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Men's Gymnastics Finishes Second at Temple

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Feb. 16, 2008- Paced by several outstanding individual efforts, the Springfield College men's gymnastics team finished in second place at a tri-meet hosted by Temple University on Saturday evening.

Temple claimed first place in the tri-meet with a score of 339.450, while the Springfield men placed second in a score of 329.600. MIT rounded out the meet with a mark of 311.800.

Freshman Josh Fox finished second in the all-around with a score of 80.500. Fox picked up a fourth place finish on the vault with a mark of 15.200, and finished fifth on the floor routine with a score of 14.400.

The Pride also had Matt Bolognese register a mark of 14.950 on the still rings, in which he claimed first place. JJ Ferreira recorded a 14.500 on the floor exercise to lead the way for Springfield as well.

Springfield next returns home to take on William & Mary and Illinois-Chicago on Sunday (Feb. 24) at 1:00 pm.

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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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