Temple University Athletics
TEMPLE'S MICHAEL AST NAMED 2003 COLLEGE GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
8.5.03 | Men's Gymnastics
To be eligible a gymnast must have at least a 3.50 grade point average in addition to earning a minimum NCAA gymnastics score of 8.0 during the 2002-2003 academic year.
The Owls, as a team ranked 14th overall in the 2003 National Academic Team final rankings.Temple finished with an overall record of 9-6 and won their second straight ECAC title and earned a bid to the NCAA Championships.
1. Stanford--3.472
2. William and Mary--3.349
3. M. I. T.--3.200
4. Iowa--3.195
5. Oklahoma--3.161
6. Springfield--3.121
7. Ohio State--3.071
8. Vermont--3.045
9. Navy--3.035
10.Illinois--3.000
11-- Air Force, 12-- Army, 13-- Temple, 14-- Illinois-Chicago, 15-- James Madison.
The complete list of honorees follows:
Drew Barker, Navy, 4.0; James Houle, Ohio State, 3.98; Michael Ast, Temple, 3.97; Ryan Sneed, Nebraska, 3.97; Josh Gore, Oklahoma, 3.96; Ryan Meeks, Iowa, 3.95; Raj Bhavsar, Ohio State, 3.92; Daniel Helmer, Army, 3.91, Erik Garnett, Illinois, 3.90; Chris Renjilian, William and Mary, 3.90; Patrick McAndrew, Air Force, 3.88; Marshall Erwin, Stanford, 3.88; Andrew Schaus, Vermont, 3.88; Brett Covey, Oklahoma, 3.84; Peter Langley, Navy, 3.84; Matt Roosevelt, William and Mary, 3.84; Matthew Metzger, Iowa, 3.83; Mike Smith, Springfield, 3.82; Robert Rogers, Illinois, 3.82; Michael Borge, Illinois-Chicago, 3.81; Robert Spelic, Illinois, 3.81; Matthew McLean, Stanford, 3.78; Rob Sander, Springfield, 3.77; Aaron Jackson, Air Force,3.77; Nathaniel Downs, Stanford, 3.77; Anthony Russo, Illinois, 3.76; Andrew Malaby, Springfield, 3.75; Benjamin Newman, Illinois, 3.75; Richard Huntwork, Ohio State, 3.74; Mike Powell, William and Mary, 3.73; Alan Palesko, William and Mary, 3.73; Ryan Schwartzkopf, Ohio State, 3.72; Mike Spies, William and Mary; 3.71; Nyker Sheldon, William and Mary, 3.66; Josh Chasse, Springfield, 3.65; Jamie Hertza, Michigan; 3.65; Matt Smith, Ohio State, 3.59; Mathieu Perry, Springfield, 3.57; Paul O'Leary, Stanford, 3.57; John Robella, Army, 3.56; Noah Rich, Air Force, 3.56; Jesse Danzig, William and Mary, 3.54; David Vogelgesang, Navy, 3.54; Cameron Schick, Iowa, 3.54; Todd Brarington, Springfield, 3.52; Daniel Gill, Stanford, 3.51; Casey Hayasaki, Illinois, 3.50; and Dan Furney, Oklahoma, 3.50.
