Sebastian Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week
2/15/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
Feb. 15, 2010
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Freshman Rohan Sebastian (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) of the No. 1-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics team was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Monday (Feb. 15). Sebastian made his collegiate all-around debut on Saturday (Feb. 13) against the No. 11-ranked UIC Flames, taking the title with a combined score of 83.400. He also collected three top-three finishes, including second on the vault (15.700) and parallel bars (13.600) and third on the still rings (14.000).
Sebastian, a member of the Irish national team, competed at the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships, finishing 54th in the all-around. He is scheduled to take part in the 2010 European Championships in Birmingham, England, following the NCAA Championships in April.
The award is Michigan's fourth Big Ten gymnastics weekly honor in a row after juniors Chris Cameron (Winter Haven, Fla./Lake Region) and Thomas Kelley (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) combined for three straight honors prior to Sebastian's first-ever Freshman of the Week honor.
The top-ranked Wolverines take on No. 3-ranked Oklahoma this Saturday (Feb. 20) at 2 p.m. inside Cliff Keen Arena.
Contact: Scott Bregman (734) 763-4423
