Michigan
Michigan State
Wolverines at Their Best in Win Over Spartans
3/20/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
Site: East Lansing, Mich. (Jenison Field House)
Score: #5 Michigan 231.850, #6 Michigan State 229.925
Records:Â U-M (13-5), MSU (5-11)
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sat., March 26-27 -- at Big Ten Championships (Iowa City, Iowa), 7 p.m. CST
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The fifth-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics team outscored sixth-ranked Michigan State 231.850-229.925 on Saturday (March 20) at the Spartans' Jenison Field House in the teams' final tune-up for the Big Ten Championships. The Wolverines topped their team season high for the second straight week, and U-M won even though the Spartans registered their highest meet score in school history.
Junior LaLo Haro (Puebla, Pue., Mexico/Instituto Iberia) was a major contributer to the Wolverines' score with his own career-best performance in the all-around. Haro beat his all-around career high of 57.800 from the California Invitational with a first-place score of 58.000. Freshmen Daniel Diaz-Luong (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt HS) and Scott Vetere (Pennsburg, Pa./Quakertown HS) also posted career-high all-around scores in finishing second (57.875) and third (57.600), respectively.
Sophomore co-captain Justin Toman (Wallingford, Conn./Lyman Hall HS) was a strong competitor for Michigan in the individual events with a tie for first place with Haro on the floor exercise (9.800) and a second-place finish on the parallel bars (9.800). Haro, along with his win on the floor exercise, was also the champion of the vault event (9.800). Vetere also made his mark in the individual events, claiming first place on the parallel bars and second on the pommel horse with a new career-high score of 9.875 on both events. Sophomore Kenny Keener (Maryville, Tenn./Maryville HS) won first place on the still rings with a personal-best score of 9.875.
The Wolverines will travel to Iowa City, Iowa, for the Big Ten Championships on Friday and Saturday (March 26-27).
Final Team Standings
| Team Scores | FX | PH | SR | V | PB | HB | Total |
| 1. Michigan | 38.900 | 38.475 | 39.150 | 38.875 | 38.975 | 37.475 | 231.850 |
| 2. Michigan State | 38.350 | 39.050 | 37.825 | 37.600 | 38.375 | 38.725 | 229.925 |
Event-By-Event U-M Individual Scores
FLOOR EXERCISE Josh Levin 9.250 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.750 (3) Scott Vetere 9.350 Brad Kenna 9.550 Justin Toman 9.800 (T1) LaLo Haro 9.800 (T1) POMMEL HORSE Josh Levin 9.400 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.250 Scott Vetere 9.875 (2) Tim Dehr 9.450 Ethan Johnson 9.000 LaLo Haro 9.750 (4) STILL RINGS Kenny Keener 9.875 (1) Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.725 (T4) Brad Kenna 9.650 Scott Vetere 9.750 (3) Ethan Johnson 9.800 (2) LaLo Haro 9.550 VAULT Tim Dehr 9.150 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.775 (2) Brad Kenna 9.700 (3) Scott Vetere 9.600 (5) Justin Toman 9.300 LaLo Haro 9.800 (1) PARALLEL BARS Kevin Roulston 9.350 Josh Levin 9.450 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.700 (3) Scott Vetere 9.875 (1) Justin Toman 9.800 (2) LaLo Haro 9.600 (T5) HORIZONTAL BAR Kenny Keener 8.600 Josh Levin 9.150 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.675 (3) Scott Vetere 9.150 Justin Toman 8.500 LaLo Haro 9.500 ALL-AROUND LaLo Haro 58.000 (1) Daniel Diaz-Luong 57.875 (2) Scott Vetere 57.600 (3)
( ) denotes place in the Top 5
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