{"id":13121,"date":"2024-01-31T15:08:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T20:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/?p=13121"},"modified":"2024-01-31T15:08:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T20:08:59","slug":"michigan-state-gymnastics-soars-in-national-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/?p=13121","title":{"rendered":"Michigan State Gymnastics soars in national rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michigan State Gymnastics has had a strong start to the season, jumping in the national rankings to No. 13.<\/h2>\n

A lot of the attention this winter has been on the Michigan State men\u2019s basketball<\/a> and hockey<\/a> teams. And rightfully so, basketball is always the No. 1 sport this time of year and the hockey team is a top 10 team in the country.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s one team, in particular, in East Lansing who isn\u2019t getting talked about enough, and that\u2019s the Michigan State Gymnastics<\/a> team.<\/p>\n

National rankings<\/h3>\n

The Spartans are off to an excellent start this season, and that is now being recognized in the national rankings. In the latest release of the team rankings, they checked in as the No. 13 team in the country.<\/p>\n

Gymnastics also ranks teams in each of the four individual skills as well, and the Spartans are nationally ranked in each event as well. This includes the bars (6), vault (11), floor (17), and the beam (21). These rankings shouldn\u2019t come as a surprise to anyone considering they came in second in the Big Ten last year.<\/p>\n

Season in review<\/h3>\n

The Spartans so far this season are 5-3 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten — 5-3 may not seem that impressive, but their schedule has been extremely difficult. Their three losses came to the Nos. 1, 6, and 9 teams in the country. They also already have a win this season against Michigan who was a top-10 team at the time.<\/p>\n

The Spartans’ most recent meet came against No. 20 Iowa at home. Michigan State won the meet 197.400 to 195.700, but there was one Spartan who stood out in particular.<\/p>\n

Nikki Smith<\/a> scored a perfect 10.000 on the floor which is the first perfect score in MSU history on the floor. Nikki also earned Big Ten Specialist of the Week after her performance.<\/p>\n

The Spartans’ next meet is against the No. 13 Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor on Feb. 4. I\u2019ve been to a few Michigan State Gymnastics meets as a student and they were always a blast, so I highly recommend getting out to one of you can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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