University of Minnesota Athletics
Men's Gymnastics Finishes Fourth At Big Ten Championships
3/22/2002 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The highlight for the evening came on the vault, where the Golden Gophers posted the top team score of 37.675. Strother and Eric Steele each posted scores of 9.525 to lead the team. The Golden Gophers were also strong on the floor exercise, posting the second-best score of the day with a 36.625, led by Guillermo Alvarez, who posted a 9.550.
Ohio State's Raj Bhavasar claimed the all- around title with a score of 56.000, followed by Penn State's Kevin Donahue with 54.525 and Strother at 54.375. Freshman Guillermo Alvarez finished fifth (53.250) while Tim Koehler was 13th (50.050). Rounding out the all-around competitors for Minnesota were Eric Steele in 14th (49.900) and Bill Callahan in 16th (49.700).
Numerous Golden Gophers qualified for the event finals tomorrow evening. Three Minnesota vaulters (Steele, Koehler, Strother) qualified in the vault.
Team Scores: Ohio State, 218.100 Michigan, 215.100 Penn State, 214.600 Minnesota, 214.525 Illinois, 213.575 Iowa, 212.700
