No. 2 Men’s Gymnastics Gives Seniors One Last Home Victory – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/9/2002 12:00:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
March 9, 2002
COLUMBUS, Ohio–The No. 2 Ohio State men’s gymnastics team, 217.225, defeated No.5 Iowa, 213.600, and No. 6 Minnesota, 213.325, on Senior Night in St. John Arena tonight. The Buckeyes were led by junior Raj Bhavsar, who won the all-around competition for the third consecutive week with a score of 56.200, which is the highest all-around score posted in the nation this season.
Bhavsar also finished first in still rings (9.600) and parallel bars (9.450). Fellow junior Dick Huntwork finished on top in the floor exercise competition with a 9.875. Sophomore Jamie Houle won the high bar competition with a score of 9.150.
The future of Big Ten gymnastics was on display as two of the top freshman in the nation, Ohio State’s Randy Monahan and Minnesota’s Guillermo Alvarez, competed head-to-head. Monahan won the battle on the strength of his 52.850 score in all-around, while Alvarez finished the competition with a 50.900.
Head Coach Miles Avery said he was disappointed with his team’s performance, but they are still on course to achieve their season goals.
“I don’t think we achieved what we set out to do here tonight,” Avery said. “I think this performance would have been enoutgh to win the Big Ten Championships, obviously we have bigger fish to fry later, but we cannot have this type of performance at the NCAAs.”
The Buckeyes will return to action March 22-23 as they will travel to Minneapolis, Minn., to compete in the Big Ten Championships.
Ohio State 217.225, Iowa 213.600, Minnesota, 213.325 St. John Arena, Columbus, Ohio March 9, 2002
Top finishers and Ohio State results Floor Exercise Vault 1. Dick Huntwork, OSU 9.875 1. Tim Koehler, UM 9.450 2. Raj Bhavsar, OSU 9.850 2t. Bhavsar, OSU 9.400 4t. Kerry Adderly, OSU 9.400 5t. Adderly, OSU 9.300 7. Randy Monahan. OSU 9.250 7t. Cody Trobaugh, OSU 9.250 11t. Earnest Nelson, OSU 8.800 15. Monahan, OSU 8.950 15t. Michael Evans, OSU 8.550 16. Nelson, OSU 8.800 17. Huntwork, OSU 8.650
Pommel Horse Parallel Bars 1. Clay Strother, UM 9.650 1. Bhavsar, OSU 9.450 4. Bhavsar, OSU 9.300 3. Huntwork, OSU 9.050 6. Ryan Schwartzkopf, OSU 8.750 7t. Monahan, OSU 8.700 7t. Monahan, OSU 8.700 9. Adderly, OSU 8.650 11. Huntwork, OSU 8.500 10t. Houle, OSU 8.600 12. Eric Van Sickle, OSU 8.150 12t. Troubaugh, OSU 8.450 13. Houle, OSU 8.050
Rings High Bar 1. Bhavsar, OSU 9.600 1. Houle, OSU 9.150 2. Van Sickle, OSU 8.750 3t. Monahan, OSU 8.850 8t. Huntwork, OSU 8.700 5. Claman, OSU 8.800 14. Monahan, OSU 8.400 7t. Bhavsar, OSU 8.600 15. Mitch Claman, OSU 8.350 11t. Huntwork, OSU 8.250 11. Matt Smith, OSU 7.850 15t. Evans, OSU 7.750
