March 28, 2008

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Junior Adam Stanton won two events and freshman Dylan Parrott won another to lead Navy to the team title at the USAG Collegiate Division Championship hosted by Springfield College. The Mids accumulated 339.300 points, to outdistance William & Mary by 0.85 points for the team title.

Stanton led the field in both the parallel bars and the pommel horse to pace the Navy attack. He tallied a score of 14.700 in the parallel bars to win the event by 0.400 points over Parrott, who tallied a 14.300 score to finish second.

He then tallied a score of 14.650 to place first in the pommel horse to win the event by 0.350 points. Junior Joseph Atzenbeck placed third in the discipline with a score of 14.050.

Parrott posted the top tally in the floor exercise with a stellar 15.200 score, outscoring Air Force's Greg Stine by 0.200 points.

In the vault, Brandon Cook led two top-five Navy finishes with a second-place score of 15.350. Grant Waldron finished fourth in the discipline with a 15.150.

Atzenbeck also posted a top-five finish in the high bar with a tally of 13.800.

Lastly, Navy had two gymnasts place in the top five in the all-around competition, as Parrott placed second with an 84.300, and Christopher Tam was fifth with an 80.300.

The team will wrap up competition at the USAG Championships on Saturday night with the individual event finals, beginning at 7:00 pm at Springfield College.

# GO NAVY #