No. 3 Men’s Gymnastics Defeats No. 7 Oklahoma – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/28/2000 12:00:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
Jan. 28, 2000
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 3 Ohio State men’s gymnastics team topped the No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners, 228.100-228.025, Friday night in Norman, Okla. The Buckeyes placed first as a team in four of six events.
Freshman Raj Bhavsar (Houston, Texas) paced the Buckeyes, winning two events and recording season and personal bests in all five events he competed in. He claimed the pommel horse title with a 9.85 and was first on the still rings with a team season-best 9.850. In addition, he placed second on the parallel bars (9.700), was third on the high bar (9.450) and was eighth (tied) on the floor exercise with a 9.400.
Jamie Natalie (Hockessin, Del.) won the parallel bars with a 9.800, while Daren Lynch (Jr., Londonderry, N.H.) snared the vault title with a 9.650. Natalie and teammate Michael Morgan (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio) tied with Oklahoma’s Brendan O’Neil for first place on the floor exercise with a 9.800, a personal-best score for Natalie. Michael Evans (Fr., Houston, Texas) was fourth on the floor excercise with a career-high 9.700.
The Buckeyes will open their home season when they host No. 1 Michigan and No. 5 Illinois Saturday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. in St. John Arena.
No. 3 Ohio State 228.100, No. 7 Oklahoma 228.025
Norman, Okla., Jan. 28, 2000
All-Around
1. Daniel Furney, Oklahoma 57.450 2. Michael Morgan, Ohio State 55.450 3. Jay Nardelli, Ohio State 55.400
Floor Exercise (OSU 38.900, OU 38.250) 1. Brendan O’Neil, Oklahoma 9.800 Michael Morgan, Ohio State 9.800 Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 9.800 4. Michael Evans, Ohio State 9.700 5. Dick Huntwork, Ohio State 9.600 8T. Raj Bhavsar, Ohio State 9.400 10T.Jay Nardelli, Ohio State 9.350
Pommel Horse (OSU 38.65, OU 38.300) 1. Raj Bhavsar, Ohio State 9.850 2. Josh Landis, Oklahoma 9.750 3T. Daniel Furney, Oklahoma 9.700 Michael Morgan, Ohio State 9.700 5. Michael Evans, Ohio State 9.650 6T. Jay Nardelli, Ohio State 9.450 8T. Ryan Schwartzkopf, OSU 9.400 Earnest Nelson, Ohio State 9.400
Still Rings (OSU 38.150, OU 37.850) 1. Raj Bhavsar, Ohio State 9.850 2. Shannon Carrion, Oklahoma 9.600 3. Daniel Furney, Oklahoma 9.500 Michael Morgan, Ohio State 9.500 5T. Jay Nardelli, Ohio State 9.450 7. Mitch Claman, Ohio State 9.350 9T. Daren Lynch, Ohio State 9.250 12. Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 8.050
Vault (OSU 38.150, OU 37.600) 1. Daren Lynch, Ohio State 9.650 2. Michael Morgan, Ohio State 9.600 3. Dick Huntwork, Ohio State 9.500 Daniel Ferney, Oklahoma 9.500 6T. Michael Evans, Ohio State 9.400 8. Jay Nardelli, Ohio State 9.350 9T. Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 9.250
Parallel Bars (OU 38.325, OSU 37.800) 1. Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 9.800 2. Raj Bhavsar, Ohio State 9.700 3. Everette Bierke, Oklahoma 9.675 6T. Daren Lynch, Ohio State 9.450 9. Dick Huntwork, Ohio State 8.850 11. Jay Nardelli, Ohio State 8.550 12. Michael Morgan, Ohio State 7.900
Horizontal Bar (OU 37.700, OSU 36.450) 1. Daniel Furney, Oklahoma 9.600 2. Robby Rome, Ohio State 9.550 3. Raj Bhavsar, Ohio State 9.450 5. Jay Nardelli, Ohio State 9.250 7. Michael Morgan, Ohio State 8.950 8T. Mitch Claman, Ohio State 8.800 10. Earnest Nelson, Ohio State 8.650 11. Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 8.550
–GO BUCKS!–
