University of Minnesota Athletics
Strother, Alvarez Lead Gophers To NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships
4/8/2003 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
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Gophers Head To NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships
Minnesota has earned a berth to the NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships on April 11-13 at the Liacouras Center on the campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. The seventh-ranked Golden Gophers will make their 34th appearance at the national championships, which is second only to Iowa (35 appearances) among Big Ten teams.
The national qualifier, which consists of two pre-qualifying sessions, will be conducted on April 11. Three teams and the top three all-around competitors not on one of the qualifying teams, plus the top three individuals on each event not already qualified on a team or as an all-around competitor, will advance from each pre-qualifying session to the finals, which will take place April 12-13.
Gophers In The Rankings
As a team, the seventh-ranked Golden Gophers are ranked first in the nation on vault (37.375) and second on floor exercise (36.875). The Gophers are also eighth on both pommel horse (35.542) and parallel bars (34.550), 10th on horizontal bar (34.417) and 11th on rings (35.312).
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