University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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liens. Gymnastics Wolverines Timbl Toward - By Jaime Weitzel One-third of the way through the season, the University men ' s gymnastic team had competed in three meets. At the first of these, the Windy City Invitational, the team finished in the middle of the pack, a major achieve- ment in theeyes of Coach KurtGolder. In only his second year with the team he had been enlisted to rebuild, Colder was equally pleased with their performance at a triangle meet with the University of Iowa and Penn State. When Kurt Colder had walked onto the scene in 1996, the team was 0-8. Colder remarked of his new strategy, We choose to compete against tough teams. Our schedule is stronger than most people expect but the team is headed for growth and we want to set high standards by scheduling top opponents. In time our win-loss record will come back more favorable. The highlight of the season was finishing in the middle and beating several Big Ten opponents, an noteworthy accomplishment for this team in transition. Certain individuals helped the men ' s gymnastics team bounce back with Golder ' s guidance. The team boasted Kevin Roulston, Thefiit te veiy -Coat the 2 ranked freshman all-around gymnast. Tim Nagra, a senior, was expected to repeat as an All-American. Kenneth Keener, a freshman, was nationally tied for sixth on the rings. Many fans of the sport had great expectations for sopho- more Jose Lalo Haro. Randy D ' Amura ' s leadership skills stood out as influencing the growth of the team as well. This season the team was relatively young. Next year the team will be even younger, predicted Colder, But it will be stronger. The major goal of the team in the following season was to finish in the middle of the Big Ten. The future for this team looks very bright, the proud coach commented. We have a good solid foundation. In a couple of years we will be in national contention. The Wolverines came away from a meet in Illinois with a third place finish. Michigan ended the meet with 223 points and was edged out by Illinois (226 points) and Penn State (224 points). The meet in Illinois proved to be a showcase for the abilities of Kenny Keener with his top performance on the rings (9.7) and Justin Toman with his personal best floor excercise (9.15). photo courtesy of Sports Information Front Row: Head Coach Kurt Colder, Kevin Roulston, Kenny Kenner, Randy D ' Amura, Jose Lalo Haro, Bryan Pascoe, Justin Toman, Trainer [en Nauman Row 2: Undergraduate assistant coach Jason MacDonald, darn Hattersley, Chris Peyton, Ethan Johnson, Tim Dehr, Assistant Coach Mike Burns, Jesse Coleman Row 3: Edwin Ledgard, Tim Lauring, Tim DeGraw. PIERRE LECLERC SCOTT PONTO JEROME POYNTON HUCK STILLERMAN raoi V pARRELL YEE ,1982 ' KAUFMAN MC KEE BROC 1 wire scor s photo courtesy- of Sports Information enior Tim DeGraw shows his flexibility in the team ' s dual meet against Iowa. DeG raw earned the title of All-American after his junior season in Ann Arbor. Men ' s Gymnastics 179

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F reshman Kevin Roulston displays his pommel hors abilites. Roulston had a third place finish in the all-arouri competition at the Illinois and Perm State dual meet. AMERICAN photo courtesy of Sports Informatiq 1974 HARD BIGRAS OB GARDEN EY CULBERSON JIONTY FAUB PIERRE LECLERC SCOTT PONTO JEROME POYNTON CHUCK STILLERMAN 1981 DARRELL YEE 1982 RICK KAUFMAN KEVIN MC KEE 1986 SCOTT MOORE BROCK ORWIG 1987 MITCH ROSE SCOTT MOORE s photo courtesy of Sports Information ophomore co-captain Jose LaLo Haro performs his floor routine. Haro was one of five Wolverines to perform in the all-around competition and was named All Big Ten. 178 Sports Overall: 8-10 Big Ten 1-4 1 17 at Windy City Invitational Fourth 1 24 Penn State Iowa Third 1 31 at Illinois Third 2 14 Minnesota W 2 21 at Illinois-Chicago. W 2 28 at Stanford W 3 7 at Santa Barbara Invitational Fourth 3 12 Michigan State 3 20-21 Big Ten Championships 3 28 at Michigan State 4 4 at NCAA East Regionals 4 16-18 at NCAA Championships scores not available at press time

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; ophomore Sarah Cain performs her balance beam routine. Cain was selected as a NCAA First-Team All-American for her performances on the J uneven bars for the 1997 season. photo courtesy of Sports Information Front Row: Christine Michaud, Karina Senior; Row 2: Sarah-Elizabeth Langford, Bridget Knaeble, Brianne Fuller, Kate Nellans; Row 3: Lisa Simes, Kristin Duff, Nikki Peters, Sarah Cain, Kathy Burke; Row 4: Heather Kabnick, Beth Amelkovich, Lauren LaBranche. SCOREBOARD Overall: 9-5 Big 1 9 at Ohio State 1 17 at Minnesota 1 23 Utah 1 25 at Georgia with Arizona 1 31 State Classic Michigan State Central Michigan Western Michigan 2 7 UCLA Invitational UCLA Stanford Cornell 2 15 Kentucky 2 28 Georgia 3 6 Michigan State 3 14 Massachusettes 3 21 Big Ten Championships Michigan State Minnesota Iowa Illinois Penn State Ohio State 4 4 NCAA Regionak 4 16 NCAA Championships scores not available at press time Ten: 3-1 W L W Second First Second Third Fourth Third First Second Fourth W L W The Lady Wolverines sing Hail to the Victors while standing on the champions ' platform after winning the Regional Title at the 1997 NCAA Central Regionals. ThewinpropelledMichigan ' swomen ' sgymnastics program into the NCAA forefront. 180 Sports