Men's Gymnastics Falls to Army in the 2007 Season Opener
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – January 20, 2007 – Army’s Mike Assenmacher captured the all-around to lead his men’s gymnastics team to victory over Springfield College by a score of 203.300 to 186.750 this afternoon at SC’s Blake Arena.
With the win, Army becomes 1-1, while Springfield falls to 0-1.
A junior from Milford, Michigan, Assenmacher had a fine day for the Black Knights. Not only did he win the all-around with a score of 50.650, he also finished first in the vault (8.550), first in the pommel horse (8.700), and in a tie for first in the floor exercise (8.500). Assenmacher placed third in the rings (8.600), fifth in the high bar (8.050), and sixth in the parallel bars (8.250).
Army won all six events as a team. The Black Knights took the floor exercise, 33.500 to 31.250; the pommel horse 33.300 to 31.300; the rings 34.650 to 32.550; the vault 32.750 to 30.450; the parallel bars 35.250 to 32.500; and the high bar 33.850 to 28.700.
Another who had a great day for Army was senior Joe Baumann (Brookfield, Wisc.), who placed first in the high bar (8.700), first in the rings (9.100), and in a tie for first in the parallel bars (9.000).
Army senior Brandon Whitten (Biddeford, Me.) also tied for first in the floor (8.500), and senior Mike Oliveira (South Glastonbury, Conn.) tied for first in the parallel bars (9.000).
For Springfield, the top finishers included sophomore Andy Kelly (Marston Mills, Mass.), and freshman Matt Tocchio (Braintree, Mass.), who placed second and third in the all-around with scores of 43.750 and 43.400, respectively. Kelly tied for fourth in the parallel bars (8.400), finished sixth in the rings (8.200), and tied for sixth in the floor exercise (7.950).
Others who finished in the top six in any event for the Pride included senior Aric Hines (Greensboro, N.C.), who placed second in the pommel horse ((8.500), sophomore Matt Bolognese (Stony Brook, N.Y.), who placed second in the rings (8.950), junior Matt Davis (Southboro, Mass.), who placed fourth in the pommel horse (8.400), and sixth in the high bar (7.550). In addition, junior JJ Ferreira (Naugatuck, Conn.) finished tied for fourth in the floor exercise ((8.050), sophomore Ken Sloanhoffer (New Windsor, N.Y.) placed fifth in the vault (7.950), and freshman Keith Stumpf (Williamsville, N.Y.) placed sixth in the vault (7.850).
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
Floor -- Army 33.500, Springfield 31.250
1) Mike Assenmacher, Army 8.500
1) Brandon Whitten, Army 8.500
3) Elliott Proctor, Army 8.450
4) Jonathan Grey, Army 8.050
4) JJ Ferreira, SC 8.050
6) Andy Kelly, SC 7.950
6) David Ellis, Army 7.950
Pommel Horse – Army 33.300, Springfield 31.300
1) Mike Assenmacher, Army 8.700
2) Aric Hines, SC 8.500
3) Brandon Whitten, Army 8.450
4) Matt Davis, SC 8.400
5) Elliott Proctor, Army 8.300
6) Ty Smith, Army 7.850
Still Rings -- Army 34.650, Springfield 32.550
1) Joe Baumann, Army 9.100
2) Matt Bolognese, SC 8.950
3) Mike Assenmacher, Army 8.600
4) David Ellis, Army 8.500
5) Tyler Ho, Army 8.450
6) Andy Kelly, SC 8.200
Vault – Army 32.750, Springfield 30.450
1) Mike Assenmacher, Army 8.550
2) David Ellis, Army 8.150
3) Joe Baumann, Army 8.050
4) Elliott Proctor, Army 8.000
5) Ken Sloanhoffer, SC 7.950
6) Keith Stumpf, SC 7.850
Parallel Bars – Army 35.250, Springfield 32.500
1) Joe Baumann, Army 9.000
1) Mike Oliveira, Army 9.000
3) Elliott Proctor, Army 8.850
4) Andy Kelly, SC 8.400
4) Jonathan Grey, Army 8.400
6) Mike Assenmacher, Army 8.250
High Bar – Army 33.850, Springfield 28.700
1) Joe Baumann, Army 8.700
2) George Rhyndance, Army 8.600
3) Justin Sappington, Army 8.300
4) Tim Burns, Army 8.250
5) Mike Assenmacher, Army 8.050
6) Matt Davis, SC 7.550
All-Around –
1) Mike Assenmacher, Army 50.650
2) Andy Kelly, SC 43.750
3) Matt Tocchio, SC 43.400
TEAM SCORES
ARMY 203.300, SPRINGFIELD 186.750
RECORDS
ARMY 1-1, SPRINGFIELD 0-1
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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.