Michigan
NCAA Individual Event Finals
Three Wolverines Earn All-America at NCAA Finals
4/14/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The University of Michigan men's gymnastics team closed the season with three Wolverines bring named All-Americas at the individual event finals of the NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships Saturday (April 14) at Penn State University's Recreation Hall.
Senior/junior Andrew Elkind (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East HS) scored a 9.450 on the rings, tying for ninth place. On the parallel bars, Elkind earned a 9.450 for his routine, giving him a share of the fourth place spot, the highest U-M finish of the evening.
Fifth-year senior co-captain Justin Laury (Marietta, Ga./McEachern HS) was the first Wolverine to compete, scoring an 8.675 on the vault to finish in eighth place. Laury's finish in the top eight gave him the first All-American citation of his career in an individual event.
In just his third vault routine as a Wolverine, freshman DJ Chan (Singapore, Singapore/Hale School) competed for an individual NCAA championship, scoring a solid 8.950 for seventh place. Chan is U-M's first freshman All-American since 2004, when current senior Aaron Rakes (Lexington, Ky./Dunbar HS) accomplished the feat on the pommel horse.
In his first-ever NCAA individual final, sophomore Ralph Rosso (Morganville, N.J./St. John Vianney HS) tied with Elkind for ninth place on the rings with a 9.450, narrowly missing All-America status by 0.100 points.
The top eight finishers in each event from today's competition and from Friday's all-around competition earned All-America status.
Event Winners/U-M Individuals
FLOOR EXERCISE 1. Jonathan Horton, Oklahoma 9.650 POMMEL HORSE 1. Tim McNeill, California 9.650 8. Justin Laury, U-M 8.675 STILL RINGS 1. Alex Schorsch, Stanford 9.750 9. Andrew Elkind, U-M 9.450 Ralph Rosso 9.450 VAULT 1. David Sender, Stanford 9.300
Pejman Ebrahimi, Ohio State 9.300 7. DJ Chan, U-M 8.950 PARALLEL BARS 1. Tim McNeil, California 9.725 t4. Andrew Elkind, U-M 9.450 HORIZONTAL BAR 1. Tommy Ramos, Penn State 9.375
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