University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Finish Sixth At Big Ten Men's Gymnastics Championships
3/19/2004 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The Gophers had the second-highest finish on pommel horse among conference teams with a score of 36.875 and they were fourth on vault with a score of 36.850.
Individually, the Gophers were led by junior Guillermo Alvarez. Alvarez finished fifth in the all-around with a score of 54.050. Alvarez had the Gophers' highest score in every event except for the parallel bars. The Denver, Colo., native finished sixth on the pommel horse with a score of 9.525 and qualified for tomorrow night's individual finals. Freshman Steve Vuong was ninth in the event with a 9.30. Alvarez gave the Gophers another top-10 performance on the vault with a 9.325 to place ninth.
The Gophers will be in action tomorrow night at Huff Hall in Champaign, Ill., in the individual finals of the six events of the Big Ten Championships at 7 p.m.
TEAM SCORES FX PH SR VT PB HB TOTAL Illinois 37.475 38.400 36.575 37.350 35.800 36.375 221.975 Penn State 36.600 36.050 37.475 37.200 36.100 36.675 220.100 Ohio State 36.525 35.950 36.850 36.650 35.400 37.050 218.425 Iowa 36.675 36.600 35.450 36.150 34.850 37.075 216.800 Michigan 36.550 35.500 36.125 37.350 34.800 36.050 216.375 Minnesota 34.950 36.875 35.350 36.850 34.250 35.000 213.275
