Hawkeyes Take First At Pacific Coast Classic

Feb. 23, 2008

OAKLAND, CA –

The University of Iowa men’s gymnastics team took first place in the fifth annual Pacific Coast Classic with a final score of 336.700. Iowa beat No. 4 Michigan to grab the first place finish.

The Hawkeyes once again scored two season event highs, inlcuding Curtis Kleffman’s score of 14.40 on pommel horse that placed second. Kleffman and Ben Ketelsen both surpassed the season high in the all-around competion, placing first with an 84.65 and second with an 83.20 respectively. On floor, Kleffman placed second scoring a 14.95, while Ketelsen placed second on vault with a final score of 15.30.

Iowa will host Illinois at the UI Field House on Saturday March 1. Competition will begin at 2 p.m.

Final Team Scores:

Team Floor Pommel Horse Rings Vault Parallel Bars Horizontal Bar Total

1. IOWA 59.20 55.40 55.75 59.95 52.35 54.05 336.70
2. Arizona State 52.25 46.20 54.05 55.50 50.60 48.70 307.30
3. Washington 49.35 31.70 36.40 51.50 47.55 35.55 252.05
4. Michigan 41.30 52.00 0.00 28.10 53.50 27.20 202.10

Individual Results:

All-Around (winner plus Iowa)

1. Curtis Kleffman (Iowa) 84.65
2. Ben Ketelsen (Iowa) 83.20

Floor (winner plus Iowa)

1. Eli Alcaraz (Stanford) 15.40
3. Curtis Kleffman (Iowa) 14.95
4. Dustin Cranmer (Iowa) 14.90
4. Reid Urbain (Iowa) 14.85
8. Ben Ketelsen (Iowa) 14.50
10t. Diego Mercado-Austin (Iowa) 14.45
24t. Geoff Reins (Iowa) 13.60

Pommel Horse (winner plus Iowa)

1. Paul Woodward (Michigan) 14.45
2. Curtis Kleffman (Iowa) 14.40
4t. Jacob Becker (Iowa) 14.10
11t. Joel Snyder (Iowa) 13.60
15. Ben Ketelsen (Iowa) 13.30
20t. Mike Jiang (Iowa) 13.00
23t. Diego Mercado-Austin (Iowa) 12.65

Rings (winner plus Iowa)

1. Justin Ebueng (Diamond Elite) 14.75
5. Reid Urbain (Iowa) 14.30
7t. Diego Mercado-Austin (Iowa) 14.25
13. Curtis Kleffman (Iowa) 13.65
14t. Jon Buese (Iowa) 13.55
19t. Danny Kuklinski (Iowa) 13.40
27. Ben Ketelsen (Iowa) 12.85
48t. Tom Buese (Iowa) 12.20

Vault (winner plus Iowa)

1. Mycal Ross (Orlando Metro) 15.35
2. Ben Ketelsen (Iowa) 15.30
3. Curtis Kleffman (Iowa) 15.10
9t. Geoff Reins (Iowa) 14.80
10. Deigo Mercado-Austin (Iowa) 14.75
17t. Dustin Cranmer (Iowa) 14.45
21t. Jon Buese (Iowa) 14.30

Parallel Bars (winner plus Iowa)

1. Justin Spring (Chevron-Illinois) 15.05
7t. Curtis Kleffman (Iowa) 13.75
20. Ben Ketelsen (Iowa) 13.20
21t. Deigo Mercado-Austin (Iowa) 13.15
45t. Dustin Cranmer (Iowa) 12.25
49. Danny Kuklinski (Iowa) 12.05
51. Jon Buese (Iowa) 11.75

Horizontal Bar (winner plus Iowa)

1. Justin Spring (Chevron-Illinois) 14.30
3. Ben Ketelsen (Iowa) 14.05
7t. Joel Snyder (Iowa) 13.75
12t. Jon Buese (Iowa) 13.45
23t. Curtis Kleffman (Iowa) 12.80
30t. Danny Kuklinski (Iowa) 12.55
41t. Tom Buese (Iowa) 11.85

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