Michigan
Winter Cup Challenge (Prelims)
Kelley and Rosso Advance to Winter Cup Finals
2/8/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
Site: Las Vegas, Nev. (Las Vegas Sports Center)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Feb. 9 -- Winter Cup Finals (Las Vegas, Nev.), 7:15 p.m. PST
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- The University of Michigan men's gymnastics team qualified two competitors for the finals during preliminary action on day one of the Winter Cup Friday (Feb. 7)at the Las Vegas Sports Center. Junior Ralph Rosso (Morganville, N.J./St. John Vianney HS) and freshman Thomas Kelley (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) each qualified for the final round, which is scheduled for Saturday (Feb. 9) at 7:15 p.m. PST. The top 42 gymnasts from Thursday's two sessions qualified for the finals.
Kelley, the only current Wolverine to compete in the all-around, finished in 15th place with a score of 83.100. Kelley's highest placing event was the high bar, tying for 13th place with a 14.200. He tied for 16th on the floor exercise (14.300) and came in 20th on the vault (15.250).
Rosso's highest-placing event was the pommel horse where he tied for 15th with a score of 13.600. He competed in each event but the high bar.
Junior Joe Catrambone (Deptford, N.J./Gloucester Catholic) missed making it to the finals, but he earned the highest U-M individual ranking in the high bar, tying for 13th place (14.200) with U-M teammate Thomas Kelley.
Sophomore Mel Santander (Southborough, Mass./Algonquin Regional) tied for 15th in the pommel horse with a 13.600. Santandermissed making the finals.
Former Wolverines Geoffrey Corrigan (USOTC) Edward Umphrey and Andrew Elkind (USOTC) also competed in the meet. Corrigan took 25th in the all-around with a score of 81.350. His highest individual place was sixth on the parallel bars (14.700). He will compete in the finals Saturday (Feb. 9). Umphrey competed in all events except for the high bar and pommel horse. He placed 21st on the vault (15.200) but failed to make the finals. Elkind competed in the pommel horse, rings and vault. His best finish was a tie for 53rd on rings (13.200).
Complete results are available at the USA Gymnastics site.
Kelley will compete in the all-around finals and Rosso will competein each event but the high bar atthe finals on Saturday (Feb. 9), beginning at 7:15 p.m. PST at the Las Vegas Sports Center.
U-M Event-by-Event Finishes
All-Around FX PH SR V PB HB AA 1. Paul Hamm, Team Chevron 16.100 14.350 15.550 16.300 15.250 15.350 92.800 15. Thomas Kelley, U-M 14.300 13.450 14.100 15.250 11.800 14.200 83.100 Floor Exercise 1. Paul Hamm, Team Chevron 16.000 T16. Thomas Kelley, U-M 14.300 T22. Ralph Rosso, U-M 13.900 52. Mel Santander, U-M 12.600 Pommel Horse T1. Alexander Artemev, Team Cheveron 15.050 T1. Tim McNeil, Berkeley 15.050 T15. Ralph Rosso, U-M 13.600 T15. Mel Sandander, U-M 13.600 T21. Thomas Kelley, U-M 13.450 25. Joe Catrambone, U-M 13.350 Still Rings 1. Kevin Tan, Team Chevron 16.350 T27. Thomas Kelley, U-M 14.100 T30. Ralph Rosso, U-M 14.000 T35. Joe Catrambone, U-M 13.850 Vault 1. Steven Legendre, OU 16.400 20. Thomas Kelley, U-M 15.250 T42. Ralph Rosso, U-M 14.700 Parallel Bars 1. Sean Townsend, Team Chevron 15.550 T34. Joe Catrambone, U-M 13.700 54. Ralph Rosso, U-M 13.050 62. Mel Santander, U-M 12.400 67. Thomas Kelley, U-M 11.800 High Bar 1. Joseph Hagerty, Team Chevron 15.550 T13. Thomas Kelley, U-M 14.200 T13. Joe Catrambone, U-M 14.200 64. Mel Santander, U-M 11.650
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