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2013 schedule DATE/OPPONENT TIMES/RESULT JANUARY 11 Alumni Meet L, 426.00-409.200 19 at Windy City Invitational 4th of 6, 425.750 26 Air Force W, 430.600-404.450 FEBRUARY 2 Nebraska/UIC 1st of 3, 431.200 7 Winter Cup No team results 8 at Iowa L, 422.750-419.450 9 Winter Cup No team results 16 at Oklahoma L, 443.350-435.450 24 at UIC W, 419.200-409.600 MARCH 2 Iowa W, 427.750-416.300 8 at Illinois L, 430.600-420.650 16 at Nebraska/Iowa 1st of 3, 430.300 23 Penn State L, 433.650-428.00 APRIL 5 Big Ten Championships 7 p.m. 6 Big Ten Championships 7 p.m. 19 NCAA Qualifying Round All Day 20 NCAA Team Finals 7 p.m. 21 NCAA Individual Finals 2 p.m. Minnesota in The Big Ten Championships Team Championships 21 (1903, 1907, 1910, 1925, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1976, 1997, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995) Individual Championships 101 Individual Event Championships 75 All-Around Championships 26 Last Minnesota Big Ten Champion Floor Exercise Clay Strother (2003) Pommel Horse Kit Beikmann (2007) Still Rings Tim LaFleur (1977) Vault Zack Chase (2011) Parallel Bars John Roethlisberger (1991) High Bar Brian Ottenhoft (1991) All Around John Roethlisberger (1993) 2013 Big Ten ChAMPionshiPs Date: April 5-6 Site: Minneapolis Venue: Sports Pavilion Friday, April 5 Time: 7 p.m. Event: Team / All-Around Competition Saturday, April 6 Time: 7 p.m. Event: Individual Competition Five Things You need To Know 1 Television: Big Ten Network: Mike Wolf (Play-By-Play) John Roethlisberger (Analyst) Rob Brown (Sideline) Minnesota hosts the Big Ten Men s Gymnastics Championships this weekend. The Gophers, who are ranked No. 7 in the nation, will welcome No. 1 Penn State, No. 3 Michigan, No. 5 Ohio State, No. 6 Illinois, No. 8 Iowa and No. 10 Nebraska to the Sports Pavilion for the annual conference championship. Illinois is the defending Big Ten champion and NCAA champion. Minnesota, which has won 21 Big Ten titles, last won a conference crown in 1995. 2 The Big Ten Championships feature seven of the top 10 teams in th nation. All seven Big Ten teams are ranked in the top 10 in floor exercise, parallel bars and high bar. Six teams are ranked in the top 10 in pommel horse, still rings and vault, with Iowa (pommel horse), Nebraska (still rings) and Illinois (vault) being the exceptions. Individually, the top-ranked Gymnasts on still rings (Mike Wilner of Illinois), vault (Tristan Duverglas of Penn State), parallel bars (Felix Aronovich of Penn State) and high bar (Wasef Burbar of Penn State) will be competing this week. 3 As a team, the Gophers have competed in 10 meets this year. They have faced a Big Ten opponent in seven of those meets and have competed against every Big Ten foes at least once this year. Minnesota s most common Big Ten rival this year has been Iowa, as the Gophers have faced the Hawkeyes in four meets this year. Minnesota holds a 3-1 record against Iowa this season, having beaten the Hawkeyes at the Windy City Invitational, at home and at a tri-meet at Nebraska. The Gophers lone loss to Iowa came on the road and took place during a weekend when both squads had gymnasts at the Winter Cup in Las Vegas. Minnesota has faced Nebraska twice this year and is 2-0 against the Cornhuskers. The Gophers fell on the road at Illinois this year and also finished behind the Illini at the Windy City Invitational. Minnesota dropped a home meet to Penn State and also placed behind Ohio State and Michigan at the season-opening Windy City Invitational. 4 Minnesota is led by sophomores Steve Jaciuk and Ellis Mannon. Jaciuk is ranked third in the nation in high bar and sixth on parallel bars. Jaciuk beat Penn State s duo of No. 1 Wasef Burbar and No.2 Matt Felleman on the high bar when the Nittany Lions visited Minneapolis on March 23. His best score on high bar this year is 15.350, which he recorded at Oklahoma on Feb. 16. Jaciuk has topped the 15.000 mark twice this year on high bar eclipsed the 14.500 mark six times. Jaciuk s top score on parallel bars this year was 15.450. Mannon was ranked No. 21 on pommel horse on Jan. 21, but moved his way to No. 3 after topping 15.000 five times this season, including in each of his last four meets. 5 Junior Zack Chase, who was the Big Ten champion on vault as a freshman in 2011, is doubtful for competition this weekend as he is recovering from an injury suffered Feb. 24 at UIC. Chase is the most recent Gopher to win a Big Ten title. 2013 Top Performances TEAM EVENT MEET SCORE Floor Exercise vs. Penn State 74.750 Pommel Horse at Nebraska 72.300 Still Rings at Oklahoma 73.600 Vault vs. Nebraska/UIC 74.450 Parallel Bars at Nebraska 72.950 High Bar vs. Nebraska/UIC 72.500 Team Total at Oklahoma 435.450 INDIVIDUAL EVENT GYMNAST MEET SCORE Floor Exercise Sean Bauer at Oklahoma 15.450 Pommel Horse Ellis Mannon at Nebraska 15.400 Still Rings Steve Jaciuk at Oklahoma 15.100 Vault Zack Chase vs. Air Force 15.300 Adam Kern at Iowa 15.300 Parallel Bars Steve Jaciuk at Nebraska 15.450 High Bar Steve Jaciuk at Oklahoma 15.350

gopher gymnastics gophers At home (Minnesota s scores for its four home meets in 2013; season high home scores in bold) Jan. 26 vs. Air Force Floor Exercise 73.950 Pommel Horse 68.350 Still Rings 73.200 Vault 73.500 Parallel Bars 71.150 High Bar 70.400 Overall 430.600 Feb. 2 vs. Nebraska and UIC Floor Exercise 74.400 Pommel Horse 66.800 Still Rings 72.300 Vault 74.450 Parallel Bars 70.750 High Bar 72.500 Overall 431.200 March 2 vs. Iowa Floor Exercise 72.000 Pommel Horse 71.400 Still Rings 70.900 Vault 73.050 Parallel Bars 72.450 High Bar 68.950 Overall 428.750 March 23 vs. Penn State Floor Exercise 73.300 Pommel Horse 71.800 Still Rings 71.450 Vault 70.650 Parallel Bars 70.600 High Bar 70.200 Overall 428.00 Home Averages Floor Exercise 73.412 Pommel Horse 69.588 Still Rings 71.963 Vault 72.925 Parallel Bars 71.238 High Bar 70.513 Overall 429.638 Coach Mike Burns Mike Burns is in his eighth season as head coach of Minnesota. In just his third year at the helm (2007), Burns led the Golden Gophers to the NCAA Team Finals for the first time since 1990. Burns, a native of Norwood, Mass., came to the Gophers from Michigan where he was assistant men's coach since 1997. Burns received the National Assistant Coach of the Year award in 1999 and 2000. Prior to his stint in Ann Arbor, Mich., Burns was assistant coach at the University of Iowa from 1980 to 1991, where he was named the 1989 National Assistant Coach of the Year, Burns, who is a 1981 Penn State graduate, was also a member of the USA National Team coaching staff from 1986-90. in The Rankings (Minnesota s team rankings during the 2013 season) Date Team FX PH SR V PB HB Preseason 7 - - - - - - Jan. 14 NR - - - - - - Jan. 21 7 5 8 7 4 9 T2 Jan. 28 6 4 8 7 4 7 3 Feb. 4 6 3 9 7 3 6 2 Feb. 11 6 4 9 7 3 7 3 Feb. 18 6 4 9 7 3 7 5 Feb. 25 6 4 10 7 3 7 5 March 4 7 6 7 7 3 7 5 March 11 7 6 8 9 4 7 6 March 18 7 6 7 8 3 6 5 March 25 7 7 6 8 4 7 6 April 1 7 7 6 8 4 7 6 2013 Big Ten Championsips gyminfo national Rankings Team Team 4 Ave. Conference 1. Penn State 444.767 Big Ten 2. Oklahoma 439.767 MPSF 3. Michigan 437.267 Big Ten 4. Stanford 434.317 MPSF 5. Ohio State 433.233 Big Ten 6. Illinois 431.717 Big Ten 7. Minnesota 430.700 Big Ten 8. Iowa 427.367 Big Ten 9. California 426.450 MPSF 10. Nebraska 425.717 Big Ten 11. Air Force 424.783 MPSF 12. William & Mary 417.967 EIGL 13. Temple 413.833 EIGL 14. Army 413.067 EIGL 15. UIC 408.267 EIGL Minnesota By event Event Rank 4 Ave. Floor Exercise 7 73.633 Pommel Horse 6 71.383 Still Rings 8 72.633 Vault 4 73.400 Parallel Bars 7 71.717 High Bar 6 71.033 gophers in The Top 20 Event Gymnast Rank 4 Ave. Floor Exercise Sean Bauer T14 15.050 Pommel Horse Ellis Mannon 3 15.150 Harris Coleman 16 14.667 Vault Adam Kern T11 14.917 Parallel Bars Steve Jaciuk 6 15.050 High Bar Steve Jaciuk 3 14.917 Daniel DiBenedetto 18 14.533 2013 MinnesoTA RosTeR Name Yr. Events Hometown (High School) Club Team Sean Bauer So. FX, V, SR, HB St. Louis, MO (De Smet Jesuit HS) St. Louis Gymnastics Center Steffen Beck Jr. PH, SR Tampa, FL (H.B. Plant HS) LaFleur's Tampa Gymnastics Donnie Carper So. V, PB, HB Hollis, NH (Hollis Brookline HS) Gymnastics Village Zack Chase Jr. FX, SR, V Woodinville, WA (Woodinville HS) Cascade Elite Gymnastics Harris Coleman R-Jr. FX, PH, PB, HB Gainesville, FL (Gainesville HS) Sun Coast Gymnastics Daniel DiBenedetto Fr. AA Vernon, Conn. (Rockville High School) Tim Daggett Gold Medal Gymnastics Michael Farquhar Fr. SR, PB Elgin, Ill. (Westminster Christian High School) Bartlett Gymnastics Club Nathan Fortunato Jr. PH, PB Bedford, OH (Home-schooled) Gymnastics World Matt Frey Jr. FX, V, PB Bradenton, FL (Pendleton HS) South Florida Gymnastics Steve Jaciuk So. AA New Berlin, WI (Eisenhower HS) Swiss Turners Gymnastics Adam Kern Jr. FX, PH, V Albuquerque, NM (Eldorado HS) Sandia Acrobatic Gymnastics Adam LaFleur R-Sr. FX, V, PB New Brighton, MN (Irondale HS) Midwest Gymnastics Ellis Mannon So. AA Indianapolis, IN (North Central HS) Indy School of Gymnastics Jack Metcalf R-Fr. SR Waukesha, WI (Lake Country Lutheran HS) Salto Gymnastics Paul Montague Fr. AA Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead High School) Swiss Turner's Gymnastics Club Justin Morinishi Jr. FX, PH, V, HB Chesterfield, MO (Marquette HS) St. Louis Gym Centre Nick Olson Fr. FX, V Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville North High School) Minnesota Valley Gymnastics Club John Scallon Jr. PH Arlington Heights, Ill. (Rolling Meadows HS) Bartlett Gymnastics Spencer Smith So. PH, PB, HB Olympia, WA (Insight School of Washington) Metropolitan Gymnastics Josh Wokurka R-Jr. AA Lombard, IL (Willowbrook HS) Barlett Gymnastics Center Head Coach: Mike Burns Assistant Coach: Kostya Kolesnikov Assistant Coach: Russ Fystrom