Nebraska Cornhuskers men's gymnastics
The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's gymnastics team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. Since being established in 1939, the program has won eight national championships, finished as the national runner-up seven times, and won 42 NCAA event titles. Ten Huskers have gone on to represent the United States in the Olympics.[2] The Huskers compete in the Big Ten Conference.
| Nebraska Cornhuskers men's gymnastics | |
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| Founded | 1939 |
| Head coach | Chuck Chmelka (11th season) |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Home arena | Bob Devaney Sports Center (Capacity: 7,907) |
| Colors | Scarlet and Cream[1] |
| National championships | |
| 1979–83, 1988, 1990, 1994 | |
| Conference championships | |
| Big Eight: 1964, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988–90, 1992–94
MPSF: 1997, 1999 | |
The team is coached by Chuck Chmelka, who has been on staff at NU since 1986.
Coaches
Coaching history
| No. | Coach | Tenure | Overall | Accomplishments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie E. Miller | 1939–48 | 16–25–2 (.395) | |
| 2 | B. R. Patterson | 1949 | 3–2 (.600) | |
| 3 | Jake Geier | 1950–69 | 140–64–2 (.684) | Big Eight champion (1964) |
| 4 | Francis Allen | 1970–2009 | 817–309–4 (.725) | National champion (1979–83,1988,1990,1994) Big Eight champion (1976,1980,1982,1983,1985,1986,1988–90,1992–94) MPSF champion (1997,1999) |
| 5 | Chuck Chmelka | 2010– | 70–158–1 (.308) |
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | First year | Alma mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Chmelka | Head coach | 2010 | Nebraska |
| Jim Hartung | Assistant coach | 2006 | Nebraska |
| John Robinson | Assistant coach | 2011 | Nebraska |
NCAA Individual National Champions
- Phil Cahoy – Parallel Bars (1980, 1981), Horizontal Bar (1980, 1981)
- Jim Hartung – All-Around (1980, 1981), Still Rings (1980–82), Parallel Bars (1981, 1982)
- Steve Elliott – Floor Exercise (1980, 1982), Vault (1982)
- Scott Johnson – Floor Exercise (1983), Horizontal Bar (1983), Parallel Bars (1983)
- Chris Riegel – Vault (1983, 1984)
- Wes Suter – All-Around (1985), Horizontal Bar (1985), Floor Exercise (1985)
- Tom Schlesinger – All-Around (1987), Parallel Bars (1987)
- Kevin Davis – Parallel Bars (1987, 1988), All-Around (1988)
- Patrick Kirksey – All-Around (1989), Parallel Bars (1990)
- Che Bowers – Pommell Horse (1992)
- Richard Grace – Floor Exercise (1993), Parallel Bars (1994)
- Dennis Harrison – All-Around (1994)
- Rick Kieffer – Horizontal Bar (1995)
- Richard Grace – All-Around (1995), Parallel Bars (1995)
- Marshall Nelson – Horizontal Bar (1997), Parallel Bars (1997, 1998)
- Jason Hardabura – All-Around (1999), Floor Exercise (1999)
Olympians
- Jim Hartung – 1980, 1984†
- Phil Cahoy – 1980
- Larry Gerard – 1980
- Jim Mikus – 1984
- Scott Johnson – 1984†, 1988
- Wes Suter – 1988
- Kevin Davis – 1988
- Tom Schlesinger – 1988
- Trent Dimas – 1992†
- Francis Allen – 1980, 1992 (Head coach)
- Mark Williams – 2016 (Head coach)
† Gold Medalist
All-Americans
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Season-by-season results
| National champion | Conference tournament champion |
| Year | Coach | Overall | Conf. | NCAA | ||||
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| Big Eight Conference (1964–1994) | ||||||||
| 1964 | Jake Geier | 11–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1965 | 9–4–1 | 3rd | ||||||
| 1966 | 6–9 | 4th | ||||||
| 1967 | 9–8 | 4th | ||||||
| 1968 | 8–7 | 5th | ||||||
| 1969 | 2–12 | 6th | ||||||
| 1970 | Francis Allen | 5–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1971 | 3–7 | 5th | ||||||
| 1972 | 5–8 | 4th | ||||||
| 1973 | 7–4 | 2nd | ||||||
| 1974 | 6–4 | 3rd | ||||||
| 1975 | 11–8 | 2nd | 5th | |||||
| 1976 | 12–6 | 1st | Prelims | |||||
| 1977 | 37–19 | 3rd | ||||||
| 1978 | 31–14 | 3rd | ||||||
| 1979 | 66–6 | 2nd | 1st | |||||
| 1980 | 37–3 | 1st | 1st | |||||
| 1981 | 15–2 | 2nd | 1st | |||||
| 1982 | 39–0 | 1st | 1st | |||||
| 1983 | 45–0 | 1st | 1st | |||||
| 1984 | 31–10 | 2nd | Prelims | |||||
| 1985 | 41–5 | 1st | 2nd | |||||
| 1986 | 21–3 | 1st | 2nd | |||||
| 1987 | 25–4–1 | 2nd | 2nd | |||||
| 1988 | 28–3 | 1st | 1st | |||||
| 1989 | 22–4 | 1st | 2nd | |||||
| 1990 | 37–2–1 | 1st | 1st | |||||
| 1991 | 12–16 | 2nd | Prelims | |||||
| 1992 | 39–4 | 1st | 2nd | |||||
| 1993 | 32–1 | 1st | 2nd | |||||
| 1994 | 32–3 | 1st | 1st | |||||
| Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (1995–2011) | ||||||||
| 1995 | Francis Allen | 26–11–1 | 3rd | 2nd | ||||
| 1996 | 18–9 | 4th | Regional | |||||
| 1997 | 21–8 | 1st | Regional | |||||
| 1998 | 18–7 | 2nd | Regional | |||||
| 1999 | 24–6–1 | T–1st | 3rd | |||||
| 2000 | 10–11 | 3rd | ||||||
| 2001 | 7–6 | 3rd | ||||||
| 2002 | 5–12 | 4th | ||||||
| 2003 | 4–16 | 4th | ||||||
| 2004 | 13–16 | 4th | ||||||
| 2005 | 13–13 | 4th | ||||||
| 2006 | 4–15 | 4th | ||||||
| 2007 | 6–14 | 4th | ||||||
| 2008 | 7–14 | 4th | ||||||
| 2009 | 2–7 | 4th | ||||||
| 2010 | Chuck Chmelka | 8–10 | 4th | |||||
| 2011 | 6–16 | 4th | ||||||
| Big Ten Conference (2012–present) | ||||||||
| 2012 | Chuck Chmelka | 5–19 | 7th | |||||
| 2013 | 5–19 | 7th | ||||||
| 2014 | 5–22 | 6th | ||||||
| 2015 | 2–18 | 7th | ||||||
| 2016 | 5–17–1 | 6th | ||||||
| 2017 | 12–17 | 5th | 6th | |||||
| 2018 | 14–14 | 6th | 5th | |||||
| 2019 | 8–6 | 4th | 3rd | |||||
| 2020 | 7–2 | Canceled | ||||||
Meet-by-meet results not available before 1964
References
- The Power of Color (PDF). Nebraska Athletics Brand Guide. July 1, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- "2012 Media Guide - History" (PDF). Huskers.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
External links
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