Michigan
NCAA Team and All-Around Finals
U-M Takes Fourth at NCAA Championships Team Finals
4/6/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
Site: Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena)
Event: #3 Michigan at NCAA Championships (Team and All-Around Finals)
U-M Team Finish: 4th Place of 6 Teams (216.175)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, April 7 -- at NCAA Championships Individual Finals (Columbus, Ohio), 7 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Led by junior Scott Vetere (Pennsburg, Pa./Quakertown HS) and sophomore Kris Zimmerman (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier HS), the University of Michigan men's gymnastics team finished fourth with a score of 216.175 at the NCAA Championship Team Finals on Friday (April 6) at Ohio State's St. John Arena. Ahead of the Wolverines were Ohio State (218.125), Oklahoma (217.775) and California (216.775).
The Wolverines were led by Vetere, who captured fourth in the all-around (54.500) to earn his fifth All-America honor. Contributing to his all-around score were marks of 9.000 or better on the still rings (9.200), vault (9.100), parallel bars (9.000) and horizontal bar (9.200). He will compete in the individual finals on the rings, parallel bars and high bar.
Zimmerman finished seventh in the all-around (53.700) and qualified for the individual event finals on the floor exercise (9.200), vault (9.275), parallel bars (9.000) and horizontal bar (9.300).
Also earning top-eight finishes and qualification for the individual event finals were juniors Daniel Diaz-Luong (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt HS) and Brad Kenna (Barberton, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit HS) and sophomore Conan Parzuchowski (Northville, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit HS). Diaz-Luong tied for sixth on the horizontal bar (9.200) and placed seventh on the parallel bars (8.975), Parzuchowski tied for seventh on the still rings (9.250) and Kenna placed sixth on the vault (9.275).
The five Wolverine qualifiers will compete tomorrow (Saturday, April 7) at 7 p.m., when the individual event champions will be crowned at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Complete results are available on the NCAA Championships site.
Final Team Standings
| Team Scores | FX | PH | SR | V | PB | HB | Total |
| 1. Ohio State | 36.250 | 36.100 | 36.650 | 37.075 | 36.650 | 35.400 | 218.125 |
| 2. Oklahoma | 36.925 | 36.600 | 36.950 | 36.100 | 34.950 | 36.250 | 217.775 |
| 3. California | 36.800 | 36.450 | 35.100 | 36.175 | 35.200 | 37.050 | 216.775 |
| 4. MICHIGAN | 36.400 | 34.650 | 36.600 | 36.650 | 35.725 | 36.150 | 216.175 |
| 5. Penn State | 35.350 | 35.000 | 36.000 | 36.775 | 33.950 | 35.050 | 212.125 |
| 6. Michigan State | 36.000 | 35.550 | 36.000 | 36.125 | 33.500 | 35.250 | 211.875 |
Event-By-Event U-M Individual Scores
FLOOR EXERCISE Jamie Hertza 8.950 Tim Dehr 8.950 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.100 Brad Kenna 9.100 Kris Zimmerman 9.200 (T8) Scott Vetere 9.000 POMMEL HORSE Jamie Hertza 8.450 Tim Dehr 9.050 Daniel Diaz-Luong 7.950 Brad Kenna 7.750 Kris Zimmerman 8.250 Scott Vetere 8.900 STILL RINGS Kenny Keener 9.000 Conan Parzuchowski 9.250 (T7) Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.050 Brad Kenna 8.950 Kris Zimmerman 8.850 Scott Vetere 9.300 (T5) VAULT Kenny Keener 8.650 Tim Dehr 9.100 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.175 Brad Kenna 9.275 (6) Kris Zimmerman 9.100 Scott Vetere 9.100 PARALLEL BARS Kenny Keener 8.400 Tim Dehr 8.750 Daniel Diaz-Luong 8.975 (7) Brad Kenna 8.550 Kris Zimmerman 9.000 (T5) Scott Vetere 9.000 (T5) HIGH BAR Chris Gatti 8.450 Jamie Hertza 8.450 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.200 (T6) Brad Kenna 8.100 Kris Zimmerman 9.300 (4) Scott Vetere 9.200 (T6) ALL-AROUND Scott Vetere 54.500 (4) Kris Zimmerman 53.700 (7) Daniel Diaz-Luong 53.450 Brad Kenna 51.725
( ) denotes place in the Top 8
Q U O T E S
U-M Head Coach Kurt Golder
On finishing in fourth place ... "It's a disappointment; we let it slip through our fingers. If we would have scored what we did yesterday on pommel horse we would have won by five-tenths."
On next year's team ... "We will be a much stronger team, with Justin (Toman) and Kevin (Roulston) returning and one of the best incoming freshmen in the country. We will have a lot more depth next year. We will definitely be a contender for a national championship."
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