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Malone Leads No. 13 Men's Gymnastics To, 408.750-398.300, Win Over Springfield
1.27.13 | Men's Gymnastics
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.— No. 13 Temple Men's Gymnastics worked on the areas it was not satisfied with in last week's season opener and it showed on Sunday afternoon. The Owls, who went to Springfield College for a head-to-head meet, defeated their ECAC rivals, 408.750-398.300, and had gymnasts win event titles in five of the six events.
Standing out for the Owls on this day was senior Allan Malone, who toppled all six-event participants with his first place score of 81.050 in the all-around. Freshman Jon Rydzefski, who had an impressive debut a week ago at the Navy Open, also turned in a solid figure in the all-around, as he earned a score of 77.850 for third place.
Fifth-year gymnast and captain Evan Burke had a strong day for the Owls, as he claimed titles on vault and on the mat in the floor exercise. Burke's co-captain Taylor Brana earned a score of 14.350 on parallel bars to take the event title on that apparatus, while sophomore Michael Bittner led all gymnasts on pommel horse with his score of 14.300 and senior Alex Tighe captured the individual title on the high bar with his earned score of 14.750.
Burke's tally of 14.900 for his performance on vault was just ahead of junior John Leonard's score of 14.200, which made him the runner-up to his teammate.
On the floor, the Owls had several gymnasts demonstrate solid routines, as three others joined Burke in the top five. Leonard took a third place score in the event with his mark of 13.900, while junior Brendan Williams (13.700) and freshman Blaise Cosenza (13.650) came fourth and fifth, respectively.
All-around champion Malone had his best finishes in both bar events, taking the runner-up position in both events. On parallel bars, he placed just behind Brana with a 13.650 and ranked second to Tighe on horizontal bars with a 14.150.
Along with his pommel title, Bittner also gave an exceptionally well performance on parallel bars, as he earned a third-place score of 13.350.
The still rings title was the only event a Temple gymnast could not conquer; however, senior Assaf Zoor put up an impressive performance, earning a second place score of 13.950, making him the runner-up to Springfield's Ryan Ponce, who was tabbed with a 15.350 after proving his dominance in the routine.
As a whole, the Owls' lineup on still rings proved to be their most consistent, as all six Temple performers placed within the top 10.
Behind Zoor, freshman Evan Eigner turned in TU's second-best score and finished third overall with a 13.900, while Brana (13.700) took fourth, Dashiell Sears (13.500) claimed sixth, Malone (13.250) captured eighth and Rydzefski (12.950) followed with a 10th place tie.
Temple moves back to the .500 mark and is now 3-3 through its first two meets in 2013. The Owls will now train for next week's two-day meet when they compete in the West Point Open. Team events and the all-around will take place on Friday night beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Friday's event finalists will move on to Saturday night's competition, which will also begin at 7:00 p.m.
Final Score: Temple 408.750, Springfield 398.300
All-Around
1) Allan Malone, T -- 81.050
2) Jon Zima, SC -- 79.650
3) Jon Rydzefski, T -- 77.850
4) Tucker McClure, SC -- 73.750
Pommel Horse
1) Mike Bittner, T -- 14.300
2) Jon Zima, SC -- 14.200
3) Pat Ryther, SC -- 14.000
T4) Joe Carlson, SC -- 13.900
T4) Taylor Brana, T -- 13.900
6) Alex Tighe, T -- 13.800
7) Allan Malone, T -- 13.500
T8) Jon Rydzefski, T -- 13.000
T8) Brendan Williams, T -- 13.000
10) Zach Aguiar, T -- 12.450
11) Tucker McClure, SC -- 12.200
12) James Hennin, SC -- 12.150
13) Ian Stratton, SC -- 11.200
Parallel Bars
1) Taylor Brana, T -- 14.350
2) Allan Malone, T -- 13.650
3) Mike Bittner, T -- 13.350
T4) James Hennin, SC -- 13.200
T4) Jon Zima, SC -- 13.200
6) Alex Tighe, T -- 13.000
7) Brendan Williams, T -- 12.900
8) Jeff White, SC -- 12.850
9) Blaise Cosenza, T -- 12.800
10) Sam Docherty, SC -- 12.750
11) Kevin Miner, SC -- 12.650
12) Jon Rydzefski, T -- 12.550
13) Tucker McClure, SC -- 11.800
Still Rings
1) Ryan Ponce, SC -- 15.350
2) Assaf Zoor, T -- 13.950
3) Evan Eigner, T -- 13.900
4) Taylor Brana, T -- 13.700
5) Kevin Miner, SC -- 13.550
6) Dash Sears, T -- 13.500
7) Jeff White, SC -- 13.450
8) Allan Malone, T -- 13.250
9) Ian Stratton, SC -- 13.150
T10) James Hennin, SC -- 12.950
T10) Jon Rydzefski, T -- 12.950
12) Jon Zima, SC -- 12.800
13) Tucker McClure, SC -- 11.500
Vault
1) Evan Burke, T -- 14.900
2) John Leonard, T -- 14.200
3) Phil Pruett, T -- 13.950
4) Chris Jost, SC -- 13.800
5) Tucker McClure, SC -- 13.600
T6) Assaf Zoor, T -- 13.550
T6) Tim Lebbossiere, SC -- 13.550
8) Allan Malone, T -- 13.500
9) Jon Zima, SC -- 13.450
10) Killian O'Brien, SC -- 13.300
11) Jon Rydzefski, T -- 12.800
12) Andy Grabowski, SC -- 12.100
13) Sam Docherty, SC -- 12.000
Floor Exercise
1) Evan Burke, T -- 14.350
2) Chris Jost, SC 13.950
3) John Leonard, T -- 13.900
4) Brendan Williams, T -- 13.700
5) Blaise Cosenza, T -- 13.650
6) Sam Docherty, SC -- 13.400
7) Jon Zima, SC -- 13.300
8) Andy Grabowski, SC -- 13250
9) Allan Malone, T -- 13.000
10) Jon Rydzefski, T -- 12.900
11) Phil Pruett, T -- 12.500
12) Killian O'Brien, SC -- 12.350
13) Tucker McClure, SC -- 11.100
High Bar
1) Alex Tighe, T -- 14.150
2) Allan Malone, T -- 14.150
3) James Hennin, SC -- 13.700
4) Jon Rydzefski, T -- 13.650
5) Tucker McClure, SC -- 13.550
6) Derek Taranto, T -- 13.550
7) Andy Grabowski, SC -- 13.000
8) Mike Bittner, T -- 12.900
9) Jon Zima, SC -- 12.700
10) Ian Stratton, SC -- 12650
11) Scott Haddaway, T -- 12.500
12) Killian O'Brien, SC -- 12.200
13) Blaise Cosenza, T -- 12.150
