Columbus, Ohio- The No. 5 Nebraska Cornhuskers were named Regular-Season Big Ten Champions for the first time in program history since entering the Big Ten in 2011 after taking the win against No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes (418.200-414.150). Nebraska shares the conference champions title with Illinois, both earning a 3-1 record in the conference regular-season competition. This win for the Huskers ranks as a top-three overall team score in Nebraska program history (418.200), not far behind the top-two team scores, previously set back in 2017.

The Huskers collected a total of 19 personal-best scores this afternoon, along with setting a new program record-high team score on pommel horse (71.70). Two Huskers walked away as event titlests, including Luke James with a personal record on floor (14.75) and Sam Phillips with a personal record on high bar (14.30).

Floor
Nebraska had a stand out routine on floor, collecting three personal-best scores for the Huskers and setting a season-best team score of 71.20. Toby Liang started the squad off strong after setting a career-high 14.25 in fifth place. Luke James followed collecting a 13.55. Freshman Chase Mondi impressed with strength after securing a career best and taking third place (14.60). Sam Phillips also registered a career best on the event, landing in second position (14.75). Taylor Christopulos anchored for Nebraska with a strong 14.05.

Ohio State earned a 70.15 team score on floor.

Pommel Horse
The Huskers maintained momentum on the second rotation of the meet, making big marks after earning a 71.700 team score and surpassed their program record by two-tenths that was set at the previous meet against Illinois. York led the Big Red and collected a 14.30, while Travis Wong earned a fifth-place finish with a 14.20, respectively. Yanni Chronopoulos came in strong with a 14.55 personal-best and landed in third place. Cooper Giles used the team’s energy to put up a 14.70 for the Huskers and snagged second overall. Christopulos anchored with a 13.95.

Ohio State earned a 69.050 on pommel horse.

Rings
The Huskers earned a score of 68.75 on still rings, as a team. James Friedman led the squad with a solid 13.60. Wong followed with a personal-best score of 13.85, landing in third. Asher Cohen notched a strong 13.95 for a second place finish. Chris Hiser put up a 13.50 for NU. Sam Phillips closed the rotation with a personal-best score of 13.85 in third overall.

Ohio State scored 66.55 on still rings.

Vault
Nebraska earned a solid 71.70 on vault as a team. Highlighting the performance, James set a new personal-best score of 14.75, earning a share of the vault title. Mondi secured a 14.35 for the Big Red. Phillips claimed a 13.55. Zac Tiderman earned an impressive 14.55, collecting fourth position overall and not far behind, Christopulos collected a 14.50 in fifth place for Nebraska.

Ohio State earned a 72.50 on vault.

Parallel Bars
NU earned 65.70 on parallel bars as a team. Friedman led the lineup with a 13.60, landing in fifth overall. Cole Partridge followed with a solid 13.75 and took fourth position. Cohen scored a 13.10, while Phillips earned a 11.90, respectively. Christopulos concluded the event rotation in sixth place with a score of 13.35 for Nebraska.

Ohio State earned a 68.55 on parallel bars.

High Bar
On the final event of the evening, Nebraska registered a strong 69.15 team score on high bar, their second best on high bar this season. Phillips highlighted the event after snagging the title with a strong 14.30, a new personal best for the captain. Max Odden also put up a new personal best of 13.75, landing in fifth place. Partridge notched a 13.30, while Tiderman collected a 13.75, respectively. Christopulos closed out the competition for the night with another personal best for the Huskers, notching a 14.05 and third-place finish on the event.

Ohio State earned a 67.30 on high bar.

Up Next
After a week break, the Cornhuskers will return to competition to compete for a chance at the conference championship title for the NCAA Big Ten Championships on Friday and Saturday April 5-6. The meet is set to take place at State Farm Center in Champaign-Urbana, Ill. at 7 p.m. (CT). Fans can keep up with live updates by following @HuskerMGym on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Both sessions (team/event finals) will be broadcasted live on the Big Ten Network.

TUESDAY'S GAME AT NO. 23 K-STATE CANCELED

Nebraska's baseball game at No. 23 Kansas State tonight has been canceled due to forecasted cold temperatures.

The Huskers open Big Ten play this weekend, as Nebraska travels to Northwestern for a three-game series on Friday-Sunday, March 29-31.