Catrambone, Elkind and Rosso Advance at Winter Cup

Thursday, February 8

Las Vegas, Nev.

Noon PT

Michigan

Winter Cup Prelims

2/8/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- The University of Michigan men's gymnastics team qualified three competitors for the finals during preliminary action Thursday (Feb. 8) on day one of the Winter Cup. Senior/junior co-captain Andrew Elkind (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East) and sophomores Joe Catrambone (Deptford, N.J./Gloucester Catholic HS) and Ralph Rosso (Morganville, N.J./St. John Vianney HS) all qualified for the final round, scheduled for Saturday (Feb. 10) at 7:15 p.m. PST. The top 42 gymnasts from Thursday's two sessions qualified based on a points system.

The newly instituted International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) scoring rules were used at the meet. The system, which will be used at all elite level meets, incorporates credit for the routine's content, difficulty and execution. A gymnast's score is no longer limited to a maximum of 10.0. The new scoring system format is available at the USA Gymnastics site.

Freshman Mel Santander (Southborough, Mass./Algonquin Regional HS) was the only Wolverine to compete in all of the events and posted an all-around score of 80.350, taking 27th place. Santander finished in the top 20 on the high bar, tying for 19th with a score of 13.500, and placed 34th on the pommel horse (13.200) and 33rd on the vault (14.950).

The highest individual placing for a Wolverine came on the still rings with Rosso taking sixth place with a score of 15.100. Rosso competed in every event except the high bar and added a top-20 finish on the vault, tying for 16th place with a routine of 13.600.

Catrambone took the second-highest placing for a U-M competitor, tying for seventh place on the high bar with a score of 14.800. Catrambone competed on the high bar, parallel bars and vault.

Elkind, who competed in five events (no floor), took 18th on the high bar with a 14.250. The senior/junior co-captain also tied for 20th on the rings (14.450) and parallel bars (14.35).

Former Wolverines Geoffrey Corrigan (Team Chevron) and Edward Umphrey also competed in the meet. Corrigan took 15th in the all-around with a score of 83.250, and his highest individual place was for 15th on the floor exercise (14.250). Umphrey competed in all events except for the high bar and tied for 36th on both the vault (14.900) and still rings (14.000).

Complete results are available at the USA Gymnastics site.

All-Around Results

Name	FX	PH	SR	V	PB	HB	AA
1. David Sender, Stanford	14.250	13.950	14.800	16.500	14.850	15.100	89.450
15. Geoff Corrigan, Team Chevron	14.250	13.350	14.350	14.450	13.800	13.050	83.250
27. Mel Santander, U-M	12.850	13.200	13.500	14.950	12.350	13.500	80.350

Event Winner/U-M Individual Scores

Floor Exercise 1. Michael Reavis 15.200 30. Ralph Rosso, U-M 13.600 50. Mel Santander, U-M 12.850 Pommel Horse 1. Yewki Tomita 15.100 20. Andrew Elkind, U-M 13.700 34. Mel Santander, U-M 13.200 45. Justin Laury, U-M 12.550 49. Ralph Rosso, U-M 12.350 Still Rings 1. Kevin Tan 16.300 6. Ralph Rosso, U-M 15.100 T20. Joe Catrambone, U-M 14.450 T20. Andrew Elkind, U-M 14.450 46. Mel Santander, U-M 13.500 Vault 1. David Sender 16.500 T16. Ralph Rosso, U-M 15.450 T20. Justin Laury, U-M 15.300 33. Mel Santander, U-M 14.950 Parallel Bars 1. Tim McNeil 15.650 T20. Andrew Elkind, U-M 14.350 37. Ralph Rosso, U-M 13.500 T47. Justin Laury, U-M 13.100 T51. Joe Catrambone, U-M 12.950 T58. Mel Santander, U-M 12.350 High Bar 1. Joseph Hagerty 15.250 T7. Joe Catrambone, U-M 14.800 18. Andrew Elkind, U-M 14.250 36. Mel Santander, U-M 13.500 53. Justin Laury, U-M 12.750