Michigan
NCAA National Qualifier
U-M Places Second in NCAA Prelims, Advances to Finals
4/5/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
Site: Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena)
Event: #3 Michigan at NCAA Championships (National Qualifier)
U-M Team Finish: 2nd Place of 6 Teams (216.850)
Next U-M Event: Friday, April 6 -- at NCAA Championships Team Finals (Columbus, Ohio), 7 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Led by juniors Daniel Diaz-Luong (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt HS) and Scott Vetere (Pennsburg, Pa./Quakertown HS), the University of Michigan men's gymnastics team scored 216.850 its session of the NCAA Championships National Qualifier on Thursday (April 5) at Ohio State's Saint John Arena.
The Wolverines placed second among the six teams and joined evening session qualifiers No. 2 Ohio State (217.075) and No. 6 Michigan State (213.350) in advancing to Friday's Team Finals. No. 7 Iowa, No. 9 Minnesota and No. 12 Stanford also were in the evening session.
The Wolverines were led by Diaz-Luong, who took second in the all-around with a score of 54.975. Contributing to his all-around score ware a second-place finish on the floor exercise (9.200) and third-place finishes on the pommel horse (9.400) and still rings (9.450). Vetere captured first on the horizontal bar (9.350) and finished second on the still rings (9.500). He also placed fourth on the pommel horse with a 9.350.
Also earning high marks for Michigan were junior Brad Kenna (Barberton, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit HS), who scored a 9.200 to tie for second on the floor exercise. Sophomore Kris Zimmerman (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier HS) finished in second on the vault (9.325) and the horizontal bar (9.100) while taking third on parallel bars (9.000). Sophomore Jamie Hertza (West Bloomfield, Mich./West Bloomfield HS) contributed to the team score on the floor exercise (9.100) and pommel horse (9.100).
Michigan posted the highest team score on the floor exercise (36.350), pommel horse (37.050), still rings (36.700) and horizontal bar (35.600), and the Wolverines took second place on the vault with a 36.700.
The Wolverines continue a quest for their second national championship in three years at the Team Finals on Friday (April 6) at 7 p.m. at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Joining the Wolverines will be No. 1-ranked Oklahoma, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 5 California, No. 6 Michigan State and No. 8 Penn State. OU (218.300), Cal (214.550) and PSU (213.625) were the top three teams in the afternoon session.
Complete results are available on the NCAA Championships site.
Final Team Standings (Session II)
| Team Scores | FX | PH | SR | V | PB | HB | Total |
| 1. Ohio State | 35.750 | 36.500 | 36.700 | 36.425 | 36.200 | 35.500 | 217.075 |
| 2. MICHIGAN | 36.350 | 37.050 | 36.800 | 36.700 | 34.350 | 35.600 | 216.850 |
| 3. Michigan State | 36.000 | 34.850 | 36.100 | 36.100 | 34.600 | 35.300 | 213.375 |
| 4. Minnesota | 35.900 | 36.350 | 34.900 | 36.775 | 34.500 | 34.750 | 213.175 |
| 5. Iowa | 35.250 | 34.300 | 34.350 | 36.325 | 33.500 | 34.950 | 209.175 |
| 6. Stanford | 35.675 | 34.750 | 35.000 | 35.675 | 34.525 | 33.250 | 208.875 |
Event-By-Event U-M Individual Scores
FLOOR EXERCISE Jamie Hertza 9.100 Tim Dehr 8.850 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.200 (T2) Brad Kenna 9.200 (T2) Kenny Keener 8.450 Conan Parzuchowski 8.400 POMMEL HORSE Jamie Hertza 9.100 Tim Dehr 9.200 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.400 (3) Brad Kenna 8.750 Kris Zimmerman 8.550 Scott Vetere 9.350 (4) STILL RINGS Chris Gatti 8.350 Conan Parzuchowski 8.950 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.450 (3) Kris Zimmerman 8.900 Scott Vetere 9.500 (2) VAULT Conan Parzuchowski 8.600 Kenny Keener 8.700 Tim Dehr 9.100 Daniel Diaz-Luong 9.275 Brad Kenna 9.000 Kris Zimmerman 9.325 (T2) PARALLEL BARS Kenny Keener 8.300 Tim Dehr 7.900 Daniel Diaz-Luong 8.800 Kris Zimmerman 9.000 (3) Scott Vetere 8.250 HIGH BAR Kenny Keener 7.750 Jamie Hertza 8.250 Daniel Diaz-Luong 8.850 Kris Zimmerman 9.100 (2) Scott Vetere 9.350 (1) Brad Kenna 8.300 ALL-AROUND Daniel Diaz-Luong 54.975 (2)
( ) denotes place in the Top 5
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