Air Force Academy

March 14, 2007

The No. 16 Air Force men's gymnastics team closes out the regular season with a dual meet at No. 10 Nebraska on Saturday, March 17, in Lincoln. This will be the second time this season that the two programs have faced one another, as Nebraska traveled to the Academy for the season opening Rocky Mountain Open.

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THE COMPETITION:  Nebraska is currently ranked 10th in the country with a three-score average of 205.900...the Huskers, who are battling numerous injuries within their rotation, most recently dropped a 213.550-205.450 decision to Minnesota last weekend...Jason Wassung and Stephen Tetrault are ranked fourth and eighth, respectively, in the national all-around rankings.

YOU LOOK FAMILIAR: Air Force and Nebraska were two of the five teams that competed at the Academy's season-opening Rocky Mountain Open on Jan. 12. The Huskers finished second in the meet with a score of 189.700, while the Falcons took third with 175.300.

WE'LL BE SEEING YOU: This will be the second meeting between the Falcons and Huskers, but it won't be the last. Air Force and Nebraska will meet once more at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on Saturday, March 31, in Berkeley, Calif.

HIGHER AND HIGHER: Highlighted by a pair of first-place finishes from Greg Stine, Air Force improved its season-best score for the second straight meet. The Falcons tallied a combined score of 196.500 to finish second to Illinois-Chicago on March 11.

IT'S THE STINE-WAY: Junior Greg Stine posted the squad's top mark on every event. With a team-best 9.400 on the floor exercise, he won that event, while also combining for a score of 51.850 to win the all-around. He also tied for second on the still rings with a score of 9.200, while finishing third on the pommel horse (8.100) and vault (8.300).

MAKING A MARK: Improving or matching its season-high team totals on three events, Air Force improved its overall total score by nearly two points. After two years without clearing the 190-point plateau, the Falcons have surpassed that mark three times over the last two weeks.

SHINING SCHONIG: In the Falcons' second meet at UIC, sophomore Jacob Schonig tied with Greg Stine for second on the still rings, with a career-best score of 9.200.

THE TRIO'S TRIO: Junior Greg Stine, sophomore Josiah Loeser and classmate Jacob Schonig each recorded top-three finishes in the Falcons' first outing at Illinois-Chicago. Stine tallied a season-best score of 9.300 to earn first-place honors, while Loeser garnered a career-best 8.300 to take third on the parallel bars. Schonig accounted for his second-highest finish of the season (8.900) to finish third on the still rings.

FIRST TIME OUT: The Falcons set a new season-best team score of 194.850 in a dual meet with Illinois-Chicago on March 9. That score was an improvement of nearly two points from its previous best mark set last weekend. Air Force set season-high team scores on the floor exercise, still rings and high bars, while matching its season-best score on the pommel horse.

COMING UP: Air Force begins the postseason next weekend (March 24-25) when it travels to Williamsburg, Va., for the 2007 USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships. It has been two years since the Falcons took part in the annual USAG meet.