Men's Gymnastics Places 4th (of Six) at West Point Open; Evans and Fox Finish High in All-Around
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- January 16, 2009 -- Tyler Evans and Josh Fox finished third and fourth in the All-Around competition to lead the Springfield College men's gymnastics team to a fourth place finish in the team competition at the 18th Annual West Point Gymnastics Open tonight at West Point, N.Y. in their 2009 season opener.Springfield did well by finishing fourth of six teams with 326.200 points, its highest finish ever in this event. The other three teams ahead of SC and one team immediately behind it were all Division I. The team winner was Penn State with 345.200 points, followed by Temple with 329.500, and Navy with 329.150. Immediately behind Springfield was the host school, Army, at 317.750, followed by MIT at 312.900.
Among individual all-arounders, Springfield did very well, finishing third and fourth among collegians. Freshman Tyler Evans of San Jose, Calif., placed third among collegians, fourth overall with a score of 81.500. Sophomore Josh Fox of Ellicott City, Md. placed fourth among collegians, and fifth overall with an all-around score of 81.250.
Those advancing to Saturday night's individual competition in other apparatus included Fox in the high bar, Fox and Evans in the floor exercise, and senior Matthew Bolognese of Stony Brook, N.Y. in the still rings.
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Head Coach 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.