Michigan State University
Big Ten Championships
Men's Gymnastics Rounds Out Big Ten Championships.
3/24/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
March 24, 2001
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The third-ranked MSU men's gymnastics team competed individually at the 2001 Big Ten Championships, hosted by Penn State, on Saturday, March 25.
Sophomore Brad Golden (Orlando, Fla.) set the pace for the Spartans in the individual competition by taking first on the floor exercise (9.338), second on the vault (9.200), sixth on the parallel bars (8.750) and fifth on the high bar with a season-high 8.975. Golden placed in the most events for the Spartans.
Junior Jonathan Plante (Easton, Pa.), who is ranked first in the nation on the pommel horse, won the event with a 9.438. Leo Oka of Illinois finished second with a score of 9.125.
Senior Tom Housley (Jonesboro, Ga.) also competed for the Spartans and finished sixth on the vault with a score of 8.950.
The Spartans return to action when they travel to Ohio State for the NCAA Qualifier and Championships on Wednesday, April 4 through Saturday, April 7.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTSFLOOR EXERCISE1. Brad Golden, MSU 9.3382. Jamie Hertza, Mich. 9.138 Kris Zimmerman, Mich. 9.138
POMMEL HORSE1. Jonathan Plante, MSU 9.4382. Leo Oka, UI 9.1253. Jamie Natalie, OSU 8.988
VAULT1. Eric Steele, Minn. 9.5252. Brad Golden, MSU 9.2003. Raj Bhavsar, OSU 9.1506. Tom Housley, MSU 8.950
PARALLEL BARS1. Scott Vetere, Mich. 9.2002. Raj Bhavsar, OSU 9.150 Jamie Natalie, OSU 9.1506. Brad Golden, MSU 8.750
HIGH BAR1. Jamie Natalie, OSU 9.4752. Daniel Diaz-Luong, Mich. 9.4133. Jonathan Ham, UI 9.1135. Brad Golden, MSU 8.975
BIG TEN AWARDSFRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Eric Steele, MinnesotaGYMNAST OF THE YEAR: Jamie Natalie, Ohio State UniversityCOACH OF THE YEAR: Miles Avery, Ohio State University
