Nebraska Cornhuskers men's gymnastics
| Year founded: 1974 | |||
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| City | Lincoln, NE | ||
| Team Mascot | Herbie Husker; Lil' Red | ||
| Team Colors | Scarlet and Cream | ||
| Head Coach | Chuck Chmelka | ||
| Home Stadium | Bob Devaney Sports Center | ||
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Conference History:
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| Team history as of December 18, 2012:[1]
All-Time Record
National Championships
NCAA Individual Champions
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The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in men's gymnastics. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are one of the most successful teams in the nation with 8 national team titles, 7 NCAA runner-up finishes, and 42 NCAA event titles. Ten Huskers have gone on to represent the United States in the Olympics.[1] The Huskers compete in the Big Ten Conference.
Hartung and Cahoy were some of the last high school gymnasts to compete on the trampoline.
NCAA Individual National Champions
- 1980 Phil Cahoy - Parallel bars
- 1980 Phil Cahoy - Horizontal bar
- 1980 Jim Hartung - All Around
- 1980 Jim Hartung - Still Rings
- 1980 Steve Elliott - Floor Exercise
- 1981 Phil Cahoy - Parallel bars
- 1981 Phil Cahoy - Horizontal bar
- 1981 Jim Hartung - Parallel bars
- 1981 Jim Hartung - Still Rings
- 1981 Jim Hartung - All Around
- 1982 Jim Hartung - Parallel bars
- 1982 Jim Hartung - Still Rings
- 1982 Steve Elliott - Floor Exercise
- 1982 Steve Elliott - Vault
- 1983 Scott Johnson - Floor Exercise
- 1983 Scott Johnson - Horizontal bar
- 1983 Scott Johnson - Parallel bars
- 1983 Chris Riegel - Vault
- 1984 Chris Riegel - Vault
- 1985 Wes Suter - Horizontal bar
- 1985 Wes Suter - Floor Exercise
- 1985 Wes Suter - All Around
- 1987 Tom Schlesinger - Parallel bars
- 1987 Tom Schlesinger - All Around
- 1987 Kevin Davis - Parallel bars
- 1988 Kevin Davis - All Around
- 1988 Kevin Davis - Parallel bars
- 1989 Patrick Kirksey - All Around
- 1990 Patrick Kirksey - Parallel bars
- 1992 Che Bowers - Pommell Horse
- 1993 Richard Grace - Floor Exercise
- 1994 Richard Grace - Parallel bars
- 1994 Dennis Harrison - All Around
- 1995 Rick Kieffer - Horizontal bar
- 1995 Richard Grace - Parallel bars
- 1995 Richard Grace - All Around
- 1997 Marshall Nelson - Parallel bars
- 1997 Marshall Nelson - Horizontal bar
- 1998 Marshall Nelson - Parallel bars
- 1999 Jason Hardabura - All Around
- 1999 Jason Hardabura - Floor Exercise
Cornhuskers in the Olympics
- Jim Hartung (1980 & 1984) Team gold medal on 1984 U.S. Squad
- Phil Cahoy (1980)
- Larry Gerard (1980)
- Jim Mikus (1984) Team gold medal on 1984 U.S. Squad
- Scott Johnson (1984 & 1988) Team gold medal on 1984 U.S. Squad
- Wes Suter (1988)
- Kevin Davis (1988)
- Tom Schlesinger (1988)
- Trent Dimas (1992) Gold Medal on horizontal bar
- Francis Allen (1980 & 1992) Two-time Olympic team head coach
References
- 1 2 "2012 Media Guide - History" (PDF). Huskers.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
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