Aggie Men & Women Win Nationals!! Aggie Women Take 3rd, Texas
Tech Men 6th Michael
Bynum edges Eli (A&M) for AA Title NAIGC Nationals, Minneapolis, MN 11-13 April 2013 NAIGC Nationals Complete Results (Click Here)
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| 3-Time Defendig AA Champ Eli Richardson |
The National Association
of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs (NAIGC) Nationals was hosted in Slat Lake City, Utah 19-21 April. Over 600 competitors
from more than 60 universities and colleges from around the US competed. The TGC was well represented
with teams and individuals from Texas, Texas A&M, Texas State, Texas Tech, University of Texas Dallas, Hardin Simmons,
and St. Mary’s. Six preliminary sessions
for women and three for men were held Thursday and Friday culminating in a finals session on Saturday.
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| Eli, Chase, Alexis in background, Bynum, Will (Connecticut Yankee) |
Aggie Men 1st at NAIGC Nationals Texas
Tech Men 6th
The
Texas A&M Men repeated as national champions edging out Penn State. In the men’s All Around, three-time defending
national champion Eli Richardson was edged out by his teammate, Michael Bynum, from Texas A&M, but still won Floor. Meanwhile,
newcomer Tommy Trumpeter from the University of Texas at Dallas won both Pommel Horse and Rings. Bryce Cashell, Texas State, claimed the national Vault title. Men’s Team Finals
JO Level 9, 3 scores per event
1. Texas
A&M (247.5)
2. Penn State (244.8)
3. NAIGC Alumni (239.3)
4. Cal Berkeley
(234.5)
5. Illinois (232.1)
6. Texas Tech (214.7) All Around
1.
Michael Bynum, Texas A&M (82.6)
2. Eli Richardson, Texas A&M (82.0)
3. Asaf Gans, Penn State (80.9)
Floor
1. Eli Richardson, Texas A&M (14.5)
2. Alexis Olson, Texas A&M (14.1)
3. Bryce Cashell,
Texas State (14.0)
Pommel Horse
1. Tommy Trumpeter, UT Dallas (14.1)
2. Michael Bynum, Texas A&M (13.8)
3. Tyler Green, Kennesaw State (13.7)
Rings
1. Tommy Trumpeter, UT Dallas (14.7)
2T. Brian
Hoppe, Illinois (14.5)
2T. Tim Michaels, Tennessee (14.5)
Vault
1. Bryce Cashell, Texas State (16.5)
2. David Spitdowski, NAIGC Alumni (16.4)
3. Matthew Eckardt, Illinois
(15.6)
Parallel Bars
1. Marc Benoit, Penn
State (14.0)
2T. Eli Richardson, Texas A&M (13.8)
2T. CJ Weir,
NAIGC Alumni (13.8)
High Bar
1.
Marc Benoit, Penn State (13.7)
2. Michael Bynum, Texas A&M (13.6)
3. Chase Hames, Texas A&M (13.3)
 Texas A&M Women Place 3rd at Nationals The Texas A&M women finished the year with
a strong showing placing 3 rd at finals day on Saturday at the NAIGC Nationals. Women from around Texas finished
in the top places on all events, as shown below. Please see www.NAIGC.net for all results!
Women’s Team Finals
JO Level 9 Modified Rules, 3 scores per event
1. MIT (149.25)
2. Penn State (144.55)
3. Texas A&M (143.75)
4. Rhode Island (142.6)
5. Clemson (138.35)
6. Miami (138.225)
7. Maryland (136.7)
8. North Carolina State
(133.7) All Around
1. Zara Karuman, MIT (38.525)
8.
Molly Stuckey, Texas
A&M (36.45)
10. Renee McEntire, St. Mary’s
(35.925)
15. Emily Winston, Texas
A&M (35.125)
Vault
1T. Julia Sharpe, Zara Karuman MIT (9.75)
6T. Molly Stuckey, Texas A&M (9.3)
13. Renee McEntire, St. Marys (9.025)
Bars
1. Julia Sharpe, MIT (9.5)
3. Michelle Owen, Texas A&M (9.375)
10. Kristina Paradowski, Texas A&M (9.05)
Beam
1. Zara Karuman, MIT (9.825)
5T. Renee McEntire, St. Marys (9.15)
7T. Lauren Metcalfe,
Texas State (9.0)
7T. Sydney Riegel, Texas A&M (9.0)
Floor
1. Christina
Haire, NC State (9.7)
5. Molly Stuckey, Texas A&M
(9.5)
19. Whitney Franklin, Texas
(9.15)
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