Michigan
NCAA Individual Event Finals
Chan, Goldberg and Kelley Earn All-America Honors
4/19/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
Site: Palo Alto, Calif. (Maples Pavilion)
Event: NCAA Championships (Individual Event Finals)
Score: No Team Scoring
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PALO ALTO , Calif. -- For the second straight season, sophomore David Chan(Singapore/Hale School) of the U-M men's gymnastics team was named an All-American Saturday (April 19) at the Individual Event Finals in Palo Alto, Calif. Chan earned the honor on the pommel horse with a fifth-place score of 14.550.
Junior/sophomore Phil Goldberg(Ringgold , Ga. /McCallie) earned his first All-America honor as a Wolverine with a fifth-place score of 15.475 on the still rings.
Freshman Thomas Kelley(Libertyville , Ill./Libertyville) earned a 14.700 on high bar, tying for sixth place to be the third member of the Maize and Blue to earn an All-America citation.
Sophomore Mel Santander(Southborough , Mass./Algonquin Regional)'s 15.550 on the vault was just shy of All-America honors, finishing in ninth place overall.
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. Steven Legendre, Oklahoma 16.100 POMMEL HORSE 1. Tim McNeill, California 15.625 5. David Chan, U-M 14.550 STILL RINGS 1. Jonathan Horton, Oklahoma 16.125 5. Phil Goldberg, U-M 15.475 VAULT 1. Steven Legendre 16.400 9. Mel Santander, U-M 15.550 PARALLEL BARS 1. Tim McNeill, California 15.650 HORIZONTAL BAR 1. Paul Ruggeri, Illinois 15.000 t5. Thomas Kelley, U-M 14.700
N O T E S
David Chan is now a two-time All-American. He earned All-America status on the vault in 2007.
Aside from David Chan, Thomas Kelley is the only other freshman on the team to earn All-America honors as a freshman.
Michigan's three 2008 All-Americans match the three it had in 2007 (Andrew Elkind, David Chan, Justin Laury).
Q U O T E S
Freshman Thomas Kelley
On being named an All-American... "I'm pretty excited about it, especially being a freshman. I didn't think it was my best routine. I just wanted to stay on the bar and try to get in the top eight."
On next year... "I want to win more All-American citations next year. High bar is one of my best events so I would like to continue to win there. This summer, I hope to get up to par on some of my weaker events."
Sophomore David Chan
On being a two-time All-American... "I got lucky again. Pommel horse was more consistent for me this year than last. It was my main event last year and vault was a last minute thing. This year vault didn't work out so well. I was a lot more consistent on pommel and it showed. I managed to stay on the horse."
On his routine... "It's not perfect but it will do for now. There will never be a routine I'm completely satisfied with. It will never be perfect but I keep trying to get there."
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