MINNESOTA MEN’S GYMNASTICS EMBARKS ON EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS, LOOKING TO MAKE IT FOUR STRAIGHT TITLES
The team will depart for the Broward County Convention Center in Ft Lauderdale, FL on Friday, April 25th, where they will be competing for their fourth GymACT Eastern Conference Championships against the Indy-hio Hyenas, the Iowa Hawkeyes, the Temple Owls, the Florida Storm, the Georgia United team, the Northern Illinois Huskies, and the New York Alliance team. The competition will be held on Saturday, April 26th, with the competition proceeding at 5:10 pm EST. The GymACT Eastern Conference Championships is in its third year, being held in conjunction with the USA Gymnastics JD Eastern National Championships. This partnership with USAG has been an instrumental one, and having this type of exposure in front of all the best gymnasts in the country is one reason GymACT continues to grow in size and popularity. In two weeks, we’ll be heading to Salt Lake City to compete at the GymACT Nationals, which is being held in conjunction with the USAG JD National Championships.
To say this season has been a challenge would be an understatement, but thanks to the resilience of the team members and the cooperation of the local gyms we’ve been training at, this season has the potential to be one for the ages. The support of our friends and alumni of the program has been nothing short of amazing, and the future continues to look bright as we get closer to finding a home for the team. More details will be forthcoming on that topic once we get things finalized. Hopefully, we’ll be inviting everyone to a big open house at a new gym to house Minnesota Men’s Gymnastics!
MINNESOTA MEN’S GYMNASTICS SHINES AT THE
GymACT EAST vs. WEST ALL-STAR MEET
Minnesota was extremely well represented at the 2025 GymACT All-Star competition that was held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA, back on Friday, April 4th. “Minnesota had 21 out of the 30 routines represented on the East All-Star team,’ said head coach Mike Burns. We definitely brought a Minnesota flavor to the meet.”
When the dust settled, the West was again victorious, but the margin continues to decrease, and it’s only a matter of time before the East becomes victorious. Special shout-out to Temple Head Coach Jesse Kitzen-Abelson, who was named the head coach for the Eastern All-Stars. The Minnesota contingent fared well in the rankings. The top three finishers on each event were awarded medals. But Minnesota was well represented in the top 6 on each event:
FLOOR EXERCISE
Caleb Gurman, 3rd place, 13.35
Anthony Nicholas, 4th place, 13.05
Zach Smollin, 6th place, 12.00
POMMEL HORSE
Paul Acker, tied for 2nd place, 12.95
STILL RINGS
David Grossman, 1st place, 13.35
Owen Frank, 6th place, 12.30
VAULT
Caleb Gurman, tied for 1st place, 13.85
David Grossman, 5th place, 13.60
PARALLEL BARS
David Grossman, 2nd place, 13.10
Luke Pedersen, 4th place, 12.85
Joseph Pennell, tied for 5th place, 12.55
HIGH BAR
Jack Gagamov, 2nd place, 13.75
David Grossman, tied for 3rd place, 13.70
Justin Lancisi, 6th place, 12.85
The meet was held in conjunction with the NAIGC National Championships that hosted over 1800 college gymnasts, both men & women. The entire list of scores from this competition can be found by clicking on this website:
https://roadtonationals.com/results/scheduleGA/meet/7989
And a follow-up story on the meet can be found on the GymACT website:
