Michigan
Iowa
Michigan Uses Balanced Attack to Handily Defeat Iowa
1/15/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Junior Justin Laury (Marietta, Ga./McEachern HS) won the all-around and led the No. 7-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics team in a balanced attack to prevail over the No. 8 Iowa Hawkeyes with a score of 219.200-215.450 on Saturday (Jan. 15) at Cliff Keen Arena. Laury's score of 54.95 earned him first-place honors in the all-around ahead of Iowa's Michael Reavis, who scored a 53.625.
Freshman Dan Rais (Livonia, Mich./Franklin HS) got Michigan off to a strong start by winning the floor exercise with a career-best 9.55. Junior Gerry Signorelli (Colorado Springs, Colo./Mitchell HS) followed with a 9.15, good enough for fourth place in the event. Junior Derek Croad (Jackson, Mich./Western HS) also turned in a strong performance, scoring an 8.7.
On the pommel horse, Laury and fellow junior Andrew DiGiore (Buffalo, N.Y./City Honors School) and freshman Paul Woodward (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles HS) paced the Wolverines. Laury recorded a 9.15 for second place on the event, just ahead of DiGiore and Woodward, who notched a pair of 9.1s to tie for third. Sophomore All-American Aaron Rakes (Lexington, Ky./Dunbar HS) also turned in a solid performance, placing fifth with a score of 9.0.
On the rings, Laury and seniors Eddie Umphrey (Albuquerque, N.M./La Cueva HS) and Geoff Corrigan (Colorado Springs, Colo./Palmer HS) ignited the crowd with their displays of unflappable strength and stuck dismounts. Umphrey won the event with a 9.625, just ahead of Corrigan and Laury, who tied for third with scores of 9.4 each. After the third event, Michigan had established a lead of 109.25-107.875 over Iowa.
Vault extended that lead, with the Wolverines grabbing the top three spots on the event. Umphrey won his second event of the evening with a career-high score of 9.55. DiGiore recorded a 9.50 for second and Rais turned in another career-best performance with a 9.4 and third place.
Michigan repeated its sweep of the top three spots on the parallel bars as well. Laury won the event with a career-best mark of 9.25, complete with a stuck double-pike dismount. Corrigan followed with a solid 9.2 to place second, while Signorelli turned in a clean routine and a stuck dismount of his own for a 9.1 and third place.
Strong performances from Laury and sophomore Andre Hernandez (Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock HS) on the high bar served to solidify Michigan's win. Laury's high-flying release helped him to a 9.35 and third place, while Hernandez took fourth with a 9.25.
Also competing in tonight's meet were club teams from the University of Wisconsin and Eastern Michigan University.
The Wolverines return to action next weekend when they host preseason No. 1 Oklahoma on Saturday (Jan. 22) at 7 p.m. at Cliff Keen Arena.
Final Team Standings
| Team Scores | FX | PH | SR | V | PB | HB | Total |
| 1. MICHIGAN | 35.85 | 36.35 | 37.05 | 37.80 | 36.20 | 35.95 | 219.200 |
| 2. Iowa | 36.70 | 35.10 | 36.075 | 36.55 | 34.60 | 36.425 | 215.450 |
Event-By-Event U-M Individual Scores
FLOOR EXERCISE Gerry Signorelli 9.15 (4) Derek Croad 8.70 Andre Hernandez 8.25 Dan Rais 9.55 (1) Eddie Umphrey 8.35 Justin Laury 8.45 POMMEL HORSE Gerry Signorelli 8.25 Andre Hernandez 8.75 Aaron Rakes 9.00 (5) Andrew DiGiore 9.10 (t3) Paul Woodward 9.10 (t3) Justin Laury 9.15 (2) STILL RINGS Chris Gatti 8.625 Aaron Rakes 8.45 Gerry Signorelli 8.20 Geoff Corrigan 9.40 (t3) Eddie Umphrey 9.625 (1) Justin Laury 9.40 (t3) VAULT Dan Rais 9.40 (t3) Gerry Signorelli 9.05 Eddie Umphrey 9.55 (1) Geoff Corrigan 8.80 Justin Laury 9.35 (5) Andrew DiGiore 9.50 (2) PARALLEL BARS Chris Gatti 8.65 (t5) Aaron Rakes 8.20 Gerry Signorelli 9.10 (3) Andre Hernandez 8.60 Justin Laury 9.25 (1) Geoff Corrigan 9.20 (2) HORIZONTAL BAR Chris Gatti 8.35 Aaron Rakes 9.00 (5) Dave Flannery 7.00 Andre Hernandez 9.25 (4) Justin Laury 9.35 (3) Geoff Corrigan 8.25 ALL-AROUND Justin Laury 54.95 (1) ( ) denotes place in Top 5
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