No. 2 Men’s Gymnastics Falls to No. 3 Penn State – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/26/2000 12:00:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
Feb. 26, 2000
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State men’s gymnastics team suffered its first loss of the season, falling to No. 3 Penn State, 229.025-228.500, Saturday night in State College, Pa. The Buckeyes (13-1) won three of the six events in the meet.
The Buckeyes claimed the top spot in four events, led by Jamie Natalie’s (Jr., Hockessin, Del.) victories on both the floor exercise (9.875) and the high bar (9.825). Natalie also placed second in the all-around and was third on the rings. Raj Bhavsar (Fr., Houston, Texas) won the parallel bars with a score of 9.750, while Daren Lynch (Jr., Londonderry, N.H.) used a career-high 9.875 to win the vault title.
Bhavsar turned in two other top three performances, as he was second on the still rings and third on the pommel horse. Lynch took the second spot on the parallel bars, while Michael Evans (Fr., Houston, Texas) placed third on the high bar with a career-high 9.625. Michael Morgan (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio) placed second on the floor exercise and the vault.
“This was our worst meet of the year,” Ohio State head coach Miles Avery said. “We came here and did a poor job.”
The meet ended the Buckeyes’ dual meet season. The squad will next compete March 17-18 at the Big Ten Championships in East Lansing, Mich.
No. 2 Ohio State 228.500, No. 3 Penn State 229.025
State College, Pa., Feb. 26, 2000
Top three finishers plus Ohio State results
All-Around 1. Jose Palacios, Penn State 56.875 2. Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 56.600 3. Tobias Ekman, Penn State 56.200 Michael Morgan, Ohio State 55.050
Floor Exercise (OSU 38.275, PSU 38.250) 1. Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 9.875 2. Michael Morgan, Ohio State 9.700 3. Kevin Donohue, Penn State 9.650 Raj Bhavsar, Ohio State 9.500 Michael Evans, Ohio State 9.200 Dick Huntwork, Ohio State 8.850 Earnest Nelson, Ohio State 8.800
Pommel Horse (PSU 38.850, OSU 37.950) 1. Brandon Stefaniak, Penn State 9.925 2. Jose Palacios, Penn State 9.725 3. Raj Bhavsar, Ohio State 9.625 Ryan Schwartzkopf, Ohio State 9.575 Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 9.450 Jay Nardelli, Ohio State 9.300 Michael Morgan, Ohio State 8.850 Adam Elliott, Ohio State 8.800
Still Rings (PSU 38.175, OSU 37.550) 1. Chris Lakeman, Penn State 9.825 2. Raj Bhavsar, Ohio State 9.700 3. Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 9.650 Raj Bhavsar, Ohio State 9.600 Michael Morgan, Ohio State 9.350 Daren Lynch, Ohio State 8.850 Dick Huntwork, Ohio State 8.750 Mitch Claman, Ohio State 8.000
Vault (OSU 38.625, PSU 38.200) 1. Daren Lynch, Ohio State 9.875 2. Michael Morgan, Ohio State 9.700 3. Jose Palacios, Penn State 9.625 Earnest Nelson, Ohio State 9.550 Michael Evans, Ohio State 9.500 Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 9.400 Dick Huntwork, Ohio State 9.375
Parallel Bars (PSU 37.900, OSU 37.600) 1. Raj Bhavsar, Ohio State 9.750 2. Daren Lynch, Ohio State 9.575 Jose Palacios, Ohio State 9.575 Dick Huntwork, Ohio State 9.375 Michael Morgan, Ohio State 8.900 Ben Falkner, Ohio State 8.600 Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 8.400
High Bar (OSU 38.500, PSU 37.650) 1. Jamie Natalie, Ohio State 9.825 2. Rob Saliski, Penn State 9.650 3. Michael Evans, Ohio State 9.625 Raj Bhavsar, Ohio State 9.600 Earnest Nelson, Ohio State 9.450 Mitch Claman, Ohio State 9.100 Michael Morgan, Ohio State 8.550
–GO BUCKS!!–
