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Gymnastics NATIONAL COLLEGIATE MEN’S Highlights Team eff ort gives Cardinal milestone crown; Stanford becomes second school with 100 all-time crowns: After falling just short a year ago, Stanford came through with the clutch performance necessary to capture its second NCAA title in three years April 15. The Cardinal scored 363.450 to defeat second-place Oklahoma (361.600) and third-place Illinois (360.150). The NCAA title was also the 100th in Stanford athletics history, as the Cardinal became just the second university to accomplish that feat. Stanford men’s gymnastics has now won fi ve NCAA titles with the others coming in 1992, 1993, 1995 and 2009. It was the second under head coach Thom Glielmi, who took over the program for the 2003 season and has rebuilt Stanford into a perennial title contender. The Cardinal began on the parallel bars for the second consecutive night, but did not fare as well this time around. In the preliminaries, the Cardinal scored an NCAA season- best of 61.500. But, in the fi nals, Stanford scored a solid 59.950, knowing it might need to make up points in other events. Cameron Foreman and Ryan Lieberman led the Cardinal in the event, both scoring 15.200. The score for Foreman was a career best, which came at the right time, as he was sixth in the rotation with his team needing him to nail the routine. Alex Buscaglia was also solid with a 15.150, while Josh Dixon completed Stanford’s scoring with a 14.400. Stanford then shifted to the horizontal bar, which it led the NCAA coming into the championships. The Cardinal scored a 59.300 led by Buscaglia who came through with a score of 15.400. Buscaglia’s score tied for the best of the night. Dixon also had a big eff ort in the event, scoring a 14.900. Lieberman scored 14.750, and Tim Gentry scored 14.250 to round out the rotation. After two rotations, Stanford sat in fourth, although it had some of the higher scoring events yet to come. Next up was the fl oor exercise where the Cardinal had its best eff ort of the season. When the Cardinal look back on the night, it will be this rotation that might have been the diff erence maker for the national title. The score of 62.450 was the second best in the NCAA this season as Eddie Penev came through with a season-best score of 15.950. Dixon was also outstanding in the event with a 15.850. The depth was the diff erence though as Gentry (15.350) and Buscaglia (15.300) gave Stanford no weak link. The Cardinal then moved to pommel horse where the team faltered enough to make the meet interesting after four rotations. Stanford scored 56.500, which was more than two points off the prelim mark. Freshman Chris Turner had the top score of the rotation with a 14.550. Jason Stevens (14.350) and Abhinav Ramani (14.050) were also solid, while Lieberman completed the scoring with a 13.550. Moving to the still rings, Stanford started slowly, but James Fosco and Gentry came through big to give Stanford a score of 60.700. Fosco scored 15.250, before Gentry came through with a huge 15.800 that was the second-highest score of the day. Jordan Nolff (14.850) and Nicholas Noone (14.800) completed the scoring, leaving Stanford in a comfortable spot for the fi nal rotation. Stanford fi nished on vault in what surely felt like a victory lap. Lieberman and Ramani opened with solid vaults to help Stanford take the lead, scoring 15.850 and 15.950, respectively. The Cardinal then added to the lead as Dixon scored a 16.000 and then Buscaglia stuck a landing for the top vault of the day with a score of 16.350. Gentry added a 16.250 to give Stanford a score of 64.550, the best of the day and enough for Stanford to win the NCAA title comfortably. The fi nals of the all-around were also contested as part of the team fi nals with Lieberman and Dixon placing seventh and eighth, respectively. Both will earn All-America honors for their eff ort. 2011 TEAM STANDINGS 2011 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Rings: 1. Brandon Wynn, Ohio St., 16.000; 2. (tie) Anthony (Note: Scores for the top six teams are from the team-final ses- All-around: 1. Sam Mikulak, Michigan, 90.750; 2. Tyler Sacramento, Illinois, and Miguel Pineda, Penn St., 15.400; 4. sion. Scores for all other teams are from the team-preliminary Mizoguchi, Illinois, 90.150; 3. Alex Naddour, Oklahoma, Tim Gentry, Stanford, 15.300; 5. Steven Lacombe, California, session.) 89.750; 4. Steven Legendre, Oklahoma, 89.700; 5. (tie) 15.250; 6. (tie) Landon Funiciello, William & Mary, and Troy 1. Stanford ................................................................363.450 Brandon Wynn, Ohio St., and Bryan del Castillo, California, Nitzky, Oklahoma, 15.200; 8. Scott Rosenthal, Penn St., 2. Oklahoma ............................................................361.600 89.350; 7. Ryan Lieberman, Stanford, 88.950; 8. Josh Dixon, 15.000; 9. Parker Raque, Penn St., 14.900; 10. Jacob Dalton, 3. Illinois .....................................................................360.150 Stanford, 88.750; 9. Glen Ishino, California, 88.650; 10. Oklahoma, 14.850. 4. California ..............................................................358.700 Vault: 1. Jacob Dalton, Oklahoma, 16.550; 2. Christian 5. Michigan...............................................................356.200 Donothan Bailey, California, 87.600; 11. (tie) Jacob Dalton, Oklahoma, and Andreas Hofer, Nebraska, 87.200; 13. Monteclaro, California, 16.250; 3. Jeff Treleaven, Ohio St., 6. Penn St. .................................................................355.700 Kyle Voissem, Ill.-Chicago, 86.150; 14. Kris Done, Ohio St., 16.100; 4. Parker Raque, Penn St., 16.050; 5. Matt McGrath, 7. Ohio St. ..................................................................353.750 85.650; 15. Chris Cameron, Michigan, 85.100; 16. DJ Repp, Iowa, 15.900; 6. Tim Gentry, Stanford, 15.700; 7. Sam Mikulak, 8. Iowa ........................................................................348.950 Minnesota, 84.900; 17. Thomas Kelly, Michigan, 83.700; 18. Michigan, 15.500; 8. Alex Naddour, Oklahoma, 15.250; 9. 9. Minnesota ............................................................346.850 Tyler Mizoguchi, Illinois, 15.200; 10. Alex Buscaglia, Stanford, 10. Nebraska ..............................................................345.450 Andrew Faulk, Navy, 82.100; 19. Felix Aronovich, Penn St., 69.850. 15.050. 11. Ill.-Chicago ...........................................................340.000 Floor exercise: 1. Jacob Dalton, Oklahoma, 16.200; 2. Parallel bars: 1. Tyler Mizoguchi, Illinois, 15.200; 2. Jacob 12. Air Force ................................................................339.700 Steven Legendre, Oklahoma, 16.000; 3. Sam Mikulak, Dalton, Oklahoma, 14.900; 3. Cameron Foreman, Stanford, Michigan, 15.700; 4. Josh Dixon, Stanford, 15.500; 5. (tie) 14.800; 4. Sam Mikulak, Michigan, 14.700; 5. Bryan del Parker Raque, Penn St., and Eddie Penev, Stanford, 15.400; Castillo, California, 14.500; 6. Alex Buscaglia, Stanford, 7. Bobby Shortle, Oklahoma, 15.300; 8. Tim Gentry, Stanford, 14.400; 7. Patrick McLaughlin, Temple, 14.300; 8. (tie) Craig 15.150; 9. Chad Wiest, Illinois, 14.850; 10. Tyler Mizoguchi, Padera, Illinois, and Brandon Wynn, Ohio St., 14.250; 10. Ryan Illinois, 14.000. Lieberman, Stanford, 14.100. Pommel horse: 1. (tie) Alex Naddour, Oklahoma, and Horizontal bar: 1. Alex Buscaglia, Stanford, 15.750; 2. Daniel Ribeiro, Illinois, 15.550; 3. Ty Echard, Ohio St., 15.250; Ian Makowske, Michigan, 15.350; 3. Kyle Bunthuwong, 4. Chris Turner, Stanford, 15.000; 5. Adam Hamers, Michigan, California, 15.100; 4. Jacob Dalton, Oklahoma, 15.050; 5. Kris 14.800; 6. (tie) Glen Ishino, California, and Donothan Bailey, Done, Ohio St., 15.000; 6. (tie) Wasef Burbar, Penn St., and California, 14.400; 8. Kyle Bunthuwong, California, 14.150; 9. Steven Legendre, Oklahoma, 14.800; 8. Brandon Wynn, Ohio Tony Beck, Penn St., 13.900; 10. Bryan del Castillo, California, St., 14.450; 9. (tie) Josh Dixon, Stanford, and Ryan Lieberman, 13.300. Stanford, 14.40. 2 MEN’S GYMNASTICS—HISTORY History Team Results Championships Year Champion Coach Points Runner-Up Points Host or Site Attendance 1938 ............................Chicago Dan Hoffer 22 Illinois 18 Chicago — 1939 ............................Illinois Hartley Price 21 Army 17 Chicago — 1940 Illinois Hartley Price 20 Navy 17 Chicago — Temple 17 1941 ............................Illinois Hartley Price 68.5 Minnesota 52.5 Chicago — 1942 ............................Illinois Hartley Price 39 Penn St. 30 Navy — 1948 ............................Penn St. Gene Wettstone 55 Temple 34.5 Chicago — 1949 ............................Temple Max Younger 28 Minnesota 18 California — 1950 ............................Illinois Charley Pond 26 Temple 25 Army — 1951 ............................Florida St. Hartley Price 26 Illinois 23.5 Michigan — Southern California 23.5 1952 ............................Florida St. Hartley Price 89.5 Southern California 75 Colorado — 1953 ............................Penn St. Gene Wettstone 91.5 Illinois 68 Syracuse — 1954 ............................Penn St. Gene Wettstone 137 Illinois 68 Illinois — 1955 ............................Illinois Charley Pond 82 Penn St. 69 UCLA — 1956 ............................Illinois Charley Pond 123.5 Penn St. 67.5 North Carolina — 1957 ............................Penn St. Gene Wettstone 88.5 Illinois 80 Navy — 1958 ............................Michigan St. George Szypula 79 Michigan St. — Illinois Charley Pond 79 1959 ............................Penn St. Gene Wettstone 152 Illinois 87.5 California