Michigan State University Athletics
No. 5 Illinois Downs Men's Gymnasts
1/29/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
Jan. 29, 2000
EAST LANSING, Mich.- - The MSU men's gymnastics team dropped its second Big Ten meet in a row to No. 5 Illinois on Saturday, January 29 by a score of 225.825-220.825.
Sophomore Jonathan Plante (Easton, Pa) won the all-around competition, scoring a 55.800. Plante also had a first place finish on the pommel horse with a score of 9.850. He also took third on the parallel bars (9.700) and horizontal bar (9.450).
The Spartans' Brad Golden (Fr., Orlando, Fla.) took third in the all-around with a 55.000. He also took third in the floor exercise (9.550) and pommel horse (9.300). Sophomore Marc Chiappetta (Mundelein, Ill.) saw his first action of the season and tied for third on the rings with a score of 9.450.
The Spartans next meet will be Saturday, February 5 at Jenison Field House when they look to rebound against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, beginning at 7 p.m.
Top Three ScoresAll-Around Vault55.800 Jonathan Plante, Michigan State 9.500 Sean Crawford, Illinois55.600 Leo Oka, Illinois 9.500 Leo Oka, Illinois55.000 Brad Golden, Michigan State 9.500 Bob Spelic, Illinois
Floor Exercise9.725 Linh Hoang, Illinois9.700 Sean Crawford, Illinois Parallel Bars9.550 Leo Oka, Illinois 9.900 Greg Cook, Illinois9.550 Brad Golden, Michigan State 9.750 Linh Hoang, IllinoisPommel Horse 9.700 Jon Plante, Michigan State9.850 Jonathan Plante, Michigan State9.450 Leo Oka, Illinois Horizontal Bar9.300 Bob Spelic, Illinois 9.550 Travis Romagnoli, Illinois9.300 Brad Golden, Michigan State 9.500 Bob Spelic, Illinois
Still Rings 9.450 Jonathan Plante, Michigan State9.850 Linh Hoang, Illinois9.600 J.G. Ketchen, Illinois9.450 Sean Crawford, Illinois9.450 Marc Chiappetta, Michigan State
