Ohio State Distances Itself From Temple Owls – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/20/1999 12:00:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
Columbus, Ohio –
March 20, 1999
The sophomore tandem of Jamie Natalie (So., Hockessin, Del.) and Daren Lynch (So, Londonderry, N.H.) combined to lead the Ohio State men’s gymnastics team past the Temple University Owls 227.000-217.900 in Philadelphia today. Natalie swept every event but one and claimed the all-around title, leaving the still rings victory for Lynch. Natalie also set a new career high in the all-around and tied a season best on the vault.
Ohio State finishes its regular season with a 14-2 record, 11-2 in the Big Ten. The team heads into postseason competition next weekend when it travels to Iowa for the Big Ten Championship on March 26-27. The University of Iowa is the host of the Championship and is also the defending champion. Last year, the Buckeyes finished third.
Final Team Score No. 2 Ohio State (14-2/11-2) 227.00 No. 17 Temple 217.90
Individual Event Winners Pommel Horse Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 9.800 Floor Exercise Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 9.750 Vault Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 9.650 Still Rings Daren Lynch, Ohio State 9.750 Horizontal Bar Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 9.900 Parallel Bars Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 9.850 All-Around Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 58.60
