Ohio State’s Raj Bhavsar Crowned Big Ten Gymnast of The Year – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/23/2002 12:00:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
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%^$Columbus, Ohio–Ohio State junior Raj Bhavsar was named the 2002 Big Ten Male Gymnast of the Year and won two individual titles, floor exercise (9.4875) and pommel horse (9.400). Buckeye head coach Miles Avery was named the 2002 Big Ten Coach of the Year for the second year in a row.%^$
%^$The individual titles earned by Bhavsar this weekend (all-around, pommel horse, floor exercise and Big Ten Gymnast of the Year) are the first of his career.%^$
%^$Bhavsar also was named to the 2002 All-Big Ten team along with Minnesota’s Guillermo Alvarez, Eric Steele and Clay Strother, Michigan’s Justin Toman, Jamie Hertza and Daniel Diaz-Luong, and Penn State’s Kevin Donohue and Kevin Tan.%^$
%^$The Buckeyes will return to action April 4-6 as they will travel to Norman, Okla., to defend their NCAA Championship against the nation’s best.%^$
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%^$Minnesota Sports Pavilion Minneapolis, Minn.
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%^$Top finishers and Ohio State results%^$Floor Exercise%^$1. Raj Bhavsar, OSU 9.4875%^$4. Dick Huntwork, OSU 9.0125%^$7. Randy Monahan, OSU 8.475%^$
%^$Vault%^$1. Eric Steele, Minn 9.425%^$
%^$Pommel Horse%^$1t. Bhavsar, OSU 9.400%^$1t. Jamie Hertza, Mich. 9.400%^$3. Ryan Schwartzkopf, OSU 9.225%^$
%^$Parallel Bars%^$1. Kevin Donohue, PSU 9.125%^$6. Bhavsar, OSU 8.7625%^$7. Kerry Adderly, OSU 8.550%^$8. Monahan, OSU 8.250%^$
%^$Rings%^$1. Kevin Tan, PSU 9.600%^$3. Bhavsar, OSU 9.525%^$
%^$High Bar%^$1. Kevin Donohue, PSU 9.4375%^$5. Monahan, OSU 8.525%^$
