Roethlisberger Leads Compulsories at the Coca-Cola National Gymnastics Championships
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DATE: June 5, 1996
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423-974-9635 or 423-974-9637John Roethlisberger, from the University of Minnesota, leads the men's compulsory competition at the 1996 Coca-Cola National Gymnastics Championships in Knoxville, Tenn., at the Thompson-Boling Arena.
Roethlisberger said, "Winning another National Championships title would be great but the priority is to hit routines. This is only six of 24 routines necessary to make the Olympic Team."
Ohio State University's Blaine Wilson finished second in the all-around and said, "After my first two routines I felt very confident and tried to put it in cruise control. I'm excited for tomorrow."
The men conclude the event with optional competition on Thursday, June 6. The top 14 men, with compulsory and optional scores combined, will make up the Men's Senior National Team and will advance to the U.S. Olympic Trials-Gymnastics, June 25-30, in Boston, Mass.
The senior women compete compulsories tonight at 7:30.
Top 14 Men after Compulsories
# / Name / Hometown / Club or School / Score
1. / John Roethlisberger / Minneapolis, Minn. / Univ. of Minn. / 57.000
2. / Blaine Wilson / Columbus, Ohio / Ohio State / 56.850
3. / John Macready / Los Angeles, Calif. / USOTC / 56.300
4. / Mihai Bagiu / Albuquerque, N.M. / Gold Cup / 56.000
5. / Kip Simons / Bloomsburg, Pa. / Ohio State / 55.950
6. / Jair Lynch / Washington, D.C. / Stanford / 55.775
7. / Josh Stein / Houston, Texas / Stanford / 55.450
8. / Scott Keswick / Las Vegas, Nev. / UCLA / 55.400
9. / Chainey Umphrey / Albuquerque, N.M. / UCLA / 55.300
10. / Bill Roth / Mohegan Lake, N.Y. / Temple / 55.275
11. / Chris Waller / Mt. Prospect, Ill. / UCLA / 55.200
12. / Garry Denk / Northbrook, Ill. / USOTC / 55.050
13. / Stephen McCain / Houston, Texas / UCLA / 54.900
14. / Mark Booth / Reno, Nevada / Stanford / 54.650
14. / Dennis Harrison / Omaha, Neb. / USOTC / 54.650# # #
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