Michigan
Windy City Open
Michigan Takes Third at Windy City Open
1/16/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
Site: Chicago, Ill.
Event: Windy City Open
U-M Finish: 3rd place of 7 teams (224.050)
Next U-M Meet: Saturday, Jan. 23 -- vs. Illinois-Chicago (Cliff Keen Arena), 7 p.m.
CHICAGO, Ill. -- The ninth-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics team opened the season with a strong performance at the Windy City Open, hosted by the University of Illinois at Chicago. In a field of seven nationally ranked contenders, the Wolverines received third-place honors and finished ahead of sixth-ranked Illinois.
Top-ranked Iowa won its sixth Windy City championship with a 226.675 team score, finishing ahead of runnerup No. 3 Ohio State (225.000). Following Michigan's third-place finish (224.050) were No. 6 Illinois, No. 12 (tie) Michigan State, No. 17 UIC and No. 12 (tie) Minnesota.
Freshman Daniel Diaz-Luong (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt HS) debuted with an outstanding performance, finishing fifth in the all-around (56.100), which included fifth place on pommel horse (9.65). Fellow freshman Scott Vetere (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown HS) contributed a 55.900 in the all-round for sixth place, including a second-place honor on the parallel bars (9.65).
Jose "LaLo" Haro (Puebla, Pue. Mexico/Instituto Iberia), a junior all-around competitor, contributed a 9.70 for second on the vault and a 9.45 for third on the parallel bars.
The Wolverines' next meet will be next Saturday (Jan. 23) against No. 17 Illinois-Chicago. Cliff Keen Arena will house Michigan's home opener at 7 p.m.
Final Team Standings
1. Iowa 226.675 2. Ohio State 225.000 3. MICHIGAN 224.050 4. Illinois 223.400 5. Michigan State 223.200 6. Illinois-Chicago 221.050 7. Minnesota 216.550
Event-By-Event U-M Individual Scores
FLOOR EXERCISE Kenny Keener 9.100 Kevin Roulston 8.700 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.450 Scott Vetere 8.800 LaLo Haro 9.450 Randy D'Amura 9.450 TEAM SCORE 37.450 POMMEL HORSE Kenny Keener 7.600 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.650 (5) Scott Vetere 9.550 Bryan Pascoe 7.850 LaLo Haro 8.350 Josh Levin 9.500 TEAM SCORE 37.050 STILL RINGS Kenny Keener 9.450 Ethan Johnson 9.250 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.450 Bryan Pascoe 8.600 Scott Vetere 9.100 LaLo Haro 9.200 (2) TEAM SCORE 37.350 VAULT Louis Levine 8.900 Randy D'Amura 9.450 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.400 Scott Vetere 9.550 LaLo Haro 9.700 Josh Levin 9.000 TEAM SCORE 38.100 PARALLEL BARS Bryan Pascoe 9.000 Justin Toman 9.200 Daniel Diaz-Luong 8.600 Scott Vetere 9.650 (2) Josh Levin 9.100 LaLo Haro 9.450 (3) TEAM SCORE 37.400 HORIZONTAL BAR Bryan Pascoe 7.350 Josh Levin 9.050 Justin Toman 8.850 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.550 Scott Vetere 9.250 LaLo Haro 7.800 TEAM SCORE 36.700 ALL-AROUND Daniel Diaz-Luong 56.100 (5) Scott Vetere 55.900 Josh Levin 54.800 LaLo Haro 53.950
( ) denotes place in the Top 5
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