Huskers Win Three Titles at West Point Open

West Point, N.Y. -- Junior Mace Patterson led the Nebraska men’s gymnastics team Saturday evening, winning two event titles in the individual finals of the West Point Open. 

Patterson took first in both the high bar (9.6) and parallel bars (8.8), with his high bar score shattering his previous career high of 9.35 from the Rocky Mountain Open just two weeks ago.  The Huskers' other first place finish came from senior Josh Rasile on the vault (9.4), an event where he remains undefeated in 2004.  Rasile also finished fourth on the rings (9.25), and ninth in the floor exercise (7.75).

Patterson’s other top-10 places were in the floor exercise where he tied junior Tony Burtle, for fourth (8.85), and on the pommel horse where he finished seventh (8.35).  Burtle also finished sixth on the high bar with a score of 9.40, a personal best for him in that event.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

Freshman Paul Chumreonlert and sophomore Ray Hacker also earned top-10 finishes in the pommel horse placing fourth (8.7) and fifth (8.65), respectively.

 

“The guys had some pretty remarkable success today,” head coach Francis Allen said.  “This competition is just one of those experiences that we will hopefully use as a springboard for bigger and better things yet to come.”

 

Several Husker athletes will travel to Las Vegas next weekend for the Winter Cup. The Huskers' next team competition is set for Feb. 15, when the Huskers play host to Ohio State in a men's and women's double dual.

 

 2004 West Point Open Individual Finals
Event Results: Vault
Place Num Name Gym Vault Out 1T 82 Josh Rasile Nebraska 9.400 0.000 1T 139 Theodore Maes Temple 9.400 0.000 3 149 Kevin Donohue Penn State 9.300 0.100 4 38 Ralph Rosso Houston N. 9.200 0.200 5T 95 Zachary Roeder Penn State 9.100 0.300 5T 32 Chris Brooks Houston N. 9.100 0.300 7 136 Zach Hanson-Hart Temple 9.000 0.400 8 88 Chad Buczek Penn State 8.850 0.550
Event Results: Still Rings Place Num Name Gym Rings Out 1T 8 Brian Lee Army 9.825 0.000 1T 98 Kevin Tan Penn State 9.825 0.000 3 23 Eric Lamorte Eastern 9.600 0.225 4 82 Josh Rasile Nebraska 9.250 0.575 5 68 Sean Blackman Navy 9.150 0.675 6 147 Tory Torcomian Temple 8.950 0.875 7 88 Chad Buczek Penn State 8.750 1.075 8 105 Curtis Haines So. Conn 8.600 1.225Event Results: Pommel Horse Place Num Name Gym Pommel Out 1 95 Zachary Roeder Penn State 9.600 0.000 2 90 Nat Eng Penn State 9.400 0.200 3 18 Nate Whitten Army 9.000 0.600 4 75 P. Chumreonlert Nebraska 8.700 0.900 5 77 Ray Hacker Nebraska 8.650 0.950 6 102 Luis Vargas Penn State 8.500 1.100 7 81 Mace Patterson Nebraska 8.350 1.250 8 135 Kevin Hallinan Temple 8.100 1.500
Event Results: Parallel Bars Place Num Name Gym P Bars Out 1 81 Mace Patterson Nebraska 8.800 0.000 2 149 Kevin Donohue Penn State 8.600 0.200 3T 32 Chris Brooks Houston N. 8.500 0.300 3T 11 Mike Oliveira Army 8.500 0.300 5 142 David Ramos Temple 8.400 0.400 6T 102 Luis Vargas Penn State 8.300 0.500 6T 99 Jerker Taudien Penn State 8.300 0.500 8T 8 Brian Lee Army 8.000 0.800 8T 73 D. Vogelgesang Navy 8.000 0.800


Event Results: High Bar Place Num Name Gym H Bar Out 1T 81 Mace Patterson Nebraska 9.600 0.000 1T 102 Luis Vargas Penn State 9.600 0.000 3 142 David Ramos Temple 9.300 0.300 4 149 Kevin Donohue Penn State 9.100 0.500 5 32 Chris Brooks Houston N. 9.050 0.550 6 74 Tony Burtle Nebraska 8.550 1.050 7 96 Ed Seward Penn State 8.500 1.100 8 8 Brian Lee Army 8.300 1.300 9 21 Mike Marino Daggett's 7.600 2.000


Event Results: Floor Exercise Place Num Name Gym Floor Out 1 95 Zachary Roeder Penn State 9.250 0.000 2 139 Theodore Maes Temple 9.200 0.050 3 149 Kevin Donohue Penn State 9.100 0.150 4T 81 Mace Patterson Nebraska 8.850 0.400 4T 74 Tony Burtle Nebraska 8.850 0.400 6T 88 Chad Buczek Penn State 8.500 0.750 6T 142 David Ramos Temple 8.500 0.750 8 17 Kyle Welsh Army 8.300 0.950 9 82 Josh Rasile Nebraska 7.750 1.500