Men’s Gymnastics Opens Season at Windy City Invitational – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/12/2002 12:00:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
Jan. 12, 2002
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s gymnastics team opened its season at the Windy City Invitational, hosted by Illinois-Chicago, tonight, finishing fourth. The Buckeyes, ranked third in the preseason, totaled 203.325 points. No. 7 Iowa won the competition (207.650), followed by No. 5 Illinois (207.175) and No. 2 Michigan (206.850). No. 8 Minnesota and host UIC rounded out the scoring.
Dick Huntwork (Jr., Pickerington, Ohio) had the top finish for the Buckeyes, placing first on parallel bars with an 8.800. Earnest Nelson (Sr., Rowlett, Texas) led Ohio State on floor, tying for eighth with a score of 8.750. Eric VanSickle (So., Hilliard, Ohio) was the top Buckeye on pommel horse, posting an 8.750 to finish 10th. On rings, the Buckeyes took three of the top nine spots, with freshman Randy Monahan (Fr., Elizabethtown, Pa.) placing third (8.750). Other top finishes on rings included Mitch Claman (Sr., La Palma, Calif.) (4th, 8.700) and Matt Smith (Jr., Salt Lake City, Utah) (9th, 8.425). Monahan and Nelson tied for eighth on vault, as each scored a 9.050. Nelson and Mike Evans (Jr., Houston, Texas) were the top Buckeyes on horizontal bar. Nelson tied for fifth with a score of 8.700, followed by Evans in seventh (8.650). There were no Buckeyes competing in the all-around.
The meet marked the first collegiate competition for Buckeye freshmen Monahan, Kerry Adderly (Orlando, Fla.) and Cody Trobaugh (Dallas, Texas).
Buckeye junior and co-captain Raj Bhavsar (Houston, Texas), a member of the U.S. National Team, did not compete in the meet in order to rest up for the remainder of the season.
The Buckeyes return to action Feb. 2 when they return to Chicago to face Ilinois-Chicago in a dual meet at 8 p.m. EST.
Ohio State Men’s Gymnastics Windy City Invitational Jan. 12, 2002, Chicago, Ill.
Team Finishes
1. Iowa 207.650 2. Illinois 207.175 3. Michigan 206.850 4. Ohio State 203.325 5. Minnesota 199.250 6. UIC 197.675
Top finishers and Ohio State results
Floor Exercise
1. Eddie Umphrey, MICH 9.150 8t. Earnest Nelson, OSU 8.750 12. Kerry Adderly, OSU 8.600 17. Randy Monahan, OSU 8.500 21t. Mike Evans, OSU 8.450 26t. Dick Huntwork, OSU 8.300
Pommel Horse
1. Clay Strother, MINN 9.350 10. Eric Van Sickle, OSU 8.750 11. Ryan Schwartzkopf, OSU 8.650 21t. Jamey Houle, OSU 8.300 23t. Huntwork, OSU 8.250 28. Monahan, OSU 7.950 33. Nelson, OSU 7.600
Rings
1. Conan Parzuchowski, OSU 9.200 3. Monahan, OSU 8.750 4. Mitch Claman, OSU 8.700 9. Matt Smith, OSU 8.425 13. Adderly, OSU 8.250 27t. Cody Trobaough, OSU 7.850 32. Van Sickle, OSU 7.500
Vault
1. Neil Faustino, UIC 9.350 8t. Monahan, OSU 9.050 8t. Nelson, OSU 9.050 17t. Huntwork, OSU 8.850 17t. Adderly, OSU 8.850 22t. Evans, OSU 8.800 30t. Van Sickle, OSU 8.550
Parallel Bars
1. Huntwork, OSU 8.800 24t. Van Sickle, OSU 7.650 26t. Trobaugh, OSU 7.600 26t. Monahan, OSU 7.600 30t. Houle, OSU 7.250 35. Adderly, OSU 6.650
Horizontal Bar
1. Bob Rogers, ILL 9.250 5t. Nelson, OSU 8.700 7. Evans, OSU 8.650 13t. Houle, OSU 8.050 13t. Monahan, OSU 8.050 24t. Trobaugh, OSU 7.700 24t. Adderly, OSU 7.700
All-Around
1. Kris Zimmerman, MICH 51.400 No Ohio State competitors
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