Air Force Academy
USAG Team Finals
Air Force Men Finish Third At USAG Championships
4/19/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
April 19, 2003
DENTON, TX-The College of William and Mary won their third straight USAG Collegiate National Championship with a team score of 210.225. The Tribe had to fend off the United States Military Academy, who finished second with a score of 209.600, for most of the meet. William and Mary won the floor exercise (35.050), parallel bars (34.525) and horizontal bar (34.875) while the Black Knights took the pommel horse (34.150), rings (36.000) and vault (36.150).
The Air Force Academy came in third with a 203.800, followed by Navy in fourth with a 203.175, Springfield in fifth with a 201.250 and Southern Connecticut State in sixth with 187.375. Jaime Northrup of William and Mary took home the all-around national title with a score of 53.325. Jeff Anderson and Aaron Jackson of Air Force rounded out the top three. Anderson won the floor exercise with a 8.950 while Northrup took the pommel horse with a 9.150. Brian Lee of Army had the top score on rings with a 9.650 while Aaron Jackson scored a 9.200 on vault to earn the top spot. Dustin Greenhill gave Army their second event title on the night with a 9.125 on parallel bars. Ramon Jackson of William and Mary was the high scorer on horizontal bar with a 8.825.
In the collegiate division, Arizona State won the 2003 national title with a 198.375, followed by the University of California-Santa Barbara with a 195.925 in second. The University of Washington scored a 189.075 and the University of Vermont turned in a 169.200 to round out the top four. Jeff Crockett of Washington won the all-around with a 52.600, while Donald Mahr of UC-Santa Barbara and Bryan Rowe of Arizona State tied for second place with a 50.750.
The 2003 USAG Collegiate National Championships will conclude on Saturday, April 19 with the Individual Event Finals at 5:00 p.m.
