University of Minnesota Athletics
ALUMNI TEAM DEFEATS VARSITY IN ANNUAL ALUMNI MEET
1/8/2000 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Leading the way for the alumni team was former Golden Gopher greats John Roethlisberger and Tim LaFleur who each won two events. Roethlisberger won the pommel horse with a score of 9.85 and the still rings with a score of 9.7, while LaFleur won the floor exercise with a score of 9.3 and the horizontal bar with a score of 9.55. Frank Ticknor won the all-around with a score of 55.35.
For the varsity team, senior Ryan Winterbourne won the parallel bars competition with a score of 9.65. He also was the varsity's highest finisher in the all-around with a score of 53.45, good enough for third place. Senior Chad Conner finished in a tie for second place on the horizontal bar with a score of 9.5 and freshman Clay Strother finished second on the floor exercise with a score of 9.15.
The Golden Gophers open the regular season next Saturday night at the Windy City Open in Chicago, Ill.
Alumni 223.35 Varsity 216.05
Floor Exercise: 1. Tim LaFleur, Alumni, 9.3; 2. Clay Strother, Varsity, 9.15; 3. Ron Hill, Alumni, 9.1.
Pommel Horse: 1. John Roethlisberger, Alumni, 9.85; 2. John Macready, Alumni, 9.75; 3. Jason Krob, Alumni, 9.7.
Still Rings: 1. John Roethlisberger, Alumni, 9.7; 2. Frank Ticknor, Alumni, 9.5; 3. Brian Ottenhoff, Alumni, 9.1.
Vault: 1. Frank Ticknor, Alumni, 9.6; 2. Dan Boots, Alumni, 9.4; 3. John Macready, Alumni, 9.3.
Parallel Bars: 1. Ryan Winterbourne, Varsity, 9.65; 2. John Roethlisberger, Alumni, 9.5; 2. Chad Conner, Varsity, 9.5.
All-Around: 1. Frank Ticknor, Alumni, 55.35; 2. Brian Ottenhoff, Alumni, 53.95; 3. Ryan Winterbourne, Varsity, 53.45.
