© Steve Lange
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., April 18, 2009 – 2009 NCAA all-around champion Steven Legendre of the University of Oklahoma won the floor exercise and vault titles and Paul Ruggeri of the University of Illinois took top honors in the parallel bars and horizontal bar at the 2009 National Collegiate Men’s Gymnastics Championships held at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. ESPN2 will broadcast coverage of the men’s national championships on April 23 at 3 p.m. ET.
The other individual event champions are: Daniel Ribeiro, University of Illinois, pommel horse; and Evan Roth, University of California – Berkeley, still rings. Legendre garnered four total medals – three gold (all-around, floor exercise and vault) and one bronze (team). In addition to his two titles, Ruggeri also was second on floor.
Legendre edged out Ruggeri for the floor exercise title, 15.625 to 15.600, to earn his second straight floor title. Oklahoma’s Chris Brooks was third at 15.575. Rounding out the top five were the University of Michigan’s Chris Cameron (15.550) and Oklahoma’s Russell Czeschin (15.500) in fourth and fifth, respectively.
On pommel horse, the University of Illinois’ Daniel Ribeiro took the title with his 15.575. Ohio State University’s Steven Spencer and Ty Echard finished second and third at 15.475 and 15.450, respectively. The University of California – Berkeley’s Glen Ishino placed fourth at 15.350, with Kit Beikmann of the University of Minnesota taking the fifth spot at 15.325 .
Less than four-tenths of a point separated first and third place on the still rings. Cal’s Evan Roth won the gold medal with his 15.600. Michigan’s Phillip Goldberg posted a 15.400 for second, with Stanford University’s Nicholas Noone following at 15.275. Ohio State’s Jake Bateman and Stanford’s Tim Gentry tied for fourth at 15.250.
Legendre won his second straight vault crown. His 16.325 put him ahead of Geoff Reins of the University of Iowa, who earned a 16.300. Gentry was third at 16.175, with Oklahoma’s Chris Brooks fourth at 16.025 and Roth fifth at 15.875.
Ruggeri won the parallel bars title with a 15.175. Cal’s Kyle Brady was second at 15.075. Michigan’s Thomas Kelley was third at 14.675, just edging out Stanford’s Sho Nakamori who tallied a 14.650. Stanford’s Ryan Lieberman and Ishino tied for fifth at 14.575.
On the horizontal bar, Ruggeri captured his second consecutive crown. His 15.750 earned him the gold medal. Kelley was the silver medalist at 15.275, and the bronze went to Stanford’s Alex Buscaglia at 14.875. Fourth and fifth place went to Nakamori at 14.750 and Michigan’s Joe Catrambone at 14.050, respectively.
Earlier in the championships, Stanford University won the team title.
2009 Men’s NCAA National Championships
Sports Pavilion
University of Minnesota
April 18, 2009
Individual event finals
Floor exercise
1. Steven Legendre, University of Oklahoma, 15.625
2. Paul Ruggeri, University of Illinois, 15.600
3. Chris Brooks, University of Oklahoma, 15.575
4. Chris Cameron, University of Michigan, 15.550
5. Russell Czeschin, University of Oklahoma, 15.500
6. Roger Pasek, University of Illinois, 15.425
7. Bobby Shortle, University of Oklahoma, 15.375
8. Sho Nakamori, Stanford University, 15.325
9. Greg Ter-Zakhariants, Stanford University, 15.100
10. Eddie Hay, Ohio State University, 13.775
Pommel horse 1. Daniel Ribeiro, University of Illinois, 15.575
2. Steven Spencer, Ohio State University, 15.475
3. Ty Echard, Ohio State University, 15.450
4. Glen Ishino, University of California, 15.350
5. Kit Beikmann, University of Minnesota, 15.325
6. Chris Cameron, University of Michigan, 15.175
7. Adam Hamers, University of Michigan, 14.525
8. Jacob Messina, University of Oklahoma, 14.300
9. Kyson Bunthuwong, University of California — Berkeley, 13.925
10. Kyle Bunthuwong, University of California — Berkeley, 11.925
Still rings
1. Evan Roth, University of California — Berkeley, 15.600
2. Phillip Goldberg, University of Michigan, 15.400
3. Nicholas Noone, Stanford University, 15.275
4. Jake Bateman, Ohio State University, 15.250
4. Tim Gentry, Stanford University, 15.250
6. Kyle Brady, University of California — Berkeley, 15.125
7. Kyle Oi, Stanford University, 15.025
8. Bryant Hadden, Stanford University, 14.725
9. Shachar Tal, Ohio State University, 14.675
10. Chris Cameron, University of Michigan, 14.550
Vault
1. Steven Legendre, University of Oklahoma, 16.325
2. Geoff Reins, University of Iowa, 16.300
3. Tim Gentry, Stanford University, 16.175
4. Chris Brooks, University of Oklahoma, 16.025
5. Evan Roth, University of California — Berkeley, 15.875
6. DJ Repp, University of Minnesota, 15.850
7. Casey Sandy, Pennsylvania State University, 15.825
8. Russell Czeschin, University of Oklahoma, 15.775
9. Paul Ruggeri, University of Illinois, 15.750
10. Alex Buscaglia, Stanford University, 15.625
Parallel bars
1. Paul Ruggeri, University of Illinois, 15.175
2. Kyle Brady, University of California — Berkeley, 15.075
3. Thomas Kelley, University of Michigan, 14.675
4. Sho Nakamori, Stanford University, 14.650
5. Ryan Lieberman, Stanford University, 14.575
5. Glen Ishino, University of California — Berkeley, 14.575
7. Nicholas Noone, Stanford University, 14.475
8. Jim Kerry, University of California — Berkeley, 14.400
9. Chris Cameron, University of Michigan, 14.350
10. Kyle McNamara, University of Oklahoma, 14.150
Horizontal bar
1. Paul Ruggeri, University of Illinois, 15.750
2. Thomas Kelley, University of Michigan, 15.275
3. Alex Buscaglia, Stanford University, 14.875
4. Sho Nakamori, Stanford University, 14.750
5. Joe Catrambone, University of Michigan, 14.050
6. Bryan del Castillo, University of California — Berkeley, 13.775
7. Kyle McNamara, University of Oklahoma, 13.475
8. Glen Ishino, University of California — Berkeley, 13.450
9. Steven Legendre, University of Oklahoma, 13.250
10. Chris Lung, University of Illinois, 12.525