BERKELEY - California men's gymnastics hosts its final home contest of 2024 on Sunday, welcoming Nebraska, Air Force and Stanford in its first quad meet of the season. The first rotation is scheduled for noon PT, with the Golden Bears starting off on floor. Both the Huskers (412.900 – Feb. 17) and the Falcons (397.250 – Feb. 10) posted season-high scores in their last outings; they will be looking to continue that momentum as they share the floor with host Cal and the No. 2 Cardinal.
 
Although the hosts currently field the nation's No. 5 parallel bars squad, with individuals Noah Sano and Noah Newfeld ranking eighth and 10th, respectively, on that event, all three visiting teams have dangerous pieces of their own, with many of them earning national team billing at last weekend's Winter Cup. Nebraska currently boasts the NCAA's top-ranked vault squad, with No. 6 Zachary Tiderman (average 14.767) contributing heavily to the group's three-score average of 72.783. Stanford, meanwhile, averages 68.850 on still rings to lead the nation; it is Card junior Mark Berlaga who shines on that event, ranking third overall with his average of 14.467. Although the biggest star of Air Force's lineup, Winter Cup pommel horse champion Patrick Hoopes, will not be competing on Sunday due to national team duties, the Falcons still field two nationally ranked individuals in Garrett Braunton (No. 6 all-around) and Sam Brown (No. 9 floor, No. 10 pommel horse).
 
The Bears will also honor a remarkable crop of graduating seniors in a post-meet ceremony, presenting no fewer than eight young men with the traditional wooden bear statue that signifies the completion of their collegiate gymnastics careers.
 
2024 Seniors
Collin Cunane (Molecular and Cell Biology)
-2-time CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete
-2022 MPSF All-Academic
-3-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
-Member of Athletes in Medicine and the Surf Club
 
Aidan Li (Mechanical Engineering)
-Ranked No. 2 on Cal's modern pommel horse list
-2-time CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete
-2-time MPSF All-Academic
-2-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
-Member of Formula Electric at Berkeley (Chassis Subteam)
-2-year member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
 
Noah Newfeld (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
-2021 CGA Rookie of the Year
-2023 Regular-Season All-American (All-Around)
-3-time Winter Cup competitor
-2022 U.S. Championships competitor
-Ranked No. 3 on Cal's modern rings list, No. 4 on pommel horse and No. 5 on parallel bars
-3-time CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete
-2-time MPSF All-Academic
-3-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
-Co-founder and director of external communications of Cal Athletes in Tech
-4-year member of SAAC; co-chair of Mental Health and Wellness subcommittee
 
Seth Ornelas (Data Science)
-2-time CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete
-2-time MPSF All-Academic
-2-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
-Executive board member of Athletes in Action
-Member of SAAC and Student-Athlete Business Network
 
David Rauchwerger (Molecular and Cell Biology)
-2-time CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete
-2-time MPSF All-Academic
-2-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
-4-year member of SAAC; co-chair of Mental Health and Wellness subcommittee; helped lead Peer-2-Peer
 
Noah Sano (Data Science & Cognitive Science)
-2023 All-MPSF (Pommel Horse)
-Ranked No. 3 on Cal's modern parallel bars list and No. 10 on pommel horse
-2-time CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete
-3-time MPSF All-Academic
-3-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
-Executive board member of Cal Athletes in Tech
 
Chris Scales (Media Studies)
-2023 All-MPSF (Rings)
-3-time CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete
-2-time MPSF All-Academic
-2-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
-Member of Invention Corps
 
Jelani Sweet (Cognitive Science)
-2-time CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete
-2-time MPSF All-Academic
-2-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
-2022 Golden Bear Achievement Award (Highest GPA on the team)
-African American Student Development Louise Patterson Award for Outstanding Student-Athlete
-Executive board member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and Black Student-Athlete Community (BSAC)
 
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