.

Gymnasts prep for NCAAs

On the bus back to the hotel in Columbus, Ohio on Friday night, Penn State men's gymnastics coach Randy Jepson had a message for his team.


Updated April 7, 2010 4:00 AM
Jim Mauro is a senior majoring in journalism and is a Collegian men's gymnastics and rugby reporter. His e-mail address is jbm5058@psu.edu.

Top rank doesn't equal championship

They are important in college basketball. They mean everything in college football. They mean nothing in college gymnastics.


Updated April 5, 2010 4:52 AM

Penn State finishes third at Big Tens

Matt Greenfield said the goal at the Big Ten championships was to finish in the top three.

Freshman Aronovich named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year

After being honored Saturday as Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year, Penn State's Felix Aronovich was thrilled by the recognition. But there was one thing that irked him.


Updated April 3, 2010 10:31 PM

Virbitsky, Pineda medal at Big Tens

A day after the Penn State men's gymnastics team finished third at the Big Ten Championships, Nick Virbitsky and Miguel Pineda earned medals at the individual event finals. Updated 10:31 PM

Lions finish third at Big Tens

The No. 7 Penn State men's gymnastics team finished with a score of 347.300 and placed third at the Big Ten championships Friday night at Ohio State. Updated 8:28 AM


Updated April 2, 2010 4:51 AM
Freshman Alex Aronovich competes on rings March 20 at Rec Hall. Aronovich and his classmates see their first Big Tens tonight.

Freshmen ready for first Big Tens

When Penn State's 12-man lineup competes tonight in the Big Ten Men's Gymnastics Championships in Columbus, Ohio, the Nittany Lions will stand out.


Updated April 1, 2010 4:46 AM
Miguel Pineda competes on the pommel horse Feb. 20 at Rec Hall.

Pineda ready for Big Tens

Miguel Pineda doesn't like the way his freshman campaign ended.

Sophomore Logan Wyman holds himself up on the still rings in Penn State's meet against William & Mary on Jan. 31.

Gymnasts expecting to build off season-high scores in title meet

For Matt Albrecht, the end of the season is a totally different game.


Updated March 25, 2010 4:46 AM
Penn State's Miguel Pineda competes on the rings during Saturday night's meet against Oklahoma in Rec Hall. Pineda and Scott Rosenthal, who have finished in the top three on rings a combined 11 times this year.

Pair of gymnasts leading on rings

Earlier this season, gymnasts Miguel Pineda and Scott Rosenthal made a pact: one of them must win the title on rings each meet.


Updated March 24, 2010 4:46 AM
Matt Albrecht competes in the high bar in Penn State's meet Saturday at Rec Hall.

Albrecht brings positive attitude to gym

Whenever Nick Grant has a bad day in the gym, the freshman knows Matt Albrecht will soon be there to pick up his mood.


Updated March 23, 2010 10:03 AM

Grant named freshman of the week again

Penn State gymnast Nick Grant won the Big Ten Men's Gymnastics Freshman of the Week Award on Monday, his third of the season. Updated 10:03 AM


Updated March 22, 2010 4:48 AM
Penn State's Noah Shaham performs on the parallel bars Saturday in the last home meet of his career. The Lions lost to No. 2 Oklahoma.

Season high not enough

Randy Jepson has been waiting all season for his gymnasts to reach their potential, and he finally saw it in the Nittany Lions' last meet of the regular season.

Seniors submit top performances in final home meet

For his last meet in Rec Hall, senior Noam Shaham had the pleasure of performing in front of his grandparents.


Updated March 21, 2010 11:13 AM

Lions set season high in loss

The No. 8 Penn State men's gymnastics team lost its final meet of the regular season to No. 2 Oklahoma on Saturday, 359.250-354.450. Updated 11:13 AM


Updated March 19, 2010 4:48 AM
Penn State freshman Parker Raque competes in the floor exercise Feb. 20 against Illinois. The Lions host No. 2 Oklahoma at 7 p.m. Saturday.

PSU hopes to correct missed routines

Nick Virbitsky knows his team's best events this year have been the floor exercise and vault. Unfortunately, the senior also knows those have been the best two events for Oklahoma, too.


Updated March 15, 2010 8:37 PM

Albrecht to return Saturday vs. Oklahoma

Junior Matt Albrecht is set to return to competition on Saturday for No. 6 Penn State's home finale vs. No. 1 Oklahoma at 7 p.m. Updated 8:37 PM

Lions suffer setback in California

After arriving at 10:30 p.m. Friday in California, the men's gymnastics team didn't have much time to get ready for its meet against No. 9 California at 4 p.m. the next day.


Updated March 14, 2010 3:06 PM

Lions fall at Cal

The No. 6 Penn State men's gymnastics team dropped a road meet to No. 9 California Saturday, 354.650-344.300. Updated 3:06 PM


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