Rasile Named All-American

Champaign, Ill. ? Senior Josh Rasile was awarded All-America honors on the still rings at the 2004 NCAA Event Finals Sunday afternoon in Champaign, Ill. Rasile placed fifth (9.525) on the rings, as the top six finishers in each event are earn All-America honors. He also competed on the vault where he finished eighth overall with a score of 9.25.

This the second time in his career that Rasile has made an appearance at the national event finals, and the first that he has reached All-America status. In 2002, Rasile finished eighth on the vault (9.137) after missing the landing on his final run, while in 2003, he failed to qualify for the finals in any event.

Rasile was the only Husker in 2004 to advance to the individual event finals, as he represented NU gymnastics in the last collegiate competition of the season, and his last as a Nebraska Husker.

Rasile joins a long list of Nebraska All-Americans, including teammate Steven Friedman who earned the honor in 2003 with a fifth-place finish on the parallel bars. Friedman was the first Husker since 2000 to finish in this elite group and adding Rasile’s name to the list simply serves to highlight the success the NU men’s gymnastics program has enjoyed in recent years.

Individual Event Finals Standings - Top Six Receive All-America Honors

FLOOR EXERCISE
1. Graham Ackerman (CAL) - 9.687
2. Randall Heflin (CAL) - 9.550
3. Jock Stevens (OU) - 9.525
4. Guillermo Alvarez (MINN) - 9.450
5. Luke Bottke (MICH) - 9.337
6t. Dan Gill (STAN) - 9.312
6t. Adam Pummer - 9.312
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8. Kerry Adderly (OSU) - 9.075
9. Randy Monahan (OSU) - 9.050
10. Geoff Corrigan (MICH) - 8.875

POMMEL HORSE
1. Bob Rogers - 9.775
2t. Dan Gill (STAN) - 9.687
*2t. Luis Vargas (PSU) - 9.687
4. Ben Newman - 9.575
5. Peter Shostchuk - 9.525
6. Guillermo Alvarez (MINN) - 9.425
7. Aaron Rakes (MICH) - 8.925
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8. Nathaniel Eng (PSU) - 8.775
9t. Jamie Henderson (OU) - 8.300
9t. Zack Roeder (PSU) - 8.300

STILL RINGS
1. Kevin Tan (PSU) - 9.812
2. Nyika White (TEMP) - 9.787
3. David Henderson (OU) - 9.600
4. Peter Derman (STAN) - 9.562
5. Josh Rasile (NEB) - 9.525
6. Jamie Henderson (OU) - 9.475
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7. Randy Monahan (OSU) - 9.437
8. Brian Lee (ARMY) - 9.387
9. Cody Trobaugh (OSU) - 9.312
10. Jay Yee (CAL) - 9.237

VAULT
1. Graham Ackerman (CAL) - 9.687
2. Adam Pummer - 9.637
3. Theo Maes (TEMP) - 9.550
4. Michael Reavis (IOWA) - 9.437
5. Dan Gill (STAN) - 9.425
6. Neil Faustino (UIC) - 9.350
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7. Justin Spring - 9.300
8. Josh Rasile (NEB) - 9.250
9. Jock Stevens (OU) - 9.212
10. Guillermo Alvarez (MINN) - 9.075

PARALLEL BARS
1. Ramon Jackson (WMU) - 9.200
*2. Linas Gaveika (IOWA) - 9.187
3. Joshua Gore (OU) - 9.100
*4. Luis Vargas (PSU) - 9.025
5. Justin Spring - 9.000
6. Graham Ackerman (CAL) - 8.987
7. Kerry Adderly (OSU) - 8.937
8. Brian Trause (OU) - 8.912
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9. Kevin Tan (PSU) - 8.450
10. Gerry Signorelli (MICH) - 7.575

HIGH BAR
1. Justin Spring - 9.775
2t. Dan Gill (STAN) - 9.737
2t. Graham Ackerman (CAL) - 9.737
*4. Linas Gaveika (IOWA) - 9.687
5. Ronald Ferris (OSU) - 9.537
*6t. Luis Vargas (PSU) - 9.475
6t. Quinn Rowell (OU) - 9.475
8. Randy Monahan (OSU) - 9.312
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9. Justin Laury (MICH) - 9.075
10. Heath Meuller (OU) - 8.700