The No. 1-seeded Ohio State Men’s Gymnastics Team Prepares for the 2007 NCAA Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/11/2007 12:00:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
April 11, 2007
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University Park, Pa. – The No. 1-seeded Ohio State men’s gymnastics team held its first practice Tuesday in Rec Hall, the site of the NCAA championships, on the campus of Penn State University. The Buckeyes look to finish in the Top 3 at the first qualifying session held at 1 p.m. Thursday to have a chance at the national title at the NCAA team championships at 7 p.m. Friday.
GETTING TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – APRIL 12-14
Tickets for the 2007 NCAA men’s gymnastics championships (April 12-14), hosted by Penn State at Rec Hall, are available for sale through the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office and www.GoPSUsports.com. Fans can purchase tickets for a single session or a package that includes all four sessions of the championship.
SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 12
1 p.m. NCAA Qualifier Session I
Ohio State, Stanford, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Army
Rec Hall, University Park, Pa.
7 p.m. NCAA Qualifier Session II
Oklahoma, Penn State, Minnesota, California, Temple, Nebraska
Rec Hall, University Park, Pa.
Friday, April 13
7 p.m. NCAA Team Championships
Rec Hall, University Park, Pa.
Saturday, April 14
7 p.m. EST NCAA Individual Event Finals Session
Rec Hall, University Park, Pa.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP PRESS CONFERENCE
Miles Avery, Ohio State head coach
On the NCAA championships
“It is an exciting competition for all these young men. It’s the atmosphere of the championships and the way we train that makes it so exciting. These guys work and train together everyday so it means so much to these young men to win as a team.”
On Ohio State’s missed opportunity to qualify for the 2006 NCAA Team Championships
“I told our guys not to finish fourth. We want to stay healthy and rested but do well enough to qualify so that we can started a new streak and qualify for the next 25 championships. We sat down after last year and knew we had to do some things differently. We changed some of our training to get us to the point where we peak at the end of the season and we are prepared to be our best at this point of time.”
