Men's Gymnastics Opens Season at Windy City Invite
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
January 17, 1999
EAST LANSING, Mich.- Michigan State's men's gymnastics team opened its season by placing fifth in a seven team meet hosted by the University of Illinois-Chicago. Iowa placed first with a team score of 226.675, followed by Ohio State with a 225.000, Michigan with a 224.050, and Illinois with a 223.400. Other teams that preceded Michigan State were UIC with a team score 221.050 and Minnesota at 216.550.
Sophomore Chris Weedon opened up his 1999 season with a solid finish, placing first on still rings with a 9.700 and fourth on floor exercise with a 9.700. Senior Mike Phipps finished alongside Weedon on still rings with a 9.600. Other Spartans that finished in the top three in each event were Freshman Jon Plante, who made his Spartan debut competing in the all-around, earned a first place on the pommel horse with a 9.750.
Last year at the Windy City Invitational, Michigan State finished 6th out of 7 teams with a team score of 217.300. Tommy Housely set a season high at that meet with a 51.450. MSU moves to 2-4 on the season. The team travels to Ohio State next weekend for a dual meet with the Buckeyes on Sunday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m.
TEAM SCORES
Iowa 226.675 OSU 225.000 Michigan 224.050 Illinois 223.400 MSU 223.200 UIC 221.050 Minnesota 216.550All-Around
1. T.Strada, Iowa 56.425 2. T.Romagnoli, Ill. 56.250 3. T.Elnsner, OSU 56.200Vault - Parallel Bars
1. J. Liebler, UIC 9.850 1. T. Romagnoli, Ill. 9.700 2. L. Haro, UM 9.700 2. S. Vetere, UM 9.650 T. Housely, MSU 9.700 3. L. Haro, UM 9.450 4. J. Moomaw, MSU 9.650Floor Exercise - Still Rings
1. T. Elsner, OSU 9.850 1. C. Weedon, MSU 9.700 2. T. Strada, Iowa 9.700 2. M. Phipps, MSU 9.600 3. J. Natalie, OSU 9.650 3. C. Nelson, UIC 9.550Horizontal Bar - Pommel Horse
1. T. Strada, OSU 9.875 1. J. Plante, MSU 9.750 2. D. Stibel, OSU 9.825 2. T. Strada, Iowa 9.700 3. J. Nardelli, OSU 9.700 J. Krob, Minnesota 9.700 4. J. Natalie, OSU 9.675
