University of Minnesota Athletics
MEN'S GYMNASTICS TEAM FINISHES FIFTH AT THE WINDY CITY
1/13/2001 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Leading the way for the Golden Gophers was sophomore Clay Strother. Strother finished third in the all-around with a score of 50.800. The Jasper, Texas native earned third-place honors on the floor exercise with a score of 8.900 and finished tied for fourth on the vault with a score of 9.100. Senior Bob Goss also placed fourth on the vault with a 9.100.
Junior Justin Conner also performed well on the night, finishing in a three-way tie for first in the horizontal bar with a score of 8.900. Iowa's Tony Cesar and Illinois' Greg Cook shared the honors with Conner. Conner also placed fifth on the parallel bars with an 8.450.
For the Golden Gophers, it matches their highest finish at the Windy City with fifth-place finishes coming in 1995 and 2000. Minnesota next faces Illinois Saturday, January 20, at 7 p.m. in Champaign, Ill.
Team Scores 1. Michigan, 207.550; 2. Illinois, 207.200; 3. Ohio State, 205.400; 4. Iowa, 205.150; 5. Minnesota, 202.250; 6. Michigan State, 201.350; 7. Illinois-Chicago, 196.250. Floor Exercise: 1. Jamie Natalie, Ohio State, 9.050; 2. Kevin Roulson, Michigan, 8.900; 3. Clay Strother, Minnesota, 8.900; 3. Brad Golden, Michigan State, 8.900. Other Minnesota finishers: 17. Bill Callahan, 8.500; 30. Mitch Griffin, 8.250; 31. Bob Goss, 8.200; 39. Josh Nitzberg, 7.850; 40. Tim Koehler, 7.800. Pommel Horse: 1. Jon Plante, Michigan State, 9.350; 2. Tim Dehr, Michigan, 9.200; 3. Tony Cesar, Iowa, 8.950. Minnesota finishers: 8. Allen Sopko, 8.600; 13. Mitch Griffin, 8.500; 18. Clay Strother, 8.200; 26. Bob Goss, 7.900; 30. Todd Guilbeau, 7.750; 42. Bill Callahan, 5.350. Still Rings: 1. Scott Vetere, Michigan, 9.150; 1. Daren Lynch, Ohio State, 9.150; 3. Brad Kenna, Michigan, 9.000. Minnesota finishers: 12. Clay Strother, 8.500; 21. Bill Callahan, 8.100; 21. Allen Sopko, 8.100; 28. Tim Koehler, 7.950; 34. Todd Guilbeau, 7.650. Vault: 1. Linh Noang, Illinois, 9.350; 2. Earnest Nelson, Ohio State, 9.200; 3. Leo Oka, Illinois, 9.150. Minnesota finishers: 4. Bob Goss, 9.100; 4. Clay Strother , 9.100; 9. Justin Conner</ a>, 9.000; 22. Tim Koehler, 8.800; 24. Bill Callahan, 8.750; 38. Todd Guilbeau, 8.350. Parallel Bars: 1. Tim Dehr, Michigan, 8.800; 2. Scott Vetere, Michigan, 8.750; 3. Linh Hoang, Illinois, 8.650. Minnesota finishers: 5. Juston Conner, 8.450; 15. Bill Callahan, 8.250; 20. Bob Goss, 8.000; 24. Todd Guilbeau, 7.750; 31. Clay Strother, 7.600; 35. Tim Koehler, 7.450. Horizontal Bar: 1. Tony Cesar, Iowa, 8.900; 1. Justin Conner, Minnesota, 8.900; 1. Greg Cook, Illinois, 8.900. Other Minnesota finishers: 13. Tim Koehler< /a>, 8.500; 13. Clay Strother, 8.500; 23. Todd Guilbeau, 8.200; 24. Josh Nitzberg, 8.150; 39. Bill Callahan, 7.400. All-Around: 1. Leo Oka, Illinois, 51.250; 2. Linh Hoang, Illinois, 51.050; 3. Clay Strother</ a>, Minnesota, 50.800; Other Minnesota finishers: 9. Tim Koehler, 48.500; 11. Todd Guilbeau, 47.800; 14. Bill Callahan</ a>, 46.350.
