Michigan
Ohio State
Michigan Claims Five Events, Easily Defeats Ohio State
1/20/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 1-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics received five first-place honors from three gymnasts as the Wolverines topped No. 3 Ohio State University 215.500-210.400 on Saturday (Jan. 20) at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines snagged 19 top-five finishes in front of 1,103 fans, including two separate 1-2-3 sweeps.
Juniors Brad Kenna (Barberton, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit HS) and Scott Vetere (Pennsburg, Pa./Quakertown HS) contributed heavily to the success of the Maize and Blue, each receiving two first-place honors. Kenna earned the top spot on both the floor exercise (8.850) and the parallel bars (9.000), while Vetere garnered first-place finishes on the pommel horse (9.400) and the high bar (9.350). Vetere and Kenna also performed well on the still rings, earning third (9.150) and fourth (9.100) place, respectively.
Michigan received its final first-place finish from senior Kevin Roulston (Lititz, Pa./Manheim Township HS), who accumulated a 9.350 on the vault to take home the event. The Wolverines also received assistance from senior Tim Dehr (Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale Central HS) as he finished second on both the floor exercise (8.750) and parallel bars (8.950). Tying with Dehr on the floor exercise was sophomore Kris Zimmerman (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier HS), who earned a fourth-place nod on the high bar.
The Wolverines successfully swept the top three positions on the floor exercise and pommel horse. Kenna, Zimmerman and Dehr finished 1-2-3 on the floor exercise, while Michigan received top-three finishes on the pommel horse from Vetere, sophomore Jamie Hertza (West Bloomfield, Mich./West Bloomfield HS), who received a 9.300, and junior Daniel Diaz-Luong (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt HS), who rounded out the sweep with a 9.150.
Michigan will return to Cliff Keen Arena on Friday (Jan. 26) to take on No. 2-ranked University of Illinois at 7 p.m. The Wolverines have already defeated the Fighting Illini once this season, at the Windy City Invitational (Jan. 13) by a score of 207.550-207.200.
Final Team Standings
| Team Scores | FX | PH | SR | V | PB | HB | Total |
| 1. Michigan | 35.050 | 36.300 | 36.000 | 36.500 | 35.550 | 36.100 | 215.500 |
| 2. Ohio State | 33.800 | 33.550 | 35.850 | 36.700 | 34.300 | 36.200 | 210.400 |
Event-By-Event U-M Individual Scores
FLOOR EXERCISE Kenny Keener 8.150 Jamie Hertza 8.700 (5) Kris Zimmerman 8.750 (T2) Tim Dehr 8.750 (T2) Brad Kenna 8.850 (1) Kevin Roulston 8.500 POMMEL HORSE Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.150 (3) Jamie Hertza 9.300 (2) Kris Zimmerman 8.450 Tim Dehr 8.300 Scott Vetere 9.400 (1) Kevin Roulston 8.450 STILL RINGS Chris Gatti 8.200 Conan Parzuchowski 8.900 (5) Daniel Diaz-Luong 8.700 Scott Vetere 9.150 (3) Brad Kenna 9.100 (4) Kenny Keener 8.850 VAULT Conan Parzuchowski 8.700 Tim Dehr 9.050 Scott Vetere 8.600 Brad Kenna 9.150 (4) Kris Zimmerman 8.950 Kevin Roulston 9.350 (1) PARALLEL BARS Daniel Diaz-Luong 8.800 (T4) Tim Dehr 8.950 (2) Kris Zimmerma 8.800 (T4) Brad Kenna 9.000 (1) Scott Vetere 8.150 Kevin Roulston 7.650 HIGH BAR Kenny Keener 8.450 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.000 (5) Kris Zimmerman 9.050 (4) Brad Kenna 8.450 Scott Vetere 9.350 (1) Kevin Roulston 8.700 ( ) denotes place in the Top 5
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