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No. 16 Men's Gymnastics Places Third at Temple

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass., February 18, 2006-The Springfield College men’s gymnastics team posted a 178.750 score to finish third in a quad-meet Saturday evening at Temple University’s McGonigle Hall.

First-place Stanford compiled 211.750 total team points, followed by host Temple’s 198.600 points. MIT finished the meet with 175.450 total team points to finish fourth.

SC sophomore Matt Davis (Southboro, Mass.) scored a team-high 7.700 in the pommel horse and 7.200 in the horizontal bar event, while freshman Ken Sloanhoffer (New Windsor, N.Y.) finished with a team-high 8.500 points in the vault.

The Pride returns to action February 26 at MIT in another quad-meet with Navy and Vermont.

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Head Coach Steve Posner

Steve Posner Entering his 28th season as head men's gymnastics coach, Dr. Steve Posner is recognized as one of the most outstanding gymnastics coaches in the East. Posner, who has coached 135 All-Americans and 18 National Champions, led the Pride to another successful season in 2009. He has been named the NACGA Eastern Region Coach of the Year in each of the last two years. His latest book, published in 2008 and entitled "Coaching Leadership Handbook -- Instilling Values and Character through Sport," is available on Amazon.com.Read more.

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