Those formulating the rules must have had Nick Miles in mind when they put pen to paper.

At the annual Salem Invitational boys gymnastics tournament, which took place Saturday, Jan. 26, those competing in the all-around are not eligible to place in individual events.

“It’s to give everyone a shot,” said Salem coach Nate Hicks, a former standout gymnast for the Blue Devils. “They don’t want one person to run away with everything.”

Indeed, Miles would have sprinted out the door with wins in five of six events – floor, parallel bars, high bar, pommel horse and vault – and second place on rings – had the rule not been established.

Instead, he sprung, flipped and landed on top of the winner’s podium only once, holding the all-around title high in front of an exuberant home crowd with a total score of 50.7.

His closest competitor, Andover’s Aaron Davidovits, finished more than 10 points back with a 40.2.

Miles, who earned a 9.3 on vault, an 8.8 on pommel horse, an 8.7 on floor, an 8.6 on parallel bars, a 7.8 on high bar and a 7.5 on rings, was also named Outstanding Gymnast, an award presented to the athlete who exhibits the most impressive individual performance while showing team pride, team spirit and camaraderie among teammates and opposing gymnasts.

In the process, he led Salem to a third-place team finish with 153.8 points, behind Burlington’s 159.6 and Braintree’s 159.2.

What’s most impressive, said Miles, is Salem finished ahead of teams – Lowell and Attleboro, among others – with two, three and, in some cases, almost five times as many athletes.

Salem, for example, has nine gymnasts. Lowell has nearly 50.

“Everybody participated, and we had a lot of guys winning awards, and everyone out there participated in our finish,” said the sophomore.

Just as important as winning with fewer athletes, said Hicks, is representing New Hampshire as the Granite State’s lone boys high school gymnastics program.

“This is kind of like our States because obviously it’s here in Salem, whereas we usually have to go to Massachusetts to compete,” he said. “I wish there were more New Hampshire teams, but it’s really great to see our kids go out there and compete so well against some of the best Massachusetts has to offer.”

Sean Fallon, who didn’t compete for the all-around title at the Salem Invitational, despite participating in each event, earned a second-place 8.3 on floor and a second-place 8.4 on vault, ahead of teammate Danny Raymond, who finished third in the event with a 7.9.

Earlier in the week, the Blue Devils extended their dual-meet record to 2-1 by slaying Revere, 152.1-138.7.

Miles won the all-around with a 50.9.

He took first place in each event with a 9.4 on floor, a 9.2 on vault, a 9.0 on pommel horse, an 8.5 on parallel bars, a 7.6 on high bar and a 7.2 on rings.

Fallon finished second overall with a 39.9, placing second on vault with an 8.6; second on floor with a 9.2; second on high bar with a 6.7; and third on parallel bars with a 6.8.

Raymond earned third on vault with an 8.1 and took fourth on high bar and rings with a 5.0 and 4.8, respectively.