Nebraska Cornhuskers men's gymnastics

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Founded1939; 87 years ago (1939)
UniversityUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
Athletic directorTroy Dannen
Head coachChuck Chmelka (17th season)
Nebraska Cornhuskers men's gymnastics
Founded1939; 87 years ago (1939)
UniversityUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
Athletic directorTroy Dannen
Head coachChuck Chmelka (17th season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationLincoln, Nebraska
Home arenaBob Devaney Sports Center (Capacity: 8,309)
NicknameCornhuskers
ColorsScarlet and cream[1]
   
National championships
1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1994
NCAA Tournament appearances
1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,[a] 2016 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference championships
1964, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999

The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's gymnastics team competes as part of NCAA Division I, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. NU is one of just twelve Division I universities that sponsors a men's gymnastics program.[2] Nebraska has hosted meets at the Bob Devaney Sports Center since 1976.

Since being established in 1939, the program has won eight national championships, finished as the national runner-up seven times, and won forty-two NCAA event titles. The bulk of this success came under longtime head coach Francis Allen, a former All-American who led the program for forty seasons. Twelve Cornhuskers have participated in the Olympic Games and combined to win four gold medals. The team has been coached by Chuck Chmelka since 2010.

Coaches

Coaching history

No. Coach Tenure Overall
1 Charlie E. Miller1939–194816–25–2 (.395)
2 B. R. Patterson19493–2 (.600)
3 Jake Geier1950–1969140–64–2 (.684)
4 Francis Allen1970–2009817–309–4 (.725)[c]
5 Chuck Chmelka2010–present106–183–1 (.367)

Coaching staff

Name Position First year Alma mater
Chuck ChmelkaHead coach2010Nebraska
Jim HartungAssistant coach2006Nebraska
John RobinsonAssistant coach2011Nebraska

Venues

Nebraska played its early years at the NU Coliseum before moving to the NU Sports Complex (now the Bob Devaney Sports Center) upon its completion in 1976. When Nebraska's basketball programs moved to the newly constructed West Haymarket Arena (known as Pinnacle Bank Arena for sponsorship purposes) in 2013, the Devaney Center underwent a $20-million remodel to reconfigure and shrink its main arena.[5]

Nebraska opened the Francis Allen Training Complex in 2020 to house its men's and women's gymnastics programs; at 46,000 square feet it is among the largest gymnastics practice facilities in the country.[6]

Championships and awards

National championships

  • NCAA: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1994

Team conference championships

Individual awards

  • NCAA Top Ten Award: Tom Schlesinger (1989), Patrick Kirksey (1991), Anton Stephenson (2020)
  • National coach of the year: Francis Allen (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1994)
  • Conference gymnast of the year: Marshall Nelson (1998), Jason Hardabura (1999), Derek Leiter (2000), Grant Clinton (2002), Anton Stephenson (2019), Taylor Christopulos (2023, 2025)
  • Conference freshman of the year: Taylor Christopulos (2021), Chris Hiser (2022)
  • Conference coach of the year: Francis Allen (1999)

NCAA champions

  • Phil Cahoy – 1980 (HB, PB), 1981 (HB, PB)
  • Steve Elliott – 1980 (FX), 1982 (FX, V)
  • Jim Hartung – 1980 (AA, SR), 1981 (AA, PB, SR), 1982 (PB, SR)
  • Scott Johnson – 1983 (FX, HB, PB)
  • Chris Riegel – 1983 (V), 1984 (V)
  • Wes Suter – 1985 (AA, FX, HB)
  • Tom Schlesinger – 1987 (AA, PB)
  • Kevin Davis – 1987 (PB), 1988 (AA, PB)
  • Patrick Kirksey – 1989 (AA, PB), 1990 (PB)
  • Che Bowers – 1992 (PH)
  • Richard Grace – 1993 (FX), 1994 (PB)
  • Dennis Harrison – 1994 (AA)
  • Rick Kieffer – 1995 (HB)
  • Richard Grace – 1995 (AA, PB)
  • Marshall Nelson – 1997 (HB. PB), 1998 (PB)
  • Jason Hardabura – 1999 (AA, FX)
  • Asher Cohen – 2026 (SR)

First-team NCAA All-Americans

  • Phillip Sprague – 1948 (T)
  • Bruce Riley – 1955 (HB)
  • Karl Byers – 1959 (PH)
  • Dennis Albers – 1964 (V)
  • Francis Allen – 1964 (PB)
  • Gene Mackie – 1975 (AA)
  • Pete Studenski – 1975 (SR)
  • Jim Unger – 1975 (FX)
  • Steve Dickey – 1976 (PH)
  • Larry Gerard – 1976 (AA, HB, SR), 1977 (HB), 1978 (AA, HB, SR)
  • Kurt Mackie – (SR)
  • Mark Williams – 1978 (HB)
  • Jim Hartung – 1979 (AA, FX, PB, PH, SR), 1980 (AA, FX, PB, PH, SR), 1981 (AA, FX, HB, PB, PH, SR), 1982 (AA, FX, HB, PB, PH, SR)
  • Phil Cahoy – 1980 (AA, HB, PB), 1981 (AA, HB, PB), 1982 (AA, PB, PH), 1983 (AA)
  • Steve Elliott – 1980 (FX, V), 1982 (FX, V)
  • Scott Johnson – 1980 (V), 1981 (HB, SR), 1982 (AA, FX), 1983 (AA, FX, HB, PB, SR, V)
  • Frank Hibbitts – 1981 (PH)
  • John Balluff – 1982 (PH)
  • Jim Mikus – 1982 (AA, FX), 1983 (HB), 1984 (FX, HB)
  • Chris Riegel – 1983 (AA, V), 1984 (AA, FX, HB, PB, V)
  • Mike Epperson – 1985 (PB), 1989 HB)
  • Neil Palmer – 1985 (HB)
  • Wes Suter – 1985 (AA, FX, HB), 1986 (AA, PB)
  • Kevin Davis – 1986 (PB), 1987 (AA, PB, PH), 1988 (AA, PB, SR)
  • Tom Schlesinger – 1986 (PB), 1987 (AA, HB, PB), 1988 (AA, HB, SR)
  • Patrick Kirksey – 1988 (V), 1989 (AA, HB, PB, PH), 1990 (AA, PB, PH)
  • Bob Stelter – 1988 (V), 1989 (AA), 1990 (AA)
  • Mark Warburton – 1988 (PB), 1990 (PB, SR)
  • Trent Dimas – 1990 (FX, HB)
  • Dennis Harrison – 1991 (V), 1992 (AA, HB), 1993 (AA, PB), 1994 (AA, FX, HB, PB, PH, V)
  • Che Bowers – 1992 (HB, PH), 1993 (HB, PH), 1994 (PH)
  • Sumner Darling – 1992 (PB), 1994 (AA)
  • Rich Kieffer – 1992 (HB), 1993 (SR), 1994 (SR), 1995 (HB)
  • Josh Saegert – 1992 (PB)
  • Richard Grace – 1993 (FX), 1994 (AA, HB, PB), 1995 (AA, PB)
  • Burkett Powell – 1994 (PB)
  • Jason Christie – 1996 (HB, PB)
  • Ted Harris – 1996 (SR)
  • Marshall Nelson – 1996 (PH), 1997 (HB, PB, V), 1998 (PB, PH)
  • Ryan McEwen – 1997 (HB)
  • Jim Koziol – 1998 SR), 1999 (SR)
  • Derek Leiter – 1998 (AA), 2000 (AA, V)
  • Bill Mulholland – 1998 (V)
  • Blake Bukacek – 1999 (HB)
  • Jason Hardabura – 1999 (AA, FX, HB)
  • Dusty Jakub – 2000 (PB)
  • Ashter Lichterman – 2000 (V)
  • Steven Friedman – 2003 (PB)
  • Josh Rasile – 2004 (SR)
  • Paul Chumreonlert – 2005 (PH)
  • Stephen Tetrault – 2005 (V), 2007 (AA, PH)
  • T. J. Schmidt – 2007 (PH)
  • Anthony Ingrelli – 2010 (SR)
  • Grant Perdue – 2012 (FX), 2013 (V)
  • Wyatt Aycock – 2013 (AA), 2014 (AA)
  • Sam Chamberlain – 2013 (PB), 2016 (PB)
  • Ethan Lottman – 2015 (AA), 2016 (PH)
  • Austin Epperson – 2016 (FX), 2017 (FX)
  • Anton Stephenson – 2016 (PB), 2018 (V), 2019 (AA, V)
  • Kyle King – 2017 (FX)
  • Connor Adamsick – 2018 (FX)
  • Griffin Kehler – 2018 (FX)
  • Chris Stehenson – 2018 (PB)
  • Jake Bonnay – 2019 (FX)
  • Charlie Giles – 2019 (V), 2021 (PH, V)
  • Khalil Jackson – 2019 (HB)
  • Josh Martin – 2019 (PH)
  • Taylor Christopulus – 2021 (V), 2023 (AA, FX, PB), 2024 (AA, FX, HB, V), 2025 (AA, PH)
  • Evan Kriley – 2021 (PH)
  • Mitch Tyndall – 2021 (PH)
  • Dillan King – 2022 (PB)
  • Donte McKinney – 2022 (V), 2023 (HB)
  • Zac Tiderman – 2023 (V), 2024 (HB, V)
  • Asher Cohen – 2024 (SR), 2025 (SR)
  • Cooper Giles – 2024 (PH)
  • Sam Phillips – 2024 (AA, HB)
  • Chris Hiser – 2025 (SR)
  • Chase Mondi – 2025 (FX)
  • Max Odden – 2025 (HB)

Seasons

National champion Regular season champion[d] Tournament champion
Year Coach Overall Conference
tournament		 Postseason
MVIAA / Big Eight Conference [b] (1939–1994)
1939Charlie E. Miller5–3Not available[e]
19402–3
19414–2
19421–9
1943Did not compete[f]
1944
1945
1946
1947Charlie E. Miller1–4–1Not available[e]Not held
19483–4–1
1949B. R. Patterson3–2
1950Jake Geier2–3
19515–5
19526–3
195310–1
19547–1
19555–1
19565–1
19578–2
19585–4–1
195910–2
19605–0
19617–2
19628–2
196313–1
196411–11st
19659–4–13rd
19666–94th
19679–84th
19688–75th
19692–126th
1970Francis Allen5–85th
19713–75th
19725–84th
19737–42nd
19746–43rd
197511–82ndNCAA 5th
197612–61stNCAA preliminaries
197737–193rd
1978[c]31–143rd
197966–62ndNCAA champion
198037–31stNCAA champion
1981[c]15–22ndNCAA champion
198239–01stNCAA champion
198345–01stNCAA champion
198431–102ndNCAA preliminaries
198541–51stNCAA runner-up
1986[c]21–31stNCAA runner-up
198725–4–12ndNCAA runner-up
198828–31stNCAA champion
198922–41stNCAA runner-up
199037–2–11stNCAA champion
199112–162ndNCAA preliminaries
199239–41stNCAA runner-up
199332–11stNCAA runner-up
199432–31stNCAA champion
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (1995–2011)
1995Francis Allen26–11–13rdNCAA runner-up
199618–94thNCAA regional
199721–81stNCAA regional
199818–72ndNCAA regional
199924–6–1T–1stNCAA 3rd
200010–113rdNCAA 9th
20017–63rd
20025–124th
20034–164thNCAA 11th
200413–164thNCAA 10th
200513–134thNCAA 10th
20064–154thNCAA 10th
20076–144thNCAA 10th
20087–144thNCAA 9th
20092–74thNCAA 9th
2010Chuck Chmelka8–104thNCAA 9th
20116–164thNCAA 10th
Big Ten Conference (2012–present)
2012Chuck Chmelka5–197thNCAA 9th
20135–197thNCAA 11th
20145–226thNCAA 8th
20152–187thNCAA[a]
20165–17–16thNCAA 7th
201712–175thNCAA 6th
201814–146thNCAA 5th
20198–64thNCAA 3rd
20207–2Canceled[g]
20219–86thNCAA 4th
20229–52ndNCAA 4th
202310–63rdNCAA 5th
20246–23rdNCAA 4th
20253–43rdNCAA 4th

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Olympians

Notes

References

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