Oklahoma Dominates Rocky Mountain Open
1/22/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
Senior Steve Van Etten of Riverside, Calif. took first place on the hi bar event with a score of 8.950. Van Etten finished within the top eleven in all six events, taking third on pommel horse eighth on vault and fourth on floor. Nebraska's Huskers followed OU with the number of gymnasts taking the top slots. Senior Jason Hardabura of Oakville, Ontario placed third in the hi bar event with a score of 8.550, 8.250 for fourth on the pommel horse, second on vault with a 9.00, and seventh in the floor exercise with a 7.700. Top Air Force Academy finishers in Saturday's events were C2C James Hayes with a 7.250 for the seventh-place slot in the high bar competition and a score of 8.200 in the parallel bars for fifth place; C1C Levi Torkelson with a 7.500 for eighth place in the floor exercise; C3C Justin Jones with a score of 8.550 for an outstanding third-place finish in the floor exercise; team captain C1C Andrew Fisher with a score of 8.250 for fourth place and C2C Scott Lewis with a score of 8.450 for third place on parallel bars.
The Rocky Mountain Open continues Saturday evening with the Air Force women's gymnastics team hosting Brigham Young and the University of Denver. The women's competition begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Cadet Gymnasium's West Gym.
Rocky Mountain Open Men's Competition Event Finals:Event Place Name Score School Rings: 1 Brett Covey 9.350 Oklahoma 2 Shannon Carrion 9.200 Oklahoma 3 Jeff Kelly 8.750 Nebraska 4 David Johnston 8.700 Oklahoma 5 Daniel Furney 8.600 Oklahoma 6 Gabe Hansen 8.550 Oklahoma 7* John Payton 8.500 Oklahoma 7* Brendan O'Neil 8.500 Oklahoma P. Bars: 1 Daniel Furney 8.750 Oklahoma 2 David Hansen 8.550 Oklahoma 3 Scott Lewis 8.450 Air Force 4 Andrew Fisher 8.250 Air Force 5* Brendan O'Neil 8.200 Oklahoma 5* James Hayes 8.200 Air Force 7* Gabe Hansen 7.750 Oklahoma 7* Steve Friedman 7.750 Nebraska Floor: 1 Brendan O'Neil 9.475 Oklahoma 2 Jock Stevens 9.450 Oklahoma 3 Justin Jones 8.550 Air Force 4 Steve Van Etten 8.475 Oklahoma 5 David Iamatteo 8.400 Oklahoma 6 Josh Landis 7.800 Oklahoma 7 Jason Hardabura 7.700 Nebraska 8 Levi Torkelson 7.500 Air Force Vault: 1 Jock Stevens 9.250 Oklahoma 2 Jason Hardabura 9.000 Nebraska 3 Steve Friedman 8.950 Nebraska 4* David Hansen 8.900 Nebraska 4* Martin Fournier 8.900 Nebraska 6* David Iamatteo 8.850 Oklahoma 6* Ryan Sneed 8.850 Nebraska 8 Steve Van Etten 8.800 Oklahoma Phorse: 1 Josh Landis 9.150 Oklahoma 2 Daniel Furney 8.950 Oklahoma 3 Steve Van Etten 8.800 Oklahoma 4* Jason Hardabura 8.250 Nebraska 4* Gabe Hansen 8.250 Oklahoma 6 Brian Rowe 7.200 Arizona State 7 Ryan Sneed 5.800 Nebraska 8 Martin Fournier 5.550 Nebraska Hi Bar: 1 Steve Van Etten 8.950 Oklahoma 2 Gabe Hansen 8.675 Oklahoma 3 Jason Hardabura 8.550 Nebraska 4 Randy Sooter 8.500 Arizona State 5 David Johnston 8.300 Oklahoma 6 Steve Friedman 8.250 Nebraska 7 James Hayes 7.250 Air Force 8 Heath Mueller 5.750 Oklahoma
