U-M Ranked Fifth Among Nation's Top Academic Teams
9/14/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's gymnastics team ranked fifth nationwide in academic excellence, as announced by the College Gymnastics Association. For the 1999-2000 academic year, Michigan turned in an impressive 3.240 cumulative grade point average.
Individually, two current team members -- Justin Toman (Wallingford, Conn./Lyman Hall HS) and Kevin Roulston (Lititz, Pa./Manheim Township HS) -- were announced as all-America scholar-athletes for meeting specified academic and athletic criteria. Each earned a minimum 3.5000 GPA while attaining a minimum NCAA gymnastics scoring average of 8.500 during the 2000 season.
Two additional members who have since graduated -- Ethan Johnson (Chevy Chase, Md./Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School) and Bryan Pascoe (Sterling Heights, Mich./Farmington Hills HS) -- were also named as individual honorees.
The top 10 NCAA men's gymnastics academic teams from 1999-2000:
| 1. | Iowa | 3.392 |
| 2. | William & Mary | 3.378 |
| 3. | Massachusetts | 3.287 |
| 4. | MIT | 3.256 |
| 5. | MICHIGAN | 3.240 |
| 6. | Oklahoma | 3.083 |
| 7. | Nebraska | 3.082 |
| 8. | Minnesota | 3.079 |
| 9. | California | 3.015 |
| 10. | Air Force | 3.009 |
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