Feb. 1, 2015
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IOWA CITY, Iowa – The ninth-ranked University of Iowa men’s gymnastics team completed their first tri-meet of the season against No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 6 Ohio State inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena Sunday. Oklahoma (440.850) won the meet followed by Iowa (428.450) and Ohio State (422.600) finished third.
“They did a good job,” head coach JD Reive said. “I was pleased with five events, but I was not happy with high bar. That was an uncharacteristic event for us. Everything else was good. We got into rhythm, they did good sets, and made improvements.”
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The Hawkeyes started on floor and were led by junior Jack Boyle who finished first for the Hawkeyes and seventh overall on the event with a 14.700 effort. Junior Cyrus Dobre-Mofid placed ninth overall with a 14.450, and senior Brandon Field finished tied for tenth with a score of 14.300.
In the second rotation, Iowa moved to pommel horse. Junior Doug Sullivan finished runner-up on the event with an effort of 15.000. Junior Del Vecchio Orozco placed ninth following a score of 13.900, and freshman Elijah Parsells finished tenth overall with a score of 13.700.
For the second straight week, Boyle led the Hawkeyes on rings with a runner-up finish (15.300) to Oklahoma’s Michael Squires. Junior Matt Loochtan followed in fourth place with a score of 15.050, marking Iowa’s best event of the day. After three rotations Iowa was in second place with a running score of 215.300.
The Hawkeyes continued with another strong performance on vault. Freshman Dylan Ellsworth led the team on the event, finishing tied for fifth with a 14.600 effort. Junior Cyrus Dobre-Mofid followed with a 14.550 tying him for seventh overall. Paterson set a new career high on the event with a 14.300 effort.
Iowa moved to parallel bars on the fifth rotation. Dobre-Mofid led the Hawkeyes with a score of 14.650, earning a fourth place finish. Ellsworth and Paterson set new career high scores with a 14.150 and 14.050, respectively, in the event.
The Hawkeyes kept their pace heading into the final event of the competition. Dobre-Mofid tied for third on high bar with a 14.650 effort, while sophomore Cory Paterson (14.400) finished ninth and Orozco set a new career high, scoring a 14.350.
The Hawkeyes head to Champaign, Illinois, on Feb. 7, for a meet against the Illini. The event begins at 4 p.m. (CT).
