Air Force Academy
RMO Team Finals
U.S. Olympic Training Center Takes Rocky Mountain Open
1/25/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
Jan. 25, 2003
U.S.A.F. ACADEMY, Colo.- The U.S. Olympic Training Center took first in the Rocky Mountain Open team competition Friday evening in the Cadet Gymnasium's West Gym. The U.S.O.T.C. finished the meet with a final team score of 221.050, followed by the 2002 defending national champions, Oklahoma (214.475), No. 9 Nebraska (206.550), meet hosts Air Force (196.375), Arizona State (188.500), and Washington (170.900).
The U.S.O.T.C. placed an athlete first in every event including Brett McClure who won the all-around with a score of 56.125, followed by teammates Jason Gatson (55.300), Sanjuan Jones (54.725) who finished first in the all-around at last year's RMO, Frederic Umali (54.600), Oklahoma's Daniel Furney (54.150), and Nebraska's Steven Friedman (51.575). Air Force's team captain C1C (Sr.) Aaron Jackson had the strongest performance of the evening for the Falcons when he tied for second on vault with U.S.O.T.C. athlete Sanjuan Jones with a 9.350. Jackson finished 14th in the all-around and ninth on rings.
The individual finals begin Saturday at 1 p.m. Each competing gym advances only three of its competitors on each event.
On floor exercise, Gatson, Umali and Tony Pilyavsky took first, fourth and sixth respectively and will advance to the event finals for the U.S. O.T.C. Oklahoma's Josh Landis, Furney and Curtis O'Rorke finished second, third and eighth respectively and also advance. Washington's Jeff Crocket and Nebraska's Friedman took fourth and sixth and advance for their schools. Jackson and C2C (Jr.) Jeff Andersen advance for the Falcons on floor.
U.S. O.T.C. athletes Brett McClure, Steve McCain and Charlie Jones advance to the event finals on pommel horse. Landis, Furney and O'Rorke advance for the Sooners on pommel and Mace Patterson, Ryan Sneed and Derric Wood continue for Nebraska. Andersen advances for Air Force.
Gatson, Jones and McClure secured the U.S. O.T.C. spots in the event finals on rings. Oklahoma's Brett Covey, Furney and Jamie Henderson will also compete Saturday afternoon along with Cornhuskers Josh Rasile and Friedman. Jackson advances for Air Force and Bryan Rowe for Arizona State.
Umali, Jones and McClure advance for the U.S. O.T.C. on vault with Jackson for Air Force, David Henderson, O'Rorke and Mike Gehart for Oklahoma, independent athlete Vu Huynh, and Nebraska's Patterson and Rasile.
U.S. O.T.C. athletes McClure, McCain and Gatson advance on parallel bars to Saturday's competition. Oklahoma's Furney, Carrion and Henderson also advance. Friedman, Wood and Patterson advance for Nebraska and Andersen moves forward for the Falcons.
On high bar, McCLure, Gatson and Umali advance for the U.S. O.T.C. along with Sooners Henderson, Carrion and Shannon Gore. Washington's Jeff Crockett, Nebraska's Friedman and Sneed, and Air Force's Jackson and Mike Berry advance on parallel bars.
Event Results:
All AroundPlace Name Gym AA1. Brett McClure U.S. O.T.C. 56.1252. Jason Gatson U.S. O.T.C. 55.3003. Sanjuan Jones U.S. O.T.C. 54.7254. Frederic Umali U.S. O.T.C. 54.6005. Daniel Furney Oklahoma 54.1506. Steven Friedman Nebraska 51.575
FloorPlace Name Gym Floor1. Jason Gatson U.S. O.T.C. 9.4502. Josh Landis Oklahoma 9.1503. Daniel Furney Oklahoma 8.9504T Frederic Umali U.S. O.T.C. 8.9004T Jeff Crockett Washington 8.9006T Steven Friedman Nebraska 8.8506T Tony Pilyavsky U.S. O.T.C. 8.850
P HorsePlace Name Gym P Horse1. Brett McClure U.S. O.T.C. 9.8502. Josh Landis Oklahoma 9.6003. Mace Patterson Nebraska 9.4004. Steve McCain U.S. O.T.C. 9.3005T Daniel Furney Oklahoma 9.2505T Charlie Jones U.S. O.T.C. 9.250
RingsPlace Name Gym Rings1T Jason Gatson U.S. O.T.C. 9.5501T Sanjuan Jones U.S. O.T.C. 9.5503. Brett Covey Oklahoma 9.5004. Brett McClure U.S. O.T.C. 9.1505. Frederic Umali U.S. O.T.C. 9.1006T Daniel Furney Oklahoma 9.0506T Josh Rasile Nebraska 9.050
VaultPlace Name Gym Vault1. Frederic Umali U.S. O.T.C. 9.4502T Sanjuan Jones U.S. O.T.C. 9.3502T Aaron Jackson Air Force 9.3504. Brett McClure U.S. O.T.C. 9.2505. Jason Gatson U.S. O.T.C. 9.2006T Tony Pilyavsky U.S. O.T.C. 9.1506T Sho Nakamori U.S. O.T.C. 9.1506T Steve McCain U.S. O.T.C. 9.1506T David Henderson U.S. O.T.C. 9.150
P BarsPlace Name Gym P Bars1. Brett McClure U.S. O.T.C. 9.4002T Daniel Furney Oklahoma 9.1752T Steve McCain U.S. O.T.C. 9.1754. Jason Gatson U.S. O.T.C. 9.1505. Steven Friedman Nebraska 8.9256. Frederic Umali U.S. O.T.C. 8.900
Team ResultsGym Score1. U.S. O.T.C. 221.0502. Oklahoma 214.4753. Nebraska 206.5504. Air Force 196.3755. Arizona State 188.5006. Washington 170.900
