Michigan
Windy City Invitational
Men's Gymnastics Claims Windy City Invite Title
1/13/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
CHICAGO, Ill. -- The No. 8-ranked University of Michigan mens gymnastics team claimed the 37th annual Windy City Invitational with a final score of 212.750 on Saturday (Jan. 13). U-M won the invitational for the first time since 2001.
The Wolverines opened the competition with a good start, as they took control of the first rotation with a total of 71.400. Led by sophomore Scott Bregman (Lawrence, Kan./Free State HS) second place performance on the floor exercise (9.250), the Maize and Blue tallied a total of 36.550. Sophomore Ralph Rosso (Morganville, N.J./St. John Vianny HS) tied for third with a personal-best of 9.200.
After the first rotation, Michigan never looked back claiming the next two of four events to remain in the lead the entire duration of the meet.
On the pommel horse, fifth-year senior Justin Laury (Marietta, Ga./McEachern HS) took first place with a performance of 9.050, as he was the only competitor to reach the 9.000 mark on the horse. Freshman Mel Santander (Southborough, Mass./Algonquin Regional HS) added 8.800 to the Michigan total after taking fifth place on the pommel horse.
On the still rings, U-M was led by freshman Torrance Laury (Marietta, Ga./McEachern HS) with a performance of 9.100 to take fourth place. Rosso tied his personal-best with a 9.050 for fifth place.
Senior/junior Andrew Elkind (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East HS) and Justin Laury took second and third on the parallel bars posting personal-best totals of 9.500 and 9.400, respectively. Torrance Laury tied for fourth with a total of 9.300 to assist the Wolverines to claim its third event win.
The Wolverines closed out the competition with a strong showing on the horizontal bars as Elkind and sophomore Joe Catrambone (Deptford, N.J./Glouchester Catholic HS) tied for first with totals of 9.100.
In the all-around, Santander finished third with a total of 50.750 -- 1.95 points from first place finisher Wes Haagensen of Illinois-Urbana.
The Wolverines return to action next weekend in their home opener when they host preseason No. 5 Penn State on Saturday (Jan. 21) at 7:30 p.m. at Cliff Keen Arena.
Final Team Standings
Team Scores FX PH SR V PB HB Total 1. MICHIGAN 36.550 34.850 35.850 33.400 36.850 35.250 212.750 2. Illinois-Urbana 36.550 33.150 34.900 34.500 36.250 34.400 209.750 3. Ohio State 35.750 33.350 35.450 33.950 36.500 34.500 209.500 4. Minnesota 34.950 33.450 35.000 33.200 35.050 34.000 205.650 5. Iowa 34.150 33.250 34.150 33.750 32.900 30.200 198.400 6. Illinois-Chicago 33.550 30.600 32.550 32.000 34.900 32.550 196.150Event-By-Event U-M Individual Scores
Floor Exercise Mel Santander 8.900 Ralph Rosso 9.200 (t3) Jamie Thompson 8.950 Dan Rais 8.800 Kent Caldwell 9.150 Scott Bregman 9.250 (2)Contact: Joseph Conrad (734) 763-4423
Pommel Horse Torrance Laury 8.350 Ralph Rosso 8.450 Mel Santander 8.800 (5) DJ Chan 8.500 Justin Laury 9.050 (1) Andrew Eldkind 8.500
Still Rings Mel Santander 8.350 Arren Yoshimura 8.800 Joe Catrambone 7.350 Torrance Laury 9.100 (4) Ralph Rosso 9.050 (t5) Andrew Elkind 8.900
Vault Scott Bregman 6.850 Jamie Thompson 8.500 Kent Caldwell 8.150 Dan Rais 8.000 Torrance Laury 7.800 Ralph Rosso 8.750 (t3)
Parallel Bars Ralph Rosso 8.650 Joe Catrambone 8.350 Mel Santander 8.450 Andrew Elkind 9.500 (2) Torrance Laury 9.300 (t4) Justin Laury 9.400 (3)
Horizontal Bar Dan Rais 8.250 Mel Santander 8.200 Arren Yoshimura 8.050 Andrew Elkind 9.100 (t1) Joe Catrambone 9.100 (t1) Justin Laury 8.900
All-Around Mel Santander 50.750 (3)
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