No. 2 OSU’s Men’s Gymnastics Defeats No. 7 Illinois-Chicago, 214.45-208.15 – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/24/2004 12:00:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
Jan. 24, 2004
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State men’s gymnastics team defeated No. 8 Illinois-Chicago, 214.45 – 208.15, Saturday in Chicago at the UIC Physical Education Building. OSU won all six events and at least two Buckeyes finished in the Top 3 on all events.
Freshman Willie Ito (Huntington Beach, Calif.) finished first on pommel horse (9.4), his third consecutive victory on the event. Randy Monahan (Jr., Elizabethtown, Pa.) won the floor, vault and high bar titles, scoring a 9.1, 9.45 and 9.4, respectively. Cody Trobaugh (Jr., Dallas Texas) recorded a 9.5 to win rings and posted a 9.1 to finish first on parallel bars.
The Buckeyes swept the Top 3 positions on parallel bars, with Trobaugh first, Nicholaus Searcy (So., Dublin, Ohio) second, recording an 8.95, and Monahan third, scoring an 8.9.
Senior captain Jamey Houle (Enfield, Conn.) recorded his second career high of the season on vault, posting a 9.15. Monahan captured his third consecutive all-around title, scoring a 55.15.
Ohio State returns to action when it faces Illinois in a co-ed competition at 7 p.m. Jan. 31 at St. John Arena.
Team Results FX PH R V PB HB Total 1. Ohio State 35.050 35.800 35.650 36.750 34.950 36.250 214.450 2. UIC 33.850 35.000 34.600 36.400 33.600 34.700 208.150
Gymnast FX PH R V PB HB AA Ronald Ferris 8.550 8.150 8.250 9.050 7.200 Jamey Houle 8.850 9.100 – 9.150 8.00 9.00 – Willie Ito – 9.400 8.250 – 7.800 8.750 – Kristopher Kline 8.550 6.250 – 8.850 – – – Randy Monahan 9.100 9.050 9.250 9.450 8.900 9.400 55.150 Grant Osborne 8.550 8.250 – – 7.500 – – Nicholaus Searcy – – – 9.100 8.950 – – Jamie Shepard – – 8.650 – – 9.100 – Cody Trobaugh – – 9.500 – 9.100 8.450 – Eric Van Sickle – – 8.250 – – – –
