University of Minnesota Athletics

Big Ten Men's Gymnastics Championships Tickets On Sale

2/20/2002 12:00:00 AM | Athletics

Pavilion. The University of Minnesota men's gymnastics team will play host to the 2002 Big Ten Championships at the Sports Pavilion. The two-day event will take place Friday and Saturday, March 22-23, and will begin at 7 p.m. on both nights. This marks the first time the conference championships will be held at Minnesota since the 1997 season.

The team and individual all-around competitions will be contested on Friday night with the individual event finals held on Saturday evening.

All six teams in the Big Ten Conference are currently ranked in the Top 10 in the national rankings. The No. 2 Illinois Fighting Illini lead the way followed by No. 3 Penn State, No. 4 Iowa, No. 5 Michigan, No. 6 Minnesota and No. 7 Ohio State. With the caliber of teams present, this year's championships could be the most hotly contested in Big Ten history.

Top competitors will include Minnesota's two-time NCAA Champion Clay Strother and Ohio State's Silver Medal World Gymnastic Team member Raj Bhavsar.

All-session ticket prices are $8 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens. Single session tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for students. Tickets for the event can be purchased by contacting the Golden Gopher ticket office at (612) 624-8080 or 1-800-UGOPHER (1-800- 846-7437) or by visiting www.gophersports.com.

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