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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.

The team is coached by Chuck Chmelka, who has been on staff at NU since 1986.

Coaches[edit]

Coaching history[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

NCAA Individual National Champions[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Season-by-season results[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Meet-by-meet results not available before 1964
  2. ^ Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Power of Color (PDF). Nebraska Athletics Brand Guide. July 1, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "2012 Media Guide - History" (PDF). Huskers.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)[permanent dead link]

External links[edit]

  • Official website