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Craig Hernandez:  15.40 PH at 2011 Palm Tree Classic

Craig Hernandez: 15.40 PH at 2011 Palm Tree Classic

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Top Notch Men’s Club Gymnastics at 2011 Palm Tree Classic

Top Notch Men’s Club Gymnastics at 2011 Palm Tree Classic

Orlando Metro’s Jake Martin made another statement as to why he may just be the top club gymnast in the country. Despite falls on parallel bars (13.40) and pommel horse (13.40), Martin still managed to make a run at 90 points and finished up with a meet-high 88.70. He put up a string of 15s on floor (15.10), rings (15.15) and high bar (15.20) to go along with a 16.45 on vault. His AA score is the nation’s [...more]

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Top Club Gymnasts to Compete at Palm Tree Classic

Top Club Gymnasts to Compete at Palm Tree Classic

The 2011 Palm Tree Classic is shaping up to be the current season’s top men’s club invitational on the west coast. Hosted by Azarian Gymnastics, Meet Director Tim Klempnauer has lined up many gyms from all over the country. Included in the three-day competition is Sunday’s All-Academy Meet, featuring Air Force and Army. The Level 10/Elite all-around and event finals will take place at the same time. On Saturday, the Level 9s, 10s and elites will compete in three separate sessions. Among the top gymnasts battling it out will be the following: [...more]

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Title IX Really Sucks

Title IX Really Sucks

Today, in a spineless, bull-headed and ultimately sexist decision, Cal’s powers-that-be formally took a guillotine to their men’s gymnastics program. The decision obviously smacked of a serious kowtowing to the predatory and cannibalistic insanity of Title IX. Cal’s genius bean counters and feckless bureaucrats ended up granting a reprieve to [...more]

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Notes from the 2011 Winter Cup

Notes from the 2011 Winter Cup

Although the 2011 Winter Cup was marred by scratches and injuries, it still was an enjoyable meet to watch. It’s very confounding as to why this meet does not rate even a simple webcast. The technology is free and there are plenty of knowledgeable personalities to provide commentary. Seen in attendance were David Durante, who did a great job providing live Twitter updates, the venerable [...more]

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2011 Winter Cup:  Notes on a Scorecard

2011 Winter Cup: Notes on a Scorecard

Day 1 of the 2011 Winter Cup is in the books. The day's top qualifier was Oklahoma's Jake Dalton, who logged an 88.10 to outlast Danell Leyva's 87.45. Not surprisingly, the day's top 6 AA scores were posted in the day's second session. The top two qualifying club gymnasts were Jake Martin (82.95) and Stacey Ervin (81.80). Several prominent scratches have marred this meet, such as [...more]

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“Tall Gymnast” is No Oxymoron – Part 4

“Tall Gymnast” is No Oxymoron – Part 4

No season would be complete without our list of six-footers among the ranks of NCAA men's gymnasts. It almost seems that our list is shrinking, but not every team publishes the height and weight for their athletes. Not sure of the reasoning behind that, especially since all Division I teams publish the height and weight for their football, basketball and baseball players, even though they inevitably fudge on several of them. After all, how many [...more]

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