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Rookie Jaxon Mitchell tied a personal best on rings to earn All-MPSF honors.
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4/8/2024 1:46 PM | Men's Gymnastics
Mitchell 1 Of Just 3 Freshmen To Earn Honor
Six athletes from California men's gymnastics have been named to the All-MPSF Team, as announced by the conference Monday.
First-time honorees include senior Aidan Li (pommel horse), freshman Jaxon Mitchell (rings), junior Jasper Smith-Gordon (vault) and senior Darren Wong (horizontal bar). Li shattered the modern program record Saturday with a score of 14.700 to take third place in the competition, anchoring a pommel-horse lineup that posted a cumulative 69.000 for another modern program best. Mitchell is the only freshman on rings to make the All-MPSF lineup and one of only three rookies to crack the overall list; he matched his PR at the MPSF Championships with a score of 13.600. Smith-Gordon, a two-time College Gymnastics Association (CGA) Regular-Season All-American, posted his fifth 14.700 of the season to take second place in the vault contest. Wong, competing for the first time in three years after three consecutive season-ending injuries, has been the Bears' top man on high bar all season long and stayed true to form with a 13.700 on Saturday.
Junior Tyler Shimizu (floor) and senior Noah Sano (parallel bars) picked up their second-straight All-MPSF nods. Shimizu, who was All-MPSF in the all-around in 2023, earned a 13.900 on floor to lead the Bears, while Sano, Cal's 2023 All-MPSF pommel-horse representative, scored a 13.800 on parallel bars.
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First-time honorees include senior Aidan Li (pommel horse), freshman Jaxon Mitchell (rings), junior Jasper Smith-Gordon (vault) and senior Darren Wong (horizontal bar). Li shattered the modern program record Saturday with a score of 14.700 to take third place in the competition, anchoring a pommel-horse lineup that posted a cumulative 69.000 for another modern program best. Mitchell is the only freshman on rings to make the All-MPSF lineup and one of only three rookies to crack the overall list; he matched his PR at the MPSF Championships with a score of 13.600. Smith-Gordon, a two-time College Gymnastics Association (CGA) Regular-Season All-American, posted his fifth 14.700 of the season to take second place in the vault contest. Wong, competing for the first time in three years after three consecutive season-ending injuries, has been the Bears' top man on high bar all season long and stayed true to form with a 13.700 on Saturday.
Junior Tyler Shimizu (floor) and senior Noah Sano (parallel bars) picked up their second-straight All-MPSF nods. Shimizu, who was All-MPSF in the all-around in 2023, earned a 13.900 on floor to lead the Bears, while Sano, Cal's 2023 All-MPSF pommel-horse representative, scored a 13.800 on parallel bars.
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For complete coverage of Cal men's gymnastics, please follow the Bears on Twitter (@CalMGym), Instagram (@CalMGym), Facebook (@Cal Men's Gymnastics) and TikTok (@CalMGym).
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