Jan. 30, 2009
Ann Arbor, MI –
The University of Iowa men’s gymnastics team fell to the University of Michigan Friday with a final score of 321.55 to 347.90.
Senior Geoff Reins once again captured the first place finish on vault with a 15.65, falling just short of his season best score. Teammate Ben Ketelsen landed in second place with a 15.45 on the event. Freshman Zach Cazabon broke the individual event season record on pommel horse with a final score of 13.60, placing him fifth in the competition. Team captain Jonathan Buese also broke an event record on the horizontal bar with a score of 13.70 to give him a sixth place finish.
Reins also led the Hawkeyes on floor exercise, with a third place finish in the event (14.35). Reid Urbain led the team on the rings yet again, finishing with a fifth place finish and a score of 13.50.
The Hawkeyes will return to competition February 14 when they host Nebraska and Minnesota at the UI Fieldhouse in Iowa City, IA. Competition is slated to begin at 7 p.m.
Final Team Scores:
Team Floor Pommel Horse Rings Vault Parallel Bars Horizontal Bar Total 1. Michigan 57.45 57.55 58.10 60.15 57.00 57.65 347.90
2. IOWA 56.05 50.45 51.15 61.05 49.75 53.10 321.55
Individual Results:
All-Around (winner plus Iowa) 1. Mel Santander (Michigan) 83.60
Floor (winner plus Iowa) 1. Scott Bregman (Michigan) 14.85
3. Geoff Reins (Iowa) 14.35
4. Jonathan Buese (Iowa) 14.15
7t. Reid Urbain (Iowa) 13.95
10. Ben Ketelsen (Iowa) 13.60
11. Diego Mercado-Austin (Iowa) 12.50
Pommel Horse (winner plus Iowa) 1. Chris Cameron (Michigan) 15.00
5. Zach Cazabon (Iowa) 13.60
7. Mike Jiang (Iowa) 13.54
9. Jacob Swafford (Iowa) 11.75
10. Ben Ketelsen (Iowa) 11.65
11. Danny Kuklinski (Iowa) 11.10
12. Joel Snyder (Iowa) 11.05
Rings (winner plus Iowa) 1. Thomas Kelley (Michigan) 14.65
5. Reid Urbain (Iowa) 13.50
6. Jonathan Buese (Iowa) 13.45
8. Blaine Klaczak (Iowa) 12.40
9. Diego Mercado-Austin (Iowa) 11.80
10. Zach Cazabon (Iowa) 11.55
Vault (winner plus Iowa) 1. Geoff Reins (Iowa) 15.65
2. Ben Ketelsen (Iowa) 15.45
4. Jonathan Buese (Iowa) 15.05
7t. Mike Jiang (Iowa) 14.90
9. Jacob Swafford (Iowa) 14.55
Parallel Bars (winner plus Iowa) 1. Chris Cameron (Michigan) 14.70
7. Jonathan Buese (Iowa) 12.80
8. Tayler Scharman (Iowa) 12.35
9t. Danny Kuklinski (Iowa) 12.30
9t. Ben Ketelsen (Iowa) 12.30
11. Jacob Swafford (Iowa) 11.00
12. Blaine Klaczak (Iowa) 9.600
Horizontal Bar (winner plus Iowa) 1. Thomas Kelley (Michigan) 15.00
6. Jonathan Buese (Iowa) 13.70
7. Ben Ketelsen (Iowa) 13.50
8. Joel Snyder (Iowa) 13.45
9. Reid Urbain (Iowa) 12.45
10. Tayler Scharman (Iowa) 12.30
12. Danny Kuklinski (Iowa) 11.90