Michigan
Stanford
No. 1-Ranked Stanford Cardinal Edges No. 6 Michigan
3/2/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cliff Keen Arena)
U-M Team Finish: No. 1 Stanford 361.300, No. 6 Michigan 361.150
Record: U-M (8-7)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, March 8 -- at Illinois (Huff Hall), 1 p.m.
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ANN ARBOR , Mich. -- Despite event titles from junior/sophomore Phil Goldberg(Ringgold, Ga./McCallie) on rings (15.400) and sophomore David Chan(Singapore/Hale School) on vault (16.000), the No. 6 University of Michigan Men's Gymnastics team fell to the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal, 361.150-361.300, Sunday (March 2) in Cliff Keen Arena.
Michigan began the meet on the floor and took a solid lead after the first rotation, 60.400-58.000. Junior Ralph Rosso(Morganville, N.J./St. John Vianny), the first Wolverine to compete, earned the highest score on the event with a 15.150.
During the second rotation, Stanford crept up on U-M, excelling in the floor exercise. David Chan's 15.100 on vault highlighted the action for Michigan. At the end of the second rotation, Stanford held the advantage 119.300-119.200.
On the rings, junior Joe Catrambone(Deptford, N.J./Gloucester Catholic) electrified the crowd and his teammates with a 14.950. Goldberg topped his fellow Wolverine with a 15.400 and the rings title. However, the Cardinal took an even larger lead at the end of the third rotation, 182.300-179.850.
The Wolverines fought back on the vault -- each gymnast earned no lower than a 15.000. Chan nearly matched his season high, scoring a 16.000 for the vault title of the afternoon. Going into the fifth rotation, U-M regained the lead 243.150-242.550.
Saving the best for last, freshman Chris Cameron(Winter Haven, Fla./Lake Region) earned the best Michigan score on parallel bars with a 15.400. At the end of the fifth rotation, U-M held a slight edge 302.250-301.950.
In the final rotation, Catrambone, the No. 1-ranked high bar performer in the country, backed up his ranking with his 15.300 performance on the high bar. The score was the highest of the night the Wolverines and the second highest total for the meet. Despite Catrambone's heroics, U-M came up short against the top-ranked Cardinal, 361.150-361.300.
The Wolverines will compete Saturday (March 8) against Illinois in Huff Hall. Action will begin at 7 p.m. CST.
Team Standings
Team FX PH SR V PB HB Total 1. Stanford 61.300 58.000 60.250 63.000 59.350 59.400 361.300 2. Michigan 60.400 58.800 60.650 63.300 59.100 58.900 361.150
U-M Individual Event Scores
FLOOR EXERCISE Ralph Rosso 15.150 (4) Scott Bregman 15.050 Ben Baldus-Strauss 15.100 Kent Caldwell 15.000 Chris Cameron 15.100 Thomas Kelley 14.300 POMMEL HORSE David Chan 15.100 (2) Mel Santander 14.900 (3) Phil Goldberg 13.950 Chris Cameron 13.900 Ben Baldus-Strauss 13.900 Paul Woodward 14.850 (4) STILL RINGS Ralph Rosso 15.000 (t5) Joe Catrambone 14.950 Phil Goldberg 15.400 (1) Thomas Kelley 14.850 Chris Cameron 14.700 Arren Yoshimura 15.300 (3) VAULT David Chan 16.000 (1) Kent Caldwell 15.900 (2) Ben Baldus-Strauss 15.650 Ralph Rosso 15.750 (5) Scott Bregman 15.000 Thomas Kelley 15.500 PARALLEL BARS Paul Woodward 14.450 Arren Yoshimura 14.800 (3) Mel Santander 14.300 Joe Catrambone 14.450 Thomas Kelley 14.250 Chris Cameron 15.400 (2) HORIZONTAL BAR Joe Catrambone 15.300 (2) Thomas Kelley 14.450 Mel Santander 14.450 Arren Yoshimura 14.700 (3) Kent Caldwell 14.150 Ben Baldus-Strauss 14.050
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