No. 2 Ohio State Men’s Gymnastics Hosts Alumni Exhibition – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/8/2000 12:00:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
Jan. 8, 2000
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State men’s gymnastics team, under head coach Miles Avery, had its final tune-up of the regular season with the Alumni Exhibition today in Larkins Hall.%^$
%^$ The annual event, which pitted the current Buckeyes against the alumni, gave this season’s team a chance to perform in front of a crowd before the start of the regular season. All of the current team members competed in at least one event, giving each gymnast a chance to get rid of some nervousness before the real season begins.%^$
%^$ “I was happy with our performance today,” Avery said. “Obviously we don’t expect to hit 100 percent of our routines right now, but I think we’re on the right track. We’re basically where we need to be with our routines at this point of the season.”%^$
%^$ Alumni returning for the Buckeyes included current U.S. Senior National Team member Doug Stibel (1996-99), Ohio State assistant coach Peter Landry (1996-99), last year’s Big Ten floor exercise champion Tim Elsner (1996-99) and academic all-Big Ten honorees Michael Canales (1996-99), Neil Niemi (1994-97) and Jason Pelland (1996-97). Former Buckeye Michael Finn (1994-97) served as the judge for the event.%^$
%^$ Stibel, a three-time All-American at OSU, closed the exhibition with his high bar routine that he won a gold medal with for the United States at an international competition in November.%^$
%^$ The Buckeyes open the regular season at the Windy City Invitational Jan. 15 in Chicago, Ill. at 6 p.m.%^$
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–GO BUCKS!–
