University of Minnesota Athletics
CLAY STROTHER SET TO COMPETE AT U.S. GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
8/7/2001 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Also expected to compete in the 2001 U.S. Gymnastics Championships is Blaine Wilson, five-time defending national champion and two-time Olympian. The meet will crown national champions in both all-around and individual event finals for artistic and rhythmic gymnastics. The competition will name the 2001 World Championship Teams along with the 2001-02 Senior and Junior National Teams who will represent the U.S. in international competition throughout the year.
In 2000-01, Strother, a native of Jasper, Texas, earned three All- America citations with his stellar performance at the NCAA Championships. In addition to his fifth-place all-around finish, he captured the floor exercise and pommel horse individual event titles to become the first Golden Gopher in school history to win two event crowns in the same national meet.
The U.S. Gymnastics Championships have a rich history of past champions, including Olympians Bart Conner, Kurt Thomas, former Golden Gopher John Roethlisberger, Blaine Wilson, Mary Lou Retton, Kim Zmeskal, Dominique Dawes, Dominique Moceanu and Shannon Miller.
Following the U.S. Championships, Strother has the opportunity to compete for the United States in the World University Games, the Goodwill Games in addition to the 2001 World Championships.
