Hartford, CT (Best E Casino) - Jonathan Horton was crowned U.S. men's gymnastics champion for a second straight year, beating Danell Leyva by 2.3 points.

Horton, the 2008 Olympic high bar silver-medalist, scored a combined total of 181.65 points. Horton used his strength by scoring 16.2 on the rings and clinched the title with a vault total of 16.05 for a handspring double front.

"This is one of the most satisfying meets I've had," Horton said. "I put in all the work and it finally paid off. Last year, I got lucky. This year, I expected myself to win."

Brandon Wynn came in third in the all-around with a score of 178.7.

Josh Dixon won the floor exercise title, Daniel Ribiero captured the pommel horse, while Wynn came in first in rings. Steven Legendre titled on the vault, while Leyva won parallel bars and Chris Brooks the high bar.